Amy England: News

Caera Aislingeach, who covered & translated Amy's song "Darlin'" for her Celtic Lullabies CD was nominated for a Grammy Award (Album of the Year-Suantraighe: A Collection of Celtic Lullabies; Best New Artist)

Amy will begin work on a new cd this winter starting with the single "Something Blue". To see a rough video of the song click here:
http://www.amyengland.net/music-24.html

Amy opened for Kathy Mattea this summer at the Ridgefield Playhouse, during her "Moving Mountains" COAL cd tour. joined by Andrew & Samantha Hunt

see photos here: http://www.amyengland.net/photos.html

http://www.mattea.com/KathyMatteaHome2008.html

Listen to Amy live on the Folk Show with Kate McNally archived at
http://www.nhpr.org/folkshow

Also see photos from the recent tour here:
http://www.amyengland.net/photos.html

Five songs off the new release "Nantucket to Nashville" have been signed by Nashville publishers John & Jim Denny on Parker's Ridge.

Amy's new cd "Nantucket to Nashville", produced in Nashville by multi-time Grammy Award winner
Bil VornDick is:

"Captivating Americana/Country - sultry and sassy, sometimes in a dancehall honky-tonk, sometimes on a heartbreaking country back road, but always featuring her evocative voice and addictive songwriting."


Available now at amyengland.net and cdbaby.com

Amy will be playing at the Capital Center for the Arts in Concord, NH with special guests, The Hunts.
Jo Dee Messina to follow
at 8pm.
http://www.ccanh.com
http://ccanh.com/ShowDetails/61/411
see calendar for details.

Carmel Sheerin and the The Ravens cut Amy's song "The Wave" for their new release "Here With You". They will be touring in the US later next fall.

http://www.bluegrassravens.com/

Amy will be at the Americana Music Association Conference in Nashville, TN September 17-20 and performing on Sunday, September 21 at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe Writer's Night

Three of the fine musicians on Amy’s cd “Nantucket to Nashville” were up for Grammys!
Russ Barenberg, nominated for Best Country Instrumental
www.russbarenberg.com
Mark Fain and Andy Leftwich both with Ricky Skaggs who won Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album.

See calendar and photos for details!

Amy will be on Community Auditions broadcast in New England this week on NECN and MyTV.

Amy will be on Community Auditions broadcast in New England this week on NECN and MyTV.

Amy is chosen as as one of 20 finalists in the New England Songwriting Contest at Ossipee Bluegrass Festival, Maine
sponsored by the North Atlantic Arts Alliance

Amy is voted one of Cape Cod Life's 2007 Top 400 Notable People on the Cape & Islands. See article in Spring Issue.

Amy takes part in The Cape Cod Internet Radio Songwriting Contest.

See calendar section for all Amy's California dates.

View the Video here!!
http://www.amyengland.net/music-19.html

Memorial Day weekend 06 Amy took part in her brother Andrew T. Hunt's video for his song "Soldier's Song".
The video was directed by Gabriel Judet-Weinshel http://waxwingfilms.com
It was filmed at the 1700's house where Amy grew up and at the Pound Ridge Reservation.
Gabriel recently completed a video for country singer Adrienne Young and received an award from Paste Magazine. See photos of filming at http://www.amyengland.net/photos.html

Caera translated Amy's lullabye "Darlin' into Irish and has included it on her newly released cd of Celtic lullabies "Suantraighe". It is a collection of Celtic lullabies, including traditional lullabies in Irish, Manx, Scottish Gaelic, and in Welsh, set to music with voice and harp. see more here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/caera4

Come celebrate famed Scottish Poet Robert Burns (1759-1796). The Atheneum salutes Burns'contribution to literature and Celtic culture with musical performances by Amy England, Mollie Glazer, Eric Wendelken, Greta Feeney and Martha Campbell; and with poetry readings by a star-studded line-up of Nantucketers. Burns, a poet and lyricist, is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement and after his death, he became an important source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism. A cultural icon in Scotland, Burns' birthday is celebrated all over the world by those with a wee bit of tartan in their lineage.
http://www.ack.net/arts_and_living.html