Just in case the title alone wasn’t a dead give away, Amanda Shires “Down Fell the Doves” is not a record for the faint of heart, faith or spirit. Not that anyone who heard her last album would have expected such. “Carrying Lighting,” the critically acclaimed 2011 breakthrough that put Shires on the map as …read more.

Though she’s been playing music more than half her life, it took a period of soul-searching and despair for Amanda Shires to find her voice. She breaks out in a big way with her fourth solo album, “Down Fell the Doves.” After releasing her last album, “Carrying Lightning,” Shires went through a pretty rough patch. …read more.