Heralded by Rolling Stone, Billboard Magazine and The New York Times and featured on NPR’s “All Things Considered”, Amy Speace was discovered by Judy Collins, who signed her to her record label and has recorded her songs. She’s the 2020 winner of the AMA UK’s International Song of the Year. Her newest record, “The American Dream,” was released in 2025 and became the #1 record and the title track was named #1 song in the FAI Radio Charts for its first month out.  “The Cardinals,” Amy’s debut collection of poetry, will be published by Red Hen Press in Fall 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.

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