Kylie Auldist

Kylie Auldist
Origin Broken Hill, Australia
Genres Deep funk, soul
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Vocals
Labels Tru Thoughts
Associated acts The Bamboos, Cookin' On 3 Burners, Jimmy Barnes, Renee Geyer
Website http://kylieauldist.com/

Kylie Auldist is an Australian singer, best known as the featured lead vocalist of The Bamboos.

Career

Auldist recorded her first song at the age of six.[1] She moved from Broken Hill, Australia to Melbourne to pursue a career as a singer.[2] She performed as a backing singer both live and on studio recordings with Renee Geyer and Jimmy Barnes.[1] She also worked with the groups Curtis Late, Secret Masters, Small Fish Deep Sea, and Megabias, as well as Polyester, whose guitarist, Lance Ferguson, also played with funk group The Bamboos.[3] She officially joined The Bamboos in 2006, debuting on stage at Meredith Music Festival in a late night set. In 2008 she travelled with the band to the UK, where she was immediately signed to Brighton record label Tru Thoughts.[4] Auldist recorded vocals for 2009 Cookin' On 3 Burners song "This Girl", which went to number one on the iTunes RnB chart in the UK.[5] In 2014 she performed on Katie Noonan's album Songs That Made Me, which debuted at #8 on iTunes and #7 on the ARIA compilation chart.[6] In 2012 Auldist performed with The Bamboos at Falls Festival and Homebake. She also sang lead vocals on the band's cover of the Rolling Stones' "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" for Mojo Magazine. Later that year, Auldist released her third full-length for Tru Thoughts, entitled Still Life.[7][8] Auldist won The Age Music Victoria Genre Award for Best Soul, Funk, R'n'B and Gospel Album in 2013 for Still Life.[9] Auldist performed three sets at Woodford Folk Festival in December 2014.[10]

Discography

Solo albums
With The Bamboos

References

  1. 1 2 Kylie Auldist - ABC Victoria - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
  2. ↑ Kylie Auldist | Beat Magazine
  3. ↑ Kylie Auldist biography, Allmusic
  4. ↑ Kylie Auldist's old soul | The Sydney Morning Herald
  5. ↑ Cookin' on 3 Burners with Tex Perkins & Kylie Auldist
  6. ↑ Songs That Made Me album and tour! | Katie Noonan
  7. ↑ Review. Pop Matters, January 22, 2013.
  8. ↑ Review. BBC Music, 2012.
  9. ↑ Music Victoria | Winners of The Age Music Victoria Genre Awards 2013 announced
  10. ↑ Festival Review: Woodford Folk Festival Day Three & Four - Woodfordia, Queensland (29-30.12.14) | the AU review

External links

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