I also received responses from trolls. Amanda Shires and Jason Isbell depict a couple having an honest, difficult conversation about abortion in the new song The Problem. The tracks release coincides with International Safe Abortion Day and proceeds from its sales will go to the Yellowhammer Fund, a reproductive justice organization based in Alabama. Its you, Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Maren Morris. And I was trying to sing that song A Little Walk With You (ph). Amy Salit and Susan Nyakundi produced and edited this interview for broadcast. And one day we wound up in the studio and we cut the song. When we overturn Roe, we risk going back to, Oh, now same-sex marriages cant happen. 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Like, I know that in all of the searching that he did still believe that there was something bigger out there, so I dont have to go trying to learn all these other things. Yeah, I can do an excerpt. And so you know Ill say, I dont know, but no ones going to be asking me. And youve called on country music stars to speak out, too. Soon after a Supreme Court draft ruling that would overturn Roe v. Wade was leaked last month, Amanda Shires shared some personal news on social media. You can keep the car and the house. I dont care if somebody wants to put a target on me. GROSS: Thats the title song from the new album. And I wrote Fault Lines and then I texted it to him, just like youd imagine. And then I asked Chance, and Chance was like, no, those are real documents. When her distinctive vibrato appears on To the Sunset, as a subtle emotive tool or punctuation in her storytelling, it feels like an electrical charge shuddering through the live wire of her voice. Some people are upset at the way iPhones charge. Trump Melts Down Over Murdoch Admitting Fox Lied About Election Fraud, If you say those things out loud, it makes a difference. For those who are unfamiliar, it is impossible for an ectopic pregnancy to go to term. And I know that he feels the same way I do. 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. And we had a TV that wed watch, you know, Saturday Night Live on Saturdays. 825 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10019, WNET is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Shires told her producer Dave Cobb, who also served as bassist in the album's indie rock-leaning band (with Isbell on lead guitar), "My violin needs to sound like it's in an aquarium, but more bright. And I had been internally bleeding for a whole lot of hours. SHIRES: Yep, yep on his songs without asking him. Amanda Shires has become a coveted presence at the intersection of nervy artistry and activism, folk and country acclaim, rock attitude and Nashville influence. (In "Wasn't I Paying Attention," a tale of dramatically staged, small-town suicide, for example, the way she sings the word "attention" amplifies the narrator's unsettled state.) Shes also one of the founders of the group the Highwomen. You know, its Jimmy Webbs song originally, but. It de-stigmatizes the conversation. Thats abundantly clear on his breakout new album, Southeastern, one of the years best in any genre. Related 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. And healer seemed fitting for me not only because it happened that way, but my moms a nurse. 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 hes saying, you know, basically that hes going to support her and hes there for her. I see you talking, but I cant hear a thing. She was in her home recording studio with her fiddle and with guitarist Zach Setchfield, and they played a few songs. And your verse, you are somebody who thinks of herself as a healer but was hung in the gallows during the Salem witch trials. 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. He has since learned to tell the story of his recovery. GROSS: How did you find that out? Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. But a lot of times when youre growing up and taught what how to be successful and how to be to survive in the world as a woman with a career and all this stuff and probably young many young kids are taught this. I hope that if Roe v. Wade is overturned, it causes such a fucking uproar that we end up with more rights than we had before. And my hands are two empty cups. And she was also holding down a day job as a single mom. Im your man. While the idea was mine, it wasnt only me that made this Highwomen be a thing. Its not more threatening than the idea of taking away the services and the work that doctors and nurses do. 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. Recently, I had an ectopic pregnancy, she tweeted. When it came down to it, when I finally got it done and recorded, Amy Coney Barrett had gotten sworn in. Jason Isbell performs in Gulf Shores, Alabama. So its probably important to stay alive before you start questioning your liberty.. 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. On August 9, 2021 my fallopian tube ruptured. And I followed a dress code. I was lucky. And I also went to Greece and hung out at his house. We have to work hard now to mobilize and help people vote. SHIRES: Thats well, see, Im accepting that it sounds like its supposed to now. Recently, I had an ectopic pregnancy, she tweeted. Recently, I had an ectopic pregnancy, she tweeted. In 2020, The Highwomen won album of the year at the Americana Music Honors & Awards ceremony. And Zachs going to play guitar. Lawrence Rothman has been a model of self accepting themselves. GROSS: What I hear in your voice is that it rings out. See where your favorite artists and songs rank on the Rolling Stone Charts. And in this certain period of time, there was a lot. And I thought if Im going to get any rest, Im going to have to do something about this. But I thought, what am I going to do about that, in the event that she does go into country music? And he was there for 25 years. 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. 