Quotes:

“Amy Herrera and Jared Fiske’s voices blend perfectly. Acoustic guitars sparkle.”
- David Kleiner, minor7th.com

“Absolutely Beautiful!”
- Elliott Randall, Steely Dan’s premier guitarist

“Local music duo creates national buzz! Fiske and Herrera…continue to create a stir within the music world.”
- Tantasqua Town Common

“So beautiful…haven’t stopped this much to listen to a band in a long time”
- Rebecca Perea, cellist for “Easy Anthems”

“…precise harmonies, polished arrangements and Jared Fiske’s floating, oddly metered guitar playing are a winning formula for some incredible music.”
- Molly Milsau, Minor 7th podcast, Jan/Feb 2008

“…precision arrangements are standard for this record…always there’s that pretty, pretty music washing over you.”
- David Kleiner, minor7th.com

“…their phenomenal original songs are now taking center stage, garnering the attention of new fans wherever they go.”
- Mark Renburke, “The Webster Times”
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Accolades:

- #1 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.