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The next time Jason Isbell told Amanda Shires he wanted to quit, she began talking with his manager about facilitating a trip to rehab. However, the "night-before bender" nearly broke them. Shires told WNYC Studios, "He wanted to do every drug, drink every thing, drink the moonshine, all the late night stuff, it was crazy. Our technical director and engineer is Audrey Bentham. And I was trying to sing that song A Little Walk With You (ph). Amanda Shires, performing during the Americana Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 22, 2021 in Nashville. Like, dont cry; dont show your emotions; be stoic; be strong; everything else is weakness. For the past decade or so, Amanda Shires has sung about the dark shades of relationships lapsed communication, broken trust, fading intimacy with a devastating eye for detail. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1lq9aEQTour the Ryman: http://bit.ly/tourtherymanVisit the Ryman Calendar: http://bit.ly/rymanconcertsAbout the Ryman Auditorium:Established in 1982 as the Union Gospel Tabernacle and renamed for the visionary who constructed it, Captain Tom G. Ryman, the Ryman Auditorium is a National Historic Landmark and cultural epicenter of Nashville, TN. Essentially, shes just a good person. The most-watched episode was from April 8th, filmed the day after John Prine Long before weathering the isolating COVID-19 pandemic, Shires had endured years of studio experiences where producers and musicians undermined her But I just got up on a stage and took the fiddle and started playing it. Probably nobody enjoys it as much as I do, but its not a necessity for survival. We try to have as much fun as possible singing a bunch of sad-ass songs, he said from the stage with one of the few grins hed allow himself. When youre trying to make a tough decision, you need a lot of support. Its a great song, so I thought wed play some of it. I said, itd be cool if I was The Highwomen or maybe had a band The Highwomen. The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time I was playing a music festival, and I noticed that there was a fiddle on stage with Billy Joe. People forget that, if you take away access to reproductive healthcare, youre going to be killing moms like me. And I followed a dress code. Im a big, big fan. SHIRES: Well, that was that parts a secret, Terry. Snubbing the King: Why Don't Big Stars Want to Perform at Charles' Coronation? SHIRES: Theres this song called Milk Cow Blues. Its blues, you know? I dont understand why its such a big issue, as big of an issue as it is. I hope you get well soon. Isbell responded, Thank you Aimee. And then and neither of them told us that stuff. This fight is about more than just abortion. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). To see more, visit. And any policing will disproportionately affect people of color, low-income folks and other marginalized groups. And usually that works. You can call it serious trouble cause thats what I want. It's not often in country musicor pop music for that matterin which an artist addresses a very personal and sensitive subject like abortion through a song. She was going to school. Too caught up in the way I want you rolling over me. Home to the Grand Ole Opry from 1943-1974, the Ryman earned the moniker \"Mother Church of Country Music\" as the genres of country and bluegrass developed on its stage and found a national audience on radio and television. Here was my life five years ago, and heres my life now. Thats, like, part of your identity on Twitter. We want to hear it. But I think folks forget that access to abortion and reproductive healthcare is not just about terminating unwanted pregnancy. Shires new album, Take it Like a Man, includes several songs she wrote during a rough period in her marriage to musician Jason Isbell. "I'm daring to do what she couldn't bring herself to do," Shires ruminates, shadowed by her own feathery harmonies. We followed a coyote through the dust of Mexico. Its yet another thing that, when policing does happen, is going to happen haphazardly and ruin lives. Refunds at point of purchase but were working on rescheduling. The subject isnt talked about enough, Shires says. Cancelling shows feels awful, I know. But I am living still. GROSS: What would the right voice for you like, whats wrong what doesnt match? Were proud to be from that area. And nobody would let me in, but I sat there anyway. Amanda Shires opens her new album To the Sunset with a strikingly different scenario. How are we going to police that? If youre just joining us, my guest is Amanda Shires, and her latest album is called Take It Like A Man. This is FRESH AIR. Why didnt more people show up and speak up? (Playing guitar, singing) Like a common loon, I started hearing birds, birdsong