AMANDA SHIRES AND JASON ISBELL: (Singing) Everythings going to be OK. Its going to be all right. Shes not really a rock & roll kid, for lack of a better term. So I think she did a good job. Amanda Shires opens her new album To the Sunset with a strikingly different scenario. And how come you didnt know before? The song is called Hawk For The Dove.. In the past, white men have said otherwise. But I did move a couple of times out of the house, not because it was a leaving thing, but because I didnt want to do anything that would harm, you know, make it worse. I dont feel like it matches whats going on inside my brain. And then she wanted to know if it was real, so she hired a private investigator and all this. And sometimes, you know, you can, like, cup your hands and drink water from them or you could cup your hands and I dont know. On August 9, 2021 my fallopian tube ruptured. Well close with the opening track from Amanda Shires new album. GROSS: Oh, thats so funny. Jason Isbell, Amanda Shires to Serve as Record Store Days 2023 Ambassadors. You can just say Im crazy. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. How did you manage to do that? We have Olivia Rodrigo and Phoebe Bridgers speaking up, and Ariana Grande. SHIRES: I mean, I think theyre pretty good. All Rights Reserved. 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. They do tell you that going out and helping other people really helps you a lot. I would have died had this procedure not been available to me. Im glad to hear it. Jason Isbell performs in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Thank you for your songs. Maybe I was asking for a little too much. It was there I found, beside the Alamo, enchantment, strange as the blue up above. Yeah without you asking. When I wrote my first piece for Rolling Stone, Id had an abortion before. But for me, I was just happy to be up there playing music I loved. You can say its all my fault. Do you have you do a great version of Im Your Man, his song, Im Your Man, on YouTube. And if you want a doctor, Ill examine every inch of you. 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. 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. I just feel like that invites a lot of conversation and questions, you know, into our marriage and our relationship. "I'm daring to do what she couldn't bring herself to do," Shires ruminates, shadowed by her own feathery harmonies. 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. (Singing) Time was all Id want. I tried so hard to make myself clear. Lets start with a track from the new album. And how did you figure out what you wanted your point of view to be, you know, like, who the song would be about? What does that phrase mean to you? SHIRES: But some of the words are funny. I want Garth Brooks out there telling people that womens health is a priority. And her latest album is called Take It Like A Man. Well be right back after a short break. What happened between now and then? And I return to them often. SHIRES: (Singing) Im scared to even say the truth. GROSS: You grew up in Lubbock, Texas, and Mineral Wells, Texas. "Through a sunset, shifting gears, to the something better shining diamond clear.". 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 then, really, while the idea was mine, it wasnt only me that made The Highwomen be a thing. Im not a big AA guy, but Ill go every once in a while. But if you dont, youre going to be wondering, What didnt I do? What didnt I say that could have helped change one mind? I cant live with the idea of not speaking up. GROSS: That sounds really, really awful. Theres not a lot of filler, not a lot of songs I would skip through, he says. And I guess when we got to the third album sequence that I had, Jason was like, why isnt Fault Lines on there? And my hands are two empty cups. When it reopened, he was in the first 200. This is FRESH AIR. SHIRES: No, not until a couple of years ago. GROSS: So we have to take another short break here, so let me reintroduce you. Maintaining that vigilance and devoting necessary energy and attention to confronting and correcting not only sexual wrongdoing but warped thinking can be all-consuming. And then and the words are amazing and always brought me a smile. It felt like maybe wed both leave at the same time. Lets get back to my interview with singer-songwriter and musician Amanda Shires. When it came down to it, when I finally got it done and recorded, Amy Coney Barrett had gotten sworn in. People forget, Shires says. SHIRES: About singing, yes. Well definitely get to your verse, which is the second one. 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. Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble. Its no fun but well be alright.. I had people threatening me. SHIRES: I began writing that song when I did the record My Piece Of Land a long while back. And I was trying to sing that song A Little Walk With You (ph). See where your favorite artists and songs rank on the Rolling Stone Charts. You dont see a lot of men speaking up, and every voice is helpful. You used to lean in like I was whispering, any excuse to get near again. If youre just joining us, my guest is songwriter, singer, musician Amanda Shires. Other than that, I think were all right. Victoria is scheduled to open for Isbell on this tour. GROSS: Were you nervous about being on stage or just about singing? I know everyone is scared of losing their rung on the ladder, but there are more important things, I think, than your fame. 825 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10019, WNET is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. 