Thursday, 19 September 2013

THE DAMES - album out now- melbourne launch sept 29th / sydney december 13th


The Dames are myself, Clare Moore on drums, songs and vocals, Kaye Louise Patterson on keys, songs and vocals and Rosie Westbrook on bass and backing vocals.
Our debut self titled album has been mixed by acclaimed, award winning icon of UK post punk and 90s film funk music BARRY ADAMSON. Barry being an old friend  since my days in the Moodists and his in Magazine and the Bad Seeds.

I play and have played with Dave Graney for many years - from the Moodists to the Coral Snakes and now the mistLY – with my debut solo cd “the third woman” released on Chapter Music in 2002 and then“liquor in 2005.
Now the DAMES. 



Kaye Louise Patterson (far right in the picture above) also writes songs for the DAMES. Her background includes playing with Jeff Williams as part of Acuffs Rose. She also released her brilliant solo album, "INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL" in 2006. Her songs are very much piano trio based. Here is WAIT.  
The self titled album is out in September. 


We've been working on the album on and off for a couple of years. Late 2012 we opened for Barry Adamson in Melbourne and he responded so warmly to our songs that he offered to mix the album. I was, needless to say, very chuffed at that turn of events and very happy with the sounds he pulled together. The bands genesis was as an all female trio and that what most of the album is. My songs , however, are generally built up from keyboards in my studio and demand a bit more in the textural department. More firepower.  For our live shows I called in Dave Graney to play some guitar and Will Hindmarsh from Go Go Sapien to fire off some sounds from his laptop and synths. I played everything on this track.


The album is out on our label COCKAIGNE and is distributed by MGM.


So it's all been a long time coming and it'd be great to see people at these shows.

Melbourne launch at the Northcote Social Club at 2pm on the afternoon of Sunday September 29th

The Wheatsheaf Hotel- Adelaide Nov 3rd
The Red Rattler- Sydney Dec 13th a double bill with Harry Howard and the NDE ( with whom dave graney and I'll also be playing )
The Heritage Hotel – Bulli Dec 14th w/ Jodi Phillis and the Glamma Rays

BRISBANE -  Friday. (night) 21st February 2014 Queen St. Mall 
                           Saturday (day) 22nd February 2014: Queen St. Mall
                           Sunday (approx. 3pm) 23rd February 2014: Powerhouse


 you can buy the album from our bandcamp site, either as a digital download ($15) or as a cd w/ digital download ($20)

the album is also available at itunes

https://www.facebook.com/thedamesmusic

http://www.thedavegraneyshow.com/clare/clare.htm 

 
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Started out in Adelaide playing drums at school in the mid 70's. Played many events and town hall shows with Precious Memories as first tentative musical explorations. Settled into playing in the Moodists in 1978, moved to Melbourne in 1980, drawn by the quality and charm of visiting acts from the Melbourne music scene.

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Touring in Europe extensively in the years 1984-1988.

Touring the UK and Europe again in 1990, 1996, 2001, 2007, 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Touring the USA in 1984 and 2001.

Playing dates in Vietnam in 2001 and the Cocos Islands in 2007.

Constantly touring Australia nationally from the early 80s to the present.

Feted as Melbourne Music Legends by City of Yarra/Leaps and Bounds Festival in 2015. A concert given with a cavalcade of Melbourne musicians young and vintage playing Dave Graney and Clare Moore songs.

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Best Music Act at 2007 Melbourne Fringe for the show POINT BLANK.

ARIA award nomination best Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album for the movie Bad Eggs in 2003

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