A music industry vet, American singer-songwriter Iris DeMent loves performing at music festivals for their outdoor quality. 

“I feel like part of the whole natural order of things,” she said, describing the mingling of her music with the other sounds of birds, cicadas, and wind. “And I love that.”

At the end of June, she’ll headline one of New England’s larger outdoor music festivals — Wilco’s Solid Sound, which runs from June 28 through 30 at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) out in North Adams. Inaugurated in 2010, the festival is hosted and curated by Chicago indie rock band Wilco, and once again returns to MASS MoCA this year for a summer weekend of music and arts programming that could draw over 8,000 attendees each day.

DeMent headlines the festival alongside Wilco, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, and Nick Lowe & Los Straightjackets, and noted that she’s especially excited to …