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Last updated:
January 08, 2005
TELEVISION
OUR TOWN (music video)
AMERICAN MUSIC SHOP Early 1993 (TNN)
[Hosted by Hal Ketchum]
 | Let the Mystery Be |
| Mama's Opry |
James Taylor: LOUDON & CO. 1993 (Scottish TV)
[Taped at The Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow, Scotland; aired in 1994]
| Sweet Baby James |
| Country Road |
| Fire and Rain |
| You Can Close Your Eyes (sung with Iris) |
| Sweet Is The Melody |
| You've Got a Friend |
NASHVILLE NOW 3/93 (TNN)
[Guest-hosted by: Dwight Yoakam]
| Our Town |
Nanci Griffith: OTHER VOICES, OTHER ROOMS (Home Video)
[Filmed at The Paramount Theatre, Austin, TX April 27-28, 1993; Other guests include
Emmylou Harris, Townes Van Zandt, Carolyn Hester, Don Edwards, Nina Gerber, Jimmie Dale
Gilmore, Odetta, Tom Paxton, (Texas Governor) Ann Richards, Jim Rooney and Jerry Jeff
Walker; Iris appears on the following songs in a supporting vocal role]
| Are You Tired of Me Darling |
| Wimoweh |
| It's a Hard Life Wherever You Go |
MUSIC CITY TONIGHT WITH CROOK & CHASE 5 or 6/94 (TNN)
| Sweet is the Melody |
| interview (3 min) |
| Our Town |
THE TONIGHT SHOW 6/22/94 (NBC)
| My Life |
THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN 1/5/95 (CBS)
| Let the Mystery Be |
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS 1/21/95 (PBS)
| Sweet is the Melody |
| Mama's Opry |
| Our Town |
| Hotter Than Mojave in My Heart |
| God May Forgive You (But I Won't) (by Harlan Howard/Bobby Braddock) |
| My Life |
AT THE RYMAN, MAY or APRIL 1995 (TNN)
[An all-women show recorded at The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville; hosted by Pam
Tillis; guests included Iris, Rosie Flores, Wanda Jackson and Pretty Good for a Girl]
| Mama's Opry |
| Woman Be Wise (a blues number by Sippie Wallace) |
NORTHERN EXPOSURE 7/26/95 (CBS)
[In this, the final episode of a wonderful television series, Iris does not make a
physical "appearance" but there can be no doubt that she has an amazing
spiritual presence. As the end draws near, we see short vignettes of each character in
their day-to-day lives and throughout this otherwise silent sequence, we listen to the
very suitable `Our Town']
THE TRANSATLANTIC SESSIONS 1995 (BBC2)
| Wheels of Love (Emmylou Harris w/Iris, Mary Black, etc.) |
| Let the Mystery Be |
| Our Town (Iris w/Emmylou Harris on backing vocal) |
| Will the Circle Be Unbroken (Iris, Michelle Wright & Mairead Ni
Mhaonaigh) |
| Sweet is the Melody |
LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN 11/21/95 (NBC)
| My Life |
| interview with Conan and her fellow guests (Laurie Laughlin and Joey Lawrence) |
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS 2/96 (PBS)
["Guitar Pull" episode w/Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson and Freddie Powers
(taped 11/95)]
| Sweet is the Melody |
| Hobo Bill's Last Ride |
Merle Haggard & the Strangers: AUSTIN CITY LIMITS 1996 (PBS)
[Iris only appears briefly (on keyboards for one song) but after she leaves the stage
Haggard goes on and on about how great he thinks she is]
| No Time to Cry (Merle on vocal) |
The Beautiful South: MUCH LATER WITH THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH 1997 (on
U.K. home video)
[Originally broadcast on the BBC and hosted by Jools Holland, this video includes 33
minutes unused footage. Catalogue #'s: VHS: 1997 UK (PNE Video; PNV 1202) [PAL
format]; VHS: 1998 UK (PNE Video; PNV 1202) [NTSC format]; Iris appears with the band on
the following two cuts]
