SAHARA

Bio:

.... Sahara is the award winning singer/songwriter team Trish and Dave Long who met in their hometown Dublin in the eighties before migrating to Australia where they have toured extensively performing to sell out audiences. Before leaving Ireland, Dave and Trish had performed in many of Dublin’s renowned music venues. The first song they co-wrote ‘Vision of Glory’ received airplay on RTE radio which led on to a live performance of another original song ‘Running Out’ on the RTE ‘Davis at Large’ TV show. Somehow this landed them in an episode of the TV mini series ‘Inside’ acting as a couple of musicians! Their contemporary, eclectic songs brought swift success after arrival to Australia with a support to the Little River Band followed by a memorable win on ‘New Faces’. Sahara also guested with internationally acclaimed jazz guitarist Martin Taylor in Melbourne. Sahara’s debut CD ‘Vision’ brought global attention after their song ‘Make My Day’ shot to No.1 on the SoundClick first internet music charts. Staying No.1 for four weeks landed Sahara an interview on the ABC TV evening news Australia wide. Songs from ‘Vision’ made various charts around the world resulting in Sahara recording a video of their concert at the Malthouse Theatre Melbourne. Due to it’s popularity this video was webcast on several occasions from the Celtic TV New York website. Sahara releasied live performances taken from the video soundtrack on the ‘Sahara live at the Malthouse’ CD. Sahara’s albums have received critical acclaim and high ratings Australia’s major publications. Sahara composed an original soundtrack for an episode of the ABC Australian Story documentary series won the United Nations Media Award. Sahara has spent years on tour performing in theatres, art centres, festivals and clubs around Australia as well as performing ‘live to air’ on the ABC radio network, commercial and community radio stations along with appearing on several TV shows. Sahara toured ‘A New Beginning’ songs written while on the road and have recently released their latest studio recording ‘There is this place I go’ which is receiving great reviews and increasing airplay. Sahara are currently working in their studio on their latest CD to be released in 2012. Sahara is: Trish Long: vocals, saxes, flute, flageolet, recorder & sequencing. Dave Long: vocals, guitar, keyboards & sequencing Press Quotes “One of the great success stories of the Australian music scene…with musicianship that has been distilled by time and space, you are an audience to the best duo in this music category. Dave Long has one of the rare gorgeous male vocals in the tradition of Sting and Steve Winwood… I’m sure no one would question Trish long’s expertise with the sax and other instruments apart from the fact that she has a voice that could rival Celine Dion’s yet has the Irish gorgeousness” Baxter Labatos The Celtic Music Fan “Dave has an almost eerie "Sting" feel to his vocals, whilst Trish's singing is very akin to the very popular and respected Ellen Foley” Late Nite TV USA “Dave’s rock vocals are tremendous….the sax playing is to die for” Irish Bands Live UK “their inspirational music, a tidy blend of folk, rock and soul is a celebration of hope, dreams and love” The Age Melbourne “Sahara indulges our senses with Tears, one of the highlights of the album. It is a soft, murmuring instrumental that will take you to far away Celtic lands...” The Planet Newspaper "The Floyd-esque Vision of Glory is an emotive, haunting refrain" Adelaide Advertiser http://www.saharamusic.com.au http://www.youtube.com/saharaoz http://www.facebook.com/SaharaMusic http://au.linkedin.com/in/saharamusic http://www.myspace.com/saharamusicduo Sahara ‘There is this place I go’ CD available from iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody. 7 Digital and many more internet music sites. Sahara’s latest CD 'There is this place I go' has been very well received with great reviews and increasing global airplay. This CD has been selected as featured album/artist on many radio shows including The Mark Williams Show 102.5 The Bridge Radio(UK), Splash Radio(UK), The Rhythmic Lounge (USA), LA Talk Radio 'Indies in Motion'(USA), Real Hit Radio (UK), Smooth Jazz Radio Channel (Italy), All Irish Radio (Ire). Tracks have received airplay from stations such as Radio Liberte (France), Radio UK International, Radio Basingstoke, Covent Garden Radio, More than Music and Memories (UK), Australian Internet Radio, Spectrum FM (Aus) KCR 102.8 (Scotland) CFBX 92.5 FM 9Canada)and many more. Some reviews for Sahara’s latest CD ‘There is this place I go’ First class production, and catchy melodies make Sahara’s There is this place I go a very pleasant listen. Singer/Songwriter Dave Long’s voice shines, reminding one of the Simple Mind’s Jim Kerr. In fact, the whole sound of the CD is rather similar to the 1980’s sound of that Scottish group. This is perhaps not just a coincidence, as Sahara’s members Dave and Trish Long, have been playing together since 1984; and hailing from Dublin, they also have Celtic roots. The duo plays a variety of instruments including human voice, flageolet, guitar, sax, flute, recorder and electronic sequencing. Their music is very melodious, and with the already mentioned super clean production, it has a contemporary sort of easy listening sound. Somewhat different than the Simple Minds, the album has 2 rather slower numbers, with more of a folk music character. The lyrics have a metaphysical / devotional aspect to them, with the particular motive of the songwriting on this album being “the long road to healing”. Smooth, seamless and satisfying, Sahara’s music goes down real easy, like ice cream on a hot summer day. IndieMusicReview Germany Coming to us from Dublin (by way of Australia) are Husband and Wife Duo Dave and Trish Long aka “Sahara”, with their fourth release entitled “There is This Place I Go”. Consisting of all-original compositions, “Place” is a collection of ten songs that possess a hauntingly ethereal, yet melodic and contemporary ambiance. Easy listening overall, yet pop enough to appeal to a wide audience, the instrumentation from Trish’s sax, flute, recorder and synths blend seamlessly with Dave’s vocals, guitars and subtle drum tracks and have elements of folk, pop, rock and some Celtic flavor all blended together, offering very smooth songwriting and polished production values. Slainte Steve 67 Music USA There is this place I go CD “There is an open airiness to your music that I find really beautiful” There is this place I go ”Great tune! Beautiful sound!I love it!!!” This is the story “Super!”, “Great work and nice voices”, “Great story, very dreamy, again excellent production!”, “Great Well Written Song” I’d Like to dance all night “Beautiful sound:)”Eblana “Full of expression and feeling. Well arranged with simplicity, positive "vibed" and beautiful melody”, “There is such an uplifting beauty to this song. Timeless.”,,“ elegantly beautiful... intrinsically euphoric... like a slow & leisurely soul-catching march down the memorable & venerable antiqueness, indelible lanes of time. It's an absolute must for me to return here to Sahara like a nomad and listen to more...”The Road Less Travelled “great instrumentation . Nice flute intro, good vocal performance and backing vocals”. No Money For The Ride Home ”I'm loving this country, rock feel! Very captivating!” Has It Ever Been Any Different Before “Great vibe with excellent production!” Where Angels Rest “Beaultiful song and very well played! I love it!” Radio Fans

