Amanda Shires Announces Collaborative Album With The Late Bobbie Nelson 'Loving You'
Thursday, 27 April 2023
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Joshua Black Wilkins
Amanda Shires has announced a collaborative album with Bobbie Nelson, the musician and sister of Willie Nelson who passed away in 2022.
The project, titled 'Loving You', is scheduled to arrive on June 23 via Silver Knife/ATO, and was recorded at Arlyn Studios in Austin, Texas with producer Lawrence Rothman. Shires said:
"I first saw Bobbie playing when I was 16 or so at some festival somewhere in Texas where I grew up. I saw her perform many times over the years and always admired the way she played so effortlessly and with so much strength and confidence. She radiated music. Much of my path seemed possible because I saw a woman working and making a career of music at a young age, and that woman was Bobbie Nelson."
To accompany the news, Shires has shared a stirring piano-led cover of George and Ira Gershwin's Summertime, featuring Nelson's brother Willie.
"I think she related to the song because she was a mother and the family unit was important to her, whether or not she had the idealized version," Shires explained. Head below to check out the accompanying video, co-directed by Shires and Deren Ney.
Shires will tour the UK and Europe in June, with the run set to include an appearance at Black Deer Festival.
'Loving You' tracklist:
1. Waltz Across Texas
2. Always on My Mind
3. Old Fashioned Love
4. Summertime (featuring Willie Nelson)
5. Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground
6. Dream a Little Dream of Me
7. Tempted and Tried
8. La Paloma
9. Loving You
10. Over the Rainbow
Amanda Shires Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Tue June 20 2023 - GLASGOW King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
Wed June 21 2023 - MANCHESTER Manchester Academy 3
Thu June 22 2023 - LONDON Omeara
Fri June 23 2023 - BRISTOL Exchange
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