Amanda Shires is a fiddler, singer, songwriter and a decent human being. Watch for firecrackers, boot stompin', and other disruptions!
She is a ThriftStoreCowboy, A Dirty Small, a Lovenote, and is currently working with her Band of Men and she will be coming to a town near you!
“I remember sitting in an airport waiting for a plane and my drummer Kenney
running up and saying ‘there’s a girl here you gotta hear’ and we walked up and there she was this beautiful girl with a fiddle standing by herself and smiling and playing and I said ‘How about some Faded Love?’ and she played so pretty that Kenny and I missed
our plane. America needs pizzicato.”-Chris Isaak
"Amanda Shires leans back on her heels, bears down on her bow and evokes the spirit of Spade Cooley. With a voice that whispers Dolly and lyrics that scream Faulkner, this girl shines like a diamond, but she's pure Pearl."
-Justin Townes Earle
West Cross Timbers is a charming marriage of classic folk and country forms to youthful originality. I trust that artists of Ms Shires' caliber will keep the tried but true heart of folk and country music beating into the next generation."
--Slaid Cleaves
"If you don't like Amanda Shires... then you don't like America." -DeVotchKa
"Amanda Shires' voice, songs, and violin make the hairs stand up on the back of my neck. In a good way. "
-Will Kimbrough
“fiddler and onstage sparkplug…baptized in panhandle winds”-Tom Geddie Buddy Magazine
“She makes a statement that she’s
standing on her own instrumentally and vocally. Shires will conjure
smiles one moment, and in the next communicate loneliness with fiddle
and bow.” -William Kerns Lubbock Avalanche Journal..
“She certainly impressed a lot of UK music lovers with her
fine fiddle work, expressive vocals and all-round charm and
beauty.” -Alan Cackett Maverick Magazine
"this gal is one of the best kept secrets we’ve discovered" Bill Lavery -Village Records
Please keep my family in your prayers as we deal with the loss of our son.
I absolutley hate this part but Kris did not have insurance so if God moves anyone to help us in any way to help cover funeral expenses you can send check or money orders to:
Jerry and Janice Pitts 32161 Highway 28 Hazlehurst, MS 39083
I'm really glad to let you all know that we've just agreed a deal with a major broadcaster which will see AmericanaOK selected tunes on air, worldwide, 24/7 from January 2010. Watch this space for details.
You have the most wonderful voice I've heard in this industry in a long time. You put such great emotion and artisitc value in each verse you sing; you just don't find that anymore these days...
I wish you all the best, keep in touch!!
Jose Rivera San Angelo, Texas
Here's a great video I found on you, it gave me goosebumps the first time I heard it!! George Jones would be thrilled if he could hear it!!
Wow Amanda, We just watched the "Kept Watch Like Doves" video performance... incredible! Keep it up, we like your style. If interested, our newest blog has been posted about Paul Simon's son, Harper @ http://www.apesforindie.com Thanks for being a friend here on myspace. ~ The Apes for Indie
How's it going from the road? Miss you out here in LA. I've let all my "roots" in VA know about the Ashland show on the 30th. Hopefully you'll have lots of support there. Great venue. Talk soon.
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Keep her boots shined, her strings in rosin, and the music coming.
Amanda Shires is a fiddler, singer, songwriter and a decent human being. Watch for firecrackers, boot stompin', and other disruptions!
She is a ThriftStoreCowboy, A Dirty Small, a Lovenote, and is currently working with her Band of Men and she will be coming to a town near you!
