Bio
A BRIEF HISTORY OF SIME
Sime Nugent is a singer song writer who travels as both a solo troubador and experienced band leader.
"Taking stylistic cues from multi-generational roots, blues and rock, Sime Nugent transcends temporal sensibilities to achieve a certain agelessness with everyday language and a dynamic live presence." Inpress.
Sime Nugent's recordings and live performances have received both critical and popular acclaim.
"Devastatingly powerful, highly listenable roots and pop influenced music." Rhythms Magazine
Sime Nugent has performed extensively in Australia, America and Europe since 1994.
He has worked under his own name and also with renouned accapella trio,Acapelicans, Melbourne band Sedan, his own bands The Forefathers and The Happy Hour Band, and most recently with blue grass party band ,The Wilson Pickers.
Sime Nugent is the co founder of the Castlemaine Acoustic Music Festival; has travelled to East Timor and remote Northern Territory as a volunteer performer; sung at the Vienna Jazz Festival;made eleven albums;can hold a tailor made cigarette with the back of his elbow, and has more than a passing interest in backyard taxidermy.
Sime Nugent has performed with Paul Kelly ,Hoodoo Gurus, C.W.Stoneking, Eddi Reader, The Black Keys, Bernard Fanning, Augie March, Mia Dyson,Kelly Stoltz, Will Oldham, The Panics, Jeff Lang,Vika and Linda , Ash Grunwald, Matt Walker and Ashley Davies, Something For Kate, Weddings Paties Anything, The Waifs, Angie Hart, Colin Haye, Joe Camaleri, Seasick Steve, Martin Stephenson, Russel Crowe (!) AND the Paddle Pop Lion... as far as he can remember.
Sime Nugent plays about a hundred nights per year. He is currently working on a new band record to be released in mid 2009 ; a bare bones solo recording of some new songs and some old songs that have only been heard with the band before. He is also working on the next Castlemaine Acoustic Music Festival at Lot 19, a sculpture exhibition, his vegie garden and rock hard abs.
"Sime Nugent is a superb talent" Melbourne Times
Check out Sime's video for Alcoholic!
And here's the video for Into The Trees featuring Angie Hart.
Once again I have a favour to ask of everyone out there in the MySpace world, and I’m sorry because I know these things can get a bit annoying, but every vote counts, and I am happy to return the favour if you need me to vote or rate anything of yours, so… if you get the chance could you please rate my new song “Million Miles Away” on Triple J Unearthed?
Cayn Borthwick Band are playing a very intimate and very free show this friday at Grumpy's Green on Smith st with support from Ten Pound Henry (Miles O'Neil of Suitcase Royale). Music starts at 8 and goes till late....
David Hosking is launching his new album at the Thornbury Theatre
with very special guests The Killjoys. Friday 6th November. Hope you
can come. www.thethornburytheatre.com
it..s been ages since we..ve last met! - i..ve done an acapelicans sing-workshop with you at that time! ..but that..s really a while ago!
i just wanted to drop by quickly to say that i..m really enjoying your music loads! - it..s awesome! is the band "sedan", that you were in, still existing? ...i..m still listening to that 1 album that i have a lot, ..cause i think it..s brilliant!
hope all is well with you! lots of cheers from vienna, x verena
Hundred Fire Management
presents a very special Friday Night Fire on Grand Final eve, Friday September
25, at Edinburgh Castle. On a weekend usually associated
with the big men of sport, Friday Night Fire will feature three of the best
female acts in Melbourne.
Kick this huge weekend off with Cash Savage and the Last Drinks, Suzannah Espie
and Krista Polvere. Doors at 9pm.
Rhonda Marilyn Tisdell, 02.10.55 - 01.09.09 My most beautiful mother
was taken from us at 1.50am this morning by the hideous disease that is
Leukemia. She fought bravely for every last breath as she dearly loved
this life & all around her. She was not ready to go. She was only
53 years young. She is my hero. She is my light. I will miss her now
for the rest of my life. Not a day will pass that I don't think of her,
nor ache to see her face again. I only hope I can be half as strong as
she was. Mum you are released of your pain & worries. You are free,
free like the butterflies. Oh how I miss you. Love for eternity, your Son, Leif
