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{{Short description|Australian blues and roots band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
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| origin = [[Adelaide]], South Australia, Australia
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| current_members = Taasha Coates<br>Tristan Goodall
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'''The Audreys''' are a triple [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA Award]]-winning Australian [[blues]]/[[Traditional music|roots]] band who formed in [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]] in [[2004 in music|2004]]. They have released four studio albums to date.
'''The Audreys''' are an Australian [[blues]] and [[Traditional music|roots]] band which formed in [[Adelaide]], in [[2004 in music|2004]] by founding mainstay, Taasha Coates on lead vocals, [[melodica]], [[harmonica]] and [[ukulele]]. They have released four studio albums, ''[[Between Last Night and Us]]'' (February 2006), ''[[When the Flood Comes]]'' (April 2008), ''[[Sometimes the Stars]]'' (October 2010) and ''[['Til My Tears Roll Away]]'' (March 2014). Founding guitarist, Tristan Goodall, died on 2 July 2022, aged 48, of an unspecified illness.


==Biography==
==Biography==
===2004-2005: Career Beginnings===
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The precursor to The Audreys started in [[Melbourne]] as a duo consisting of lead singer Taasha Coates and guitarist Tristan Goodall.<ref name=theage>{{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 |newspaper=The Age |date=2 November 2006 |accessdate=23 March 2008}}</ref> After dropping out of [[university]] in [[Adelaide]], the two moved to Melbourne where they played original [[Pop music|pop]] songs and slowed-down versions of 1980s songs.<ref name=theage/> An impromptu [[jam session]] with a [[Bluegrass music|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''' along with Cameron Goodall and Michael Green.<ref name=theage/>
The group self-released the EP ''You & Steve McQueen'' in 2005, featuring the singles "Oh Honey" and "You and Steve McQueen".


=== 2004–2005: Foundation and early years ===
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===2006-2009: ''Between Last Night and Us'' & ''When the Flood Comes''===

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A precursor to the Audreys started in Melbourne as a duo consisting of lead singer Taasha Coates and guitarist Tristan Goodall.<ref name=theage>{{cite news |first=Bernard |last=Zuel |author-link=Bernard Zuel |title=The Audreys |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/gig-previews--reviews/the-audreys/2006/11/02/1162339975908.html |newspaper=[[The Age]] |date=2 November 2006 |accessdate=23 March 2008}}</ref> Goodall had been a member of a band, the Milk, in Adelaide, from the early to mid-1990s.<ref name="ABC Tristin died"/> The pair had met in 1997 as university students in [[Adelaide]].<ref name="Brandle"/> After finishing tertiary studies they moved to Melbourne where the duo played original [[Pop music|pop]] songs and slowed-down cover versions of 1980s songs.<ref name=theage/> An impromptu [[jam session]] with a [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]] band at a winery in the [[Macedon Ranges]], in mid-2003 inspired them to change direction from pop to folk and blues.<ref name="AMO Bio">{{cite web | url=http://www.amo.org.au/artistae67.html | title=Artists :: The Audreys | website=[[Australian Music Online]] | date=2006 | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20070105034834/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/44131/20070102-0000/www.amo.org.au/artistae67.html | archive-date=5 January 2007 | access-date=15 July 2022 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

