It rings out like its supposed to. And I thought if Im going to get any rest, Im going to have to do something about this. Like, dont cry; dont show your emotions; be stoic; be strong; everything else is weakness. Where the fuck are the rest of them? I could just trust based on how Leonard Cohen did all that work for us. 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. She sings of the excruciating awareness of both mirroring and superseding her own mother. Amanda Shires was named emerging artist of the year at the 2017 Americana Music and Honors Awards Ceremony. And (laughter) I, like, played the part. It took me a minute to really learn how to improvise, Shires says of those early years. This is FRESH AIR. FRESH AIRs executive producer is Danny Miller. It took Dave Cobb and it took Brandi and then it took Natalie [Hemby] and Maren Morris. And so I felt in my mind, I felt those things. GROSS: The bail bondsmen are often their offices are often located in a very low-rent part of town. I mean, is it fatal for a woman if nothing is done? In the first half of the 20th century citizens from every walk of life gathered at the Ryman to enjoy the greatest preachers, entertainers, speakers and politicians of the day. I was gifted as a girl. 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. Shes also one of the founders of the group The Highwomen. And I know that he likes to help. Jason Isbell and his wife, Amanda Shires, were walking around last weekend in Newport, Rhode Island, where they played the Newport Folk Festival. These really arent personal. Were proud to be from that area. Can you play something that you think kind of epitomizes the style that you learned and fell in love with? I would she would set us up in the in the closet of the bail bonds office. And then she wanted to know if it was real, so she hired a private investigator and all this. Shires plays fiddle in the band. 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. And I was trying to sing that song A Little Walk With You (ph). The bastards hung me at the Salem gallows hill. (SOUNDBITE OF AMANDA SHIRES SONG, HAWK FOR THE DOVE), GROSS: Our digital media producer is Molly Seavy-Nesper. 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And then I thought about Waylon [Jennings] and Kris [Kristofferson] and them of The Highwaymen, and I was like, They were kind of speaking about ageism. I said, Itd be cool if I had a band, The Highwomen. Then I told my friend Dave Cobb about my idea and he really liked it and he said, Im going to have you meet Brandi Carlile. And we met. I remember I used to think the force was strong with him, says Tompkins, who signed his first publishing deal when he moved to Nashville at 22. SHIRES: I dont know that well, I dont know that I was going to leave or that Jason was going to leave. Im so glad you wrote it. How Trump's Team Conned Susan Collins Into Dooming Roe v. Wade, Add Abortion to the List of Things Republicans Are Blaming for Uvalde, Want to Know What Politics Looks Like After Roe? And the other parts, youre just kind of asleep. GROSS: You know, your husband plays on this album, but the songs are about a bad period in your marriage. Well, why dont you sing some of it for us? Shires plays fiddle in her husband Jason Isbells band, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. I was learning orchestra and classical music in school and privately. GROSS: You grew up in Lubbock, Texas, and Mineral Wells, Texas. What made you think of yourself as his disciple? Thank you for your songs. I hope you get well soon. Isbell responded, Thank you Aimee. And I was still dealing with all of it two and a half weeks later. Isbell said everyone attending the bands shows would also be required to wear a mask. 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. 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. It makes it feel like youre tough enough for the fight, all the way down to your bones. Refunds at point of purchase but were working on rescheduling. The sound of silence rings in every room. And any policing will disproportionately affect people of color, low-income folks and other marginalized groups. She makes the decision before it gets to the point where she makes a mistake, and I like that. 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. 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. Wherever you get that support whether in a relationship or friends no matter what you believe, you can believe to support somebody through something hard.. A woman threw a house party with 65 men she matched with on Tinder and Hinge and connected with the man she's been dating for a year. Im glad to be a listener and also glad to see folks from those generations supporting the right to choose. I know I can take it like a man. But and after you did the main melody part, you get to improvise. GROSS: Amanda Shires, its been such a pleasure to talk with you. But I think she probably knew. GROSS: Well, in 2020, you and your husband, Jason Isbell, recorded a duet of a song you wrote called The Problem. And the song is from the perspective of a teenage couple. And if anyone asks me, Ill say whats true I dont know. So I would be studying my pieces. Were you in Texas at the time? Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble. I said, itd be cool if I was The Highwomen or maybe had a band The Highwomen. SHIRES: No, not until a couple of years ago. I also received responses from trolls. Lets start with a track from the new album. And healer seemed fitting for me not only because it happened that way, but my moms a nurse. And because I was in the time of my life where I was having a disconnect in my marriage and not feeling great in with music but I discovered that it takes a lot to be vulnerable, and it takes a lot to talk to folks and to understand each other. Theres nothing left to fix. And her latest album is called Take It Like A Man. Well be right back after a short break. Her latest album is called Take It Like A Man. Well be right back. I had people threatening me. Girls high school basketball team forfeits a game because it refused to play against a team with a transgender player, Fox Leaders Wanted to Break From Trump but Struggled to Make It Happen, Not Going to Read That: White House Press Secretary Brushes Off DeSantis Op-Ed, Sunshine returns to SoCal on Thursday but cold temps stick around, AccuWeather: AM showers before a mild afternoon, Opening arguments heard in court for 2020 Conway fatal shooting that killed a 19-year-old. In 2017, for her solo work, she was named emerging artist of the year at the Americana Music & Honors Awards ceremony. GROSS: Without him asking? And there was a guy that also played the guitar, like a multi-instrumentalist side person. And I told my mom to come over because I had something to show her. In 2016 there was 13% representation of women to men on country radio, and now it still sits pleasantly at 16% on a good week. SHIRES: You want to come to the play the show tomorrow night, too? And hes saying, you know, basically that hes going to support her and hes there for her. Then her character takes control of the exchange in a teasing tone. SHIRES: I began writing that song when I did the record My Piece Of Land a long while back. And in this certain period of time, there was a lot. We found out that, yes, our grandmothers are pro-choice. JASON ISBELL: (Singing) What do you want to do? I dont understand why its such a big issue, as big of an issue as it is. I got to a certain age and realized I couldnt be Indiana Jones.. 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. And if you want another kind of love, Ill wear a mask for you. And then coupled with the pandemic and all that, he was on self-preservation mode, and I was too. Then I tried recording it in a couple of other situations, and I just didnt have it right yet. Youve been very outspoken about the right to have an abortion. Tax ID: 26-2810489, Copyright 2022 Fresh Air. Recently, I had an ectopic pregnancy, she tweeted. The next year, she won a Grammy for best americana album as part of her husbands group, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. Im your Amanda. What didnt I say that could have helped change one mind? I cant live with the idea of not speaking up. GROSS: How did you end up actually playing in the Texas Playboys band? I was lucky. And I remember the first time I sang ever, Leon Rausch had to hold my hand. (SOUNDBITE OF AMANDA SHIRES SONG, SWIMMER), GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. So either you have surgery or I think you die. I cant see a thing from here. Then I get to the end of the recording process and try to decide what makes the best collection of songs. And I was like, thats what I want to do, because you play this song. 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. The South is in need of a lot of help, Shires tells Rolling Stone. You know, its Jimmy Webbs song originally, but. 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. GROSS: So this track features you, Natalie Hemby and Yola as a guest artist on it. The song is called Empty Cups.. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. Why was that the verse that you wrote or sang for yourself? SHIRES: Oh, I would have had to find somebody to drive me to Mexico or somewhere else. All the time, the want, the overwhelming volume of breathing. The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time Trump Melts Down Over Murdoch Admitting Fox Lied About Election Fraud, If you say those things out loud, it makes a difference. SHIRES: My whole left arm is tattoos of Leonard Cohen. Someone saw me sleeping naked in the noon sun. You could say its all my fault. As it turns out, it did start some conversations within our own families. Chris Tompkins, a high school friend who has co-written mainstream country hits including Carrie Underwoods Before He Cheats and Florida Georgia Lines Get Your Shine On, says Isbell seemed on a different level even back when they were covering Stairway to Heaven together. 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. Not saying something is not helping. I had no problem taking direction, but and I had no problem helping when I needed to help, so. She has a big conscience, a big heart. 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. Some people are upset at the way iPhones charge. Curled up on the floor with it all. I said, I just wrote this song. GROSS: Good. SHIRES: Yeah. The election is November 8. Interracial marriages cant happen. Privacy rights are going to be gone. She was going to school. GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. So did you ever visit her at work? I didnt believe it. SHIRES: Yes. 825 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10019, WNET is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Video Playlist: Drive-By Truckers Play Pared-Down Southern Rock, You can still find those adventures if you surround yourself with the right people, Isbell tells Rolling Stone, sitting at a picnic table on the roof of the Port City Music Hall in Portland, Maine, where hell perform in a couple of hours, a few days after his Newport set. Our interviews and reviews are produced and edited by Amy Salit, Phyllis Myers, Sam Briger, Lauren Krenzel, Heidi Saman, Therese Madden, Ann Marie Baldonado, Thea Chaloner, Seth Kelley and Susan Nyakundi. This is FRESH AIR. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. ISBELL: (Singing) And all I could think to say was. How did you come up with the image of my hands are two empty cups? / And the fear that I feel when I see my features reversed in my own daughter's face." He has since learned to tell the story of his recovery. And so I just had to get emergency surgery to remove the tube and clean the blood from inside of my body. "Maybe it was circumstance, but I saw my chance and I took it," she boasts, her tone fuzzed-out by distortion. Shires told her producer Dave Cobb, who also served as bassist in the album's indie rock-leaning band (with Isbell on lead guitar), "My violin needs to sound like it's in an aquarium, but more bright. (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.) Wade was leaked last month, Amanda Shires shared some personal news on social media. Why did you want to form this group? BRANDI CARLILE: (Singing) I was a Highwoman and a mother from my youth. And then my mom would drive me down there. For my children, I did what I had to do. And it also made me stronger in the fact that I could feel comfortable singing about it and talking about it. SHIRES: Sure. This happened to me two and a half weeks before Texas abortion ban went into effect. But a lot of times when youre growing up and taught what how to be successful and how to be to survive in the world as a woman with a career and all this stuff and probably young many young kids are taught this. hide caption. Then I told my friend Dave Cobb about my idea and he really liked it, and he said, Im going to have you meet Brandi Carlile. They all feel good, he says of making records, and they all feel really bad when youre working, simultaneously.. And I said, I dont know. But his voice is much stronger and clearer than it was in the Truckers. SHIRES: (Singing) Trying not to think of names. Is a chrysalis a butterfly? Im on your side. 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. And I really liked it. When do you show him the songs? It felt like maybe wed both leave at the same time. SHIRES: Well, that was that parts a secret, Terry. GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. And my hands are two empty cups. And this is basically, like, a country supergroup. 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. 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). But she was very good at keeping a lot of secrets. Theres so much attached to folks thinking women treat it as a kind of birth control. Amanda Shires' To the Sunset comes out Aug. 3. SHIRES: But some of the words are funny. We want to hear it. And luckily, my teacher was one of those good and rare teachers that notices when you know, when a student needs a little more help. And I said, Id love to. And Id sit on his porch. Where does that get us with our Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights? On August 9, 2021 my fallopian tube ruptured. A few hours later, his band is peeling the wallpaper with their customary encore cover tune. Amanda Rose Shires (born March 5, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and fiddle player. I was snared by your wrist. And then you also get to play you get to improvise, which is when you go off the page, as they say, or you just play what you feel within the chords. Likewise, the changes underway to the Supreme Court after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg could also mean that abortion rights will come under fire nationally. Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires perform at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Say whatever feels better or whatever. And then my orchestra teacher recommended me to a private violin teacher. What happened between now and then? But finding a voice now and sharing their stories now is as good as any time. To see more, visit. Jason Isbell) Official Video ft. Jason Isbell Watch on Tour Dates Track to get concert, live stream and tour updates. And Zachs going to play guitar. And after he did his time, he didnt say anything about it. Another is a freedom rider who died during the Freedom Rides. That way, there could be a more kind of a wider effort to try and have the conversation with folks and realize that youre not alone. AMANDA SHIRES: (Singing) Youre leaving now through the hole of an argument. And as it happened, eventually the auxiliary cable quit working in the van. And one day, we wound up in the studio, and we cut the song. And I guess when we got to the third album sequence that I had, Jason was like, why isnt Fault Lines on there? I mean, only just now nine months later, interestingly enough have I returned to having normal periods. Trending I dont care if somebody wants to put a target on me. If you share your story or share your beliefs, youre going to get some haters and trolls. I could tell my milk cow I could tell by the way she lows. We have to work hard now to mobilize and help people vote. 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