Post by Mannieb on Jul 9, 2007 14:55:48 GMT -5
In her quest to make the final 5 for the Famecast Fenom competition who will battle it out live for the prize of $10,000 in Austin TX on July 26, 2007, Wildflower Records artist Amy Speace has just overcome an another important hurdle, by being voted into the Top 10 in the Country stage.
Amy will be competing for the final 5 stage, with a video of her June 7th performance on Austin's Fox 7 News: Music in the Morning. Voting on the Famecast site started on July 5th (ends July 12) - simply enter www.famecast.com/amyspeace into the address field of your browser window.
On her new album "Songs for Bright Street," New York-based singer/songwriter Amy Speace demonstrates why she's quickly become one of her adopted hometown's most celebrated emerging artists. Possessing a commanding voice, a distinctive melodic sensibility and an uncanny knack for nailing complex emotions in song, Speace makes music that's both illuminating and effortlessly accessible.
From the rustic rush of "Step Out of the Shade" to the bittersweet lilt of "Water Landing" to the gentle acoustic intimacy of "Two," Songs for Bright Street's 12 original compositions (plus a slyly countrified reading of the Blondie classic "Dreaming") showcase Speace's unique gifts, offering catchy Americana with indelible hooks, sharply observed lyrics and a gritty urban edge. Among those impressed by her sassy songcraft is legendary folk-pop songstress Judy Collins, who chose Songs for Bright Street to release on her new Wildflower label.
Amy Speace has already won a loyal grass-roots fan base, thanks in large part to live performances that merge warmth, humor and emotional immediacy, and to a tireless touring schedule that's already taken her across the United States. She's also won considerable critical acclaim, with The Village Voice observing that Speace is "taking her Americana away from twangy contemplation toward tangy confrontation" and noting that she's "not another of those breathy would-be child poets, but a real singing writer of songs." Time Out New York stated, "Amy Speace plays sweet, twangy folk music with a clear voice and an innocent vulnerability," while The Nashville Scene noted that she "balances wry humor with open-hearted honesty." And renowned Nashville critic Robert K. Oermann, writing in Music Row, dubbed her a "new star."
For more information on Amy Speace, visit www.amyspeace.com