The duo moved back to Adelaide, where they formed the Audreys in 2004 and first performed in June of that year.<ref name="AMO Bio"/><ref name="McFarlane">{{cite book | author1 = McFarlane, Ian | authorlink1 = Ian McFarlane | others = Jenkins, Jeff (Foreword) | title = [[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop|The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop]] | chapter = Encyclopedia entry for 'The Audreys' | date = 31 March 2017 | publication-date = 2017 | location = [[Gisborne, Victoria|Gisborne, VIC]] | publisher = Third Stone Press | edition = 2nd | page = 25 | isbn = 978-0-9953856-0-3 }}</ref> The original line-up had Coates on lead vocals, [[melodica]], [[harmonica]] and [[ukulele]], Cameron Goodall on guitar, bass guitar and backing vocals, his brother Tristan Goodall on guitar and [[banjo]] and Michael Green (a.k.a. Mikey G) on [[violin]], [[lap steel guitar]] and backing vocals.<ref name=theage/><ref name="AMO Bio"/><ref name="McFarlane"/> The group self-released a five-track extended play, ''You & Steve McQueen'' in 2005.<ref name="McFarlane"/> It provided the singles, "Oh Honey" and "You & Steve McQueen".<ref name="Foley">{{cite web | url=http://www.scala.org.au/apra-presents-free-songwriting-talk-with-the-audreys/ | title=APRA Presents: Free Songwriting Talk with 'The Audreys' | last=Foley | first=Bryon | website=Songwriters, Composers & Lyricists Association (SCALA) | date=18 June 2013 | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140305180026/http://www.scala.org.au/apra-presents-free-songwriting-talk-with-the-audreys/ | archive-date=5 March 2014 | access-date=15 July 2022 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Australian musicologist, [[Ian McFarlane]], described their sound, "a tuneful blend of alt-country and folk rock that had parallels with other roots rock acts" specifying fellow Australians, [[the Waifs]], [[Claire Bowditch]], [[Angus & Julia Stone]] and [[Mama Kin (musician)|Mama Kin]].<ref name="McFarlane"/>

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===2006–2009: ''Between Last Night and Us'' & ''When the Flood Comes''===
{{main|Between Last Night and Us|When the Flood Comes}}
{{main|Between Last Night and Us|When the Flood Comes}}
The band's debut album ''[[Between Last Night and Us]]'' was released in February 2006, and featured the singles "Banjo & Violin" and "Don't Change". At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2006]], ''Between Last Night And Us'' won the [[ARIA Award for Best Blues and Roots Album]],<ref>{{cite news |title=ARIA award winners |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/aria-award-winners/2006/10/29/1162056862533.html |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=30 October 2006 |accessdate=23 March 2008}}</ref> and its songs were used as the soundtrack for the 2007 [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] TV series, ''[[Rain Shadow (TV series)|Rain Shadow]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theaudreys.com.au/news07.htm |title=News |accessdate=2008-03-24 |date=28 September 2007 |publisher=The Audreys |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502084706/http://www.theaudreys.com.au/news07.htm |archivedate=2 May 2008 }}</ref>
The band's debut album ''[[Between Last Night and Us]]'' was released in February 2006, and featured the singles "Banjo & Violin", "Oh Honey" and "You and Steve McQueen". At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2006]], ''Between Last Night And Us'' won the [[ARIA Award for Best Blues and Roots Album]],<ref>{{cite news |title=ARIA award winners |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/aria-award-winners/2006/10/29/1162056862533.html |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=30 October 2006 |accessdate=23 March 2008}}</ref> and its songs were used as the soundtrack for the 2007 [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] TV series, ''[[Rain Shadow (TV series)|Rain Shadow]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theaudreys.com.au/news07.htm |title=News |accessdate=2008-03-24 |date=28 September 2007 |publisher=The Audreys |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502084706/http://www.theaudreys.com.au/news07.htm |archivedate=2 May 2008 }}</ref>


Their second album, ''[[When the Flood Comes]]'', was released in April 2008,<ref>{{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}}</ref> and at the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2008]] it won the ARIA Award for Best Blues and Roots Album. The album featured the single "Paradise City". Tracks "Small Things" and "Lay Me Down" have been included on movie and television program soundtracks both in Australia and the USA.{{reference needed|date=May 2020}} "Small Things" was used as soundtrack music in the November 2010 episode of ''[[Neighbours]]'', when [[Steph Scully]] was sentenced to 6 years in jail for the death of [[Ringo Brown]].{{reference needed|date=May 2020}}
Their second album, ''[[When the Flood Comes]]'', was released in April 2008,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ozmusicscene.com/new-album-tour-for-the-audreys/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924062932/http://www.ozmusicscene.com/new-album-tour-for-the-audreys/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=24 September 2015 |title=New album, tour for The Audreys |accessdate=2008-03-24 |date=13 March 2008 |publisher=Oz Music Scene}}</ref> and at the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2008]] it won the ARIA Award for Best Blues and Roots Album. The album featured the single "Paradise City". Tracks "Small Things" and "Lay Me Down" have been included on movie and television program soundtracks both in Australia and the USA.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} "Small Things" was used as soundtrack music in the November 2010 episode of ''[[Neighbours]]'', when [[Steph Scully]] was sentenced to 6 years in jail for the death of [[Ringo Brown]].{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} "Small Things" was also featured in an episode of the US series ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)]]''.