| Bell Bottomed Tear (backing vocal) |
| You've Done Nothing Wrong (backing vocal) |
THE PLANET OF SOUND (aired in Spring-Summer?) 1997 (Ch. 25
Educable, Columbus, OH)
[Note: this is video from an earlier radio performance on "The Global
Village", WBCE-FM, Columbus, OH 4/30/97; Iris sits in front of a white wall and
performs solo on guitar; Thanks to Columbus residents Geoffrey Smith and Chris Takis
Papaleonardos for their input]
| The Way I Should |
| Our Town |
| Let the Mystery Be |
| Wasteland of the Free (with video images of jails superimposed over Iris) |
THE SOUL OF CHRISTMAS: A CELTIC CELEBRATION WITH THOMAS MOORE
12/97 (PBS)
| The Cherry Tree Carol |
CENTURY OF COUNTRY 4/99 (PBS)
[Live clips taken from a 1995 appearance at The Ryman, Nashville, TN; the songs are
used as illustration for a discussion of the music of The Carter Family and Jimmie
Rodgers]
| Mama's Opry (live clips) |
| Hobo Bill's Last Ride (album clip) |
John Prine: LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN 9/14/99 (NBC)
| In Spite of Ourselves (duet w/Iris) |
John Prine: SESSIONS AT WEST 54TH 9/12/99 (PBS)
| Spanish Pipedream |
| Six O'Clock News |
| All the Best |
| We're Not the Jet Set (duet w/Iris) |
| Let's Invite Them Over (duet w/Iris) |
| When Two Worlds Collide (duet w/Iris) |
| In Spite of Ourselves (duet w/Iris) |
| Sam Stone |
| Lake Marie |
| Hello in There |
The Grand Ol' Opry Live 10/19/02 (CMT)
Iris performed "Mama's Opry" on the Grand Ol' Opry as part of the
"Will The Circle Be Unbroken III" presentation. See details at http://www.opry.com
OTHER TV APPEARANCES (More info is needed)
| Iris has mentioned performing several songs on a small set with hay
bails and kids sitting for the American cable television network Nickelodeon.
According to a kind fan (thank you, Suzanne!) this was aired in1994 with the songs
(traditional folk, not her own) being played individually throughout the day (or possibly
over several days) |
| This came from Gavin B. in Scotland: "Iris also appeared on a
Scottish television arts programme called "Don't Look Down" about May 1993 (I
think)- I'm sure she sang two songs but I only have Sweet is the Melody on video. It was
recorded live in the TV studio as the show was broadcast." Does anyone have any
further details on this show? |
RADIO
THE FLEA MARKET, CHICAGO, IL 6/91 (WBEZ-FM)
[note: Iris appeared with The Volo Bogtrotters and Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin]
| Our Town |
FREIGHT & SALVAGE COFFEEHOUSE, BERKELEY, CA 7/9/92 (KPFA-FM,
108 min)
[note: Iris is accompanied only by her guitar, no songs are performed on piano]
| Calling for You |
| These Hills |
| Hobo Bill's Last Ride (by Jimmie Rodgers) |
| Troublesome Waters |
| Childhood Memories |
| I'm Out to Try My Hand at Love Again |
| Mama's Opry |
| Sweet Forgiveness |
| My Life |
| Mom and Dad's Waltz |
| Nobody Gonna Love on Me |
| Our Town |
| Infamous Angel |
| Let the Mystery Be |
| You've Done Nothing Wrong |
| Heart's Highway (by Eddie Miller/Alice Harper, popularized by Lefty
Frizzell) |
| The Shores of Jordan |
| On the Wings of a Dove (by Robert B. Ferguson, popularized by Ferlin Husky) |
| Je Besoin de Mon Garçon Français (I Need My French Boy) |
| When I Was Yours (by Emmylou Harris) |
| The Heart Tells the Story |
| Fifty Miles of Elbow Room |
| Goodbye Little Darling (by Johnny Cash) |
| Where the Soul of Man Never Dies |
| Hotter Than Mojave in My Heart |
| Sweet is the Melody |
| Jambalaya (by Hank Williams) |
