SHIRES: About singing, yes. Are they just going to sit around and drink beer? SHIRES: (Singing) Trying not to think of names. SHIRES: But some of the words are funny. SHIRES: Yeah. And then my mom would drive me down there. In 2016 I was going on the road. So to give listeners a sense of Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys, listeners who dont know who they are, this is a classic 1940 recording of New San Antonio Rose., (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, NEW SAN ANTONIO ROSE), BOB WILLS AND HIS TEXAS PLAYBOYS: (Singing) Deep within my heart lies a melody, a song of old San Antone (ph) San Antone where in dreams I live with a memory beneath the stars, all alone. We just couldnt get along. So Amanda, you took fiddle lessons from Frankie McWhorter, who played with Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys from 60 to 62 62 was the year that Bob Wills had a heart attack and retired for a long time from music. 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. 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. 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. How did you decide to say that these songs are really about a bad period of your marriage? So when I would write the songs, I dont know whats going to come out, but sometimes, it was so I was just so down that the only way I could get better was to take it out on writing a song. And then more recently, just about a year ago, in August of 2021, you had an ectopic pregnancy. And I was still dealing with all of it two and a half weeks later. It is not trapped in your throat. She gets pregnant and wants to have an abortion, although she doesnt feel great about it. I know I can take it like a man. And I followed a dress code. Editors picks 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. Its you, Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Maren Morris. And you got your start professionally at age 15 playing fiddle with the Texas Playboys. On your Twitter, you describe yourself as a disciple of Leonard Cohen. People will have to prove that they have been raped. And I was reading mine. And I was thinking about how much the stories matter. Her study essentially proves that when folks cant have an abortion, it affects their mental health, their economic standing, their overall well-being. I dont care if somebody wants to put a target on me. GROSS: I think its time for another break. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. GROSS: So one of the ways you ended up becoming a songwriter as well as a singer and musician was that Billy Joe Shaver heard you play. FRESH AIRs executive producer is Danny Miller. And so I felt in my mind, I felt those things. Amanda Shires was named emerging artist of the year at the 2017 Americana Music and Honors Awards Ceremony. And then, we did it, sing the song. Since writing that op-ed, I have had reproductive healthcare that some might call an abortion when I was hospitalized in Texas on August 9, 2021, with a ruptured fallopian tube caused by an ectopic pregnancy. 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. 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. Its a great song, so I thought wed play some of it. All rights reserved (About Us). SHIRES: The audience really never went wild over me because it took me a minute to really learn how to improvise. It could be something you played. Our technical director and engineer is Audrey Bentham. You can call it serious trouble cause thats what I want. Ninety-five percent of study participants who did have an abortion still stood by their decision. And if you want another kind of love, Ill wear a mask for you. In my case, I blame the education system, but I didnt even know what an ectopic pregnancy was. Thats the trick.. GROSS: So we have to take another short break here, so let me reintroduce you. Here Are The Republicans Who Want Him Kicked Out, Rupert Murdoch Must Tell Fox News Hosts To Stop Spreading Election Lies, Congressional Democrats Demand, Trump Attacks Rupert Murdoch And Fox NewsAgainClaiming Destruction Of America Amid Defamation Lawsuit, These U.S.-Listed Stocks SurgeAlibaba, Baidu And MoreAfter Chinas Economic Rebound, Top NFL Prospect Jalen Carter Charged For Alleged Role In Fatal Street Race, Bite-Sized TikTok Poetry Blows UpAlong With Growing Claims Of Plagiarism, As Delta Variant Spreads, Artists and Venues Scramble to Keep Concerts Safe, Live Nation Allows Artists to Require Vaccination or Proof of Negative Test Result for U.S. Concerts. To keep the newness from wearing off, for every start theres gonna be a stop. SHIRES: Sure. 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. So lets hear a song about when things werent so all right. 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 Elizaveta Porodina/Courtesy of the artist The Mandalorian Season Three Gets Off to a Disappointing Start 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. Is a chrysalis a butterfly? And we met. Then I tried recording it in a couple of other situations, and I just didnt have it right yet. Another is a freedom rider who died during the Freedom Rides. 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. We would sleep on the floor in the closet there because she would do the night shift, because she would was going to school in the daytime for being a nurse. I got to a certain age and realized I couldnt be Indiana Jones.. 