The band have appeared at Australian festivals such as A Day on the Green, [[Woodford Folk Festival]], Red Hill Harvest Festival, [[Port Fairy, Victoria|Port Fairy]] Folk Festival, [[The Great Escape (festival)|The Great Escape]], The [[East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival]], [[Southbound (festival)|Southbound]], Mossvale Music Festival, Great Southern Blues & Rockabilly Festival, The [[Falls Festival]] and the [[Adelaide, South Australia|Adelaide]] leg of the [[Big Day Out]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theaudreys.com.au/about-us.htm |title=About us |accessdate=23 March 2008|publisher=The Audreys |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080324203122/http://www.theaudreys.com.au/about-us.htm |archivedate=24 March 2008 }}</ref> They have also toured overseas, including shows in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Russia.<ref>{{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=23 March 2008}}</ref><ref>{{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 |newspaper=The Courier-Mail |date=26 May 2007 |accessdate=23 March 2008}}</ref>
The band have appeared at Australian festivals such as Bluesfest, WOMADelaide, Groovin' the Moo, Tamworth, Queenscliff Music Festival, Bass in the Grass, A Day on the Green, [[Woodford Folk Festival]], Red Hill Harvest Festival, [[Port Fairy, Victoria|Port Fairy]] Folk Festival, [[The Great Escape (festival)|The Great Escape]], The [[East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival]], [[Southbound (festival)|Southbound]], Mossvale Music Festival, Great Southern Blues & Rockabilly Festival, The [[Falls Festival]] and the [[Adelaide, South Australia|Adelaide]] leg of the [[Big Day Out]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theaudreys.com.au/about-us.htm |title=About us |accessdate=23 March 2008|publisher=The Audreys |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080324203122/http://www.theaudreys.com.au/about-us.htm |archivedate=24 March 2008 }}</ref> They have also toured overseas, including shows in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Russia.<ref>{{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=23 March 2008}}</ref><ref>{{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 |newspaper=The Courier-Mail |date=26 May 2007 |accessdate=23 March 2008}}</ref>


===2010-2015: ''Sometimes the Stars'' & ''Til My Tears Roll Away''===
===2010–2015: ''Sometimes the Stars'' & ''Til My Tears Roll Away''===
{{main|Sometimes the Stars|'Til My Tears Roll Away}}
{{main|Sometimes the Stars|'Til My Tears Roll Away}}
Following the departure of Cameron Goodall and Michael Green, Taasha Coates and Tristan Goodall continued as a duo and recorded their third album.<ref name="Beat">{{cite web |url=https://www.beat.com.au/the-audreys/|title=The Audreys |work=Beat Magazine|date=November 2010 |accessdate=10 May 2020}}</ref> The album included work from [[Tim Rogers (musician)|Tim Rogers]], jazz pianist [[Paul Grabowsky]], members of [[Tripod (band)|Tripod]], and [[Michael Barker (drummer)|Michael Barker]] of the [[John Butler Trio]]. The duo once again worked under the guidance of producer, engineer and friend [[Shane O'Mara (musician)|Shane O'Mara]].<ref name="Beat"/>
Following the departure of Cameron Goodall and Michael Green, Taasha Coates and Tristan Goodall continued as a duo and recorded their third album.<ref name="Beat">{{cite web |url=https://www.beat.com.au/the-audreys/|title=The Audreys |work=Beat Magazine|date=November 2010 |accessdate=10 May 2020}}</ref> The album included work from [[Tim Rogers (musician)|Tim Rogers]], jazz pianist [[Paul Grabowsky]], members of [[Tripod (band)|Tripod]], and [[Michael Barker (drummer)|Michael Barker]] of the [[John Butler Trio]]. The duo once again worked under the guidance of producer, engineer and friend [[Shane O'Mara (musician)|Shane O'Mara]].<ref name="Beat"/>