everywhere. Isbell said everyone attending the bands shows would also be required to wear a mask. I mean, only just now nine months later, interestingly enough have I returned to having normal periods. So one of the things you learned, like, I think in the past few years is that your grandfather had spent years in prison. SHIRES: On August 9, yes, I was in Texas at Austin City Limits. You used to lean in like I was whispering, any excuse to get near again. And Frankie and Lanny, my teachers we were at Lannys house the first time Tommy came over, and then, I met him. We just couldnt get along. The attention hes getting for Southeastern, from the opening recovery track Cover Me Up and the brutally stark Elephant to the full-throttle raver Super 8, feels like its coming at the right time, after hed had ample opportunity to get good at what he does. She has performed as a member of the Texas Playboys, Thrift Store Cowboys, and Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, as well as in a duo with Rod Picott. Its you, Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Maren Morris. I dont care if somebody wants to put a target on me. SHIRES: Theres a medication that you cant take right now after, you know, about two weeks after this happened to me. Lets get back to the interview I recorded last week with singer, songwriter and fiddle player Amanda Shires. SHIRES: In 2016, I was going on the road. Its not more threatening than the idea of taking away the services and the work that doctors and nurses do. The tracks release But his voice is much stronger and clearer than it was in the Truckers. Tommy Duncan was the singer. And he said, try playing this one. And as it happened, eventually the auxiliary cable quit working in the van so I was left to the radio choices of sports ball and Top 40 country music. And Natalie said, I want the one about preaching. SHIRES: Oh, yeah. And I know that he feels the same way I do. So Im going to ask you to play one more song from your new album, to perform it for us. McWhorter, who had played fiddle in Bob Wills band, became her teacher, and when Shires was just 15, he asked her to join The Texas Playboys. But I thought, what am I going to do about that, in the event that she does go into country music? For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Singer, songwriter and fiddle player Amanda Shires still remembers the moment she fell in love with the fiddle. Then Im like, This is coming out now., Jason Isbell on the Art of the Livestream, Supporting Indie Record Stores, and That Feral Hogs Meme, Devon Gilfillian to Cover Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On' With Jason Isbell, Grace Potter, Jason Isbell Blasts Van Morrison, Covers 'Into the Mystic'. Teaching himself to hear his own songs objectively has been one of the harder lessons to learn, he says: Its impossible to get that distance for me. Theres nothing left to fix. I was doing fine, and then, I was just like no sound would come out of my mouth. Yeah, I can do an excerpt. SHIRES: Thats well, see, Im accepting that it sounds like its supposed to now. Lets get back to my interview with singer-songwriter and musician Amanda Shires. ", In the bruising roots rocker "Eve's Daughter," propelled by a tense groove and serrated, scraggy guitar riffs, Shires plays the part of a woman so desperate to expand her horizons and satisfy her hunger that she's unafraid to take risks in the name of escape. GROSS: The bail bondsmen are often their offices are often located in a very low-rent part of town. Do you think you would have been able to have the surgery if abortion had already been banned in Texas? A lark in the shower from the night to the morning after. I see you talking, but I cant hear a thing. As Delta Variant Spreads, Artists and Venues Scramble to Keep Concerts Safe (Rolling Stone), Live Nation Allows Artists to Require Vaccination or Proof of Negative Test Result for U.S. Concerts (Variety), This is a BETA experience. The Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and guitarist from Green Hill, Ala., made headlines in 2021 for requiring proof of vaccination or proof of a recent negative COVID test to attend his concerts. Not standing up for folks is not helping and its not right. Live Nation also announced a vaccination requirement for employees entering events, venues or offices, which will take effect October 4. Our business and our industry is about uniting people, and vaccines are one of the greatest tools for making sure that everyone can continue to enjoy live music together, CEO Michael Rapino wrote to the companys employees. But through the process of making the record and, you know, all the things that go with that, the hours and the tedium, it got easier for us to have conversations, not because we were doing the work of addressing the