SARAH MACLAINE Singer/songwriter

About Me

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YOU CAN HEAR SOME VOCAL SAMPLES ON MY WEBSITE - WWW.SARAHMACLAINE.COM. *** SOME ORIGINALS COMING SOON.......************************************************* ****************** A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME ~~I'm a singer/songwriter from Melbourne, Australia. I'm originally from Tasmania. There are many things I miss about Tassie ..... family, friends, the vibrant music scene, the beautiful fresh, clean air ~ that moment you step off the plane ...... *****I have English and Scottish heritage. Love the U.K!*******I'm passionate about music .... It's my life! I regularly do session singing/recording for many artists and for radio. I've performed with some wonderful artists, including the brilliant Peter Cupples (Stylus) and Ross Wilson (Daddy Cool/Mondo Rock). I'm a regular performer on the corporate scene in Melbourne and around the country, and I have a Saturday residency at JJ's Bar & Grill - Crown Entertainment Complex.*********I appeared on Bert Newton's programme Good Morning Australia regularly for 8 years ( clocked up about 80 performances). I first sang on the show with Australian entertainer Peter Cupples - in 1997 - and the producers asked me back the same month. I then became a regular artist on the show, performing every couple of months. GMA came to an end in 2005, after a successful 15-year run. *** HAPPY 70TH BERT!!!! *** x~~~~~~~~~~~~I've recently been working on some of my original songs. I'm looking forward to posting some of them on MySpace. Gotta get them copyrighted 'n all first!** My aim is to have some of my compositions 'on file' with publishers/production companies, for use in film & television. I love how songs / scores play such a big part in bringing television shows and movies to life! The fact is ... when we think of certain films/tv shows, we always seem to recall the music/songs from them.~~~~~~~~~~I've performed in many venues/hotels/clubs around Australia and overseas; appeared on 7 variety shows on television, and have performed for many companies/corporate clients, including Channel's Seven, Nine & Ten; Honda, Ford Australia, Sportsgirl, The Make a Wish Foundation, PETA, WSPA, The Variety Club of Australia, The AFL (Australian Football League), Crown Entertainment Complex (Crown Towers events) and many more........._________________________________My taste in music is quite eclectic. Some favourite artists include Sting, The Beatles, George Harrison solo , Paul McCartney solo, David Bowie, Crowded House, Simply Red, Elvis Costello, Tom Petty, Kate Bush, Noa, Moloko, Toto .......*** See my "Music" section for a bigger list. ***~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I love to travel! I want to visit Peru one day (ahhh... Machu Picchu ), and re-visit England and Scotland. My ancestral castle (Moy Castle) in Loch Buie - Scotland, is amazing! It's 15th century. (It's a little run down these days, and a combination of moss and ivy is slowly creating a thick green blanket at it's base). I'm hoping to go back and explore the interior. Last time I was there we wern't allowed in because of loose stones, structure damage, etc. I'm going to sneak my way in somehow! :o) Just next to the castle is a stone circle (very pagan!) It's called the "Stones of Wonder". It's about 20 metres from the shore of Loch Buie. * Me, in the middle of the circle + a bottle of great red wine + a wonderful sunset + great company = my idea of heaven.********New York fascinates me. (Haven't been there yet. I must go sometime)!************WWW.SARAHMACLAINE.COM ******************UP-COMING GIGS ********** JJ'S BAR & GRILL ~ CROWN ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX, MELBOURNE. (Residency) 10:30pm - 2:30am*** SEPTEMBER ~ 6th *** 13th *** 20th *** 27th. OCTOBER ~ 4th *** 11th *** NOVEMBER ~ 1st *** 8th *** 22nd *** 29th. ***** SARAH MACLAINE DUO - BROWN BROTHERS WINERY. NOVEMBER 15th. **** MONICHINOS WINERY. OCTOBER 26th. *** ***PLEASE SEE MY OFFICIAL WEBSITE FOR GIG DATES - AND ALSO VISIT MY MYSPACE MUSIC PAGE - LISTED BELOW ..... ***( I'M ALSO NOW ON FACEBOOK!! ) *SARAH MACLAINE AUSTRALIA*.________________________________________WWW.SARAH MACLAINE.COM

