July 19th, Retrophonics Recording Studio - Jim and I located The Big Lonesome tracks, we are thinking about doing a mix on "This Land Is Your Land". We made plans to lay down two more tracks for our 3rd project "Say Grace". 

July 19th, Songwriter's Night at Corner Bar - As usual, it was a nice night! Jamie and Todd did a great job. It was good to see Don Oja Dunaway, Rob Peck and Sue Westcott in the audience.

July 21st, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue and Tony at Hurricane Grille and Wings - The rain held off, it was a nice evening. Good to see Woody Pernell in the audience.

July 22nd, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Tony and Frankie at Corner Bar - We had a great night! It seemed like everyone was a little tired coming in to set up. The crowd was a little smaller and quiet so it made it hard to get going. Everyone hung in there and we made it to the end. Good job everybody! 

July 23rd, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Tony and Frankie at the San Sebastian Winery - We got lucky again with the rain. We had a big night and we played well. The San Sebastian Winery is a well run business, you can tell, and our fans and friends seem to love it. Thanks Kyle and staff you guys are the best!

July 24th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Tony and Frankie at St. Augustine Fish House and and Oyster Bar - We were rained on twice and still got the gig in. Even though I was at my wits end before we started the music brought me back around. I really enjoyed playing music with my friends Carpetbaggers tonight. All the other problems seem to go away when we start to play and I enjoy every minute of it! Thanks!

July 25th, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - I was canceled last minute, sorry for the inconvenience to the people that were going to show up.  A couple folks tested positive for that thing and they decided to close and clean for a couple of days.  A responsible thing to do. See you here the first Friday in August.

Jim Devito was a little under the weather so we will talk through our mix on "Back Again" the new Carpetbagger release. Hopefully we will be back on track next week and finish this project up. Also look for a new mix on "This Land Is Your Land"  from a previous unreleased project from The Big Lonesome. I'm excited. Dan Bagan is also under the weather so we've canceled our Bagan & Company "LIVE" show this next month. Hopefully we will all be back on track for our next show September 7th Carpetbaggers with Rob Peck opening the show. This will be a good one! Also look for "LIVE And A Little Touched" soon to be released. Thanks for letting me live my dream! Keepin' It Real -David

see you down the road!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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http://davidwattbesley.blogspot.com/p/schedule_31.html

July 12th, Retrophonics Recording Studio - Jim and I worked on 3 new songs "I Feel Love", "You Knew It" and "Say Grace". These are tunes we are considering for our next Carpetbagger's Project we are calling "Say Grace"for the time being, it's subject to change. There are 14 songs that I wrote or co-wrote and 1 instrumental Tony wrote. Jim is almost done mastering "Back Again" our most recent Carpetbagger's project that will be out soon.

July 13th, DAVE at The Fish House and Oyster Company - I had a nice night the weather was good, big crowd. See you the second Tuesday next month!

July 14th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue and Tony at Hurricane Grill and Wings - A threat of rain so we set up under the tent. Well, it never rained but we still had a decent night. It was good to see our friend Brady Green and a few friends he brought with him. See you next week!

July 15th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Tony and Frankie at the Corner Bar - It was another great night! What a treat it is playing with this group of players. See you next week!

July 16th, Carpetbaggers DAVE and Sue at Tide Oyster Co - It's always a nice night playing with Sue. This isn't the fanciest bar on the strip but the food is good and it has a great sound. It is one of our favorite gigs. Thanks Felicia and staff see you next month.

July 17th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue and Frankie at Zaharias  - Finally good weather! We had a lot of fun at this great place. Thanks Angelika and staff you guys are the best!

July 18th, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - I was a nice afternoon on the porch by the water. Will Hurley and Rhonda stopped by.

We should be finished mastering "Back Again" the new Carpetbagger's project this week. We have now started the Carpetbagger's 3rd release "Say Grace". Also should be closing in on my new release "LIVE And A Little Touched" which is 10 videos and audio tracks done at Bagan & Co. with Dan Bagan. 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

July 6th, Carpetbaggers at the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine for the Bagan and Company "LIVE" Show on facebook - We missed Sue but we made it through. Chelsea did a great job! We had a nice small audience. thanks Dan, Clay and Theresa we missed Wayne too!

July 7th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue and Tony at Hurricane Grill and Wings - Carpetbaggers - Thanks to Elsa we did not play tonight. See you next week!

July 8th, Bagan & Company - Dan and I put the finishing touches on the "LIVE And A Little Touched" project we have been working on. We should have a new DAVE release by the end of the month just ahead of the Carpetbaggers release "Back Again".

July 8th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Tony and Frankie at Corner Bar - This our last show  together for the week. We had a little PA system trouble, thank goodness I had a spare rack in the truck. I will have to rewire the old rack when I get back from Cedar Key. This is still a fun band to play with, everyone's got each others back,  so one way or the other we end up having a good show. See you next week!

July 9th, 10th and 11th, DAVE at The Big Deck Bar - We had a great weekend in Cedar Key at The Big Deck. We always look forward to this get away. We saw Pete and Pat, two friends I've always looked forward to seeing when we are here. Also saw Bob Cooper drive by but didn't get a chance to chat. Thanks Darlene, Bryan and staff you guys are the best! See you the second weekend of next month!