problems but because we were found common ground on something again, which has always been music and words. Our guest will be Mark Bergen, author of the new book Like, Comment, Subscribe in which he reports on how YouTube ushered in a world of abundant content and creativity of influencers and online hustlers, of information overload and endless culture wars. Related When she paints a picture of motherhood in the subdued jangle-pop number "Charms," she doesn't dwell on its oft-idealized and sentimentalized facets. And the fallopian tube just cant it it cant expand enough to accommodate a growing fetus. People are still going to get abortions, and were going to have to keep peoples secrets, and house people, and try to do the best we can. Its not competition, Isbell makes clear with a chuckle. Youve been very outspoken about the right to have an abortion. If you want a driver, climb inside or only want to take me for a ride, you know you can. But it was true. What happened between now and then? If youre just joining us, my guest is songwriter, singer and musician Amanda Shires, and her latest album is called Take It Like A Man. Well be right back. On your Twitter, you describe yourself as a disciple of Leonard Cohen. Then I tried recording it in a couple of other situations, and I just didnt have it right yet. When it came down to it, when I finally got it done and recorded, Amy Coney Barrett had gotten sworn in. feeling fine but well have to cancel the next few shows, He then shared his symptoms and expressed his gratitude for getting vaccinated: Lotta sinus drainage type stuff, scratchy in my throat and some muscle aches but no cough or breathing issues fyi. Despite the many questions as to why she was undergoing the procedure which she described as having "cells removed" despite trolls labeling her a "baby killer" Shires wrote at the time, "The reasons that I chose to have an abortion are personal, and they are mine." It's a sentiment that Shires has echoed many times since. It was Fault Lines.. Michael Schmelling. GROSS: So how seriously were you taken by the musicians in the band? Also, during this time when I was leaving, I was thinking about how [my daughter] Mercy picked up a kazoo and she could play a kazoo. Amanda Shires was named emerging artist of the year at the 2017 Americana Music and Honors Awards Ceremony. ISBELL: (Singing) And all I could think to say was. And it took me back to the reason I came to writing and doing music in the first place, which is expression and trying to do something for me that could make me make sense, I guess. And then I asked Chance, and Chance was like, no, those are real documents. We found music, and then being in the Shoals area just gave us an early look at all the places music can take you. Oh, I could have crowed. SHIRES: She did. GROSS: That sounds really, really awful. And I was like, my granddad was in Alcatraz? SHIRES: Oh, I would have had to find somebody to drive me to Mexico or somewhere else. She sings of the excruciating awareness of both mirroring and superseding her own mother. When Roe is overturned, some healthcare workers may feel afraid to help people. Theres so much attached to folks thinking women treat it as a kind of birth control. BRANDI CARLILE: (Singing) I was a Highwoman and a mother from my youth. Become a member of WLIW ($5 monthly or $60 annually) and get access to WLIW Passport as our thanks for your support. Are they just going to sit around and drink beer? GROSS: Amanda Shires, how did you decide you wanted to write a song about abortion? Well, why dont you sing some of it for us? GROSS: Oh, thats so funny. And then, we did it, sing the song. Warblers and wrens, hymn at my throat, shook and quivering. hide caption. I would have died had this procedure not been available to me. And I said, yes, Id love to. But, yeah, after a while thinking about it, I got more comfortable with it. Jason Isbell and his wife, Amanda Shires, were walking around last weekend in Newport, Rhode Island, where they played the Newport Folk Festival. I just feel like that invites a lot of conversation and questions, you know, into our marriage and our relationship. And then my mom would drive me down there. Its no fun but well be alright.. Shires character wrestles with the decision and the right thing to do in her situation, while Isbells character offers his support for whatever decision she makes. Im glad to hear it. And from there, he introduced me to Frankie McWhorter. And I dont know. SHIRES: I didnt know anything about them. They might not have had a voice before or might have been cast out into the streets without any place to sleep had they mentioned it earlier in their lives. Where the fuck are the rest of them? I got to a certain age and realized I couldnt be Indiana Jones.. And Im coming for you like a hawk for the