The DAMES?
The DAMES
The Dames are Clare Moore on drums, songs
and vocals, Kaye Louise Patterson on keys, songs and vocals
and Rosie Westbrook on bass and backing vocals.
Their 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 of Clare Moore’s since her days in the
Moodists and his in Magazine and the Bad Seeds.
Clare Moore plays and has played with Dave Graney for many
years - from the Moodists to the Coral Snakes and now the
mistLY – with her debut solo cd “the
third woman” released on Chapter Music in 2002 and “liquor”, her disc of a double set opposed to Dave Graney’s
“hashish” in 2005 - and now the DAMES. Clare Moore also plays with the Ukeladies and
Harry Howard and the NDE and has been involved in writing and recording for
film and tv. Being nominated for an ARIA for “the soundtrack to the movie BAD
EGGS” in 2003.Her songs are very much studio constructions and include a paen
to “Eve”, the female character in the tv show IRONSIDE and also “the
Groosalugg”, a character from ANGEL.
Kaye Louise Patterson also writes songs for the DAMES. Her background
includes playing with Jeff Williams as part of Acuffs Rose. Pioneers of alt
country before any other wagons set up in that part of the prairie. She also
released her brilliant solo album, "INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL" in 2006.
Missing the camaraderie of a band, she hooked up with Moore and BAM! The DAMES
is born! Her songs are very much piano trio based and include an instrumental
tribute to DUDLEY MOORE and an epic tribute to a little known paradise of
evergreen forests and sailing boats called “California”
Rosie Westbrook is involved with composing film soundtracks and
international touring with the esteemed Mick Harvey, among others.
So they started as a trio a couple o' years ago. Suited Kayes tunes but Clares needed some other textures. i was always hanging around anyway so I got roped in on guitar. Then Will Hindmarsh from Go Go Sapien wandered in with his keyboard and laptop.
The gig we played in July was at teh TRetreat. A tough joint to set up in but always exciting and unpredictable playing in the DAMES. I stand way up the back with Will. (He wants to be referred to as DAMIAN) and we just shoot the curls bein' the sidemen.
The self titles album is a corker and its been mixed by Barry Adamason. they've done an amazing clip with film makers Donna McRae and Michael Vale. A show in Castlemaine at the Bridge Hotel sept 14th and Nov 3rd in Adealaide at the Wheatsheaf. Look out!
The gig we played in July was at teh TRetreat. A tough joint to set up in but always exciting and unpredictable playing in the DAMES. I stand way up the back with Will. (He wants to be referred to as DAMIAN) and we just shoot the curls bein' the sidemen.
The self titles album is a corker and its been mixed by Barry Adamason. they've done an amazing clip with film makers Donna McRae and Michael Vale. A show in Castlemaine at the Bridge Hotel sept 14th and Nov 3rd in Adealaide at the Wheatsheaf. Look out!
Friday August 30th - dave graney and
clare moore will be playing at the Barossa Regional gallery in Tanunda
SA
Saturday August 31st and Sunday Sept
1st dave graney and the mistLY will be playing at the Wheatsheaf
in Adelaide , SA.
the DAMES (Clare Moore writing and playing
as part of a trio) play the Bridge Hotel in Castlemaine Saturday 14th
September and launch their debut album Sunday afternoon 29th
September at the Northcote Social Club.
Every friday evening in september dave
graney will be playing an acoustic solo set at the Cornish Arms in Sydney
rd
Brunswick.
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