F&M wishes you a very happy 2012! F&M has so much to celebrate from 2011: charting with 2010′s “Sincerely, F&M” and 2011 “Wish You Were Here”; another successful tour from Victoria to Montreal; participating in the finals for Calgary Folk Fest Pros & Prose Competition; the completion of “Wish You Were Here”; runner -up for [...]
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Our Gift To You! Winter Is Coming: Songs Of Winter And Christmas EP
F&M’ s Winter is Coming: Songs Of Winter And Christmas EP is a special holiday gift to mark the end of an exciting year. (F&M has done two full length albums in the span of a year, while touring twice across Canada from Vancouver Island to Montreal!) With the onset of winter storms comes the [...]
Two Ways To Feel Good: Give and Take
F&M was happy to contribute to two unique projects this winter: a CD compilation to raise funds for cancer research, and a local happening in Edmonton called The Free Store – who’s aim it is to spread the good feeling of free and share locally made merchandise - FREE! So why not give, and then [...]
This Winter’s Warm Tidings
Ok so winter is coming, but really it’s not that bad! The cold keeps us inside and together, sharing wine and music. The cold let’s us recoup and enjoy the support we have had this past year. Thank you for embracing our new album “Wish You Were Here”! F&M is excited to be in this [...]
Gratitude from the Road
F&M sincerely thanks those that came out and supported their Canadian tour from Victoria to Montreal! The new album, Wish You Were Here, was released while in Montreal on August 30 2011. Here’s where you can find F&M’s Wish You Were Here: CDBABY / iTunes /Rhapsody /SoundCloud Here’s a few highlights from the press: Planet S, August 11th: “The [...]
Wish You Were Here – New Album and Tour Dates!
F&M cannot complain of writer’s block. Hot on the heels of last year’s Sincerely, F&M release the trio of Rebecca and Ryan Anderson and Bryan Reichert (warmly dubbed the ampersand) are back with Wish You Were Here, a collection of 8 discerningly subtle songs that revel in life’s smallest losses and gains. Out on Shameless [...]
Summer Sea . . . and Studio
The ocean is calling us, and Ryan and I are on our way for further inspiration and time to create something special. More songs to be released this summer! That’s right! F&M will be back in the studio this June working on a follow up recording to “Sincerely, F&M.” Expect similar themes of nostalgia, but [...]
New Music Video! The Singer Gets It Right
What a great day to release a new music video! F&M was just announced as 1st Runner Up in The Best Band Category by See Magazine ! Thanks Edmonton! We are hounoured. So without further ado, here is the new official music video for F&M’s “The Singer Gets It Right.” (Coincidentally, this song will be [...]
Finalist in Calgary Folk Festival’s Pros & Prose
Ryan Anderson’s song “The Singer Gets It Right” apparently did get something right! It’s reached the finals for a songwriting award! The contest is called Pros and Prose and is sponsored by The Calgary Folk Club, and it could earn F&M a performance at this year’s Calgary Folk Festival. Finalists will be performing on May [...]
Telus TV! F&M Nominated for Best of Edmonton 2011 See Magazine!
Spring is here and F&M is excited to share with you what’s happening! Recently, Telus TV did a feature on F&M. The lovely Kari Skelton spent some time with us to discuss music, marriage, and feed back. We are so happy to be doing what we love! Thank you Telus TV! Watch: F&M at home [...]
Hallelujah
F&M, along with Sarah McLachlan, Colleen Brown, Mother Mother and others, was asked recently by The Edmonton Journal our thoughts on Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah. Here is Rebecca’s thoughts as quoted in the story run across Canada: “It [Cohen's Hallelujah] has this great balance of sacred and secular love song. It’s a song that people can [...]
Mostly Passion
This month is about passion. Ryan and Becky are stripping down (musically!) to bring you some varied performances. You can catch the two of them opening for friend Deon Blyan‘s Edmonton CD release on March 17th. Blyan’s new CD features vocals by Ryan and Becky. Check it out! On March 18th and 19th the duo [...]
Keep The Wine Flowing
Calgary Herald, January 2, 2011: “I loved it, both the music and the concept.” The Edmonton Journal, (Best of 2010 Banner Year for Edmonton Music) December 28, 2010: “An exquisite collection of bittersweet folk-noir tunes, featuring the haunting vocals of Ryan Christian Anderson and his wife, Rebecca.” **************************************** It’s already mid- January but we are [...]
Happy Holidays! Sincerely, F&M at #1 Folk, Plus Press Quotes
Happy Holidays everyone! F&M is taking time to relax with family and friends and reflect on so many things that we are thankful for. Thanks to listeners like you, F&M is poised for success in 2011! “Sincerely, F&M” is currently listed and pictured in Exclaim Magazine as Number #1 Folk for the month of November [...]
Official Music Video “A Little Love Hymn” Sincerely, F&M
F&M is happy to announce the first official music video for our album “Sincerely, F&M.” The video was filmed in Victoria, BC, at the start of our cross Canada tour in October. Many thanks to Greg Gillespie / Passengerone Productions for the beautiful work. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did creating [...]
Tour Dates Announced!
F&M are about to get busy! We’ve put together most of our tour dates for Canada. So please take a look at our performance listings for more details and additional tour dates as we add them. We’ll be starting our journey out west in mid October to attend Breakout West in Kelowna. BC fans will [...]
Brand New Things
Welcome! F&M is looking forward to sharing our thoughts, ideas and sounds. Currently, we are excited to present our latest musical offering Sincerely, F&M. Sincerely, F&M is an album of loping, spare orchestral folk stretched over a rock-pop backbone, waves of darkness and density crashing against brightness and space: music that’s reflective, emotive across a [...]