| ** Amy has recently been announced as the winner of the 2002 John Lennon Songwriting Competition Grand Prize in the pop category. This is one of the top (and most competative) songwriting competions in the country. The Contest is open to amateur and professional songwriters who submit entries in any one of 12 musical categories.**
With the release of Mr. Heart in February of this year, Amy Fairchild has come into her own. Critical acclaim is gathering fast for this self-released effort. According to Steve Morse of the Boston Globe, Fairchild is "…on the verge of big things." In the words of rock critic Dave Marsh, "If there still was a recording industry, this would come out on a major label…and would be such a big hit that you'd be sick of her by now. Not many people make records this good". Album Network says, "Reminiscent of Sheryl Crow, Fairchild effortlessly delivers natural lyrics and organic vocals while her band keeps it rocking. This stuff is really cool." Fairchild's musical career began in Northampton MA with the release of her first CD "She's Not Herself" which was voted "Album of the Year" by several local papers. She moved to New York City five years ago and immediately began performing and filling clubs throughout the city.
In May of 2001, she won the prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Songwriting Competition, joining a list of winners that includes Lyle Lovett, Steve Earle, Nanci Griffith and Shawn Colvin. She was also the NYC 1999 Lilith Fair Talent Search Winner, and performed at the Jones Beach stop of the tour. In addition to the Lilith Fair headliners, she has shared the stage with such diverse artists as Hall and Oates, Freedy Johnston, Ben Folds, Joan Osborne and Ellis Paul. Sensitive introspection, a sharp melodic radar, rock and roll's rebellious energy, and an intuitive feel for the understated power of an acoustic guitar and a good lyric all inform her music and distinguish Amy as a dynamic performer.
Her new CD was produced by Boston's multi-instrumentalist/producer Adam Steinberg (Patty Griffith, Dixie Chicks, Todd Thibaud) and features Graham Maby (Joe Jackson, Natalie Merchant) and Sebastian Steinberg (Soul Coughing, Neil Finn) on bass, Gary Burke (Joe Jackson, Bob Dylan) on drums and Steinberg on electric guitar, keyboards and more! She currently resides in Hoboken NJ and is touring both solo and with a band (including legendary drummer Dave Mattacks) to support Mr. Heart.
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