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.. 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. And there was a guy that also played the guitar, like a multi-instrumentalist side person. 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. "Isn't it just like a daughter to make a fool of you? Weve had legal abortions for 50 years and now, suddenly, a long-held right will be illegal. I remember thinking, Wow, theres a lot of potential for me to really mess this up.'. The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time And the reason I think that my grandmother knew is because also lately, we found out that my moms oldest sister isnt doesnt have the same dad as her, as my granddad. Opening with solemn piano chords, The Problem features Isbells voice first, then Shires joins, and the pair trade lines as they move the story along. The Mandalorian Season Three Gets Off to a Disappointing Start ", 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. I was doing fine, and then, I was just like no sound would come out of my mouth. The singer, songwriter and fiddler found comfort with an unexpected collaborator and plumbed new depths on her latest album, Take It Like a Man. Amanda With vacations lagging and the dangerous delta variant spreading, the United States is averaging more than 100,000 new cases a day for the first time since early February. You have your fiddle with you. Got myself a breakthrough case of Covid- feeling fine but well have to cancel the next few shows (Asheville, Louisville, Columbus, Wilkes-Barre, and Wilmington). But I am living still. To keep the newness from wearing off, for every start theres gonna be a stop. In 2020, she penned an op-ed for Rolling Stone about why abortion rights matter. So when you started taking lessons with Frankie McWhorter and then became part of the band, how much did you know about Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys? And I was still dealing with all of it two and a half weeks later. What made you think of yourself as his disciple? And in this case, I wanted Jason to also come in and sing it, too. It occurred to me the thing that broke my heart the most was when I grew up and realized everything wasnt an adventure, he says. WebAmanda Shires - The Problem (feat. 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. She performs in several settings and has received awards in each of them. Like, dont cry; dont show your emotions; be stoic; be strong; everything else is weakness. How did you decide to say that these songs are really about a bad period of your marriage? We found music, and then being in the Shoals area just gave us an early look at all the places music can take you. So I couldnt really get into it. Im your man. 2023 WNET. JASON ISBELL: (Singing) What do you want to do? And as it happened, eventually the auxiliary cable quit working in the van. A person having a miscarriage may have to fly to another state, just so they or their doctor doesnt get into legal trouble. On August 9, 2021 To see more, visit. And I was reading mine. And all I could think to say/Was everythings going to be OK/Its gonna be all right/Im on your side, he sings. I know I can take it like a man. A few hours later, his band is peeling the wallpaper with their customary encore cover tune. Life cant help but interfere. So since they are personal songs, you had to decide to say that. If you want a partner, take my hand or only you want to strike me down in anger, here I stand. Curled up on the floor with it all. And he was there for 25 years. And tell us how. These really arent personal. Amanda Rose Shires (born March 5, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and fiddle player. SHIRES: Theres a medication that you cant take right now after, you know, about two weeks after this happened to me. And it was a picture of hands holding on to nothing. Refunds at point of purchase but were working on rescheduling. Jason Isbell) Official Video ft. Jason Isbell Watch on Tour Dates Track to get concert, live stream and tour updates. You can keep the car and the house. SHIRES: The audience really never went wild over me because it took me a minute to really learn how to improvise. Thank you for doing the interview. You slammed the door so hard I still hear rattling spoons. Never one to shy away from his beliefs, Isbell implored his fellow man, in Alabama or otherwise, to get vaccinated, that is, if they wanted to see him perform in person, hoping to make a difference. And, you know, she. I heard in 22 songs, one womans voice I heard. 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 the decade-plus that Shires has been making solo albums in addition to working as a side person with Billy Joe Shaver, Justin Townes Earle and, eventually, her husband and fellow singer-songwriter Jason Isbell she's expressed self-consciousness about the shivers and tremors in her singing voice, tried to smooth them out of her delivery and ultimately embraced its untameness. And after he did his time, he didnt say anything about it. 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. Thank you for performing for us. 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