NPR RADIO INTERVIEW WITH NOAH ADAMS circa '92 (U.S. public radio,
8 min)
[Iris is interviewed from KUCR in Kansas City, highlighted by snippets from
"Infamous Angel"]
E-TOWN, BOULDER, CO 1993? (U.S. public radio, 18 min)
| Let the Mystery Be |
| Our Town |
| Sweet Forgiveness |
| Mama's Opry |
| Jambalaya (by Hank Williams) |
WORLD CAFE 3/93 (U.S. public radio, 21 min)
| Mama's Opry |
| Our Town |
| Hotter Than Mojave in My Heart |
| Higher Ground (album track) |
BLOOMSBURY THEATRE, LONDON 5/12-13/93 (BBC Radio, about 30 min)
| Let the Mystery Be |
| Hotter Than Mojave in My Heart |
| After You're Gone |
| Where the Soul of Man Never Dies |
| When Love Was Young |
| Fifty Miles of Elbow Room |
| Sweet Forgiveness |
| Infamous Angel |
| interview |
BBC RADIO-1 INTERVIEW '93 (about 20 min)
[An on-air interview including in-studio performances of the following songs]
| Sweet is the Melody |
| Calling for You |
BBC RADIO-2 INTERVIEW 11/93 (10 min)
[Iris is interviewed (no details available)]
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION, KIVA AUDITORIUM, ALBUQUERQUE, NM
6/11/94 (U.S. public radio, about 18 min)
| My Life |
| Troublesome Waters |
| Mom and Dad's Waltz |
| Sweet is the Melody |
MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC, SANTA MONICA, CA 6/23/94 (KCRW-FM, 30
min)
[A live on-air interview including in-studio performances of the following songs]
| Sweet is the Melody |
| My Life |
| Calling for You |
| Easy's Gettin' Harder Every Day |
WORLD CAFE 7/94 (U.S. public radio, 13 min)
| Sweet is the Melody |
| Let the Mystery Be |
| Heart's Highway (by Eddie Miller/Alice Harper) |
FRESH AIR WITH TERRY GROSS, PHILADELPHIA, PA 8/10/94 (U.S. public
radio, about 30 min)
| Interview |
MOUNTAIN STAGE, CHARLESTON, WV 8/27/94 (U.S. public radio, about
30 min)
| Sweet is the Melody |
| Mama's Opry |
| Childhood Memories |
| Hotter Than Mojave in My Heart |
| Let the Mystery Be |
| Easy's Gettin' Harder Every Day |
| Calling for You |
| My Life |
LIVE AT THE CACTUS (THE CACTUS CAFE, AUSTIN, TX 9/18/94;
WKUT-FM, 60 min)
| (announcer); The Shores of Jordan |
| These Hills |
| You've Done Nothing Wrong |
| Infamous Angel |
| Let the Mystery Be |
| Walkin' Home |
| Hotter Than Mojave in My Heart |
| Easy's Gettin' Harder Every Day |
| Childhood Memories |
| No Time to Cry |
| Je Besoin de Mon Garçon Français (I Need My French Boy) |
| Our Town |
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION (U.S. public radio, about 10 min)
| The Shores of Jordan |
| White Christmas (duet w/Garrison Keillor) |
STRAWBERRY MUSIC FESTIVAL, CAMP MATHER, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK,
SONORA, CA 9/3/95 (75 min)
| Sweet is the Melody |
| These Hills |
| Let the Mystery Be |
| My Life |
| Hotter Than Mojave in My Heart |
| Big City (by Merle Haggard) |
| This Kind of Happy |
| The Shores of Jordan |
| Hobo Bill's Last Ride (by Jimmie Rodgers) |
| Our Town |
| Quality Time |
| Easy's Gettin' Harder Every Day |
| Letter to Mom |
| Mama's Opry |
THE JOHNNY WALKER SHOW '95-'96ish (about 20 min)
| Big City (by Merle Haggard) |
| I'll Take My Sorrow Straight |
| The Way I Should |
| When My Mornin' Comes Around |
WEST COAST LIVE 3/9/96 (about 30 min)
[An on-air interview including in-studio performances of the following songs]
| Easy's Gettin' Harder Every Day |
| This Kind of Happy |
| Let the Mystery Be |
| Calling for You |
| My Life |
THE ACOUSTIC EDGE, ST. LOUIS, MO 4/14/96 (local public radio)
[Phone interview with Naomi Soule and Terry Moses prior to her appearance at the Side Door
