GROSS: So this track features you, Natalie Hemby and Yola as a guest artist on it. 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. And we met. But I thought, what am I going to do about that in the event that she does go into country music? The Problem wraps up by driving home the weight of the decision for her character. And there was a guy that also played the guitar, like a multi-instrumentalist side person. Tax ID: 26-2810489, Copyright 2022 Fresh Air. GROSS: Well, thank you for doing that. And my hands are two empty cups. Say whatever feels better or whatever. Here's why. It made me think, You know, I bet our grandmothers are more pro-choice than everybody leads us to believe.. In 2017, for her solo work, she was named emerging artist of the year at the Americana Music & Honors Awards ceremony. I like the way these lines kind of happened in our lives and like tributaries in a way that we dont realize are happening. Lets get back to my interview with singer, songwriter and musician Amanda Shires. If you want a boxer, Ill step in the ring for you. Thats the trick.. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) Three months after an emergency heart transplant, Grammy-nominated keyboardist, producer, songwriter and artist Peter Levin I dont feel like it matches whats going on inside my brain. You have your fiddle with you. And Id sit on his porch. I didnt believe it. And I was really into that.. Elizaveta Porodina/Courtesy of the artist GROSS: Amanda Shires, its been such a pleasure to talk with you. You had an abortion. Its pretty obvious.. These really arent personal. And I was really into that. Thanks., RELATED: Jason Isbell slams Morgan Wallens appearance at Grand Ole Opry: Not surprised Just sad, Jason Isbell on the road, hummingbirds, fan requests and critical thinking in America, Jason Isbell on COVID vaccine mandates at concerts: No, were not taking away your freedom. GROSS: Good. Because once you have a baby, theres no social programming to help. Shes not really a rock & roll kid, for lack of a better term. GROSS: Oh, thats great. And because of that, I felt like we should make it something thats as safe as it can possibly be. I could tell my milk cow I could tell by the way she lows. requiring proof of vaccination or proof of a recent negative COVID test, even facing backlash from his fellow artists, Buy newspaper front pages, posters and more. In a new interview, Shires who returns with her latest album Take It Like a Man in July goes deeper into her own experiences and calls on artists, especially those in Nashville, to start using the platforms theyve been given. 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My daughter was about a year old, and I was getting into my touring van because I hadnt worked my way into a bus yet. Fellow singer/songwriter Aimee Mann tweeted well wishes to Isbell: Im so sorry. The next year, she won a Grammy for best americana album as part of her husbands group, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. And then, really, while the idea was mine, it wasnt only me that made The Highwomen be a thing. But anyway, he just grabbed my hand and held it. And I thought if Im going to get any rest, Im going to have to do something about this. The song is called Empty Cups.. A lark in the shower from the night to the morning after. Become a member of WLIW ($5 monthly or $60 annually) and get access to WLIW Passport as our thanks for your support. GROSS: The bail bondsmen are often their offices are often located in a very low-rent part of town. When do you show him the songs? If you share your story or share your beliefs, youre going to get some haters and trolls. And she came over and I showed her. My guest, Amanda Shires, is a singer, songwriter and fiddle player. And it also made me stronger in the fact that I could feel comfortable singing about it and talking about it. And this is basically, like, a country supergroup. It felt like maybe wed both leave at the same time. So what didnt you like about your voice? Shires has an MFA in poetry, and she's exacting in her use of imagery to portray sensuality as a force both internal and physical. I cant see a thing from here. You can say I lost my grip. Thats, like, part of your identity on Twitter. Life cant help but interfere. SHIRES: I feel like its a little nasally, and I wish it was, like, a little bit lower. Members get extended access to PBS video on demand and more. Hearing Shires spell that out is invigorating. And in this case, I wanted Jason to also come in and sing it, too. Amanda Shires' To the Sunset comes out Aug. 3. And I had been internally bleeding for a whole lot of hours. Here was my life five years ago, and heres my life now. And my stuff worked. But theres a medication you can take that aborts the fertilized egg from your fallopian tube. (In "Wasn't I Paying Attention," a tale of dramatically staged, small-town suicide, for example, the way she sings the word "attention" amplifies the narrator's unsettled state.) I think thats what people keep forgetting. Weve had legal abortions for 50 years and now, suddenly, a long-held right will be illegal. Recognition has been building steadily; he won Song of the Year at the 2012 Americana Honors and Awards at the Ryman Auditorium last September for Alabama Pines. He calls his superb backing band the 400 Unit, after the psychiatric ward of a hospital near Muscle Shoals, the part of the state where he grew up. And I also went to Greece and hung out at his house. Maintaining that vigilance and devoting necessary energy and attention to confronting and correcting not only sexual wrongdoing but warped thinking can be all-consuming. Tommy Duncan was the singer. Victoria is scheduled to open for Isbell on this tour. Its just like you would expect, but theres real, scientific proof for it now. She has a big conscience, a big heart. And any policing will disproportionately affect people of color, low-income folks and other marginalized groups. GROSS: Lets take another break here. 