We have done a few shows so far in 2025 and are booking more.
We played a great set as Dave Graney and the mistLY in January at George Lane in Melbourne and then headed to Adelaide where we sold out the Wheatsheaf on a Thursday night for two sets with Cousin Q on bass. The heat was incredible. We rehearsed the day before in Q's basement in 44 degree heat. It was psychedelic, fierce Adelaide heat and light. Taking no prisoners.
We then drove to Bellwether Wines in the Coonawarra (just outside Penola) where Clare and I made show as a duo. The venue is inside a heritage shearing shed that has been converted into a small winery. Squizzy Taylor brought up a smaall PA from Mt Gambier.
It was the most blood related gig I have ever done! A brother and his partner from Canberra, a sister from Melbourne (with my niece), a cousin and spouse from Adelaide , a second cousin from Carpenter Rocks and another from Dismal Swamp. I opened with my song Family Gatherings name checks all my uncles and aunties and generally admits that I ran away from familial duties to join a circus. But as usual I didn’t expect anybody to notice. One cousin who had never seen me perform thanked me for putting his mothers name in a song. He also said all my between song talk was “very Graney”. I nodded. I talked with another fellow who knew my late cousin Marty from Naracoorte who was my age and had a fierce reputation. So fierce I dropped his status as a relative to a character in Semaphore a few years ago who was making signs that he was about to attack me and he turned white and fled. Even though Marty was no longer with us on earth. The fellow at the gig said Marty loved to read books and did so even when he was out driving his semi trailer truck on long hauls. I asked what kind of books but he did not know. Just books. Another family mystery never to be solved and perhaps only me left wondering. The last image was taken by my sister Julie and shows the glamping tents that you can stay in at Bellwether. Lovely canvas tents on timber platforms. A communal kitchen and bathrooms up near the winery
The duo setup is a little like this. (Footage from a different show)
I was part of a team singing some Tom Waits songs recently in Melbourne. A great bunch of players to be part of a team with. I concentrated on songs from TW's Tropicana Motel/LA piano ballad period as that is my favourite of his.
We played three shows in a weekend in Melbourne and Castlemaine. Tom Waits fans are really invested in the material. They bought in , fiercely. I played a few guitar chords and sang. The songs had loads of lyrics but I didn't use any cheat sheets.
Thank you, team!
We have some Dave Graney and Clare Moore shows coming up in Melbourne, Sydney, Kiama, Port Kembla and Castlemaine.
Dave Graney and the mistLY - Saturday afternoon March 15th Kindred - Bandroom, Yarraville, Vic
Dave Graney and Clare Moore with Greg Thorsby on the bass... Sunday March 23rd - 4pm Chippo Hotel , Chippendale NSW
Friday March 28th - Finding Fillmores, Kiama , NSW
Saturday March 29th - The Servo, Port Kembla, NSW
Dave Graney and Clare Moore Saturday April 5th - The Coolroom Northern Arts Hotel, Castlemaine, Vic
Wednesday August 6th - Ararat Live - Ararat Town Hall, Victoria
We still have some t shirt and digital download albums of I Passed Through Minor Chord In A Morning available.
If you would like we can burn a cd copy of the album to incclude as well. Boutique hand written and typed sleeve!
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