Amanda Shires

Quick Facts

Full Name	Amanda Shires
Occupation	Country Singer
Date Of Birth	Mar 5, 1982(1982-03-05)
Age	42
Birthplace	Lubbock
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Pisces

Amanda Shires Biography

Amanda Shires is one of the most popular and richest Country Singer who was born on March 5, 1982 in Lubbock, Texas, United States. American singer, songwriter, and violin player who is best known for performing as a member of the Texas Playboys, Thrift Store Cowboys and Jason Isbell, and the 400 Unit. She is also known for being part of a duo with Rod Picott.

In addition to her career in music, she also starred in the 2011 film Country Strong where she starred alongside Gwyneth Paltrow as a backing singer.

Shires released her first solo album, the mostly instrumental Being Brave, in

2005. Four years later, having relocated to Nashville, she released West Cross Timbers and in the same year released Sew Your Heart with Wires, a collaboration with Rod Picott. Her next solo album, Carrying Lightning was released in 2011, followed by Down Fell The Doves in August 2013 and My Piece of Land in September 2016. The latter proved to be Shires’ breakthrough, gaining her a nomination from the Americana Music Association.

She toured extensively with Picott from 2006. She has also performed and recorded with Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Devotchka, Chris Isaak, Thrift Store Cowboys, Todd Snider, and Justin Townes Earle.

She began dating fellow musician Jason Isbell in 2011. They married in February of 2013 and then had their first child, Mercy Rose in September of 2015.

Amanda Shires Net Worth

Amanda Shires is one of the richest Country Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Amanda Shires 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She received her first violin at the age of ten when she bought it from a pawn shop in Mineral Wells, Texas. At the age of 15, she joined the Texas Playboys which was known as the former backing band for Western swing legend Bob Wills.

Her song “When you Need a Train It Never Comes” from her album Carrying Lightning was ranked the fifth best song of 2011 by American Songwriter.

Amanda Shires (born March 5, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and fiddle player. Shires has released six solo albums, her most recent To the Sunset on the Silver Knife label in 2018. In 2019, she founded a country music supergroup called The Highwomen alongside Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris and Natalie Hemby. She has 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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Amanda Shires Dating?

According to our records, Amanda Shires married to Jason Isbell. As of December 1, 2023, Amanda Shires’s is not dating anyone.

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Shires began dating fellow musician Jason Isbell in 2011. The couple married on February 23, 2013 and had their first child, Mercy Rose, on September 1, 2015.

Facts & Trivia

Amanda Ranked on the list of most popular Country Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Amanda Shires celebrates birthday on March 5 of every year.

In 2019, Shires formed country group The Highwomen, along with Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, and Maren Morris. “Redesigning Women” was the first single from their self-titled debut album released on September 6, 2019.

How long have Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires been together?

The two kept in touch and occasionally collaborated — Shires appears on Isbell and the 400 Unit’s 2011 album Here We Rest — and eventually started dating in 2011.

What nationality is Amanda Shires?

American

Where did Amanda Shires go to college?

Education

What is tattooed on Jason Isbell's left arm?

“What’s the tattoo on your arm?” asked Mason. “The tattoo is from ‘ Boots of Spanish Leather ,’ from the Bob Dylan song: ‘Carry yourself back to me unspoiled from across that lonesome ocean,'” replied Isbell. “It’s kind of a salvage song, you know? It’s about loss, but it’s also about taking something away from that.”

Why did Jason Isbell get sober?

Isbell had struggled with cocaine and alcohol abuse when he was in his twenties and performing with Drive-By Truckers. He quit in 2012 after his girlfriend (now wife), manager, and friend got together to stage an intervention for him. (Source.)