February 15th, Retrophonics Studios - Jim and I worked on the mixes "Dust Them Blinds" and "Old Broken Hearts". Frankie should be in the studio next week and together we should finish the background vocals.

February 16th, DAVE at Pizzalley's Chianti Room - I gad a great afternoon on the porch,  nice crowd, nice day. They have the best happy hour in town! See you the 3rd Tuesday in March!

February 17th, Carpetbaggers DAVE and Tony at Hurricane Grill and Wings - The weather was bad so we set up in the tent. It was a small but mighty crowd. We missed Sue but Tony did a great job!

February 18th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Woody and Tony at Corner Bar - Sue is out of town and Frankie was a little under the weather. Woody Pernell came to the rescue. We had a great night it was Sir Jim's 74th and the Bunnyman Jim provided the rum cake. We made some nice music tonight we should have the whole gang back next week. Thanks for supporting Carpetbaggers music.

February 19th, Carpetbaggers DAVE and Tony at Tides and Oyster Company - Tony and I had a great night at Tides Oyster Co. - Thanks everyone who showed up. See you the 3rd Friday of next month.

Dave Besley and Tony Scozzaro

February 20th, Carpetbaggers DAVE and Tony at Zaharias - I went over to set up and it was windy and cold. Not a night I wanted either Tony or I to sit and play in. So we cancelled. I met Tony at the Taco Queen on 207 to give him the rest of his pay from last night. We had a couple beers, chips, salsa and queso. This looks like it might be a place I might bring Theresa down to and check it out sometime. The customers were all raving about how good the food was.

February 21st, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - I had a nice afternoon on the porch by the water. Brady Green and Doug Hyde stopped by. See you in 2 weeks!

Looking forward to working with Jim DeVito on some more mixes. also looking forward to visiting Joel this coming up weekend. Thanks for letting me live my dream! Keepin' It Real!- David

see you down the road!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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 February 8th, Retrophonics Studio - Jim and I had Sue and Frankie in to do background vocals. They knocked it out of the park. They sang on "Come On", "This Romance" and "Back Again". Next week Frankie and I will be in to finish up the rest of the harmonies. We are getting closer to completion.

February 9th, DAVE at The St. Augustine Fish House and Oyster Co. - It turned out to be a nice crowded night! It was good to see Sue and Wayne and Dan and Suzy along with a host of others. This is a nice place come check it out!

February 10th, Carpetbaggers DAVE and Sue at Hurricane Grill and Wings - We had a great night playing in the fog. We tried a new tune of mine "Say Grace". Thanks for coming out everyone on a night like this. Thanks Abe, JJ and staff!

February 11th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Frankie and Tony at the Corner Bar - What a night! We tried a couple new tunes, one Frankie sang called " Go Rest High on the Mountain"and one I wrote called "Say Grace" for the first time with the whole band. Thanks for supporting our Carpetbaggers Music.

February 12th, 13th and 14th, DAVE at the Big Deck Bar and Grill - It was Valentine's Day weekend. I had a great three days in Cedar Key! The weather was pretty nasty but it didn't stop folks from stopping by for some music. See you the second weekend of March. Michelle was in town and stopped in, she is a songwriter from Ocala. She has done a couple of the Songwriter's Nights with us at the Corner Bar in St. Augustine. Thanks Bryan, Darlene and staff you guys are the best!

Jim and I will keep working on the mixes for the Carpetbaggers new CD "Back Again". I'm looking forward to Songwriter's Night tonight at The Corner Bar. Thanks for letting me live my dream! Keepin' It Real! -David

see you down the road!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
check out my upcoming performances here:
http://davidwattbesley.blogspot.com/p/schedule_31.html

 February 1st, Retrophonics Studio - Frankie's voice was bothering him so Jim DeVito and I decided to continue mixing. We will try to get Frankie, Sue and I scheduled for background vocals in next week. Jim and I worked on the mixes for "My Tractor" and "Come On". I listened to the mixes of all 12 tunes when I got home and was really moved. Everyone has done such a great job.

February 2nd, The Carpetbaggers, DAVE, Sue, Frankie and Tony, Bagan and Company "Live"streaming from the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine - We had a fun show. Everyone did a great job! Thanks Dan Bagan, Clay, Wayne, Theresa and The Classic Car Museum Of St. Augustine. - We couldn't do this without you all. Also Thanks Pete Melfi from "904 Now" for joining in. 

February 3rd, Carpetbaggers DAVE and Sue, We cancelled due to the cold weather! 

February 4th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Frankie and Tony at the Corner Bar - Another great night at the Corner Bar. Everyone kicked butt! Thanks for supporting the Carpetbagger's music. See you next week!

February 5th, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - It was pretty nasty out, not really rain but misty. I played for a couple hours then had to give it up. Thanks to all the folks that rode it with me.

February 6th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Frankie and Tony at San Sebastian Winery - The weather was bad so we set up inside. We had a great night! Thanks Kyle and staff see you next month.

Earlier today I went to Braylen's flag football game, he's on the Raiders they are 2 and 2 for the season.  He made his first touchdown today.

February 7th, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - What a great afternoon on the porch by the water! Afterwards Theresa and I went to Yaron and Tammy's place to watch the first half of the Superbowl. Sue and Wayne were there too. We had a fun time.

Looking forward to doing background vocals for the new Carpetbaggers CD "Back again" Frankie and Sue will join me and Jim DeVito. Thanks for letting me live my dream! Keepin' It Real! -David

see you down the road!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
check out my upcoming performances here:
http://davidwattbesley.blogspot.com/p/schedule_31.html

January 25th, Retrophonics Studio - Jim and I worked on mixing "My Tractor" and "Back Again". I hope to get Frankie and Sue in to work on the background vocals next week.

Dave and Jim DeVito in the studio at 
Retrophonics

January 26th, No gigs today but I continued working on a new bluesy tune "Grace and You", lets see what happens.

January 27th, Carpetbaggers DAVE and Sue at Hurricane Grill and Wings - There was rain coming so we set up under the tent. We had a fun night as always. Thanks to everyone who stopped by!

Dave and Sue Westcott at Hurricane Grill

January 28th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Frankie and Tony Corner Bar - What a great night! Thanks for supporting Carpetbagger's music. We had Don Oja Dunaway, JC, Tammy, Yari and Sam Brown stop by.

January 29th, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - It was a cold evening so Brian, Tina and I decided I would play inside. I have always said if the folks eating are going to sit outside I could surely play outside. Well tonight a lot of folks proved me wrong and dined under the stars. It still was a nice evening inside.

January 30th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Frankie and Tony at The St. Augustine Fish House and Oyster Company (the old Creekside) - What a night! It was a little chilly but everyone did a great job! They have really done a nice job with the place. Thanks to all the folks that showed up. I tried the fish soup, it was good.

January 31st, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - I had a nice afternoon on the porch by the water. Tom (songwriter) and Georgia Edwards stopped by. Thanks Brian, Dave, Tina and staff!

I'm looking forward to the studio this week, Jim DeVito and I will be mixing tracks from our new Carpetbaggers CD. Also looking forward to our Carpetbaggers Live streaming  show with Bagan & Company on Tuesday February 2nd from 7pm to 8pm,  check it out. Thanks for letting me live my dream! Keepin' It Real! -David

see you down the road!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
check out my upcoming performances here:
http://davidwattbesley.blogspot.com/p/schedule_31.html