{"product_id":"amy-speace-there-used-to-be-horses-here","title":"Amy Speace - There Used To Be Horses Here","description":"\u003cp\u003eCat. no: PRPCD159\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: CD\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 805520031592\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 30th April 2021\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: Americana\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautifully uplifting and deeply personal, Amy Speace has made the most revealing album of her career with There Used to Be Horses Here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded in Nashville in just four days, the award-winning songwriter pulls directly from her own childhood memories, coming of age in New York City, and losing a parent while learning to become one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn its most powerful moments, the album sets Speace’s majestic voice to symphonic arrangements, yet her songwriting remains intimate and emotional. As a fan and friend of the Nashville band The Orphan Brigade, she invited its three members to collaborate as songwriters and co-producers, inspired by their persistent rhythms and sweeping sonic palette. Remembering her vocal sessions, she says simply, ”While I was singing over what those guys were playing, it made me feel like I was flying.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile many of the subjects are heavy, There Used to Be Horses Here isn’t a sad record. Instead it’s a direct reflection of the 12 months between her son’s first birthday and the loss of her dad, propelled by a playwright’s eye for detail and a performer’s gift of vocal delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpeace’s many champions from the folk world have included Judy Collins, Mary Gauthier, and Kathy Mattea, to name only a few.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe’s cultivated a significant audience in the UK and Europe as well. The title track of her prior album, Me And The Ghost Of Charlemagne, was named International Song of the Year by the Americana Music Association UK in 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePress:\u003cbr\u003eMOJO\u003cbr\u003eRNR\u003cbr\u003eMaverick\u003cbr\u003eThe American\u003cbr\u003eCountry Music People\u003cbr\u003eMusic Republic Magazine\u003cbr\u003eLars Fahlin\u003cbr\u003eThe Arts Desk\u003cbr\u003eAmericana UK\u003cbr\u003eHighway Queens\u003cbr\u003eAlan Cackett\u003cbr\u003eFolk Radio UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBBC Radio Ulster – Ralph McLean Country show spot play for TUTBHH: “there’s something magical about the songwriting of Amy Speace.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeridian FM – Leader’s American Pie spot play for Shotgun Hearts “Making a serious case to be one of the best songwriters in this genre (as if she had to already), Amy Speace - Shotgun Hearts from the forthcoming album There Used To Be Horses Here”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracks: Down The Trail \/ There Used To Be Horses Here \/ Hallelujah Train \/ Father’s Day \/ Grief Is A Lonely Land \/ One Year \/ Give Me Love \/ River Rise \/ Shotgun Hearts \/ Mother Is A Country \/ Don’t Let Us Get Sick\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PROPER RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39614411112604,"sku":"PRPCD159","price":10.08,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/PRPCD159.jpg?v=1618151331","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/amy-speace-there-used-to-be-horses-here","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}