Wildflower Records artist Amy Speace will be joining renowned artist
Ian Hunter as a special guest on his upcoming UK Acoustic Tour.
http://www.amyspeace.com
Upcoming Tour Schedule
Date - City - Venue
19 Feb 08 - Edinburgh, Scotland - Cabaret Voltaire
20 Feb 08 - Aberdeen, Scotland - Tunnel Club
22 Feb 08 - Leeds, England - Varieties Theatre
23 Feb 08 - Manchester, England - Lowry Theatre
24 Feb 08 - Cardiff, Wales - The Point
26 Feb 08 - Plymouth, England - The Hub
27 Feb 08 - Milton Keynes, England - The Stables
29 Feb 08 - Ipswich, England - The Manor Ballroom
01 Mar 08 - Market Harborough, England - Leisure Centre
02 Mar 08 - Dartford, England - Mick Jagger Centre
Amy Speace's CD "Songs For Bright Street" was released in the UK
through ADA/Ryko last year, receiving rave reviews from the press
across the pond:
"[Songs for Bright Street] is a superior example of stunning music at
its best ... guaranteed to make waves this side of the Atlantic. ... a
unique country-folk sound that can be best described as an Americana
Dido... both illuminating and effortly accessible." The Verve
"... a baker's dozen of heartfelt, soul stirring, uplifting and
crashing down again songs ... Ms. Speace knows how to rip your heart
out and shred it to pieces." - Zeitgeist-scot.co.uk
"If you're a fan of Lucinda Williams / Caitlin Cary / Roseanne Cash
then give this girl a whirl and wonder why you haven't heard of her
before... [Songs for Bright Street]'s got the lot - lots of sad
country twang, a dollop of folk and just a smidge of pop... In short,
it's full of melodic treats that will make your heart ache." -
Lonesome Music
"Speace combines country and folk to great effect and her lovely vocal
inflections invite favourable comparison with her compatriate &
contemporary Dar Williams. A fine album ..." - Classic Rock Society
"Songs For Bright Street' by Amy Speace & The Tearjerks is a piece of
nu-country magic - superbly crafted, rammed with lyrical reality,
overflowin' with instrumental brilliance. Oh, and then there's those
Amy Speace vocals - simply stunning!! Country music at its grittiest,
most tangible and outrageous best!" - Toxic Pete
"This cool little lady ... has one of those spellbinding voices that
just draws you in ... soft and seductive, yet witty and street smart,
and a little dangerous ... Her voice is to die for but the Americana
foly, twangy country arrangements ... and the confrontational
songwriting come up to the same level. This album is like the summer
we never had ... she gets two fullhearted thumbs up. Hell, I'll give
her a few digits extra. She's that good." - Irish World
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.
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