Our guest on this episode of Songcraft is Amanda Shires. The Grammy winner who was named Emerging Artist of the Year for 2017 at the Americana Honors & Awards joins us to chat about her work alongside Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, and Maren Morris in the supergroup the Highwomen; her creative relationship with husband and 400 Unit bandmate Jason Isbell; and what she’s learned about songwriting over the years that helped shape a truly original and iconoclastic new holiday album.

Ep. 182 - AMANDA SHIRES ("Gone for Christmas")

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Ep. 229 - DREW HOLCOMB ("American Beauty")

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Ep. 228 - NICKEL CREEK ("Celebrants")

Ninety-eight-year-old Songwriters Hall of Famer Alan Bergman chats with us about a wide-ranging career that started with Johnny Mercer and continues to today.

Ep. 227 - ALAN BERGMAN ("The Way We Were")

Norah Jones joins us to chat about her new album Visions and the evolution of her songwriting since she took the world by storm in 2002. Afterward, stick around for a very special conversation with Tish Melton. The 18-year-old songwriter discusses her new Brandi-Carlile produced EP and more.

Ep. 226 - NORAH JONES ("Come Away with Me") + profile on Tish Melton

Blackberry Smoke frontman and primary songwriter Charlie Starr goes deep on his music's Southern roots and wide-ranging appeal.

Ep. 182 - AMANDA SHIRES ("Gone for Christmas")

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