About Me

Becky once bought a piano at a garage sale and it changed her life. It was really heavy to carry up and down the stairs, so she now enjoys playing simple guitar, accordion, penny whistles, and the cymbaline.
In the summer of 2006, she completed a Masters thesis on Viktor Tsoi, Soviet rock star and phenomenon of the Gorbachev era. Ryan will tell you there was a lot of crying and listening to strange Russian songs. But Becky says the experience deepened her conviction that music is more than art and more than a record of history -it's a significant part of history making!
Becky worked on the F&M album "Let Every Light Shine," which was released on June 29, 2007. In F&M, she enjoys contributing to and combining with the writing talents of B-rock, singing and playing various instruments. She mainly performs in F&M, but is available for solo sets.
Her 2002 (released February 2003) album "Some like the water" as "becky" is available on iTunes, eMusic, Audiolunchbox, etc. She can also be heard on the Fosters & McGarvey (now F&M) 2003 album "We don't talk to robots..." Also available on iTunes, etc. In addition, Becky is delighted to have contributed vocals to the LeisureCo. album, and accordion on the upcoming the lonely heart show debut album.
Becky would now like to learn the art of trapeze.

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Member Since: 9/4/2006
Band Website: shamelessrecordscanada.com
Band Members: Becky performs mainly as part of F&M, but occassionally you can catch her doing a solo show or w/ friends.

Becky - voice, piano, guitar, accordion, whistles, cymbaline, percussive sound attempts, chess
Mr. Seymour Stein -cheeping

Becky uses her power for good for:
-becky - "some like the water" solo recording 2002 SHR
-F&M - "Let every light shine" released June 29, 2007
-amy seeley - live accompaniment on accordion
-LeisureCo - as a special vocalist on "The Pan-Am Connection" November 2007
-the lonely heart show - accordion on the upcoming debut album
Influences: Nick Cave, Beth Gibbons, Cat Power, Smog, belle and sebastian, Billy Bragg, Yann Tiersen, Radiohead, Will Oldham, The Smiths/Morrisey, PJ Harvey, Ada Yakusheva, Ron Sexsmith, Stereolab/Monade, Silver Jews, kino...many, many more. Oh and Robertson Davies, Dostoevsky, Bulgakov, Timothy Findley...rainy days and scavenger birds..fish&chips
Sounds Like: like a misty morning and a mouthful of beef jerky.

DISCOGRAPHY:

*becky "some like the water" SHR 2002
*Fosters & McGarvey "we don't talk to robots" SHR 2002
*F&M "this gift buys our gift: a christmas notebook" 2006
*F&M "let every light shine"SHR 2007

In Edmonton: Listen Records, Blackbyrd Myoozik, Megatunes
In Vancouver: Zulu Records
Onliine: iTunes, CD Baby
Record Label: Shameless Records Canada
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Check out this event: F&M in Penticton

Hosted By: F&M When: Jul 4, 2008 1:00 PMWhere: Fibonacci's Cafe and Roastery219 Main StreetPenticton, British Columbia|56 CanadaDescription:F&M Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Becky of F&M on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:01:00 PST

Check out this event: F&M in Vancouver

Hosted By: F&M When: Jul 3, 2008 2:00 PMWhere: The Biltmore Cabaret326 KingswayVancouver, British Columbia|56 CanadaDescription:F&M Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Becky of F&M on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:01:00 PST

spring

cleaning.
Posted by Becky of F&M on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:05:00 PST

One drop in the bucket

So since tent city closed down, homelessness is very noticeable downtown. It is hard to know how to help these people and frustrating to feel threatened by them. I often feel mixed emotions of guilt a...
Posted by Becky of F&M on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:23:00 PST

Becky vocals on Leisure Co!

I am excitedly anticipating the upcoming Leisure Co album "Pan-Am Connection!" My vocals are part of the track "Between nowhere and here." You can give it a listen at Leisure Co.'s myspace (see my top...
Posted by Becky of F&M on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:34:00 PST

Industrious ...

So I wrote a new song last night! I have been working on my finger picking. The recording is just a quick demo using the internal mic on my laptop. It's a lovely day outside and tonight will be shared...
Posted by Becky of F&M on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 11:41:00 PST

"Liesl" is on F&M page BUT there are other songs!

I updated some songs. I know "Liesl's Song" is popular - but you can still listen to the final mix on the F&M page."World of Wonders" and "Passchendaele 1917" are inspired by the same literary genius ...
Posted by Becky of F&M on Sat, 12 May 2007 05:28:00 PST

Gelato or pancakes?

..> ..> Gelato or pancakes? So I got my iTunes cheque - some big money. Woot! Seriously I had the choice of using my earnings to buy gelato or pancakes! I chose pancakes and even had some left ov...
Posted by Becky of F&M on Mon, 07 May 2007 07:33:00 PST

Oh and the Liesl song

So this is the second new song I posted today. Perhaps the lyrics sound a little violent. However, its not me that's so angry and smashing everything. The song is based on a character from the Roberts...
Posted by Becky of F&M on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 02:50:00 PST

New song

So I created a new song on Friday. Today I turned a few things upside down to make a drum....I don't think I am much of a percussionist but I hope the song sounds good to you.This song is a memory I ...
Posted by Becky of F&M on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:32:00 PST