Well there are some great, gorgeous, lovely, funny men who have played with me (erm in the musical sense!) when they can...In no particular order, cos I love them all: Arnulf Lindner(bass & double bass), Kenny Dickenson(keyboards), Perry Ap Gwynedd(electric guitar), Alex Toff(drums)...also cellist Sarah Martin who features on 'Bulletproof'.
More recently, I have been joined by my old friend from Dublin, Adam Barry, on bass and thanks to him I met Ben Labi, who has been playing guitar and going bv's..now I just need a drummer! :-)
Influences
I seem to be constantly under the influence...And the music I most enjoy hearing comes in no particular order...Elliott Smith, Rufus Wainwright, The Cure, The Rolling Stones, Prince, Smog, Billie Holiday, Kate Bush, Pj Harvey, Bob Dylan, Interpol, The Cardigans, Cocteau Twins, Fiona Apple, The Dandy Warhols, Ron Sexsmith, Jenny Lewis, Carina Round, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Stan Getz, Turin Breaks, Frou Frou, Bjork, Sigur Ros, The Beatles, Smashing Pumpkins, The Reindeer Section, Queens of the Stoneage, Nick Drake, Pavement, Jeff Buckley, Kings of Convenience, Guns n Roses, David Bowie, Harold Budd, Depeche Mode, Ella Fitzgerald, Feist, David Kitt, The Frames, Blondie, Goldfrapp, Phil Spector, The Strands, Weezer, Jane's Addiction, Neil Young, Snoop, The Raveonettes, Ben Kweller, Ben Lee, Rilo Kiley, Neko Case, Stevie Wonder, Tegan & Sara, The Flaming Lips, & on & on & on.....
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Born into a musical family in Dublin, Audrey Nugent is the youngest of seven and the daughter of an artist mother and a musician father. The Nugents were well-known for their sing-songs and grew up performing a la Osmonds.
But alas, having constantly been forced to sing in the style of a soprano on helium in her secondary school choir, Audrey briefly fell out of love with music and into the worlds of fashion and drama. She studied at the Gaeity School of Acting for a while (in the same class as singer/songwriter Damien Rice incidentally) in order to find a new way to express her creativity but couldn't ignore the music going on in her head.
And so, having found her way back to it, she picked up her guitar and made her debut at the Heineken Green NRG festival in Dublin. Her first demo was picked up by an independent label in London with whom she later signed as part of a three-piece. She soon found herself supporting the likes of Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and bizarrely enough, sandwiched between Alanis Morisette and Tricky at the Montreaux Jazz Festival.
Having found her freedom earlier last year, Audrey is writing and recording her debut solo album in London, & has co-written songs with Carrie/Little Hell's Steve Ludwin(Girl on Fire), Ash's Tim Wheeler(Radio) & Coldplay's Chris Martin(Everytime I Do). She has also spent time recording at Rockfield Studios in Wales, played at various well-known venues around London and sung with Kt Tunstall.
audrey! i miss you dear and hope you are well. i just came across some hilarious old photos of us in our apartment in osaka. we have some catching up to do...xox
Hi Audrey- It's been a while since I graced your fabulous page so I thought I would have a listen to the tunes. Hope all is well and I look forward to that new project. R x
Yo Mis Nugent....where were you on the weekend? I was at graduation on Sun saying goodbye to my students then getting pissed :)...when are we meeting up? gotta give you your baby back
how are you? So I found you on this thing, eventually. Really enjoyed playing with you over at the madness that was Budapest.... It's a pity i missed you before you left as I wanted to say bye and thanks, and give you a big hug!!!
Hope all things musical (and everything else of course) are going well for you,
I have no photos of us, which don't also contain various munter-types, posing as our friends. How about I photoshop something together...but I promise to leave your hairy legs out ;)
Hey! Hope you are doing well.....what a rainy weekend!!?! I'm in London now.......about to start the tour. I don't know if you are playing a show on June 24th or not, but i thought i'd let know that i'm playing in London on that night at the Half Moon Putney. Tommy Allsup, who played with Buddy Holly, will be with me that night.......he is 75, and full of stories.....he is the guy that flipped the coin with Ritchie Valens for the seat on the plane. Anyway, i hope you are doing well, and i hope to get to meet you on the night. Sincerely, Kevin Montgomery
