Born in Roslyn, Long Island, Amy began playing guitar at the age of nine. At twenty, she composed her first song- as a wedding gift to friends. She then moved to Northern California, and played at festivals and jammed around many a campfire with talented musicians in the northern California, and southern Oregon area. Ten years later when she returned to New York City, she immersed herself in classes, and voice lessons, played open mikes and improved her craft through a lot of hard work and fun. Greatly encouraged by her peers and teachers, she continued to grow. When she was ready to record her songs for the upcoming album, she spent the summer of 2006 in the studio recording with Ben Wisch ( Jonatha Brooke, Lucy Kaplansky, Marc Cohn) and came out with 5 of the 10 songs on her album. They are beautifully crafted and arranged and much thanks goes out to all the people who helped her and poured their heart and soul into it. “ Really talented musicians, like Shawn Pelton, Oz Noy, Jon Caban, Tony Tino , the Benelli brothers, Malcolm Gold, and Ben Wisch, gave it their all, and put a lot of love into it, and you can really hear it.” Amy says. She went on to record the other 5 songs with Jon Gordon( Suzanne Vega), another talented engineer and guitar player and finally to George Petit, who stepped in as mixing engineer, and who is finishing up the album. Amy is now in the rehearsal studio, getting ready to come out and perform, and share her music with the world. She has played venues such as The Bitter End, Rockwood Music Hall andArlene’s Grocery in NYC and she is planning her release party for beginning 08, possibly at the Cutting Room. Stay tuned!
“Lennard nails the essence of everyday emotions the inner conflicts, flashes of joy, sorrow and regret…..it’s real life set to music and rendered in Lennards’ rich, versatile voice. Highly Recommended. –Jason Warburg The Daily Vault.
“ I’d put Amy in the folk/blues category. This is a strong Ep. Im curious to hear what she does next. I bet she rocks live too: -Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds
“Honest songwriting is a rarity these days, but Amy Lennard nails it on this album” –Discovering Artists.com
“Americana is still alive she proclaims and Amy Lennard is going to be looked back upon as one of those great artists to help a genre through its bumpy roads on the highway to critical success”—J-Sin Smother. net
Amy, It's only a matter of time before you hit it big. I am still out there pulling for you along with all of the people from the festival. Keep me posted! Your fellow songwriter...dominick
Writing lots of stuff.. latest is the Christmas song on my page... did a video for it too. Check it out. Also, did you get that book by Robin Frederick called "Shortcuts to Hit Songwriting"? It's really good! Hope you're well! Happy Holidays!
Hey Amy. Life's good here. How are you? I'm actually playing fri so I can't make it, but I hear Arlene's is a cool place to play. Anyway, have a good show and a good Thanksgiving. Hope all's well!
Hi Amy I hope that you are keeping well and that all is going well for you. Any news on the release of a CD yet? Your music is brilliant and deserves to be heard by the masses!!!!! Keep in touch Amy. Sara XXX
