The Audreys

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Audreys


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Genre = Blues & Roots
Years_active = 2004–present
Label = ABC Roots/Warner Music Australia - Australia
True North Records - US/Canada
URL = [http://www.theaudreys.com.au/ Official website]
Current_members = Taasha Coates
Tristan Goodall
Michael Green
Lyndon Gray
Toby Lang
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The Audreys are an Australian five-piece blues/roots band who formed in Adelaide, South Australia in 2004.

Biography

The pre-cursor to The Audreys started in Melbourne as a duo consisting of lead singer Taasha Coates and guitarist Tristan Goodall.cite news |first=Bernard |last=Zuel |title=The Audreys |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/gig-previews--reviews/the-audreys/2006/11/02/1162339975908.html |publisher="The Age" |date=2 November 2006 |accessdate=2008-03-23] After dropping out of university in Adelaide, the two moved to Melbourne where they played original pop songs and slowed-down versions of 1980s songs. An impromptu jam session with a bluegrass band inspired them to change direction from pop music to the folk and blues music they preferred, and the two moved back to Adelaide, where they formed The Audreys.

The band's debut album "Between Last Night And Us" was released in February 2006, and featured the singles "Oh Honey", "You & Steve McQueen", "Banjo & Violin" and "Don't Change". "Between Last Night And Us" won the 2006 ARIA award for best Blues & Roots Album, [cite news |title=ARIA award winners |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/aria-award-winners/2006/10/29/1162056862533.html |publisher="The Sydney Morning Herald" |date=30 October 2006 |accessdate=2008-03-23] and its songs were used as the soundtrack for the 2007 ABC TV series, "Rain Shadow". [cite web |url=http://www.theaudreys.com.au/news07.htm |title=News |accessdate=2008-03-24 |date=28 September 2007 |publisher=The Audreys] Their second album, "When the Flood Comes", was released in April 2008. [cite web |url=http://www.ozmusicscene.com/new-album-tour-for-the-audreys/ |title=New album, tour for The Audreys |accessdate=2008-03-24 |date=13 March 2008 |publisher=Oz Music Scene]

The band have appeared at Australian festivals such as A Day on the Green, Woodford Folk Festival, Red Hill Harvest Festival, Port Fairy Folk Festival, The Great Escape, The East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival, Southbound, Mossvale Music Festival, Great Southern Blues & Rockabilly Festival, The Falls Festival and the Adelaide leg of the Big Day Out in 2007. [cite web |url=http://www.theaudreys.com.au/about-us.htm |title=About us |accessdate=2008-03-23 |publisher=The Audreys] They have also toured overseas, including shows in Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Russia. [cite news |first=Sarah |last=Ashley |title=Live music: The Audreys |url=http://www.abc.net.au/rn/deepend/stories/2006/1699973.htm |work=The Deep End |publisher=ABC Radio National |date=28 July 2006 |accessdate=2008-03-23] In a homage to the bands' roots and in response to the positive reception of their cover of INXS's "Don't Change", the original duo of Goodall and Coates play a different cover song on each night of The Audreys' tour. [cite news |first=Sally |last=Browne |title=Wind in their sails |url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21792971-5003421,00.html |publisher="The Courier-Mail" |date=26 May 2007 |accessdate=2008-03-23]

Members

The band members are:
* Taasha Coates - vocals, melodica, harmonica, ukelele
* Tristan Goodall - resophonic, acoustic and electric guitars, banjo
* Michael Green - violin, lap steel, vocals
* Lyndon Gray - double bass, vocals
* Toby Lang - drums, vocals

Discography

Albums

* "Between Last Night And Us" (2006)
* "When the Flood Comes" (2008) AUS#20

EPs

* "You & Steve McQueen" (2005)

ingles

* "Oh Honey"
* "You & Steve McQueen"
* "Banjo & Violin"
* "Don't Change"
* "Paradise City"

References

External links

* [http://www.theaudreys.com.au The Audreys' Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/theaudreysband The Audreys' MySpace site]
* [http://www.thedwarf.com.au/bands/australian/a/audreys_the The Audreys at The Dwarf]
* [http://www.messengersouth.com.au/article/2008/05/26/5059_south_vibe.html Messenger News interview, May 2008]
* [http://www.abc.net.au/dig/stories/s2304400.htm The Audreys playing live, video from the ABC, July 2008]