F&M, is part Low, part Nick Cave, Smog and Will Oldham. The Albertan band is hinged upon two singer-songwriters: a Forensic Recreational Therapist and a Soviet Rock Culture Historian, who prefer to describe their musical style as art-folk rock. F&M, which just developed last year (2007) after a Christmas 2006 resurrection, is currently working on an artistic collaboration with local (Edmonton) artist and Deadwear entrepreneur Glen Ronald on a new album for the fall/winter. The upcoming release will be more of an art show with painting inspired by the music, and the music inspired by loss. Some of these new songs will be a part of the July 3rd show. For now, F&M is content on touring their current album, “Let Every Light Shine” (Shameless Records Canada, June 2007). Enjoy a mix of quiet intensity and brilliant pop from 5 creative music acts on Thursday, July 3, 2008.

NOTE: F&M will be playing a more acoustic show for the Okanagan dates (August 20 and 21). These shows will provide two sets of prairie born music.

Here’s some press highlights:
“studiously crafting their own brand of cerebral melodies, brilliantly showcased on 2007’s Let Every Light Shine” The Edmonton Journal “great expressive range” Katherine Duncan CBC “focused and true to the soul of their songs” VUE Weekly “delicate and smooth” The Edmonton Journal “Lullabies for adult minds” SEE Magazine

Here’s a recent podcast we were featured in (Its Hard to Be Soft, Edmonton Journal May 27): http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/ed/podcasts.html