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. It doesnt have to be Im Your Man. I just know that youve done that. So one of the things you learned, like, I think in the past few years is that your grandfather had spent years in prison. Theyre just songs because everybody goes through troubles in their relationship. McWhorter, who had played fiddle in Bob Wills band, became her teacher, and when Shires was just 15, he asked her to join The Texas Playboys. Bridget Bentz, Molly Seavy-Nesper and Kitty Eisele adapted it for the web. Since publishing my op-ed, Ive heard from some folks who are in their eighties. Here's why. Im so glad you wrote it. SHIRES: She did. SHIRES: (Singing) I was a healer. SHIRES: Oh, yeah. Because once you have a baby, theres no social programming to help. 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. I never wouldve thought that before, but now I know its true. Im glad to hear it. And I had been internally bleeding for a whole lot of hours. It was love at first listen. I could just trust based on how Leonard Cohen did all that work for us. And thank you for putting up with me. Theres nothing left to fix. 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. Then her character takes control of the exchange in a teasing tone. SHIRES: (Singing) Im scared to even say the truth. Its as opposed to being in the uterus, where it belongs. And I said, yes, Id love to. Related Probably nobody enjoys it as much as I do, but its not a necessity for survival. It's a sentiment that Shires has echoed many times since. In a June 2022 follow-up, the artist detailed for Rolling Stone her experience of ending a life-threatening ectopic pregnancy in August 2021. Well, why dont you sing some of it for us? 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. And I dont know how I feel about that. I was lucky. GROSS: You know, your husband plays on this album, but the songs are about a bad period in your marriage. And she was doing the bail bonding on the night. GROSS: You grew up in Lubbock, Texas, and Mineral Wells, Texas. SHIRES: In 2016, I was going on the road. SHIRES: No, not until a couple of years ago. We found out that, yes, our grandmothers are pro-choice. 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. Look at Texas' Primary. And I said, Id love to. And I was like, my granddad was in Alcatraz? When we overturn Roe, we risk going back to, Oh, now same-sex marriages cant happen. 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. Snubbing the King: Why Don't Big Stars Want to Perform at Charles' Coronation? I know I can take it like a man. He asserted that the band would cancel the concert if any venue refused to agree to their requirements. I didnt believe it. Not saying something is not helping. GROSS: Yeah. 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). And then, really, while the idea was mine, it wasnt only me that made The Highwomen be a thing. And that song, its part my story and part, you know, stories I know from friends. And then you also youve got guys thatll back you up. GROSS: Amanda Shires, how did you decide you wanted to write a song about abortion? 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. On August 10, my life was savedthese are some dark days.. Jason Isbell will put his tour on hold after announcing he tested positive with for COVID-19. 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. GROSS: Oh, yeah. But, yeah, after a while thinking about it, I got more comfortable with it. 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. And as it happened, eventually the auxiliary cable quit working in the van so I was left to the radio choices of sports ball and Top 40 country music. Singer, songwriter and fiddle player Amanda Shires still remembers the moment she fell in love with the fiddle. But for me, I was just happy to be up there playing music I loved. However, you can still listen with the Spotify or Apple Music playlist at the bottom of the page. We found music, and then being in the Shoals area just gave us an early look at all the places music can take you. Former Drive-By Trucker is enjoying a breakout moment with new album 'Southeastern'. And while I I know the voice that I have is what I have. I know the cost of flight is landing. You may opt-out by, U.S. A few hours later, his band is peeling the wallpaper with their customary encore cover tune. Roberta Shorrock directs the show. Amanda Shires. Amanda Shires (born March 5, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and violin player. 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. Shires has released six solo albums, her most recent To The Sunset on the Silver Knife label in 2018. It goes, (singing) I woke up this morning, and I looked out my door. The song is named "Parking Lot Pirouette" for its protagonist's graceful forwardness, her decisive movement to prolong a pleasurable dalliance. SHIRES: I feel like its a little nasally, and I wish it was, like, a little bit lower. And I save them all and I return to them often I own one of his guitars My whole left arm is tattoos of Leonard Cohen I really do feel like he did a lot of work for me that I dont have to do. Theres a lot of things you do with your hands, but it struck me the most is matching the feeling of desperation or even begging. Im your Amanda. "Last night you walked me to my car / You said, 'You won't be getting far before you turn around,'" she sings, her phrasing seesawing and scampering. As it turns out, it did start some conversations within our own families. 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