Singer/songwriter Amy Speace is returning to Cedar City on Thursday, Jan. 14 to play an intimate show at Groovacious. Tickets are $8 at the door, and the show starts at 8:00 p.m.

Signed to the label owned by Judy Collins, Speace isn't quite folk, country, roots or pop. Rather, on her new album entitled The Killer in Me, she is a fine blend of all four styles, and she showcases this blend on the breezy, summery "Step Out of the Shade" and the adult contemporary folk-pop of "Water Landing," which has Speace coming up roses with her sweet but pure delivery. She also shows a bit more moxie – in the vein of Sheryl Crow or Lucinda Williams – during the ragged, rockier and bluesy "The Heartless Kind." A gentler track along similar lines is the Southern-tinged soul oozing out of the heartfelt "Shed This Skin."

In terms of genres, she excels across the board, even offering a Celtic-tinged "Two,” a gorgeous song resembling something that Kate Rusby or Alison Krauss might conjure up. She outdoes herself, though, with perhaps her album's crowning achievement, a waltz-like ditty entitled "Make Me Lonely Again," which resembles Cowboy Junkies.

Speace has talent, and it will be on display at Groovacious one night only. Groovacious is at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. Call 435-867-9800 for more information, and visit www.amyspeace.com to learn more about the artist.