8/8/11
Opening for Cheryl Wheeler!
Mocha Maya’s/Dave Dersham CD/
The most exciting bit of news for us right now is that we’ll be opening up for Cheryl Wheeler on 9/11/11 at the Stephen Brewer Theater at Old Sturbridge Village. We met Cheryl a few months back when she played a members concert for WUMB at U-Mass Boston. We gave her our disc and picked up her latest CD, “Pointing at the Sun” (which is outstanding, needless to say! Follow the link to check it out.) and she surprised us by calling us up the next day. She’s been so kind and refreshingly sincere, it’s been a real lift for us, and we’re very excited to open for her!
Been enjoying some fun gigs lately. On Friday August 5th, we drove out to Shelburne Falls to join our good friend Dave Dersham for a show at Mocha Maya’s. We’d been hearing about this venue for a long time, so we were psyched to finally get down there and do a show. It didn’t disappoint - first rate staff an an attentive listening audience made for a great night; hope to go back there soon. We also recently joined our good friends Lisa Martin and Guy MIchael Grande for a songwriters-in-the-round performance at the Celebrate Ludlow festival. The music was great, and our son had about as much fun as he’s ever had going down the huge inflatable slide and seeing the snakes from the reptile exhibit! A great festival all around.
A bit more on Dave Dersham: Dave has been working on his new record for the last year or so, and he humbled me by asking me to produce it. We’ve been squeezing in recording sessions whenever we can, and over the months we’ve cobbled together something pretty special. The new album is called “Gilding the Lilies” and it has been mastered (the last step in the recording process) so I expect it will become available in the early fall. You can check out Dave’s music here.
5/9/11
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Review of Till the Sea Disappears from Jamie Anderson
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Check out “Free Download of the Month” for the month of May
Fiske and Herrera are doing something new for the fans. Each month, a new unreleased song or live recording will be released for a limited time on their bandcamp site. For the first round this fine month of May, you can download a live performance of “Across the River”, recorded at the BUUC on the last night of F & H’s most recent tour.
The song was originally released on Fiske and Herrera’s second full-length album of the same name. That album has gone off the shelves indefinitely. The song tells the story of a father reluctantly handing the family business off to his son. The job is a little unusual - the father is a harvester of souls.
2/24/11
Those wonderful acoustic music lovers over at WUMB have added three songs from F & H’s new CD, Till the Sea Disappears to their master playlist. Saint Patrick’s Day, My Little Fish and Steady Hands now have a new home at the all acoustic public radio station.
To request any of these songs, or just to ask for more Fiske and Herrera, call the following number during normal business hours:
(617) 287 - 6900
OR
e-mail wumb at wumb@umb.edu
1/ 22/11
Spring Tour Booking well underway
Fiske and Herrera will be touring this Spring in support of their new album, “Till the Sea Disappears”. Check out the tour section for a complete listing!
Win at Lizard Lounge
This past Monday, Fiske and Herrera headed down to Cambridge, MA to attend the celebrated Lizard Lounge Open Mic Challenge! After four hours of wonderful performances from Massachusett’s finest, Fiske and Herrera took home the win!
This win qualifies them to compete in the Open Mic Finalist performance on April 16th.
10/27/10
Recording of Fiske and Herrera’s latest CD, “Till the Sea Disappears” complete.
cover design by Bennett Holzworth
The heavily anticipated third release from Fiske and Herrera, titled “Till the Sea Disappears” has been completed! Click on the album cover to download track one, “Tricky Little Fingers” for free!
You’ll also be able to read all the album credits: players, lyrics, thank yous, etc.
Though we won’t have the physical copies in hand for awhile yet, you can purchase the entire album in digital form from our bandcamp site.
For all of you who pre-ordered your copy- fear not! They will be here soon!
5/15/10
Fiske and Herrera receive award from Songwriter Universe
The prominent songwriter website songwriteruniverse.com awarded Fiske and Herrera Top 5 standing for the month of May, 2010 for their song “Colorado Rain” from their CD Just Breathe.
In recognition of this achievment, Jared and Amy will be awarded:
“...a free One-Year Primo Membership with prominent music site, Broadjam.com. Includes full access to their extensive online promotional tools and sevices. You can build a professional website and post your songs and videos, pitch songs for film/TV & video game placements, sell your songs via their download store, create an online press kit, sell your mechandise, plus many other features. Artists from over 155 countries worldwide use Broadjam to gain exposure and build their careers. The regular cost of this membership is $199.00.
A free web page and internet radio airplay from the popular, online radio network & website, RadioIndy.com. The Top Five winners can become Gold Artists with RadioIndy for free, with your songs being promoted and broadcast on RadioIndy's network of online radio stations. You will also receive your own, free web page on the RadioIndy site.”