My Interests

My likes and dislikes are below ... but here are a few of my 'interests' ~ * Music .... listening to it/creating it/experiencing it!***Songwriting/co-writing.***Acting. (Stage/TV)***Travelling.*** Reading musicians/actors biographies. *** British comedy shows.***Going to see live bands.***Live theatre.***Monty Python.***Dogs and meerkats. ***Horses/horseriding (Riding bare back on a beach is wonderful!).***I want to build a mud brick house in the middle of nowhere one day, with a horse on the property!***Vintage clothing.***I like a good ghost story! (I'm fascinated with the supernatural).***I enjoy discovering fantastic bottles of wine. (I'm partial to a great shiraz!) I want to study viticulture one day.*** I love England/Scotland. ***I've always had a thing for lighthouses. I love them!***I really like the world of aviation.*** I treasure time with family and friends._________________________THINGS I LIKE: ~ In no particular order ..... Music * The U.K * Travelling * Poetry * Live theatre * The feeling of standing on stage with the bright lights shining down on me * Chocolate * The countryside * Dogs * Love, and Falling IN love * Dancing * The ocean * Poetry * British comedy shows * Machu Picchu * Apple crumble * Fred Astaire * The Beatles * Lighthouses * The smell of the beach * Reading ghost stories * Random acts of kindness * Art galleries * Ray (Robbie) Hood - pictured ** The smell of freshly mowed grass * Rain * Thunder * Great red wines * Wasabi mashed potato (try it!) * Old black and white movies * Some classical music - ("The Planets" by Holst is brilliant!) * Scotland * The Isle of Mull * The 1930's and 1940's eras * Vintage clothing * Old people with great stoires to tell * Castles * Laughter * The sound of children giggling * Bombay Saphire gin * Champagne ......THINGS I DISLIKE: ~ People who are 'famous' or 'revered' for no particular reason * Airlines that don't feel the need to announce anything to travellers until the very last minute about stuff-ups * Heather Mills McCartney * Disingenuous people * Submarines * Wasps * The devastation in Burma * Racism * The bows of ships * Some of the ridiculous political correctness these days * Over-the-top feminists ~ especially Germaine Greer * Fighting * War * The fact that we still have mass poverty in the 21st century (some things in this world just don't make sense) * Animal cruelty * Train delays * The gradual destruction of the environment * Japanese whaling ships (Scientific research?? Yeah right!) * Cammomile tea * Horoscopes .......

I'd like to meet:

Firstly .... I really like meeting 'every day' people who have alot of passion for what they do, and for life in general.*** NO LONGER AROUND ~ ** Bing Crosby ** Fred Astaire ** Winston Churchill ** Spike Milligan ** W.H Auden ** William Shakespeare ** Brian Epstein*** STILL HERE~ ** Paul McCartney ** Sting ** Ewan McGregor ** Mick Hucknall ** Emma Thompson ** David Tennant ** Billy Connolly ** Michael Parkinson ** Christopher Walken ** Catherine Tate ** Glen Hansard. ** Lenny Henry ************************************************************ *******************************One of the most memorable experiences I've had is when I met George Harrison at the Hyatt Hotel in Melbourne (in 1999) at one of my gigs. He was a gentle and softly spoken guy. He wandered up to my band and I at the end of one of our sets. The last song I sang in that set had been "Something". He approached me, tapped me on the shoulder and sat on the arm of my chair (... leaning on my shoulder for about 10 minutes). He spoke with us for a while. He had a cheekiness about him. I can still remember what he was wearing ... ~ salmon coloured jeans, a white t-shirt and yellow sneakers(!) :o) Such a great memory for me ........

Music:

I like so many artists, but here are some of my faves ~ STING ** THE BEATLES ** PAUL McCARTNEY ** GEORGE HARRISON ** SIMPLY RED (The brilliant Mick Hucknall!) ** THE FRAMES (Glen Hansard!) ** DAVID BOWIE ** KATIE NOONAN ** K.D LANG ** CROWDED HOUSE ** SIMPLE MINDS ** KATE BUSH ** HOWARD JONES ** MICHAEL McDONALD ** OLETA ADAMS ** TIM FINN ** COLDPLAY ** NOA ** ELVIS COSTELLO ** JAMES TAYLOR *** The "LOCAL HERO" soundtrack. (I grew up with it playing at my house all the time). ** MEL TORME ('The velvet fog'). ** BING CROSBY (His music was often on at my grandparent's house. My grandfather sounded just like him when he sang. It was uncanny!) ** STAN GETZ ** MOBY ** MICHAEL FRANKS ** TOTO ** ANOUSHKA SHANKAR. (Wonderful musician!) Just got into MOLOKO - great stuff!______________________________________________________ ___________________________~~~I like listening to classical music sometimes, to unwind. At times I gradually turn it up louder and louder ..... Good for the soul! "The Planets" by Holst is particularly great. ****** I love good, smooth jazz.*******************One of my favourite songs is "Don't give up" (the original Kate Bush/Peter Gabriel version). Their vocals are lush.***One of my favourite CD's is "MOON SAFARI", by the band AIR. ****** Other favourite songs are ~" When the angels fall" and "They dance alone" - Sting ** "Memories and Dust" - Josh Pyke ** "While my guitar gently weeps" - (George Harrison). ** "Photograph" - (Ringo Starr & George Harrison). ** "Maybe I'm amazed" and "Little willow" - (Paul McCartney). ** "Love" and "Woman" - (John Lennon). ** "Free fallin'" - (Tom Petty). **"Falling Slowly" - (The Swell Season - Glen Hansard) ** "Stars" (Simply Red) ** "Immortality" - (Celine Dion/Bee Gees). Not a fan of Celine's actually, but that song (written by the BeeGees) is gorgeous! ** "Cloudbusting" - (Kate Bush). ** "In your eyes" - Peter Gabriel (Love it!) ** "Fix you" - (Coldplay). ** "The time is now" - (Moloko) ** "Touch" - (Steve Romig) ** "Opportunity" - (Pete Murray). ** "Sunday morning, here with you" - (Michael Franks). ** "Owner of a lonely heart" - (Yes). ** "Africa" - (Toto). ** "Forever Autumn" - (sung by Justin Hayward - Jeff Wayne's 'War of the worlds' soundtrack).......One of my fave music video clips is Fat Boy Slim's "Weapon of choice" - with Christopher Walken dancing in it! Fantastic stuff!! Walken is brilliant; love him!*********"THE MISSION" soundtrack gives me goosebumps. It's so beautiful!************************************************** **********************************

