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(0)Iris DeMent
Author
Publisher
Flariella Records
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Considered 'one of the finest artists of her generation' (AllMusic), Iris DeMent has returned with her first album of original music in 16 years. The album brings the delta to life through timeless songs, DeMent's richly evocative voice and support from a cast of first-call musicians including Al Perkins and Reese Wynans.
6) Songcatcher
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
When musicologist Doctor Lily Penleric is passed over, again, for a prominent teaching position, she decides to leave the city to visit her sister in the rugged mountains of Appalachia. While there, Lily, discovers a well spring of emotional "love songs" (ballads) that have been passed down through generations from the original Irish and Scottish immigrants who have settled in the area. Determined to document the history of the songs, and the recording...
