The 2008-2009 Concert Series presents...
XPN Welcomes
Iris DeMent
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Concert 7:30 pm
at Harrisburg Academy
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With support from these Your Name In Lights Sponsors: ~ Russ & Paulette Matthews ~ Bob Lane ~ John Laskowski (AKA "Mothman").
Exclusive radio sponsor for this event is WXPN: member-supported public radio from the University of Pennsylvania, heard in Lancaster/York/Harrisburg at 88.7 or 99.7 FM. WXPN: free your ears.
American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius is a major initiative to acquaint Americans with the best of their cultural and artistic legacy. It is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
One of the most celebrated country-folk performers of her day, singer/songwriter Iris Dement has earned accolades for her pure, evocative vocal style and spare, heartfelt songcraft. Immersed in gospel music as a child, she branched out into country, folk, and R&B as a teen.
Guardian contributor Charlotte Greig says "she has the straightforward, pure delivery of a Loretta Lynn or a Hank Williams, a voice that doesn't compromise with the coy mannerisms of pop."
"Her voice is extraordinary, there's nobody like her," country singer Emmylou Harris declared in the Chicago Tribune. "There's such a homogeneous sound on radio today, it's almost a shock to hear something so immediately identifiable and unique."
Harrisburg Academy
10 Erford Road, Wormleysburg Directions
Concert: 7:30pm
$25 General Admission
$20 SFMS Members
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