News

3 August 2009

Sarah been asked to do the support slot for the NSW leg of Diesel's 'Project Blues National Tour' which begins this Thursday!

Thursday 6th August
The Factory Theatre
Sydney
w/ Diesel - Project Blues National Tour
Tix: venue (02) 9550 3666 | http://www.factorytheatre.com.au

Friday 7th August
Dapto Leagues Club
Wollongong
w/ Diesel - Project Blues National Tour
Tix: venue (02) 4261 1333

Saturday 8th August
Belmont 16 Footers
Belmont
w/ Diesel - Project Blues National Tour
Tix: venue (02) 4945 0888

Sunday 9th August
North Haven Bowling Club
North Haven
w/ Diesel - Project Blues National Tour
Tix: venue (02) 6559 9150

Friday 28th August
Mingara Recreation Club
Central Coast
w/ Diesel - Project Blues National Tour
Tix: venue (02) 4349 7888

24 February 2009

Sarah is happy to announce she has signed with Mushroom Music Publishing.

For more details see, visit the Mushroom Music Puplishing site.

Peat's Ridge Festival

Sarah will be playing at Peat's Ridge Festival on the 31st December @ 12pm at the Chai Tent. See you there!

12 November 2008

To top off an already incredible year, i was the winner of two 1233 ABC Newcastle Music Awards on Thursday evening, at a beautiful awards ceremony held at The Civic Theatre, Newcastle. I was awarded The Central Coast Broadcaster's Choice Award & tied with my amazing friend, Bob Corbett for Best Pop Release, for my song 'Waiting To Burn' and his song 'Prettiest Face' so we made a joint speech thanking our incredible producer, Michael Carpenter who produced both songs. Thank you so much to the ABC for supporting my music from the very beginning. I had a wonderful night and felt incredibly honoured. Have a wonderful Christmas everybody, and thank you for your support this year. I am forever grateful for your belief, messages, friendship, presence at my gigs and for listening to my music. From all of this, i get to wake up every morning and do a job that i love so much. Thanks for making that possible for me. I will leave you with a review that was sent to me a couple of weeks ago that brought a tear to my eye, recently published in Inpress, a Melbourne street press magazine.

Teapot Trees and Love Birds Review

'This is an utterly charming cd by Sydney artist Sarah Humphreys. Expectations of lyrical delights hinted at by the albums title are met in every song. The opening track Stray Dogs starts off with the line We travel the streets together / my warm companion / we weather the storms together / we rest in the sun and instantly you know you’ve found a new friend. The warmth of this album is in the gentle delivery of the intricate stories Humphreys’ pens. Comparisons have been made to Missy Higgins and Clare Bowditch, but there is nothing copycat about this music. Humphreys own identity is indelibly stamped on each bright, honest and original tune. Waiting To Burn is a captivating sing along song that will smolder in your head for weeks, with its hooky bass line and outrageously catchy chorus. Same goes for Pot of Gold, and April. Then there’s Woman, an honest-to-god anthem tracing the trials and tribulations of being a modern day chick trying to get by in life. Woman, woman it’s true / where are your dreams / are they hiding too? There’s not a dull track to be found amongst the teapot trees and love birds of this fascinating collection.

Listed on her Myspace site are some of her influences, including The Beatles, ELO, The Beach Boys, Nick Drake and Joni Mitchell; so it’s really not surprising that her music is melodic, smart and infectious. The production by Michael Carpenter is sensitive and perfectly in keeping with the mood of each song. Many of the tracks are kept simple, with not much more than an acoustic guitar and main vocal. When the band strike up they keep it laid back and don’t over crowd Humphreys delightful words and vocals.

Humphreys is equally charming and at home performing live on stage. She has the endearing qualities of the girl next door, and the heart she brings to her music is written all over her big smile. This is an album to be treasured, and an artist to look forward to seeing blossom into a major talent.'

Kaz Mitchell, Inpress