Iris DeMent-Let the Mystery Be

[Rev. Rye]

Well, after re-watching the remake of True Grit, I decided to look a little bit more into the career of Iris DeMent, who sang the song in the ending credits.
I was pleasantly surprised when I rented her first album from my local library, and found an anti-religious song on a Country record.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlaoR5m4L80

I know there's a lot of rock songs critical of religion, but it's very surprising to find a country song that is. Of course, I'm sure that Kinky Friedman has a few under his belt.

[popeyespappy]

I like some of Iris’ music. One of my favorites is her rendition of Pretty Saro from the movie Songcatcher. I used to hear this one a lot as a child growing up in southern Appalachia. I believe that old chicken fucker Padraic is a fan of Sara’s too.