dove. Will you look at me the same? WebAmanda Shires - The Problem (feat. I mean, many songwriters would say, oh, theyre not about me. Amanda Shires opens her new album To the Sunset with a strikingly different scenario. Why not? And one day we wound up in the studio and we cut the song. During the #MeToo moment, much emphasis has been rightly placed on the need for women to guard themselves against the unrestrained appetites of male perpetrators. On Shires' latest record, her songwriting is more fearless and vulnerable than ever but as always, it's a reflection of an artist focused intently on community, equality Former Drive-By Trucker is enjoying a breakout moment with new album 'Southeastern'. So thanks to them as well. Shires wrote the song a few years ago and originally imagined it as a conversation between several women, but revamped it to feature her collaborator and husband. (SOUNDBITE OF AMANDA SHIRES SONG, HAWK FOR THE DOVE), GROSS: Our digital media producer is Molly Seavy-Nesper. It is not trapped in your throat. I tried so hard to make myself clear. You had an abortion. And these guys are in their 70s and 80s, and it was very much like hanging out with lots of granddads. This part of my life and our marriage was difficult and it took me back to the reason I came to writing and doing music in the first place, which is expression, she says. And I said, OK, well, Ill be the healer. On August 9, 2021 my fallopian tube ruptured. Isbells first show after finishing rehab was opening solo for Ryan Adams in Perth, Australia, three days after he got out (two, if you count the international dateline, the day that goes into the vortex). How did you come up with the image of my hands are two empty cups? And her latest album is called Take It Like A Man. Well be right back after a short break. It goes, (singing) I woke up this morning, and I looked out my door. He asserted that the band would cancel the concert if any venue refused to agree to their requirements. When we left off, we were talking about when Shires was 15 and started playing fiddle with the Texas Playboys, which used to be Bob Wills band. So its probably important to stay alive before you start questioning your liberty.. Wills was the father of western swing. But one time, you know, not everybody could make a show. But they took me seriously, but they also knew the seriousness and the impact of the help that they were giving me. So when I would write the songs, I dont know whats going to come out, but sometimes, it was so I was just so down that the only way I could get better was to take it out on writing a song. Im not a big AA guy, but Ill go every once in a while. Yet, Isbell noted, the problem is that many of the venue owners are getting so much pushback from some of the governors of certain states who want to kowtow to their political base.. Theyre just, you know, scans of them. And a lot of its multilayered, the meaning take it like a man. GROSS: OK. Web0:00 / 2:57 Amanda Shires - Fault Lines (Official Audio) Amanda Shires 26.8K subscribers Subscribe 23K views 6 months ago "Fault Lines" is on Amanda Shires' new album. My best hope is that people continue to get angrier and that the folks who have been fighting so hard for so long, and are already tired, find some strength to keep fighting and also to mobilize others, especially youth, along the way. GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. Then her character takes control of the exchange in a teasing tone. Weve had legal abortions for 50 years and now, suddenly, a long-held right will be illegal. And if you want a doctor, Ill examine every inch of you. You know, like, how does that go? Isbells grandfather and uncle were both musicians, says Tompkins on the phone from Nashville. The bastards hung me at the Salem gallows hill. And sometimes Tommy would show me stuff on guitar, like a melody to play, and then see if I could memorize it or retain it or whatever. While Shires might not have set out to make an album that reminds us of the power of women pursuing their own impulses, desires and ambitions with abandon, that perspective enlivens this bracing 10-song set. On August 10, my life was savedthese are some dark days.. In my case, I blame the education system, but I didnt even know what an ectopic pregnancy was. And I told my mom to come over because I had something to show her. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. And your verse, you are somebody who thinks of herself as a healer but was hung in the gallows during the Salem witch trials. On August 9, 2021 SHIRES: But I like it because I like to imagine like, if he was alive and I got to play this for him, I would be singing Im your Amanda. SHIRES: I feel like its a little nasally, and I wish it was, like, a little bit lower. 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