In October 2010 The Audreys released their third album, titled ''[[Sometimes the Stars]]'', which debuted at #28 on the ARIA charts. Following the release of the album, The Audreys toured throughout Australia in October, November and December 2010. At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2011]], the group won their third ARIA award for Best Blues and Roots Album.
In October 2010, The Audreys released their third album, titled ''[[Sometimes the Stars]]'', which debuted at #28 on the ARIA charts. Following the release of the album, The Audreys toured throughout Australia in October, November and December 2010. At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2011]], the group won their third ARIA award for Best Blues and Roots Album.<ref>{{cite web | title=2011 ARIA Awards Winners | website=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) – United by Music | url=https://www.aria.com.au/awards/past-winners/2011 | ref={{sfnref | Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) – United by Music}} | access-date=19 July 2024}}</ref>


In March 2012, a 3CD box set called ''Collected'' was released, featuring the first three studio albums. The digital version included seven bonus tracks, including the song "Train Wreck Blues", which was released as a single.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://airit.org.au/The-Audreys-Trainwreck-Blues.html|title=The Audreys Trainwreck Blues|website=AIRIT|date=19 March 2012 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}</ref>
In March 2012, a 3-CD box set called ''Collected'' was released, featuring the first three studio albums. The digital version included seven bonus tracks, including the song "Train Wreck Blues", which was released as a single.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://airit.org.au/The-Audreys-Trainwreck-Blues.html|title=The Audreys Trainwreck Blues|website=AIRIT|date=19 March 2012 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}</ref>


In March 2014, the group released their fourth album ''[['Til My Tears Roll Away]]'', which peaked at number 32 on the ARIA Charts. The album was preceded by the lead single "My Darlin' Girl" in January 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abcmusic.com.au/news/audreys-announce-new-album-til-my-tears-roll-away|title=Audreys Announce New Album |website=ABC Music|date=February 2014|accessdate=10 May 2020}}</ref> At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2014]], the band were again nominated for Best Blues and Roots Album.
In March 2014, the group released their fourth album ''[['Til My Tears Roll Away]]'', which peaked at number 32 on the ARIA Charts. The album was preceded by the lead single "My Darlin' Girl" in January 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abcmusic.com.au/news/audreys-announce-new-album-til-my-tears-roll-away|title=Audreys Announce New Album |website=ABC Music|date=February 2014|accessdate=10 May 2020}}</ref> At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2014]], the band were again nominated for Best Blues and Roots Album.<ref>{{cite web | title=2014 ARIA Awards Winners | website=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) – United by Music | url=https://www.aria.com.au/awards/past-winners/2014 | ref={{sfnref | Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) – United by Music}} | access-date=19 July 2024}}</ref>


===2016-present: solo work===
===2016–present: solo work===
In 2016, Taasha Coates released her first solo record ''Taasha Coates and her Melancholy Sweethearts'' through [[ABC Music]] and produced by fellow Australian, producer [[Shane Nicholson (singer)|Shane Nicholson]]. The first single and video for the album was "This House Is Gonna Burn", a song about domestic violence. Overall the record has a harder edge than most of the material Taasha penned in her band The Audreys, though the artistic and thematic through lines are quite clear. Songs from the album are featured prominently in the ABC miniseries ''Pulse''.{{reference needed|date=May 2020}}
In 2016, Taasha Coates released her first solo record ''Taasha Coates and her Melancholy Sweethearts'' through [[ABC Music]] and produced by fellow Australian producer [[Shane Nicholson (singer)|Shane Nicholson]]. The first single and video for the album was "This House Is Gonna Burn", a song about domestic violence. Overall the record has a harder edge than most of the material Taasha penned in the Audreys, though the artistic and thematic through lines are quite clear. Songs from the album are featured prominently in the ABC miniseries ''Pulse''.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}


Taasha lives in Adelaide, Australia with her husband Ray Flowers. Tristan resides in Melbourne, and The Audreys still play often around Australia.{{reference needed|date=May 2020}}
Taasha lives in the Adelaide Hills with her two children. Tristan resided in Brisbane, and the Audreys still play often around Australia.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

