Fans and critics have compared singer-songwriter Amy Speace to folk legend Judy Collins for good reason. Collins discovered the Nashville-based via-Baltimore musician early in Speace‘s career and became one of her biggest champions. Collins has brought Speace on tour and recorded her songs. Beyond their personal connections, Speace’s smooth, aching vocals recall Collins’ mid-career tone, and both artists share a rare quality: an earnest, poetic approach to music that comes straight from the heart.
While Collins is best known for interpreting other writers’ material, her own catalog, songs like “Since You’ve Asked” and “My Father” have been covered by everyone from Speace to Dolly Parton and Leonard Cohen. The writers…