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. As if to match it, she experimented for the first time with filtering the sound of her fiddle through effects pedals, which lends her playing a fierce luminescence. 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). I was like, Thats what I want to do, because you play this song and then you get to improvise you just play what you feel within the chord. I had no problem taking direction, but and I had no problem helping when I needed to help, so. Grammy Award-winning songwriter Amanda Shires and bestselling author George Saunders discuss inspiration, songwriting, and Amanda's new song, "You Don't Get to Go." 2023 WNET. I didnt believe it. Members get extended access to PBS video on demand and more. SHIRES: She did. And Id sit on his porch. Yeah without you asking. You know, like, how does that go? Im glad to hear it. But if you dont, youre going to be wondering, What didnt I do? And that song, its part my story and part, you know, stories I know from friends. In my case, I blame the education system, but I didnt even know what an ectopic pregnancy was. However, you can still listen with the Spotify or Apple Music playlist at the bottom of the page. So did you ever visit her at work? And this is after some kind of nebulous argument. SHIRES: Thats all you have to say? I am your man. It was there I found, beside the Alamo, enchantment, strange as the blue up above. But and after you did the main melody part, you get to improvise. No way. Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album is released. ", 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. GROSS: Lets take another break here. GROSS: Good. In a new interview, Shires who returns with her latest album Take It Like a Man in July goes deeper into her own experiences and calls on artists, especially those in Nashville, to start using the platforms theyve been given. Jason Isbell, Amanda Shires to Serve as Record Store Days 2023 Ambassadors. 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. And hed play songs, and Id learn them. In 2020, The Highwomen won Album of the Year at the Americana Music Honors and Awards ceremony. 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. She was going to school. Jason Isbell and his wife, Amanda Shires, were walking around last weekend in Newport, Rhode Island, where they played the Newport Folk Festival. Tommy Duncan was the singer. I said, itd be cool if I was The Highwomen or maybe had a band The Highwomen. "I'm daring to do what she couldn't bring herself to do," Shires ruminates, shadowed by her own feathery harmonies. 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. So I think she did a good job. But I think she probably knew. And I got awarded a scholarship to be able to go to those. And I dont know. And (laughter) I, like, played the part. 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 had people threatening me. These really arent personal. SHIRES: (Singing) Im scared to even say the truth. All Rights Reserved. But I think folks forget that access to abortion and reproductive healthcare is not just about terminating unwanted pregnancy. When youre trying to make a tough decision, you need a lot of support. GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. And Bob Wills was, like, the father of Western Swing, which combined country music and jazz. And her latest album is called Take It Like A Man. Well be right back after a short break. GROSS: I think its time for another break. Youve been very outspoken about the right to have an abortion. Her study essentially proves that when folks cant have an abortion, it affects their mental health, their economic standing, their overall well-being. SHIRES: I began writing that song when I did the record My Piece Of Land a long while back. 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. I mean, only just now nine months later, interestingly enough have I returned to having normal periods. All Rights reserved. SHIRES: I mean OK Im going to call her up after this, too. 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. Amanda Shires' To the Sunset comes out Aug. 3. 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? I recorded my interview with her last week. The bastards hung me at the Salem gallows hill. The song is called Empty Cups.. And I think theres more valuable strength there than there is in suppressing your emotions and poisoning yourself with your own feelings, I guess. GROSS: So we have to take another short break here, so let me reintroduce you. 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. She has a big conscience, a big heart. I know I can take it like a man. 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 the character you wrote yourself out to be, the flagship all part of my fooling. Having recently moved to Nashville with Shires whose own fourth solo album, Down Fell the Doves, comes out next week the newlyweds will sequester themselves in different corners of the house to write new songs, then play them for each other. But I just got up on a stage and took the fiddle and started playing it. They all feel good, he says of making records, and they all feel really bad when youre working, simultaneously.. 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. During "Break Out the Champagne," Shires wryly relates an account of a female friend who was dumped by a dullard, only to realize that he'd never really satisfied her anyway: "I'm rock and rock and roll, and you're golf." I was playing a music festival, and I noticed that there was a fiddle on stage with Billy Joe. After recording and touring for several years with the Drive-By Truckers, for whom he wrote standouts including Decoration Day, Outfit and Danko/Manuel, Isbell launched his solo career in 2007. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. Say whatever feels better or whatever. 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