on 4/16]
John Prine: SINGER-SONGWRITER FESTIVAL, FRUTIGEN,
SWITZERLAND 5/13/96
[Iris makes a guest appearance on the song "Unwed Fathers" (John
performs 16 others solo)]
WORLD CAFE 12/7/96 (U.S. public radio, 32 min)
| Wasteland of the Free |
| This Kind of Happy |
| The Way I Should |
| Infamous Angel |
| Quality Time |
MOUNTAIN STAGE, CHARLESTON, WV 12/8/96 (U.S. public radio, 20
min)
| The Way I Should |
| Wasteland of the Free |
| When My Mornin' Comes Around |
| Keep Me God |
E-TOWN, BOULDER, CO 12/15/96 (22 min)
[An on-air interview including in-studio performances of the following songs]
| The Way I Should |
| When My Mornin' Comes Around |
| Wasteland of the Free |
| This Land is Your Land (by Woody Guthrie) |
LAUREL THEATRE, KNOXVILLE, TN 3/14/97 (WUOT-FM, 110 min)
| The Way I Should |
| These Hills |
| Let the Mystery Be |
| You've Done Nothing Wrong |
| Sweet Forgiveness |
| I'll Take My Sorrow Straight |
| This Kind of Happy |
| Calling for You |
| No Time to Cry |
| Mama's Opry |
| I Don't Want to Get Adjusted to This World |
| Easy's Gettin' Harder Every Day |
| Hotter Than Mojave in My Heart |
| Walkin' Home |
| Quality Time |
| Sweet is the Melody |
| I Still Miss Someone (by Johnny Cash) |
| Infamous Angel |
| My Life |
| God May Forgive You (But I Won't) (by Harlan Howard/Bobby Braddock) |
| Our Town |
SUWANNEE SPRINGFEST, LIVE OAK, FL 3/97 (Iris w/Richard McLaurin,
55 min)
[possibly an incomplete set list]
| The Way I Should |
| These Hills |
| You've Done Nothing Wrong |
| Hotter Than Mojave in My Heart |
| This Kind of Happy |
| I'll Take My Sorrow Straight |
| Calling for You |
| No Time to Cry |
| Mama's Opry |
| I Don't Want to Get Adjusted to this World |
GLOBAL VILLAGE, COLUMBUS, OH 4/30/97 (WCBE-FM, about 20 min)
[Note: videotaped for TV broadcast on "The Planet of Sound", Ch. 25
Educable]
| The Way I Should |
| Our Town |
| Let the Mystery Be |
| Wasteland of the Free |
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION 5/24/97 (U.S. public radio, Iris w/The
Troublemakers, 20 min)
[Recorded at Jesse Auditorium, Columbia, MO]
| The Way I Should |
| Walkin' Home |
| When My Mornin' Comes Around |
| The Banks are Made of Marble (by Les Rice) (Iris backing Leo Kottke) |
| Deep River Blues (closing music, fades out mid-song; Iris backing
Leo) |
ANTHEM 3/28/98 (U.S. public radio, 45 min)
[Hosted by Bonnie Grice and Rick Karr; portions re-broadcast on 5/30/98; Listen to the
first two segments of the show using RealAudio here and here for 16kbps (28.8) and here and here for 8kbps (14.4); more
info on the show is here; An
on-air interview including in-studio performances of the following songs]
| Let the Mystery Be |
| Mama's Opry |
| When My Mornin' Comes Around |
| I'll Take My Sorrow Straight |
| Trouble (album track) |
| Wasteland of the Free |
| This Kind of Happy |
| That's the Way Love Goes (by Lefty Frizzell and Sanger D. Schafer) |
INTERVIEW: OFF THE RECORD, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA 4/4/98 (3RRR Radio, 10 min)
Iris is interviewed via telephone by Brian Wise (interspersed with album cuts off
"The Way I Should")
INTERVIEW: NU COUNTRY, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA 4/9/98 (15 min)
Iris is interviewed (no details available)
EAST COAST BLUES & ROOTS FESTIVAL, BYRON BAY, NSW, AUSTRALIA 4/10/98 (55 min)
[Aired on 6/14/98 by Radio National on the show "Live on Stage"]
| Let the Mystery Be |
| Easy's Getting Harder Every Day |
| When My Mornin' Comes Around |
| I'll Take My Sorrow Straight |
