Amanda Shires

Amanda Shires
Amanda Shires performing in October 2022
Amanda Shires performing in October 2022
Background information
Birth nameAmanda Rose Shires[1]
Born (1982-03-05) March 5, 1982 (age 42)
Lubbock, Texas, United States
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • fiddle
  • autoharp
  • ukulele
  • tenor guitar
Years active1997–present
LabelsATO[2]
Member ofThe 400 Unit, The Highwomen
Spouse
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(m. 2013; div. 2024)​
Websiteamandashiresmusic.com

Amanda Rose Shires (born March 5, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and fiddle player. Shires has released seven solo albums starting in 2005, her most recent being Take It Like a Man in 2022. In 2019, she founded a country music supergroup called The Highwomen alongside Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris and Natalie Hemby and has also 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. Along with Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Shires won the Grammy Award for Best Americana Album for their 2017 album The Nashville Sound.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Songwriter/Composer: Shires Amanda Rose". BMI. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  2. ^ Soto, Alfred (August 3, 2022). "Amanda Shires: Take It Like a Man". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "60th Annual Grammy Awards", Wikipedia, 2020-08-17, retrieved 2020-09-23