Amy Speace – Contemporary Folk and Americana Storytelling at its Finest | Album Release Show!

Amy Speace is a wonderful artist, a writer of songs, a performer who has beauty and transformation in her music and her writing. Amy Speace was one of the first people that I chose to sign to my label, Wildflower Records, and her songs have transformed my audiences as well as transformed my life.” — Judy Collins

Amy Speace brings her acclaimed songwriting and clear, compelling voice to Godfrey Daniels for a night rooted in story, craft, and connection. Recognized by Rolling Stone, NPR, Billboard, and The New York Times, she has become a defining presence in contemporary Folk and Americana. Discovered and championed by Judy Collins, Speace has earned major accolades, including AMA UK's International Song of the Year and multiple chart-topping releases. With a new solo acoustic record on the horizon and a rich creative life spanning music, poetry, and teaching, she continues to shape the genre with depth and insight. Join us for an evening with an artist whose work resonates long after the last note.

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Heralded by Rolling Stone, Billboard Magazine and The New York Times and featured on NPR’s “Weekend Edition”, Amy Speace is one of the leading voices of contemporary Folk and Americana songwriters. She was discovered 2005 by Judy Collins, who signed her to her record label and has recorded her songs. Amy is the 2020 winner of the AMA UK’s International Song of the Year.  “The American Dream,” was released in 2024 and became the #1 record and the title track was named #1 song in the FAI Radio Charts for its first month out.  Her upcoming November 2025 release, “The Blue Rock Sessions,” was recorded in three hours during a songwriting residency at The Blue Rock Studio and Retreat in Wimberley, TX and is her first completely solo acoustic record of 11 songs. A “writer’s writer,” Amy’s debut collection of poetry, The Cardinals, will be published by Red Hen Press in September 2026. Her writing has been published by The New York Times, American Songwriter, Salon.com, The Guardian, No Depression, Working Mother, 2 River View and Eunonia.  In 2025, she published To The Performer: A Singer-Songwriter’s Handbook, based on her 20 years of teaching performance.  In addition to her performance career, she teaches English and Writing at Cumberland University in Lebanon, TN.