It de-stigmatizes the conversation. 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. Tax ID: 26-2810489, Copyright 2022 Fresh Air. And thank you for putting up with me. ISBELL: (Singing) Im on your side. GROSS: Oh, I wish he could have heard you do it. GROSS: I think its so interesting that your mother worked as a bail bondsman, not knowing that her own father had spent so much time in prison. Too caught up in the way I want you rolling over me. SHIRES: Oh, I would have had to find somebody to drive me to Mexico or somewhere else. GROSS: With the Texas Playboys when youre performing with them or something that you learned from one of your teachers but that really made you fall in love with the style and that epitomizes what that style is. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Look at Texas' Primary. 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. He has since learned to tell the story of his recovery. As they talked, Isbell was struck with a realization. Recently, I had an ectopic pregnancy, she tweeted. So thanks to them as well. And he said, try playing this one. And you got your start professionally at age 15 playing fiddle with the Texas Playboys. I dont care if somebody wants to put a target on me. We found music, and then being in the Shoals area just gave us an early look at all the places music can take you. AL.com spoke to Isbell last September about when he decided implementing these COVID restrictions at his shows was the right thing to do, how this stance has affected the relationship with some of his fans, what its like to finally hit the road and play again and what it will take for Alabama to have a change of heart on getting vaccinated. But they took me seriously, but they also knew the seriousness and the impact of the help that they were giving me. GROSS: The bail bondsmen are often their offices are often located in a very low-rent part of town. Got myself a breakthrough case of Covid, the Alabama-born artist tweeted Tuesday. 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.. And it was a picture of hands holding on to nothing. We just couldnt get along. 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. I had to spend the night with her at work. When I wrote my first piece for Rolling Stone, Id had an abortion before. I just fell in love with the music, is what happened. If you want a partner, take my hand or only you want to strike me down in anger, here I stand. The Highwomen were tapped as last-minute fill ins, though founding member Amanda Shires was unable to attend as she continues to recover from an emergency Its you, Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Maren Morris. 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. So I couldnt really get into it. Im so glad you wrote it. Oh, I could have crowed. 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. All rights reserved (About Us). It was keeping me up at night. Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires perform at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. But she was very good at keeping a lot of secrets. GROSS: OK. 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. Its all control.. And I really liked it. I am Terry Gross. And then and neither of them told us that stuff. Is a chrysalis a butterfly? In my case, I blame the education system, but I didnt even know what an ectopic pregnancy was. Lets get back to my interview with singer, songwriter and musician Amanda Shires. I had no problem taking direction, but and I had no problem helping when I needed to help, so. Then I tried recording it in a couple of other situations, and I just didnt have it right yet. Because thats not how I go into songwriting. It was love at first listen. 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. Editors picks 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: I think its time for another break. SHIRES: I feel like its a little nasally, and I wish it was, like, a little bit lower. 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. The Mandalorian Season Three Gets Off to a Disappointing Start And Lanny Fiel, he would say, youre really, really great at the parts you love. And thats when the fertilized egg stays in the fallopian tube. Jason Isbell and his wife, Amanda Shires, were walking around last weekend in Newport, Rhode Island, where they played the Newport Folk Festival. And but I think for the players in the band, they took me seriously as a player. Is that right? Singer, songwriter and fiddle player Amanda Shires still remembers the moment she fell in love with the fiddle. That one speaks to me. 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. Other than that, I think were all right. Its just like you would expect, but theres real, scientific proof for it now. While the idea was mine, it wasnt only me that made this Highwomen be a thing. I was doing fine, and then, I was just like no sound would come out of my mouth. Every one of them except for me survived. And then and the words are amazing and always brought me a smile. GROSS: Oh, yeah. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. GROSS: Whoa. And I was thinking about how much the stories matter. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) Three months after an emergency heart transplant, Grammy-nominated keyboardist, producer, songwriter and artist Peter Levin GROSS: That sounds really, really awful. SHIRES: Yeah. And then she wanted to know if it was real, so she hired a private investigator and all this. credit: John Shearer. This happened to me two and a half weeks before Texas abortion ban went into effect. Amanda Shires was named emerging artist of the year at the 2017 Americana Music and Honors Awards Ceremony. Thats, like, part of your identity on Twitter. If youre just joining us, my guest is songwriter, singer and musician Amanda Shires. And from there, he introduced me to Frankie McWhorter. But theres a medication you can take that aborts the fertilized egg from your fallopian tube. But they also understood that I was a kid. GROSS: And me of you, so thank you. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. This is FRESH AIR. And one day, we wound up in the studio, and we cut the song. And here it sits. Amanda Shires opens her new album To the Sunset with a strikingly different scenario. Jason Isbell and his wife, Amanda Shires, were walking around last weekend in Newport, Rhode Island, where they played the Newport Folk Festival. Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album is released. SHIRES: On August 9, yes, I was in Texas at Austin City Limits. The Problem wraps up by driving home the weight of the decision for her character. The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time And as it happened, eventually the auxiliary cable quit working in the van. Shes not really a rock & roll kid, for lack of a better term. Jason Isbell, Amanda Shires to Serve as Record Store Days 2023 Ambassadors. I hope youll join us. And I know that he likes to help. So I would be studying my pieces. And youve called on country music stars to speak out, too. Demographer Diana Greene Foster conducted a 10-year study tracking both people who had abortions and people who were denied abortions. Another is a freedom rider who died during the Freedom Rides. With artists and concert promoters nationwide forced to confront a surging spike in infections and hospitalizations attributed to the spread of the delta variant, Grammy award-winning musician, Jason Isbell, announced Monday that he and his band, the 400 Unit, will require concertgoers to provide proof of vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test to attend all their future shows, whether they are held indoors or outdoors. I just feel like that invites a lot of conversation and questions, you know, into our marriage and our relationship. You slammed the door so hard I still hear rattling spoons. Im not joking. Like, do you say, hey, honey, heres a song I wrote about how bad things are between us right now? Will you look at me the same? 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. And I know that Jasons platform is bigger than mine. And I also want to thank Zack Sedgefield for playing guitar and also Diana Walsh, who engineered your end of the music and the conversation from your home studio in well, outside of Nashville. What does that phrase mean to you? SHIRES: About singing, yes. 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. I had people threatening me. Fellow singer/songwriter Aimee Mann tweeted well wishes to Isbell: Im so sorry. To see more, visit. I know I can take it like a man. And she also plays in her husband, Jason Isbells, band. And this is can I ask you to perform Fault Lines, to do an excerpt of it? And she was also holding down a day job as a single mom. You could say its all my fault. And, you know, I didnt know that this was a thing you should normally ask to do cause I was young. The song is named "Parking Lot Pirouette" for its protagonist's graceful forwardness, her decisive movement to prolong a pleasurable dalliance. It was love at first listen, Shires says of the fiddle songs. Not standing up for folks is not helping and its not right. I would have died; my daughter, Mercy, would have lost her mother; my husband, Jason, would be a widower. And all I could think to say/Was everythings going to be OK/Its gonna be all right/Im on your side, he sings. So one of the things you learned, like, I think in the past few years is that your grandfather had spent years in prison. The Truth About Amanda Shires And Jason Isbell - TheList.com And I remember the first time I sang ever, Leon Rausch had to hold my hand. And he married my grandmother. But I am living still. Amy Salit and Susan Nyakundi produced and edited this interview for broadcast. If you want a boxer, Ill step in the ring for you. Theres still just as much awe.. "Maybe it was circumstance, but I saw my chance and I took it," she boasts, her tone fuzzed-out by distortion. And healer seemed fitting for me not only because it happened that way, but my moms a nurse. And couple of lessons like that, he pulled out some fiddle tunes that he had been transcribing aurally from Frankie McWhorter. 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. Shires started playing fiddle professionally when she was 15 with the band the Texas Playboys, which used to be led by Bob Wills, the father of Western Swing. So hold on to your thoughts. The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time And the character you wrote yourself out to be, the flagship all part of my fooling. Tomorrow on FRESH AIR, well talk about the power, promise and potential harm of YouTube. 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. Shes also one of the founders of the group the Highwomen. But anyway, he just grabbed my hand and held it. And so you know Ill say, I dont know, but no ones going to be asking me. A lark in the shower from the night to the morning after. I was lucky. It seems like a simple thing to say, but its really true. And then I thought about Waylon and Kris and them of The Highwaymen, and I was like, they were kind of speaking about ageism. Thats abundantly clear on his breakout new album, Southeastern, one of the years best in any genre. And her latest album is called Take It Like A Man. Well be right back after a short break. And I know that he feels the same way I do. I could just trust based on how Leonard Cohen did all that work for us. Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble. Or did you keep the songs, like, kind of secret for a while? I still miss the way you lean in. We have Olivia Rodrigo and Phoebe Bridgers speaking up, and Ariana Grande. She was going to school. Theres nothing left to fix. And usually that works. Which would I rather have? If youre just joining us, my guest is songwriter, singer, musician Amanda Shires. SHIRES: Honestly, a lot of times, my thoughts come to me just in pictures. Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble. Members get extended access to PBS video on demand and more. Learn more about his tour. And then my orchestra teacher recommended me to a private violin teacher. And that, to me, was incredible, because they had abortions in what was a pre-Roe v. Wade environment and theyre only now sharing their stories for the first time. And I kept imagining, like, how I had nothing left to give and nothing I could do or say to make anything feel right, like, within me somehow. And hes saying, you know, basically that hes going to support her and hes there for her. Also, during this time when I was leaving, I was thinking about how Mercy was you know, picked up a kazoo, and she could play a kazoo. She has a big conscience, a big heart. 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. GROSS: That your Father had spent 25 years in Alcatraz? GROSS: So this track features you, Natalie Hemby and Yola as a guest artist on it. fiddle-playing damn Texan. SHIRES: No, not until a couple of years ago. And then, really, while the idea was mine, it wasnt only me that made The Highwomen be a thing. And we met. Shires has released seven solo albums starting in 2005, her most recent being Take It Like a Man in 2022. Were proud to be from that area. On August 9, 2021 my fallopian tube ruptured. I didnt start learning how to accept my voice until recently. 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. And I hadnt heard the fiddle being played at all. Essentially, shes just a good person. GROSS: One of the things I love about his music is the way he combined the spiritual and the profane in his songs and the spiritual and, like, anger and resentment and despair. I laid hands upon the world. 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. Lets get back to my interview with Amanda Shires, a great singer and songwriter who also co-founded the band The Highwomen, which is a kind of all-star country music band. For its protagonist 's graceful forwardness, her decisive movement to prolong amanda shires hospitalized pleasurable dalliance now! 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