On 16 September 2021, the band announced via their [[Facebook]] page that Tristan Goodall had "retired permanently from playing and touring" but that Coates had "created a new line-up to continue what we started" with his blessing, with more details to be announced subsequently.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.facebook.com/theaudreys/posts/284555796813637 | title=The Audreys | website=[[Facebook]] | accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>

In July 2022, the Audreys announced via their Facebook page that Tristan Goodall had died on 2 July 2022, aged 48.<ref name="ABC Tristin died">{{cite web | url=https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/music-news/tristan-goodall-the-audreys-died/13959522 | title=Tristan Goodall, founding member of Australian folk band The Audreys, has died at 48 | last=Condon | first=Dan | publisher=[[Double J (radio station)|Double J]] ([[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] (ABC)) | date=5 July 2022 | access-date=15 July 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=463705375565344&set=pb.100057776574616.-2207520000.. |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> He had been too ill to tour for the previous two years.<ref name="Brandle">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tristan-goodall-the-audreys-obit-1235110402/ | title=Tristan Goodall, Founding Member of The Audreys, Dies at 48 | first=Brandle | last=Lars | magazine= Billboard | date=5 July 2022 | access-date=15 July 2022 }}</ref> Coates declared: "I have to say goodbye to my dearest friend, my musical soulmate, and my grief is almost unbearable."<ref name="Brandle"/>

In November 2024, the group released "Secondhand Boots", their first single in ten years.<ref name="SHB">{{cite web|url=https://themusic.com.au/news/the-audreys-return-with-first-new-music-in-10-years/X1Ddc3J1dHc/15-11-24|title=The Audreys Return With First New Music In 10 Years |website=The Music|date=15 November 2024|access-date=16 November 2024}}</ref>


==Members==
==Members==
The band members are:
The band members are:
* '''Taasha Coates''' - [[Singing|vocals]], [[Keyboard instrument|keys]], [[melodica]], [[harmonica]], [[ukulele]]
* '''Taasha Coates''' – [[Singing|vocals]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[melodica]], [[harmonica]], [[ukulele]], [[guitar]]
* '''Tristan Goodall''' - Acoustic and electric [[guitar]]s, [[banjo]]


Current touring members:
Current touring members:
* '''[[Shane O'Mara (musician)|Shane O'Mara]]''' - electric [[guitar]]
* '''Tom Kneebone''' – Acoustic and electric [[guitar]]s, [[Singing|vocals]]
* '''Rick Plant''' - [[Bass guitar|bass]]
* '''Flik Freeman''' – [[Bass guitar|bass]]
* '''Ben Wiesner'''- [[drums]]
* '''Beej Barker''' – [[drums]]


Previous members:
Previous members:
* '''Michael Green''' - [[violin]], [[Singing|vocals]], [[lap steel]]
* '''Tristan Goodall''' – Acoustic and electric [[guitar]]s, [[banjo]]
* '''Toby Lang''' - [[drums]], [[vocals]]
* '''[[Shane O'Mara (musician)|Shane O'Mara]]''' – electric [[guitar]]
* '''Lyndon Gray''' - [[double bass]], vocals
* '''Rick Plant''' – [[Bass guitar|bass]]
* '''Cameron Goodall''' - [[Singing|vocals]], [[guitar]]s, mandocello
* '''Ben Wiesner'''- [[drums]]
* '''Michael Green''' – [[violin]], [[Singing|vocals]], [[lap steel]]
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* '''David Ross MacDonald''' - [[drums]]
* '''Grant Cummerford''' - [[Bass guitar|bass]]
* '''Toby Lang''' – [[drums]], [[vocals]]
* '''Brett Canning''' - [[Bass guitar|bass]], vocals
* '''Lyndon Gray''' – [[double bass]], vocals
* '''Cameron Goodall''' – [[Singing|vocals]], [[guitar]]s, mandocello
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* '''David Ross MacDonald''' – [[drums]]
* '''Grant Cummerford''' – [[Bass guitar|bass]]
* '''Brett Canning''' – [[Bass guitar|bass]], vocals
* '''John (Bedge) Bedggood'''- [[Keyboard instrument|keys]], [[violin]], vocals
* '''John (Bedge) Bedggood'''- [[Keyboard instrument|keys]], [[violin]], vocals


