{"id":2841,"date":"2025-04-30T20:18:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T00:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/?p=2841"},"modified":"2025-04-30T20:18:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T00:18:45","slug":"iris-dement-is-workin-on-a-world-and-were-the-better-for-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/?p=2841","title":{"rendered":"Iris Dement is Workin&#8217; on a World, and We&#8217;re the Better for It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-30-at-8.16.40\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2845 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-30-at-8.16.40\u202fPM.png 500w, https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-30-at-8.16.40\u202fPM-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-30-at-8.16.40\u202fPM-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Singer-songwriter Iris Dement has released seven albums since 1990, including her latest, <em>Workin&#8217; on a World<\/em>. Her songs sometimes juxtapose heavy lyrics with upbeat music, letting the listener feel energized while contemplating the difficulties of life. While she doesn&#8217;t see herself as a political singer songwriter, her lyrics engage with the politics of the times, like &#8220;How many more people of color are we gonna let be gunned down by police\/How many more perpetrators are we gonna sit back and watch walk free?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She&#8217;s had many memorable duets, especially with John Prine, including their song &#8220;In Spite of Ourselves,&#8221; a clever lyrical triumph that you should quickly listen to if you haven&#8217;t heard it before. Then, get tickets to see her with<a href=\"https:\/\/sixstring.org\/an-evening-with-iris-dement\/\"> Six String Concerts on May 16. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Craft-2025-4-30_IrisDeMent.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2158\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2841-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Craft-2025-4-30_IrisDeMent.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Craft-2025-4-30_IrisDeMent.mp3\">https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Craft-2025-4-30_IrisDeMent.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Craft-2025-4-30_IrisDeMent.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2841-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Craft-2025-4-30_IrisDeMent.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Craft-2025-4-30_IrisDeMent.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singer-songwriter Iris Dement has released seven albums since 1990, including her latest, Workin&#8217; on a World. 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