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. Its you, Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Maren Morris. Im so glad you wrote it. And this is after some kind of nebulous argument. And I was reading mine. 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. GROSS: What I hear in your voice is that it rings out. (SOUNDBITE OF AMANDA SHIRES SONG, SWIMMER), GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. Upcoming Dates Past Singer, songwriter and fiddle player Amanda Shires still remembers the moment she fell in love with the fiddle. And after we recorded it, he said, Thats a really good song. And I said, Thats all you have to say. Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble. Being from Muscle Shoals is kind of like having a cool tattoo or something., After getting sober, writing and recording the new album felt more natural to me, says Isbell, lighting a cigarette as seagulls caw overhead. And I really liked it. So Im going to ask you to play one more song from your new album, to perform it for us. You could say its all my fault. Lets get back to the interview I recorded last week with singer, songwriter and fiddle player Amanda Shires. I didnt want to do more damage. And then and the words are amazing and always brought me a smile. And so I got to do that basically because I was willing to work in a group and play a part and do just that thing and show up on time. The Truth About Amanda Shires And Jason Isbell - TheList.com The players in the band, they took me seriously as a player, but they also understood that I was a kid.. People dont have to come to a concert, Isbell said. GROSS: And me of you, so thank you. Lawrence Rothman has been a model of self accepting themselves. I said, itd be cool if I was The Highwomen or maybe had a band The Highwomen. You slammed the door so hard I still hear rattling spoons. I like to play pool, he says. Look at Texas' Primary. And youve called on country music stars to speak out, too. It was it took Dave Cobb and it took Brandi, and then it took Natalie and Maren Morris. Other than that, I think were all right. Bridget Bentz, Molly Seavy-Nesper and Kitty Eisele adapted it for the web. So thanks to them as well. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. 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. 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. 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. Where does that get us with our Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights? After trailing off there, she draws a thorny conclusion about the web of intimate, familial dependency: "Maybe being human is an orphaned condition and what's missing isn't what should be found. "Through a sunset, shifting gears, to the something better shining diamond clear.". My focus stays strong I can work on a song for six or seven hours in one day, and not get bored or tired of it.. So I started just taking notes on the radio because in 22 songs, [I heard] one womans voice and it was a Carrie Underwood song from six years before that or something. I said, I just wrote this song. I would have died; my daughter, Mercy, would have lost her mother; my husband, Jason, would be a widower. And then and neither of them told us that stuff. 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. Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album is released. 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. It took me a minute to really learn how to improvise, Shires says of those early years. How did you manage to do that? And thank you for putting up with me. Amanda Shires has become a coveted presence at the intersection of nervy artistry and activism, folk and country acclaim, rock attitude and Nashville influence. And she would dance a little bit to The Beatles and stuff and started seeing the possibility that she might go into music one day. 