“What Amy Speace says – what she sings – she says with a confluence of poetry and honesty, of emotional specificity,” writes The New York Times. Amy is one of the most heralded singers and songwriters of her generation, working for the past 20 years under the radar of the mainstream music industry. A lifelong musician, it was a chance meeting with legend Judy Collins that changed the direction of her life when Collins invited her to join her on tour and subsequently recorded her song ‘The Weight of the World’, calling it “one of the best political folk songs I’ve ever heard”. In 2006, Amy signed to Collins’ Wildflower Records and released her debut album, ‘Songs For Bright Street’, which received widespread critical acclaim.

Since then Amy has released a further 11 albums, She is also a well-respected writer, she’s had essays published in The New York Times, No Depression and Working Mother Magazine, and she leads workshops in songwriting and performance. Her forthcoming debut collection of poetry, The Cardinals, will be published by Red Hen Press on September 1, 2026. She holds an MFA in poetry from Spalding University.

"There are voices that serve as a bridge from the past to the future and act as soul connectors, and as a people we need them to keep singing. These voices open hearts with this rare, one in a million quality. Amy Speace has such a voice. Just ask the legendarily discerning Judy Collins; she'll tell you. Amy's got it, and then some. She is a timeless artist, a time traveller. Part past, part future. And that’s a good thing, a really good thing." - Mary Gauthier

“Sublime and inimitable, Amy Speace has been one of [Nashville’s] premiere folk artists of the last decade.” ~ Craig Havighurst, Nashville WMOT Radio