New York, NY - Grassy Hill Entertainment artist Amy Speace will be
joining an impressive line-up during Joe's Pub 10th Anniversary Gala
in tribute to legendary musician, champion of emerging artists, and
New Yorker Judy Collins. The Gala will take place on October 10th and
will begin with a celebration dinner at The Chinatown Brasserie and
will continue at the Anspacher Theater at The Public Theater for the
Judy Collins Tribute.

Produced by Joe's Pub and Katherine DePaul (President, Wildflower
Records) Joe's Pub 10th Anniversary Gala will be hosted by legendary
WFUV DJ, Pete Fornatale and will honor Judy Collins' impressive career
that has spanned nearly 50 years, her commitment to the music
industry, and her history with the Public Theater.

The benefit tribute concert will coincide with the release of 'Born To
The Breed - A Tribute to Judy Collins, Vol. I' due for release October
14th on Wildflower Records. The disc features Amy Speace alongside the
likes of legends Dolly Parton, Rufus Wainwright, Shawn Colvin,
Chrissie Hynde, James Murdriczki, Jim Lauderdale, Leonard Cohen, Dar
Williams, Bernadette Peters, Ali Eskandarian, Joan Baez, Kenny White,
Jimmy Webb, and The Webb Sisters.

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."

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