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Shires was once one half of a relatively high-profile couple on the Americana music scene.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2025

I joke to Shires that, as a man, most often the unsound advice I have received is to simply go look for a rebound.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2025

“I was in the process of this as I was writing it,” Shires says.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2025

Two years after a crushing breakup, singer-songwriter Amanda Shires is sitting in an empty hotel bar, her arms shaking as she reads a page from her notebook.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2025

A irly Beacon, Airly Beacon; Oh the pleasant sight to see Shires and towns from Airly Beacon, While my love climbed up to me!

From Victorian Songs Lyrics of the Affections and Nature by Garrett, Edmund Henry