Shires had an abortion in Tennessee when she was with her now-husband, singer-songwriter Jason Isbell. Amanda Shires (born March 5, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and fiddle player. The Highwomen 2019 To the Sunset 2018 Down Fell the Doves 2013 My Piece of Land 2016 Carrying Lightning 2011 Deciphering Dreams - Single 2020 You Got Lucky (feat. [14] She graduated with a Master's of Fine Arts in Poetry in 2017.[15][16][17]. In 2012, Shires was named Artist of the Year by Texas Music magazine, appearing on the publication's cover. Shires has released six solo albums, her most recent To the Sunset on the Silver Knife label in 2018. Along with Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Shires won the Grammy Award for Best Americana Album for their 2017 album The Nashville Sound. [9] At the age of 15, she joined the Texas Playboys, the former backing band for Western swing legend Bob Wills.[10]. In 2017, she supported John Prine on his worldwide tour alongside joining Isbell for select dates. Is a chrysalis a butterfly?”, “The Problem’ tells a story that’s rarely heard or discussed — especially by southerners — and we are grateful that Amanda is shining a light to keep the conversation going,” says Laurie Bertram Roberts, executive director of Yellowhammer Fund, in a statement. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. In September 2019, they released their first album, “Redesigning Women,” its self-titled single paying homage to the modern working family woman. In 2019, she founded a country music supergroup called The Highwomen alongside Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris and Natalie Hemby. This has been the hardest year, [Shires] Her next solo album, Carrying Lightning was released in 2011, followed by Down Fell The Doves in August 2013 and My Piece of Land in September 2016. Grammy-winning country musician Amanda Shires will donate all proceeds from a new single to the Yellowhammer Fund, a nonprofit that provides assistance with abortions in Alabama. All proceeds will benefit Alabama’s Yellowhammer Fund, an abortion fund and reproductive justice organization. Amanda Shires More by Amanda Shires. Amanda Shires’ new song “The Problem,” featuring Jason Isbell, is out today (Sept. 28), to coincide with International Safe Abortion Day. Torres Describes Harrowing 48 Hours Trying to Return Home, The Viral Countdown: The Race to React to COVID-19, The Cost of Coronavirus: How Young Guv Ended Up Stranded, The Killers Double Down on Arena Rock With. The latter proved to be Shires' breakthrough, gaining her a nomination from the Americana Music Association. The lyrics feature a “conversation” between Shires and Isbell that includes: [Shires] I’m scared to even say the truth. More information on National Safe Abortion Day is here. Shires contributed to The Tree of Forgiveness, the 2018 album by John Prine. Shires and her musician husband, Jason Isbell, partnered on the single “The Problem,” which is set to be released Sept. 28, according to a press release from the Yellowhammer […] Shires has released six solo albums, her most recent To the Sunset on the Silver Knife label in 2018. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your California Privacy Rights (each updated 1/1/20). Amanda Shires attends EMILY's List Brunch and Panel Discussion "Defining Women" at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on February 04, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for EMILY's List)Getty Images for EMILY's List. “With the 2020 election looming, we want to continue destigmatizing abortion and we hope that normalizing conversations around it will help folks feel more comfortable seeking the essential health care they need.”. She toured extensively with Picott from 2006. Shires and Isbell have made other music together recently, dropping a cover of Van Morrison’s classic “Into the Mystic,” while mocking the Irish singer’s controversial Covid and anti-lockdown stance. [26][27], The song "When you Need a Train It Never Comes" from Carrying Lightning was ranked the fifth best song of 2011 by American Songwriter. Four years later, having relocated to Nashville,[10] she released West Cross Timbers and in the same year released Sew Your Heart with Wires, a collaboration with Rod Picott. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. [19] As a member of the 400 Unit, Shires won the Grammy Award for Best Americana Album for The Nashville Sound. [21], David Menconi of the magazine Spin said that Shires "sings [...] like an earthbound Emmylou Harris",[13] and her vocals have been likened to those of Dolly Parton. Amanda Shires has released a new song, “The Problem,” to coincide with International Safe Abortion Day, with proceeds going to the Yellowhammer Fund, an organization dedicated to … [3][23] Although her principal instrument is the fiddle, she also plays the ukulele. In an interview with reckon, Shires said the song was originally written in 2016. [23], Shires began dating fellow musician Jason Isbell in 2011. Amanda Shires attends EMILY's List Brunch and Panel Discussion "Defining Women" at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on February 04, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires feel fortunate. She also used to be a barrel racer at rodeos. In 2019, Shires formed country group the Highwomen, along with Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, and Maren Morris. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission. All proceeds from “The Problem” benefit The Yellowhammer Fund, an abortion fund and reproductive justice organization based in Alabama. In the current version, Shires uses a young couple’s conversation about whether to have an abortion to propel the song, echoing her own experience with abortion in her late 20s. It just struck me that it’s not something we all talk about, and it should be something that we talk about.”. [4][6] She saw an inexpensive Chinese-made fiddle for sale and her father agreed to buy it for her on the condition that she learn to play it. With the Sept. 18 death of Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg and subsequent nomination of conservative federal appellate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the bench, women’s abortion rights may be threatened. [22][23] The imagery in her songwriting has been compared to that of Tom Waits. Amanda Shires (born March 5, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and fiddle player.