Member Since:

May 09, 2008

Members:

Trish Long: Sax, Vocals, Flute, Flageolet ,Recorder & Sequencing. Dave Long: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards & Sequencing. To purchase any of Sahara's CDs please visit www.saharamusic.com.au

Influences:

Steely Dan, Supertramp, Wayne Shorter, Genesis, David Gilmour, Phil Collins, Sting, Neil Young, Doobie Brothers, Weather Report, Pink Floyd, Return To Forever, Al Di Meola, Chick Corea, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, Phil Woods, Branford Marsalis, Glenn Miller, The Eagles, Joan Armatrading, Joni Mitchell, Santana, The Beatles, Billy Joel, Billy Cobham, Dave Brubeck Quartet, Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges,Dave Sanborn, Joe Zawinul, Paul Desmond, Jaco Pastorius, The Allman Brothers Band, Goran Bregovic, Enio Morricone, Henry Mancini, Rory Gallagher, Crosby Stills Nash Young, Al Stewart, Van Morrison, Queen, Paul Simon, Peggy's Leg, Clannad, Mozart, Bach, Handal, Berlioz, Chopin, Rimsky Korsakov, Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Holst, Mahler, Beethoven, Saint Saens....

Sounds Like:

Original - eclectic a bit of folk, jazz and rock with celtic roots ........

Record Label:

Sahara Music