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From their humble beginnings as a local garage band to rocking audiences at all of Melbourne's reputable live music venues, including shows with bands such as The Screaming Jets, Juke Kartel, You Am I and Kram of Spiderbait fame, fans often describe Dark Horse as a mixture between the most hardest of rock, infused with blues and the majestic tones of soul melodies. "We're a no fuss rock band. What you see is what you get." That's a deceptively simple statement made by Brett Burnell, guitarist with Dark Horse, and a viewpoint shared with the rest of the band. It seems like a pretty bland description of a band, until you look deeper into the musical beliefs, the style, sound and outlook of the four mates in Dark Horse. There's no fire breathing, blood spurting or violence-drenched imagery at a Dark Horse show. They are never going to be a band that demands certain coloured M&Ms be provided backstage, and you won't ever catch one of them having a rock star hissy fit or turning their

Dark horse is a project mainly comprised of vocalist/keyboardist Cian. The music created is often ambient mixes of pop/acoustic celtic tunes whilst sometimes delving into the experimental electronic field to create new songs. Being immersed in the culture of music from a young age helped her love for music spring to life. She began performing from a young age, mostly with her father in his blues/rock band ‘high home I’m honey' and several other projects. An interesting fact is that she has moved over 15 times in her life - from cosy cottages, to tee pees and rusty caravans! By being immersed in a community culture, she became influenced by all sorts of music from Celtic folk to Native American Indian. Recently, she has been hitting the Sydney scene with her other band ‘Avresa,’ and doing solo gigs. With soft angelic vocal lines, combined with raw emotion her songs are influenced by people like Bjork, Katie Noonan and Sarah Blasko. In her other more experimental music she sites

We hear the wind blowing across the desert and we see the moons of a winter night rising like great ships in the void.