February 17 – Amy Black and Danielle Miraglia in Marblehead, MA

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Amy Featured in the Boston Globe

Excerpt from the Boston Globe:

Given that she grew up in Missouri and Alabama, Amy Black should not have had to move to Boston to fall in love with Southern roots music. But that’s how it happened.

When her father, a minister, moved the family north to take a church in Boston, the teenage Black was exposed to artists such as Massachusetts icon Bonnie Raitt, who mixes elements of blues, rock, folk, and country into her strong-woman’s vocal style.

“That really grabbed me,’’ Black recalled last week. After hearing John Hiatt’s composition “A Thing Called Love,’’ a song that Raitt made the charts with, Black asked herself, “Where has this music been?’’

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Amy Black Band January & February Shows

Hey all! Happy New Year! We have some great shows lined for for 2012. Here’s what’s coming up in January and February:

Headliners (You get me all night or half the night!)

January 7 – South Shore Folk Music Club, Kingston, MA - The Amy Black Quartet (sans drums) More details.

February 17 – Me and Thee Coffeehouse, Marblehead, MA - Amy Black Band, Co-Bill with the talented Danielle Miraglia More details.

Openers (You get me for 30 minutes)

January 13 – Opening for Eilen Jewell at the Narrows Center for the Arts – The full band will be there. It’s going to be a great night of music. More details.

February 4 – Opening for Dala at Circle of Friends Coffeehouse – Just me and guitar for this one. More details.

Click here to find out about other upcoming shows. See you soon!