Ashley Naylor

For the English squash player, see Ashley Naylor (squash player).

Ashley Naylor
Naylor in April 2013
Naylor in April 2013
Background information
Birth nameAshley John Naylor
Born1970 (age 53–54)
Australia
GenresRock, indie rock
Occupation(s)Singer, guitarist, songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active1987–present
LabelsRubber Records, El Reno Music, White Label, Festival Mushroom, Off the Hip, Interstate 40 Music, Elephant Stone

Ashley John Naylor (born 1970) is an Australian musician, best known for his guitar and vocals in Melbourne-based band Even.[1]

In 1987 at the age of 17, Naylor played guitar in Melbourne indie rock band The Swarm, whose bassist Tim Aylward was best known as guitarist for Mr Floppy between 1989 and 1994. He occasionally played guitar with Melbourne band Pray TV on studio recordings and also live. In 1994 he formed Even with Matthew Cotter, whom he had played with in Swarm, and bass player Wally Kempton of The Meanies.[1][2] In 1995, Naylor was playing with both Even and Fragment,[1] who later changed their name to Rail,[1] a group fronted by Naylor's songwriting friend Danny Vertessy, turning his main focus to Even by 1998.[1]

In 1999 Naylor created another side band, The Grapes, with singer Sherry Rich.[1][2] In 1999 he contributed guitar to Stephen Cummings' Spiritual Burn album.[2] He also played with the Countdown Spectacular's house band. In 2006, together with Cameron Bruce, he joined Paul Kelly's touring band, replacing Dan Luscombe, who left to join The Drones.[3] Naylor released his debut solo album, Four Track Mind, in 2004 on El Reno Records, later released in September 2006 in the USA on Elephant Stone Records.[4] He also plays guitar in a band with Spiderbait drummer-vocalist Kram, in The Ronson Hangup and in the Manta Trio. Naylor released his second solo album High Horse in November 2011 on El Reno Music. In 2016 Naylor joined The Stems.

In 2015 and 2016 he was guitarist for the RocKwiz 'Orkestra', the house band for the TV music trivia quiz RocKwiz.

In February 2020 Naylor joined Australian band The Church.[5][non-primary source needed]

Naylor is not related to fellow Australian guitarist Tony Naylor of the Bootleg Family Band.

Discography

Albums

Title Details
Ashley Naylor's Four Track Mind
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: El Reno (ER001)
  • Format: CD
High Horse
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: El Reno (ER005)
  • Format: CD, DD, LP
Soundtracks Volume 1
  • Released: 2020
  • Label: El Reno (ER024)
  • Format: DD, LP, streaming
Soundtracks Volume 2
  • Released: 2023
  • Label: El Reno (ER???)
  • Format: DD, LP, streaming

References

General
  • McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 4 January 2010. Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
  • Spencer, Chris; Zbig Nowara; Paul McHenry (2002) [1987]. The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Noble Park, Vic.: Five Mile Press. ISBN 1-86503-891-1.[6] Note: [on-line] version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.
Specific
  1. ^ a b c d e f Spencer et al, (2007) Naylor, Ashley[permanent dead link‍] entry. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Dwyer, Michael (4 June 2004). "Just happy being Even". The Age. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Interviews: Paul Kelly" (988). Adelaide: Rip It Up Issue 988. 19 June 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2008. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Ashley Naylor's Four Track Mind". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  5. ^ "The Church on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022.[dead link‍][user-generated source]
  6. ^ Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry. National Library of Australia. 2002. ISBN 9781865038919. Retrieved 4 January 2010. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)