| (John Prine's) Mexican Home |
| Sweet Forgiveness |
| No Time to Cry |
| This Kind of Happy |
| My Life |
| Wasteland of the Free |
| Our Town |
STRAWBERRY MUSIC FESTIVAL, CAMP MATHER, YOSEMITE, CA 5/23/98 (66 min)
| The Way I Should |
| These Hills |
| Let the Mystery Be |
| You’ve Done Nothing Wrong |
| Hotter Than Mojave in My Heart |
| Easy’s Gettin’ Harder Every Day |
| When My Mornin’ Comes Around |
| I’ll Take My Sorrow Straight |
| Walkin’ Home |
| The Shores of Jordan |
| Sweet is the Melody |
| No Time to Cry |
| Wasteland of the Free |
| My Life |
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION 7/4/98 (U.S. public radio, performing
with house band, 20 min)
[Recorded at The Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, MO]
| (Tom T. Hall's) I Washed My Face in the Morning Dew |
| These Hills |
| Sweet is the Melody |
KENT STATE FOLK FESTIVAL, KSU, OH 9/11/98 (WKSU-FM, 65 min)
[You can listen to this show in it's entirety online using RealAudio by
clicking here]
[Note: This link is no longer working. If you know where this show
may be heard, please let me know and I'll replace the link. Thanks.
The Webmaster]
| The Way I Should |
| These Hills |
| Let the Mystery Be |
| Easy's Gettin' Harder Every Day |
| Mama's Opry |
| You've Done Nothing Wrong |
| Letter to Mom |
| When My Mornin' Comes Around |
| I'll Take My Sorrow Straight |
| (John Prine's) Mexican Home |
| No Time to Cry (dedicated to the Kent State protesters) |
| Wasteland of the Free |
| Our Town |
STILL RAMBLIN' 4/14/99 (BBC Radio-2 broadcast, 27 min)
Interviewed by Tom Paxton ; Tom introduces show by talking Iris' biography over CD
tracks "There's a Wall In Washington" and "This Kind of Happy"; Tom
then plays a tape of himself interviewing Iris backstage at the Ryman Auditorium,
Nashville. Songs are played between the chat (thanks to Gavin B. for the details):
| Our Town (Iris solo) |
| Fifty Miles of Elbow Room (Tom accompanies on guitar & harmonies on chorus) |
| The Way I Should (Tom accompanies on guitar) |
| Big City (Iris solo, not the complete song) |
| Along The Verdigris (duet) |
KATE WOLF MEMORIAL MUSIC FESTIVAL, CASWELL VINEYARDS, SEBASTOPOL, CA 6/27/99
(Sunset radio broadcast; 74 min)
[With special guests Peter Rowan and Nina Gerber on 7 songs]
| Sweet is the Melody |
| These Hills |
| Mama's Opry |
| You've Done Nothing Wrong |
| Let the Mystery Be |
| The Way I Should |
| Fifty Miles of Elbow Room |
| When My Mornin' Comes Around |
| Living on the Inside |
| I'll Take My Sorrow Straight |
| No Time to Cry |
| Wasteland of the Free |
| Our Town |
| (Kate Wolf's) Across the Great Divide |
KHUM-FM, Humboldt County, Ferndale, CA 6/29/01
[Interview with Gary Franklin and 2 songs]
| Our Town |
| Sweet is the Melody |
OTHER RADIO APPEARANCES (More info is needed on these)
| Van Duzer Theatre, HSU, Arcata, CA 4/21/93 (45 min) |
| K10T, Santa Fe, NM 6/12/94 |
| BBC Radio 1995 |
| Folkscene, KPFK, Los Angeles, CA 1/15/95 (probably less than 60 min) |
| Cactus Cafe, Austin, TX 6/4/95 (possibly mistaken for '94 appearance?; 60 min) |
| River City Folk (radio show out of Washington DC) |
| Mostly Folk, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN on KFAI-FM |
| 51% (hosted by Jeanne Neff & Beth Engler, WAMC Northeast Public Radio) |
| BBC Radio 1/21/97 (20 min) |
For a list of tapes that are circulating amongst Iris' fans, click
here.
Note: if you know of any other TV or radio appearances, please let me know
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