But this part of my life in our marriage was difficult. SHIRES: Thats well, see, Im accepting that it sounds like its supposed to now. 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. Isbell took a stand, even facing backlash from his fellow artists. In 2017, for her solo work, she was named emerging artist of the year at the Americana Music & Honors Awards ceremony. I never wouldve thought that before, but now I know its true. And my hands are two empty cups. Yeah without you asking. 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. GROSS: Amanda Shires, its been such a pleasure to talk with you. Ninety-five percent of study participants who did have an abortion still stood by their decision. I got up to sing, and I was like, oh, crap. But if you dont, youre going to be wondering, What didnt I do? SHIRES: And I think Sheryl Crow plays bass on that one. I would have died had this procedure not been available to me. The players in the band, they took me seriously as a player, but they also understood that I was a kid.. Lets get back to my interview with singer-songwriter and musician Amanda Shires. You can call me serious trouble. We found all this out afterwards. But I just got up on a stage and took the fiddle and started playing it. Recently, I had an ectopic pregnancy, she tweeted. 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. "Isn't it just like a daughter to make a fool of you? Trending And I was like, my granddad was in Alcatraz? I didnt believe it. And then coupled with the pandemic and all that, he was on self-preservation mode, and I was too. She was going to school. Lets get back to my interview with singer, songwriter and musician Amanda Shires. Warblers and wrens, hymn at my throat, shook and quivering. (SOUNDBITE OF AMANDA SHIRES SONG, SWIMMER), GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. GROSS: OK. And I dont know how I feel about that. I was lucky. The way she relaxes into low notes on that last line makes it sound far more like an unembarrassed confession than a complaint. GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. And a lot of its multilayered, the meaning take it like a man. 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. Do you have you do a great version of Im Your Man, his song, Im Your Man, on YouTube. GROSS: Thats Empty Cups from Amanda Shires new album, Take It Like A Man. Thats such a great song, Amanda. Were proud to be from that area. 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. Some people are upset at the way iPhones charge. GROSS: Well, thank you for doing that. And I return to them often. What happened between now and then? SHIRES: (Singing) I was a healer. He could still leave it dish in the sink, you know? Shires, who was touring with the Texas Playboys when she was still a teenager, has a sense of responsibility thats been good for him, he says. 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 could tell my milk cow I could tell by the way she lows. I laid hands upon the world. GROSS: Lets take another break here. The timing of The Problem and the fact that its benefiting the Yellowhammer Fund are both important, as draconian, punitive abortion laws have been enacted in Alabama and neighboring states in the last year. 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. 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. Ive found and scrounged and continued to for every interview that hes done in any form and any language. But it was true. In Portland, he led the band (including his wife on fiddle) through charging, heartfelt songs that often sounded like the cavalry was coming. SHIRES: Well, myself and Brandi wrote the song. Singer, songwriter and fiddle player Amanda Shires still remembers the moment she fell in love with the fiddle. 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). And I said, yes, Id love to. SHIRES: I forced myself in that position. GROSS: Whoa. Click the audio link above to get the full experience, On channeling her feelings about her marriage into writing Fault Lines and showing it to Isbell, I went and I sat down in my barn of internal wandering, and this is after some kind of nebulous argument, and I wrote Fault Lines and then I texted it to him, just like youd imagine, I said, I just wrote this song. And then in my mind I thought, Well, if he couldnt hear the frequency of my voice before, maybe he could hear it through music, you know? And the other parts, youre just kind of asleep. I tried so hard to make myself clear. And I dont know. SHIRES: No, not until a couple of years ago. Thank you for performing for us. I dont feel like it matches whats going on inside my brain. 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. And I hadnt heard the fiddle being played at all. If writing came easier sober, playing live was terrifying at first, he says. I dont understand why its such a big issue, as big of an issue as it is. Shes also one of the founders of the group The Highwomen. Or did you keep the songs, like, kind of secret for a while? We want to hear it. GROSS: Well, would you play Take It Like A Man for us? This is FRESH AIR. The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time So I dont have to go trying to learn all these other things. I mean, many songwriters would say, oh, theyre not about me. 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. 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. Upcoming Dates Past And thank you for putting up with me. And I was reading mine. Youve been very outspoken about the right to have an abortion. 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. GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. Bridget Bentz, Molly Seavy-Nesper and Kitty Eisele adapted it for the web. 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. Trump Melts Down Over Murdoch Admitting Fox Lied About Election Fraud, If you say those things out loud, it makes a difference. And I said, OK, well, Ill be the healer. I recorded my interview with her last week. She gets pregnant and wants to have an abortion, although she doesnt feel great about it. Tomorrow on FRESH AIR, well talk about the power, promise and potential harm of YouTube. 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. Im Terry Gross. Refunds at point of purchase but were working on rescheduling. Elizaveta Porodina/Courtesy of the artist Amanda Shires appeared on The Late Late Show to perform her recent song Take It Like a Man. Playing with her band, the singer offered an emotive take on the And the character you wrote yourself out to be, the flagship all part of my fooling. I know I can take it like a man. And this is after some kind of nebulous argument. But for me, I was just happy to be up there playing music I loved. Amanda Shires' To the Sunset comes out Aug. 3. If you want a partner, take my hand or only you want to strike me down in anger, here I stand. Recently, I had an ectopic pregnancy, she tweeted. I cant see a thing from here. credit: John Shearer. Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires say they've turned in their memberships with the Country Music Association, due to the organization's "failure" to acknowledge the And then, really, while the idea was mine, it wasnt only me that made The Highwomen be a thing. The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time I had no problem taking direction, but and I had no problem helping when I needed to help, so. People will have to prove that they have been raped. GROSS: That your Father had spent 25 years in Alcatraz? The Idol: How HBOs Next Euphoria Became Twisted Torture Porn 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. 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. And I know I can take it like a man. On forming the all-female country super-group The Highwomen. And after he did his time, he didnt say anything about it. 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. 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. I was gifted as a girl. 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). Its pretty obvious.. JASON ISBELL: (Singing) What do you want to do? GROSS: Lawrence Rothman produced your new album. Amanda Shires. Isbell said he had to cancel his Asheville shows scheduled for Jan. 11-12, but he and his team are working to reschedule shows in Louisville, Columbus, Wilkes-Barre and Wilmington. 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. 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. My family left Honduras when they killed the Sandinistas. I accept it now. / And the fear that I feel when I see my features reversed in my own daughter's face." GROSS: You forced yourself in the position of having him hear you play? I know what the cost is in the octaves of consequence. We just couldnt get along. So did you ever visit her at work? Not saying something is not helping. 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. It could be something you played. 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