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* [[ARIA Charts|ARIA]]: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2008Albums.htm|title=ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2008 Albums|website=ARIA|accessdate=1 May 2020}}</ref>
* [[ARIA Charts|ARIA]]: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2008Albums.htm|title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums|website=ARIA|accessdate=1 May 2020}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | ''[[When the Flood Comes]]''
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! scope="row" | "Banjo and Violin"
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| rowspan="2" | 2006
| rowspan="2" |'Between Last Night and Us''
| rowspan="2" |''Between Last Night and Us''
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! scope="row" | "Don't Change"
! scope="row" | "Don't Change"
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! scope="row" | "Small Things"
! scope="row" | "Small Things"
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| rowspan="2" |'When the Flood Comes''
| rowspan="2" |''When the Flood Comes''
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! scope="row" | "Paradise City"
! scope="row" | "Paradise City"
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| ''Collected''
| ''Collected''
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! scope="row" | "My Darlin' Girl"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abcmusic.com.au/news/audreys-announce-new-album-til-my-tears-roll-away|title= |website=ABC Music|date=February 2014|accessdate=10 May 2020}}</ref>
! scope="row" | "My Darlin' Girl"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abcmusic.com.au/news/audreys-announce-new-album-til-my-tears-roll-away|title= New Album|website=ABC Music|date=February 2014|accessdate=10 May 2020}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| rowspan="2" |'''Til My Tears Roll Away''
| rowspan="2" |'''Til My Tears Roll Away''
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! scope="row" | "Baby Are You There?"
! scope="row" | "Baby Are You There?"
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! scope="row" | "Secondhand Boots"<ref name="SHB"/>
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{{awards table}}
{{awards table}}
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| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2006|2006]]
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2006|2006]]
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"Audreys" redirects here. For other uses, see Audrey (disambiguation).

The Audreys
Background information
OriginAdelaide, South Australia, Australia
Genres
Years active2004 (2004)–present
LabelsABC
Members
  • Taasha Coates
Past members
  • Tristan Goodall
  • Cameron Goodall
  • Michael Green
Websitetheaudreys.com.au

The Audreys are an Australian blues and roots band which formed in Adelaide, in 2004 by founding mainstay, Taasha Coates on lead vocals, melodica, harmonica and ukulele. They have released four studio albums, Between Last Night and Us (February 2006), When the Flood Comes (April 2008), Sometimes the Stars (October 2010) and 'Til My Tears Roll Away (March 2014). Founding guitarist, Tristan Goodall, died on 2 July 2022, aged 48, of an unspecified illness.

Biography

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2004–2005: Foundation and early years

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A precursor to the Audreys started in Melbourne as a duo consisting of lead singer Taasha Coates and guitarist Tristan Goodall.[1] Goodall had been a member of a band, the Milk, in Adelaide, from the early to mid-1990s.[2] The pair had met in 1997 as university students in Adelaide.[3] After finishing tertiary studies they moved to Melbourne where the duo played original pop songs and slowed-down cover versions of 1980s songs.[1] An impromptu jam session with a bluegrass band at a winery in the Macedon Ranges, in mid-2003 inspired them to change direction from pop to folk and blues.[4]

The duo moved back to Adelaide, where they formed the Audreys in 2004 and first performed in June of that year.[4][5] The original line-up had Coates on lead vocals, melodica, harmonica and ukulele, Cameron Goodall on guitar, bass guitar and backing vocals, his brother Tristan Goodall on guitar and banjo and Michael Green (a.k.a. Mikey G) on violin, lap steel guitar and backing vocals.[1][4][5] The group self-released a five-track extended play, You & Steve McQueen in 2005.[5] It provided the singles, "Oh Honey" and "You & Steve McQueen".[6] Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, described their sound, "a tuneful blend of alt-country and folk rock that had parallels with other roots rock acts" specifying fellow Australians, the Waifs, Claire Bowditch, Angus & Julia Stone and Mama Kin.[5]

