My favourite thing that anyone's ever said about Iris DeMent's singing is a comment by a reviewer from Folk Roots magazine, who noted that "her voice cuts like a knife, takes you apart, and then kisses it better." A new DeMent song is pretty much like gold dust these days, but "There's A Whole Lot of Heaven" (featured here in a performance from Series Three of the great Transatlantic Sessions) is a beauty. I wish these guys would come and play in my living room someday.
Monday 27 September 2010
"There's A Whole Lot of Heaven" by Iris DeMent
My favourite thing that anyone's ever said about Iris DeMent's singing is a comment by a reviewer from Folk Roots magazine, who noted that "her voice cuts like a knife, takes you apart, and then kisses it better." A new DeMent song is pretty much like gold dust these days, but "There's A Whole Lot of Heaven" (featured here in a performance from Series Three of the great Transatlantic Sessions) is a beauty. I wish these guys would come and play in my living room someday.
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Have you heard Iris sing Tom T Hall's ' I Miss A Lot Of Trains ' ?
ReplyDeleteYes; love it! Fingers crossed for a new album soon!
ReplyDeleteWe saw another fine one at a local pub the other night , a charming gig where the excellent Rachel Harrington was accompanied by Rod Clements. Rachel has written a classic gospel song on her latest album which is begging for a cover by either I Dement or E Harris !
ReplyDeleteAnd by the way, there's a whole load of the celestial in my music-brother Doug's astounding and possibly peerless broadcasts. He's an Iris nut you'll be pleased to know !
http://www.wfmu.org/Playlists/Doug/
Were you aware that Heaven's Radio was available both live and on archive, right here on earth ?
That Rachel Harrington song was written ( during!) after a visit to her grandfather in his old-folks home where he leaned over to Rachel and with a smile told her he felt in his bones that they'd started building his mansion in heaven ...
ReplyDeleteSee, hear :
http://rachelharrington.bandcamp.com/
Oh boy ...
Thanks for the links! I'll be sure to check 'em out.
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