IRIS Dement is a singer/songwriter from Kansas City
(Kansas or Missouri).
She married Greg Brown in Nov. 2002. http://www.gregbrown.org/

She played the character Rose Gentry in the movie Songcatcher.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_DeMent

"Her song "Let the Mystery Be" from that album has been covered by a number of artists....and has become one of DeMent's better known compositions."

"In 1995, her song "Our Town" was played in the closing moments of the last episode for the popular CBS TV series Northern Exposure, gaining DeMent more fans."

http://www.irisdement.com/biography.html