2006–2009: Between Last Night and Us & When the Flood Comes

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Main articles: Between Last Night and Us and When the Flood Comes

The band's debut album Between Last Night and Us was released in February 2006, and featured the singles "Banjo & Violin", "Oh Honey" and "You and Steve McQueen". At the ARIA Music Awards of 2006, Between Last Night And Us won the ARIA Award for Best Blues and Roots Album,[7] and its songs were used as the soundtrack for the 2007 ABC TV series, Rain Shadow.[8]

Their second album, When the Flood Comes, was released in April 2008,[9] and at the ARIA Music Awards of 2008 it won the ARIA Award for Best Blues and Roots Album. The album featured the single "Paradise City". Tracks "Small Things" and "Lay Me Down" have been included on movie and television program soundtracks both in Australia and the USA.[citation needed] "Small Things" was used as soundtrack music in the November 2010 episode of Neighbours, when Steph Scully was sentenced to 6 years in jail for the death of Ringo Brown.[citation needed] "Small Things" was also featured in an episode of the US series One Tree Hill (TV series).

The band have appeared at Australian festivals such as Bluesfest, WOMADelaide, Groovin' the Moo, Tamworth, Queenscliff Music Festival, Bass in the Grass, 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.[10] They have also toured overseas, including shows in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Russia.[11][12]

2010–2015: Sometimes the Stars & Til My Tears Roll Away

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Main articles: Sometimes the Stars and 'Til My Tears Roll Away

Following the departure of Cameron Goodall and Michael Green, Taasha Coates and Tristan Goodall continued as a duo and recorded their third album.[13] The album included work from Tim Rogers, jazz pianist Paul Grabowsky, members of Tripod, and Michael Barker of the John Butler Trio. The duo once again worked under the guidance of producer, engineer and friend Shane O'Mara.[13]

In October 2010, The Audreys released their third album, titled Sometimes the Stars, which debuted at #28 on the ARIA charts. Following the release of the album, The Audreys toured throughout Australia in October, November and December 2010. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2011, the group won their third ARIA award for Best Blues and Roots Album.[14]

In March 2012, a 3-CD box set called Collected was released, featuring the first three studio albums. The digital version included seven bonus tracks, including the song "Train Wreck Blues", which was released as a single.[15]

In March 2014, the group released their fourth album 'Til My Tears Roll Away, which peaked at number 32 on the ARIA Charts. The album was preceded by the lead single "My Darlin' Girl" in January 2014.[16] At the ARIA Music Awards of 2014, the band were again nominated for Best Blues and Roots Album.[17]

2016–present: solo work

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In 2016, Taasha Coates released her first solo record Taasha Coates and her Melancholy Sweethearts through ABC Music and produced by fellow Australian producer Shane Nicholson. The first single and video for the album was "This House Is Gonna Burn", a song about domestic violence. Overall the record has a harder edge than most of the material Taasha penned in the Audreys, though the artistic and thematic through lines are quite clear. Songs from the album are featured prominently in the ABC miniseries Pulse.[citation needed]

Taasha lives in the Adelaide Hills with her two children. Tristan resided in Brisbane, and the Audreys still play often around Australia.[citation needed]

On 16 September 2021, the band announced via their Facebook page that Tristan Goodall had "retired permanently from playing and touring" but that Coates had "created a new line-up to continue what we started" with his blessing, with more details to be announced subsequently.[18]

In July 2022, the Audreys announced via their Facebook page that Tristan Goodall had died on 2 July 2022, aged 48.[2][19] He had been too ill to tour for the previous two years.[3] Coates declared: "I have to say goodbye to my dearest friend, my musical soulmate, and my grief is almost unbearable."[3]

In November 2024, the group released "Secondhand Boots", their first single in ten years.[20]

Members

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The band members are:

Current touring members:

Previous members:

