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fave it Traditional Folk | Western
14 tracks | 44 minutes
Released Mar 2007
on Amanda Shires
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:20 Uncle Herm's Hornpipe/Twinkle Little Star lyrics BUY MP3 02:20 Uncle Herm's Hornpipe/Twinkle Little Star lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:20 Uncle Herm's Hornpipe/Twinkle Little Star
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:17 There's Words lyrics BUY MP3 02:17 There's Words lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:17 There's Words
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:49 Ragtime Annie lyrics FREE 03:49 Ragtime Annie lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:49 Ragtime Annie
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:54 Cattle in the Cane lyrics BUY MP3 01:54 Cattle in the Cane lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:54 Cattle in the Cane
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:03 Low and Lonely lyrics BUY MP3 03:03 Low and Lonely lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:03 Low and Lonely
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:49 Garfield's Reel lyrics BUY MP3 01:49 Garfield's Reel lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:49 Garfield's Reel
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:18 Lone Star Rag lyrics BUY MP3 02:18 Lone Star Rag lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:18 Lone Star Rag
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:46 Where's My Heart lyrics BUY MP3 04:46 Where's My Heart lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:46 Where's My Heart
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:37 Cotton Patch Rag lyrics BUY MP3 04:37 Cotton Patch Rag lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:37 Cotton Patch Rag
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:11 Little Rock Getaway lyrics BUY MP3 03:11 Little Rock Getaway lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:11 Little Rock Getaway
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:57 Keep it Close lyrics BUY MP3 02:57 Keep it Close lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:57 Keep it Close
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:26 Road to Lisdoonvarna lyrics BUY MP3 02:26 Road to Lisdoonvarna lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:26 Road to Lisdoonvarna
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:06 Hearts are Breakin' lyrics BUY MP3 04:06 Hearts are Breakin' lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:06 Hearts are Breakin'
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:41 La Golondrina lyrics BUY MP3 04:41 La Golondrina lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:41 La Golondrina
Fiddle stylings baptized in the Panhandle winds.
Bio / Background
As a ten year old Amanda Shires fell in love with the fiddle the first time she saw one. It was a green and yellow, no-name Chinese student model, but soon she was playing “The Spanish Two-Step”. Within a year she became an original member of todayÂ’s well-known Ranch Dance Fiddle Band. In addition to beginning her life long passion with swing and traditional fiddle styles, she also played in school, city and regional orchestras and symphonies earning distinction in various competitions.
Upon graduation from Lubbock High School she enrolled in the world famous South Plains College School of Music where she met several other young budding musicians. Pooling their talents they formed the Thrift Store Cowboys. Three critically acclaimed albums and several national tours later they are one of the brightest stars in the current crop of hot alternative country bands.
Shires' musical interests have always been wide and variant.
↓ more ↓Her facility across a range of styles as well as her beautiful rich voice and harmony singing have lead her to associations and collaborations with a wide range of highly regarded musicians and writers. Alongside her work with Thrift Store Cowboys , Shires has worked with Texas legends Billy Joe Shaver, Gary P Nunn, and The Texas Playboys as well as Folk/Bluegrass favorites The Rowen Brothers, Andy Wilkinson, Whit Smith's Hot Jazz Caravan, and one of Indie rock's hottest acts Devotchka.
Her first solo album release “Being Brave” from 2005 is testament to her short but extraordinary career, mixing brilliant arrangements and performances of traditional fiddle music along with several of her own compositions. Now 24 Amanda Shires stands in front of an already impressive body of work and on the edge of a career in full bloom.
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ragtime annieEmmz1997 wrote on October 25, 2008
my fav track woz ragtime annie! also liked garfields reel, i play violin and ive always loved these songs!!! this album is the first ive seen who does them justice!!
Love It!rugersix wrote on May 14, 2009
This is great ragtime music! Very nice change of pace and good option for something different than the norm!





