Friday, February 21, 2025
Feelin’ Good Friday, #3: I love Iris Dement. I love her sound, her songwriting, everything. I still (still!) can’t get over how an early 20-something Iris wrote “Our Town.”
This version of Our Town is also great. I mean, Emmylou Harris. She makes me swoon so hard I almost pulled out my back.
Anyway, this isn’t about Iris. You see, Iris is married to Greg Brown (I’m not familiar with his music). Greg has a daughter named Pieta Brown. How in all that is sacred have I not listened to Pieta before? I hadn’t even heard of her, and I feel a mix of guilt (not the right word) and excitement (since there is so much music to really get to know).
After just 3 seconds of listening, I knew Pieta’s sound was one that would continue to click with me. Her sound is a mix of blues, country, and maybe jazz. I’m not an expert in any kind of music, but that’s what she sounds like to me. And she is clearly a fantastic singer-songwriter.
Her catalog on Apple Music only starts in 2007 with the Remember the Sun album, but it was the first song on that album (the three seconds I mentioned above) that made me know I found something special (to me).
So, Pieta, I’m sorry it took me your whole recording life to finally find you. I’m so glad I did.