Audrey Auld-Mezera Explained

Audrey Auld-Mezera
Birth Name:Audrey Auld
Birth Date:14 January 1964
Origin:Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Death Place:Stinson Beach, California, USA
Genre:Country
Occupation:Singer-Songwriter
Instrument:Guitar
Label:Reckless Records
Past Member Of:Bill Chambers, Kieran Kane, Fred Eaglesmith, Mary Gauthier, Dale Watson, Kasey Chambers, and Carrie Rodriguez

Audrey Auld-Mezera (née Audrey Auld; 14 January 1964 – 9 August 2015) was an Australian American country music touring singer–songwriter. She had released eleven albums and three EPs on her own Reckless Records label, and had recorded with numerous musicians including Bill Chambers, Kieran Kane, Fred Eaglesmith, Mary Gauthier, Dale Watson, Kasey Chambers, and Carrie Rodriguez. She had songs recorded by various artists and songs placed on the FX TV shows "Justified", "Longmire", "NCIS: New Orleans" and "The Good Guys". She hosted songwriting workshops with inmates in San Quentin Prison in California from 2007 till 2013.

Auld-Mezera died of cancer on 9 August 2015, aged 51.[1] [2]

Discography

Studio albums

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Looking Back to See
(with Bill Chambers)
  • Released: 1998
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Reckless Records (RECK001)
The Fallen
  • Released: 2000
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Reckless Records (RECK002)
Losing Faith
  • Released: May 2003
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Reckless Records (RECK004)
Texas
  • Released: 2004
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Reckless Records (RECK007)
Lost Men and Angry Girls
  • Released: 2006
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Reckless Records (RECK009)
Come Find Me
  • Released: 2011
  • Format: CD, DD
  • Label: Reckless Records (RECK011)
Resurrection Moon
  • Released: 2012
  • Format: CD, DD
  • Label: Reckless Records (RECK012)
Tonk
  • Released: 2013
  • Format: CD, DD
  • Label: Reckless Records (RECK014)
Hey Warden
  • Released: 2014
  • Format: CD, DD
  • Label: Reckless Records (RECK017)

Compilation albums

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Reckless Records Garage Sale: 1997-2003
(by various artists])
  • Released: 2003
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Reckless Records (RECK006)
  • Note: 14 of the 19 tracks are performed by Auld-Mezera.

Live albums

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In the House
(with Nina Gerber)
  • Released: 2006
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Reckless Records
  • Note: Recorded in December 2005

Extended plays

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Billabong Song
  • Released: 2009
  • Format: CD, DD
  • Label: Reckless Records (RECK0010)
Wood
  • Released: July 2012
  • Format: CD, DD
  • Label: Reckless Records

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards are a set of annual ceremonies presented by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia. They commenced in 1987.[3] |-| 2001 || The Fallen || Best Country Album || |-| 2005 || Texas || Best Country Album || |-

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Singer-songwriter Audrey Auld dies at 51. The Tennessean. August 10, 2015. August 10, 2015.
  2. News: Tributes: Auld, Audrey (Mrs Daniel Mezera). The Mercury (Hobart). August 11, 2015. August 11, 2015.
  3. ARIA Award previous winners. Web site: ARIA Awards Best Country Album. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 9 April 2022.