Amanda Shires

Amanda Shires “Take It Like A Man”

July 26, 2022 Paul Kerr 0

A bold new direction for this acclaimed singer and fiddler might raise some eyebrows. If her 2018 release, To The Sunset’, found Amanda Shire moving away from the down-home roots of her previous albums, then ‘Take […]

Video: Amanda Shires “Take it Like a Man”

July 7, 2022 Ed Donnelly 0

Amanda Shires hits new heights after her time in the Highwomen. Filmed live in Nashville’s famed Columbia studio, Amanda Shires performs ‘Take it Like a Man’ with her band, featuring husband Jason Isbell on guitar, and […]

Video: Amanda Shires “Hawk for the Dove”

June 7, 2022 Ed Donnelly 0

Serious trouble. Hawks circle the skies above Los Angeles as Amanda Shires plots a seduction. ‘Hawk for the Dove’ is the new video from Shires’ seventh album. Shot in black and white, Shires is alone in […]

Amanda Shires to release new album – first single out now

May 27, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter and virtuoso violinist Amanda Shires has shared her new single, ‘Hawk For The Dove‘. It is the first new single to be unveiled from her forthcoming album ‘Take It Like a Man‘, set […]

Jingle Bells Friday – Hey, looks like the rules changed again…

December 10, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Just two more weeks to go, and the party season is either well into its swing by now, or alternatively has been cancelled. Everyone’s making those travel plans, or perhaps alternatively deciding to just stay home. […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

August 6, 2026 0

March, 2026, walking down Islington High Street in the rain, heading for the hallowed Union Chapel, the anticipation of seeing Samantha Crain live was palpable. Too many years had gone by since a summer night at […]

Bird “Held Here Together”

August 6, 2026 0

Atmospheric strings build a soundscape from folk and psych to support excellent songs. Singer-Songwriter Bird, otherwise known as Janie Price, has released a new full-length album. Held Here Together is made up of her two recent […]

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

August 6, 2026 0

It was a hot night in the West End, but thankfully the air conditioning was cool at Denmark Street’s Lower Third. This was Joshua Ray Walker’s first show in London since recovering from stage 3 bowel […]

Amanda Shires “Take It Like A Man”

Video: Amanda Shires “Take it Like a Man”

Video: Amanda Shires “Hawk for the Dove”

Amanda Shires to release new album – first single out now

Jingle Bells Friday – Hey, looks like the rules changed again…

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

Bird “Held Here Together”

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

Phil Odgers & John Kettle “The War is Over – The Songs of Phil Ochs Vol 2”

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