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart
positions 		Certifications
AUS
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Between Last Night And Us
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: ABC Roots/ Warner
  • Formats: CD, LP
 97
When the Flood Comes
  • Released: 18 April 2008
  • Label: Kybosh Records/ ABC/ Warner
  • Formats: CD, Digital download, LP
 20
Sometimes the Stars
  • Released: October 2010
  • Label: ABC Music
  • Formats: CD, Digital download, LP
 28
'Til My Tears Roll Away
  • Released: 14 March 2014
  • Label: ABC Music
  • Formats: CD, Digital download, LP
 32

Compilations

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List of compilation with selected details
Title album details
Collected
  • Released: March 2012
  • Label: ABC Music (2796242)
  • Formats: 3xCD, Digital download
  • Includes the first three studio albums

EPs

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List of EP with selected details
Title EP details
You and Steve McQueen
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: The Audreys
  • Formats: CD

Singles

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Title Year Album
"Oh Honey" 2005 You and Steve McQueen
"You and Steve McQueen"
"Banjo and Violin" 2006 Between Last Night and Us
"Don't Change"
"Small Things" 2008 When the Flood Comes
"Paradise City"
"Trouble Somehow" 2010 Sometimes the Stars
"Sometimes the Stars"
"Lonesome Valley" 2011
"Track Wreck Blues" 2012 Collected
"My Darlin' Girl"[23] 2014 'Til My Tears Roll Away
"Baby Are You There?"
"Secondhand Boots"[20] 2024 TBA

Awards

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ARIA Music Awards

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The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. The Audreys have been nominated for four awards and have won three.[24]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006 Between Last Night and Us Best Blues & Roots Album Won
2008 When the Flood Comes Best Blues & Roots Album Won
2011 Sometimes the Stars Best Blues & Roots Album Won
2014 'Til My Tears Roll Away Best Blues & Roots Album Nominated

Fowler's Live Music Awards

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The Fowler's Live Music Awards took place from 2012 to 2014 to "recognise success and achievement over the past 12 months [and] celebrate the great diversity of original live music" in South Australia. Since 2015 they're known as the South Australian Music Awards.[25]

Year Nominee / work Award Result (wins only)
2012 Audreys Best Acoustic Artist Won

References

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  1. ^ a b c Zuel, Bernard (2 November 2006). "The Audreys". The Age. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  2. ^ a b Condon, Dan (5 July 2022). "Tristan Goodall, founding member of Australian folk band The Audreys, has died at 48". Double J (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)). Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Lars, Brandle (5 July 2022). "Tristan Goodall, Founding Member of The Audreys, Dies at 48". Billboard. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Artists :: The Audreys". Australian Music Online. 2006. Archived from the original on 5 January 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ a b c d McFarlane, Ian (31 March 2017). "Encyclopedia entry for 'The Audreys'". The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Jenkins, Jeff (Foreword) (2nd ed.). Gisborne, VIC: Third Stone Press (published 2017). p. 25. ISBN 978-0-9953856-0-3.
  6. ^ Foley, Bryon (18 June 2013). "APRA Presents: Free Songwriting Talk with 'The Audreys'". Songwriters, Composers & Lyricists Association (SCALA). Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "ARIA award winners". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 October 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  8. ^ "News". The Audreys. 28 September 2007. Archived from the original on 2 May 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
  9. ^ "New album, tour for The Audreys". Oz Music Scene. 13 March 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
  10. ^ "About us". The Audreys. Archived from the original on 24 March 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  11. ^ Ashley, Sarah (28 July 2006). "Live music: The Audreys". The Deep End. ABC Radio National. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  12. ^ Browne, Sally (26 May 2007). "Wind in their sails". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  13. ^ a b "The Audreys". Beat Magazine. November 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  14. ^ "2011 ARIA Awards Winners". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) – United by Music. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  15. ^ "The Audreys Trainwreck Blues". AIRIT. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Audreys Announce New Album". ABC Music. February 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  17. ^ "2014 ARIA Awards Winners". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) – United by Music. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  18. ^ "The Audreys". Facebook. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  20. ^ a b "The Audreys Return With First New Music In 10 Years". The Music. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  21. ^ Australia (ARIA Chart) peaks:
  22. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  23. ^ "New Album". ABC Music. February 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  24. ^ "The Audreys ARIA History". ARIA Awards. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  25. ^ "Past Winners". South Australian Music Awards. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
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