Amanda Shires
Critically acclaimed singer/songwriter/violinist Amanda Shires will be performing at The Arts Center in Athens, Tn. on Friday, Oct. 14, at 7:30 p.m. Ms. Shires’ new album My Piece Of Land was released on Sept. 16, and was recorded with award-winning producer Dave Cobb at his Low Country Sound studio. My Piece Of Land is the follow-up to Down Fell The Doves(2013) which garnered accolades from outlets including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Texas Monthly, Huffington Post and The Los Angeles Times.
My Piece Of Land represents an artistic milestone for Ms. Shires, which was inspired by a series of milestones and realizations in her personal life. Ms. Shires’ contemplates love, fear, stability, self-esteem, and even anxiety, which she beautifully articulates through her thoughtful lyrics and emotive vocals. My Piece Of Land was mostly written while she was seven months pregnant and unable to travel. Ms. Shires’ used the time for self-reflection, and she used songwriting to soothe her growing anxiety. The songs on My Piece Of Land are a very personal account of what she was going through at this point in her life.
Ms. Shires honed her chops playing fiddle with the Texas Playboys, and has since gone on to tour and record with artists including John Prine, Billy Joe Shaver, Todd Snider, Justin Townes Earle, and most recently her husband Jason Isbell.