Movies:

I keep discovering great movies ... but, some faves are - * "TOP HAT". Fred Astaire - genius! *** "DEAD POETS SOCIETY". It made such an impression on me! The film stayed with me for years! It really affected me at the time. "Captain, my captain" ........ *** "ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND" ~ Kate Winslet & Jim Carrey were fantastic! *** "FINDING NEVERLAND" ~ Sumptuous! Johnny Depp again showed he can't put an acting foot wrong!*** "ATONEMENT" ~ Stunning film! So affecting. *** "SAY ANYTHING" ~ When John Cusack holds that stereo above his head in the street and plays Peter Gabriel's "In your eyes" outside his girlfriend's house ... ahhhh...... ***"JACK & SARAH". ~ Richard.E.Grant was incredible in the role of Jack. Such a beautifully acted film.*** "FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL" ~ A classic! I think I know every line from it! ***"THE SHINING" - not because it's a favourite - but because it stuck with me for y e a r s after watching it!!! What an incredibly scary film! Kubrick's clever mind!*** "LIFE OF BRIAN" ~ Funny funny funny. *** "HARD DAYS NIGHT" ~ Pure nostalgia. I love the Beatles. *** "PETER'S FRIENDS" ~ A great cast, lead by the brilliant Stephen Fry in the title role. *** "MILLIONS" ~ What a film. So inspirational!*** "ONCE". The music, the unpretentious acting/direction, the sentiment... (you could TELL the two lead actors were falling in love 'in real life' whilst making the film).*** Just saw "THERE WILL BE BLOOD". Wow ... Daniel Day Lewis was amazing!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~______________________________________________ _____________________________________Emma Thompson and Ewan McGregor are two of my favourite actors.Others include ~*Claire Danes * Christian Bale * Christopher Walken * Cate Blanchett * Kate Winslet * Richard.E.Grant * Maggie Gyllenhall * Alan Rickman * James Spader * Rufus Sewell * David Tennant * John Cusack * Jeff Bridges.

Television:

*** "EXTRAS" *** "THE BILL" *** "GHOST WHISPERER" *** "PARKINSON" (I wish Parkie hadn't decided to call it quits!)). *** "RED DWARF" *** "THE TWO RONNIES" *** "MORECOMBE AND WISE" *** "THE GOOD LIFE" *** "ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS" *** "MY FAMILY" *** "ENOUGH ROPE" (With Australia's finest interviewer - Andrew Denton). *** "THE OFFICE" (UK version). *** "THE CATHERINE TATE SHOW" *** "TIME TEAM" (I really dig archaeology). 'Scuse the pun. ;o) *** "GRAND DESIGNS" *** "LATER ... WITH JOOLS HOLLAND" *** "SPICKS AND SPECKS" *** "DOCTOR WHO" ( Ahhh ... David Tennant ) *** "BLACKPOOL" ( David Tennant again .... but this time with his Scottish accent ... and what a Scot he is! ) *** "SCRUBS" *** I really like music documentaries.

Books:

"BRAVEMOUTH" (a Billy Connolly biography - written by his wife, Pamela Stephenson). *** Some Ben Elton books (great writer!) ***"LOSING MY VIRGINITY" Richard Branson. ***"WHO ON EARTH IS TOM BAKER?" (I'm a Dr Who fan - and to me, Tom Baker was the best incarnation!). *** "I.ME.MINE" - George Harrison.*** "BROKEN MUSIC" - Sting.*** " THE ESSENTIAL SPIKE MILLIGAN". Genius.*** I have a beautiful book on Irish shop fronts. It's just photos of old facades with detail about the history of each building.... it's gorgeous.*** I have many books on the Beatles ... including the fantastic "BEATLES ANTHOLOGY".**** "WITH NAILS" and "THE WAH WAH DIARIES" - Richard E.Grant.*** Michael Palin's travel books. "POLE TO POLE", "AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS", "NEW EUROPE" etc.*** "THE ALCHEMIST" - Paulo Coelho. ***Books on British history.*** Books on the supernatural.*** A collection of W.H Auden's poems and prose. "You're my cup of tea" is wonderful.

Heroes:

I've got many heroes. I admire many different types of people for their own individual achievements. ;o)Little Sophie DeLizio ... beautiful, brave little girl!

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Posted by SARAH MACLAINE Singer/songwriter on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:01:00 PST