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. Oh, I could have crowed. Her latest album is called Take It Like A Man. Well be right back. Ninety-five percent of study participants who did have an abortion still stood by their decision. In an interview on MSNBC Monday, Isbell stated the response he has received from people who work at the venues and in the music business has been positive because they understand we could go back to not working at all, adding that smaller venues might not be able to reopen if they go through another round of shutdowns. GROSS: Whoa. SHIRES: In 2016, I was going on the road. On top of that, Shires notes, the pro-life stance doesnt typically extend past birth. SHIRES: My whole left arm is tattoos of Leonard Cohen. Her new album of original songs is called Take It Like A Man. She also co-founded the country supergroup the Highwomen, which includes Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris and Natalie Hemby. I was like, Thats what I want to do, because you play this song and then you get to improvise you just play what you feel within the chord. I think she probably knew 100%, but.. She makes the decision before it gets to the point where she makes a mistake, and I like that. Shires would go on to make a name for herself, both as a solo artist and as the founder of the country supergroup The Highwomen, which includes Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris and Natalie Hemby. And I know that Jasons platform is bigger than mine. Because thats not how I go into songwriting. So one of the things you learned, like, I think in the past few years is that your grandfather had spent years in prison. GROSS: Oh, I wish he could have heard you do it. Bergen is a reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek. SHIRES: Oh, I would have had to find somebody to drive me to Mexico or somewhere else. If you want a driver, climb inside or only want to take me for a ride, you know you can. WebAmanda Shires - The Problem (feat. The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time And if you want a doctor, Ill examine every inch of you. "I'm daring to do what she couldn't bring herself to do," Shires ruminates, shadowed by her own feathery harmonies. Do you think God still sees me, coming out of this twilight sleep? she asks, before the band carries the song out with a powerful extended coda. And I know that he likes to help. Cancelling shows feels awful, I know. But whatever. To keep the newness from wearing off, for every start theres gonna be a stop. And nobody would let me in, but I sat there anyway. GROSS: How did you find that out? I mean, many songwriters would say, oh, theyre not about me. On August 9, 2021 my fallopian tube ruptured. But she was very good at keeping a lot of secrets. I am Terry Gross. When we overturn Roe, we risk going back to, Oh, now same-sex marriages cant happen. Her new album is called Take It Like A Man.. However, you can still listen with the Spotify or Apple Music playlist at the bottom of the page. The election is November 8. Amid the rise in infections, it was reported last week that one of the worlds most prominent concert promoters, Live Nation, will allow artists performing at its venues to require guests in the U.S. to show proof of vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test. And I remember the first time I sang ever, Leon Rausch had to hold my hand. My daughter was about a year old, and I was getting into my touring van because I hadnt worked my way into a bus yet. I would like to challenge other folks who have platforms to actually use them. 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People forget that, if you take away access to reproductive healthcare, youre going to be killing moms like me. She was going to school. And that song, its part my story and part, you know, stories I know from friends. GROSS: Lawrence Rothman produced your new album. All Rights reserved. And Milk Cow Blues goes like this. Its an often-times divisive topic, and I dont want to bring any hurt to my family by doing something like putting out a song about this topic, but I lost all that fear when I got angry. And hes saying, you know, basically that hes going to support her and hes there for her. 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. And I think theres more valuable strength there than there is in suppressing your emotions and poisoning yourself with your own feelings, I guess. GROSS: Well, I want to play a song performed by The Highwomen, and the song is actually called The Highwomen, and its a song sung from the point of view of different women. People forget, Shires says. GROSS: OK. And then I thought about Waylon and Kris and them of The Highwaymen, and I was like, they were kind of speaking about ageism. GROSS: Well, I want to take a short break here. And the other parts, youre just kind of asleep. So I was left to the radio choices of sports ball and country top 40 country music. I just feel like that invites a lot of conversation and questions, you know, into our marriage and our relationship. I still miss the way you lean in. 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. So by the time I went into the hospital, my fallopian tube had already ruptured. SHIRES: We were writing that, and Brandi was like, Im going to take the first one. Im Terry Gross. 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. Recently, I had an ectopic pregnancy, she tweeted. Curled up on the floor with it all. And all I could think to say/Was everythings going to be OK/Its gonna be all right/Im on your side, he sings. GROSS: Was this your mothers father or your fathers father? I had no problem taking direction, but and I had no problem helping when I needed to help, so. But I am living still. Sign up for Rolling Stones Newsletter. SHIRES: I didnt know I was going to work it into a song until I got to the to writing it. You dont see a lot of men speaking up, and every voice is helpful. 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