| Member Since | 9/18/2006 | | Band Website | http://www.fiskeandherrera.com | | Band Members | Jared Fiske - guitar, vocals
Amy Herrera- guitar, vocals
| | Influences | james taylor, smashing pumpkins, dar williams, simon and garfunkel, yeah yeah yeahs, damien rice, tori amos, ray lamontagne, bright eyes, bjork, radiohead, pj harvey, joni mitchell, portishead, ben folds five, the postal service, death cab for cutie, rilo kiley, regina spektor, dave matthews band, led zeppelin, greg brown, ani difranco, foo fighters, coldplay, tom waits, R.E.M., Kate Wolf, The Arcade Fire, Jackson Browne, the dresden dolls, national skyline, Elvis Costello, Indigo Girls, Elliott Smith, Nick Cave, Depeche Mode, The Beatles, Crosby Still and Nash, Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, Bob Dylan, Unbelievable Truth, Billy Corgan, The Shins, Azure Ray, Beck, Michael Hedges | | Sounds Like |
CHECK OUT JARED FISKE IN HIS APPEARANCE ON RITA SCHIANO’S BLOG-TALK RADIO SHOW "TALK TO ME", HERE: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rita/2008/02/26/Talk-To-Me
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ACCOLADES:
- 1st place award in the Acoustic Channel at Ourstage.com - "America’s great independent music and video discovery destination" , for the month of December, 2007.
- Fiske and Herrera were in the top five ranked entries at ourstage.com for the acoustic channel for the months of Dec., and Jan. They were also ranked in the top five in "singer/songwriter" for the months of Feb., and March. (These competitions varied in of entries from 600 - 900 for each month)
- Fiske and Herrera’s song "Choice" from the album "Just Breathe" was selected for use in a short film by the non-profit group Planet-aid (planetaid.org)
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BIO
Fiske and Herrera are creating a stir. Combining soothing folk music with the passion and precision of alternative, the duo has created something rare; a new sound, and a trail of audiences captivated by their tight harmony and ambitious arrangements.
The duo officially formed in January, 2006, when long time friends and collaborators Jared Fiske and Amy Herrera found themselves on parallel paths. Both had recently abandoned long-held jobs and lifestyles in exchange for a chance to write, record and perform full time. Their initial union was a marriage of convenience. However, time would reveal that the merging of their considerable talents as songwriters and performers would yield a whole that was far greater than its parts.
Fiske and Herrera have perform often, touring for months out of the year. When they are still, they reside in Massachusetts. Most of their performances take place in New England as a matter of practicality, but they’ve been spotted in venues as far flung as Michigan, California and Texas.
For their first CD, F & H teamed up with production wizard Seth Connelly. F & H entered the studio in March, 07 and recorded an ambitious full length LP titled "Just Breathe" which they released in Sept. 2007. F & H regularly tour the Northeast, and keep all their upcoming shows posted on myspace.com/fiskeherrera. In light of their emotional live performances and powerful debut CD, it is clear that Fiske and Herrera are an exceptional creative force, with drive and talent to match, and they are going places.
Fiske and Herrera’s performances feature both Jared and Amy on lead vocals, acoustic guitars and occasionally bass. They are sometimes joined onstage by bassist Seth Adams. They can be found playing clubs, coffeehouses, festivals and the occasional street corner or living room, in addition to ongoing songwriting and recording efforts.
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