Being Brave

Being Brave
blending of headshot photo of half of Amanda Shires face with yellow toned photo of bare tree and clouds with album title and name
Studio album by
Amanda Shires
Released2005
Genre
Length44:14
LabelYellowhouse Music
ProducersAmanda Shires, Andy Wilkinson
Amanda Shires chronology
Being Brave
(2005)		 West Cross Timbers
(2009)

Being Brave is the first studio album by American singer-songwriter Amanda Shires. The album was recorded at Route 1, Acuff Studios in Acuff, Texas and co-produced by Shires and Andy Wilkinson. The album consists of several traditional and self-penned fiddle tunes. In May 2014, Shires told interviewer Alan Harrison of The Rocking Magpie that Being Brave "isn’t really a ‘debut’ album, but more of a showcase for my playing and occasional singing".

Track listing

As listed on the CD digisleeve:

  1. "Uncle Herm's Hornpipe and Twinkle Little Star" (Traditional) - 2:20
  2. "There's Words" (Amanda Shires) - 2:17
  3. "Ragtime Annie" (Traditional) - 3:49
  4. "Cattle in the Cane" (Traditional) - 1:54
  5. "Low and Lonely" (Floyd Jenkins) - 3:03
  6. "Garfield's Reel" (Traditional) - 1:49
  7. "Lone Star Rag" (Traditional) - 2:18
  8. "Where's My Heart" (Shires, Daniel Fluitt) - 4:46
  9. "Cotton Patch Rag" (Traditional) - 4:37
  10. "Little Rock Getaway" (Joe Sullivan) - 3:11
  11. "Holdin' On" (Shires) - 2:57
  12. "Road to Lisdoonvarna" (Traditional) - 2:26
  13. "Hearts Are Breakin'" (Shires) - 4:06
  14. "La Golondrina" (Narciso Serradell) - 4:41

Personnel

As listed on the CD digisleeve:

Musicians

  • Amanda Shires - fiddle, vocals
  • Kenny Maines - guitar (1, 4, 5, 7, 12)
  • Lanny Fiel - guitar (2, 6), saloon piano (3), piano (7)
  • Colt Miller - guitar (2, 8, 13), accordion (11, 13)
  • Andy Wilkinson - guitar (3, 6, 9)
  • Alan Munde - banjo (3, 5, 10)
  • Anne Luna - bass (5)
  • Daniel Fluits - vocal (8)
  • Rusty Hudelson - accordion (9)
  • Joe Carr - mandolin (10, 12)
  • Alan Crossland - tom tom (13), snake tambourine (13)

Production

  • Amanda Shires - producer, arrangement, photography
  • Andy Wilkinson - producer
  • Alan Crossland - engineering, mixing, mastering, photography
  • Dirk Fowler - layout, design

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Being Brave (CD digisleeve). United States: Yellowhouse Music. 2005. CD 439.
  2. ↑ "Being Brave - Amanda Shires". AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  3. ↑ Oglesby, Christopher J. (May 1, 2011). "In Profile: Amanda Shires". Lone Star Music Magazine. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Amanda Shires INTERVIEW May 2014". The Rocking Magpie. May 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2026.