Amy Speace @ The Spot on Kirk

Heralded by Rolling Stone and NPR’s “Weekend Edition,” 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 October 18th and became the #1 record and the title track was named #1 song in the FAI Radio Charts for its first month out. November 21, 2025 she will release “The Blue Rock Session,” an album of 11 songs she recorded in three hours at a studio in Wimberley, TX during a writer’s retreat. The record includes a solo recording of her well-known song “The Sea and the Shore,” previously released as a duet with John Fullbright and debuts her own version of her song “The Weight of the World,” which Judy Collins has recorded. Her forthcoming debut collection of poetry will be published by Red Hen Press on September 1, 2026. She holds an MFA in poetry from Spalding University and is a professor of creative writing at Cumberland University.

Thursday, February 26th, 2026
Doors 7:00pm | Starts 7:30pm

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• Next Thursday, 5th March, 07:30 pm, C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band in Roanoke

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