Summing up Amanda Shires in a couple of sentences is difficult because she wears lots of hats. Kickass fiddle player (starting playing with the Texas Playboys at 15). Unique singing voice (she has the Dolly Parton warble). Americana royalty (wife of Jason Isbell).
She's touring right now in support of her new album My Piece of Land, and I caught her last night in Dallas. You can add show(wo)man and great storyteller to the list. She puts on a great show.
All I had previously seen of her were videos of her playing with Jason Isbell, where she took a back seat to him, so I didn't know what to expect from her. Holy cow. She blew me away with her stage presence. Great energy, great audience interaction, great music. If you like Americana and you haven't seen her, I highly recommend.
She's touring right now in support of her new album My Piece of Land, and I caught her last night in Dallas. You can add show(wo)man and great storyteller to the list. She puts on a great show.
All I had previously seen of her were videos of her playing with Jason Isbell, where she took a back seat to him, so I didn't know what to expect from her. Holy cow. She blew me away with her stage presence. Great energy, great audience interaction, great music. If you like Americana and you haven't seen her, I highly recommend.