I'm looking forward to finishing up "Back Again" our new Carpetbaggers project with Jim DeVito at Retrophonics Recording Studio. So now Dan (Bagan and Company) and I  will start the art work and packaging plans. Also I will be laying down 3 more demo tracks on new songs I have written "I Feel Love", 'You Knew It" and "Say Grace". Right now the working title to the new project we are starting on will be called "Say Grace", the Carpetbaggers 3rd effort. We have about 16 songs we are taking into this project, I'm excited. I also have a new flash drive 10 videos with separate audio tracks "LIVE And A Little Touched" that I've  been working on with Dan Bagan at Bagan and Company. 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

June 28th, Retrophonics Studios - Jim and I worked on the mixes for "Come On", "My Tractor", "Dust Them Blinds", "The Desert", "Safe Travels" and "This Romance". Now Jim will master the tracks and we will be done! Time to get ready for the start of Carpetbaggers #3.

June 30th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue and Tony at Hurricane Grille and Wings - We barely made it through the gig, rained on  us twice. This gig is one that I am glad is over. We will try again next week! See you then.

July 1st, Travel Day - Theresa and I made it to Fayetteville about 7pm that's where we stay, it's a little over half way to the Northern Neck of Virginia. We had a good nights rest and were off in the morning about 6am.

July 2nd, 3rd and 4th, DAVE at Coles Point Tavern - I had a three great days on the Rivah. It's always good to get up and see my friends and Theresa gets a chance to visit her family. Thanks Ann, Chris and staff, you guys are the best! Thanks Randy for supplying part of the PA system I play through. Thanks Acie for putting us up or putting up with us. All the other folks to many to list, you helped make it a great 4th for me! Also thanks to my Father, he and Margie came down Sunday. As always it's great to have a chance to visit and play their requests! After the gig on Sunday we headed back south towards home.

July 5th, Travel Day - We made it to Fayetteville about 9pm last night and headed for St. Augustine about 6am this morning and home by early afternoon. 

Looking forward to our "LIVE" show this week w/Chelsea Saddler. Sue had some business to take care of this week, we will miss her for tonight's show. Also going to be finishing up "LIVE and a little touched" my new DVD/Flash Drive release. Also hope to get together with Jim DeVito at Retrophonics and put the finishing touches on "Back Again" the new Carpetbaggers release. Then it's back in the studio to record 3 more demo's "Say Grace", "I Feel Love" and "You Blew It" along with and instrumental Tony wrote that should make about 16 songs to start working on for our next Carpetbaggers project. 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

June 21st, Songwriter's Night at the Corner Bar - What a great night, Lauren and Micah are 2 special writers, I really enjoyed their music and performances. Bob as always was great, Saint Augustine's finest storyteller!

Songwriters Bob, Dave, Micah, Lauren

June 22nd, Retrophonics Recording Studio  - We worked on mixes! I think one more trip with me and then Jim will be mastering!

June 23rd, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue and Tony at Hurricane Grill and Wings - We got lucky and there wasn't much rain. Jack and Amy Sizemore stopped by. He is Jason Aldean's guitar player and an old friend of mine. 

June 24th, Bagan & Company - Dan and I are trying to wrap up "Live And A Little Touched", we're getting close. 

June 24th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Tony and Frankie at Corner Bar - It was a nice night. Everyone in the audience seemed a little more laid back than usual so we did some tunes we don't normally do. It was fun!

Carpetbaggers at the Corner Bar

June 25th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Tony and Frankie at San Sebastian Winery - We set up a little late waiting to see if the bad weather was going to move out. Kyle made the call about 5 pm to set up inside. We had a great night, it always seems like we do at this venue. The rest of the band will be back here next Saturday and Sunday. I'm booked in Virginia for the July 4th weekend.  It was good to see Selisa and Lola from Virginia in the audience tonight.

It's been a busy week! I'm looking forward to performing at Coles Point Tavern next weekend.  I hope to still have a chance to hopefully finish the mixing of "Back Again", the Carpetbaggers' new CD and "Live And A Little Touched" my new DAVE, DVD release. 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

June 14th, Retrophonics Studios - Jim and I worked on "Old Broken Hearts" and "This Romance". We have about 5 more songs to mix and then master. It shouldn't be to much longer, it can't be fast enough for me.

June 16th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Tony and Frankie at Hurricane Grill and Wings - Sue was out of town so Frankie stepped in for the first time at this venue. We were lucky they set us up inside because it poured. We were only down for a short time by flooding and were back at it until the end. Thanks for stopping by JC and Woody Pernell, always good to see you both!

June 17th, Bagan and Company - We've just about finished up with our "Live And A Little Touched" DVD/CD. We are just waiting on Clay to master and give us the info we need to order the right flash drives. I'm excited!

June 17th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Tony and Frankie at the Corner Bar - Well, it turned out to be a great night! We missed Sue though. Thanks for supporting Carpetbaggers music.

June 18th, Carpetbaggers DAVE and Frankie at Tides Oyster Bar - Another first for Frankie at Tides and Oyster Co. We had a nice crowd, Reggie Starrett (check him out on FaceBook) and a bunch of his friends stopped by. He was in town playing down the street at a parrothead function. We met in 2013. I'm looking forward to this gig next month July 16th.

Dave and Frankie at Tides Oyster Co

June 19th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Tony and Frankie at Zaharias - We had a great evening! The rain dampened our spirits a little at the end. Still, overall a great night! Thanks Angelika and staff you guys are the best!

Dave, Frankie and Tony at Zaharias

June 20th, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - It was a rain out!

We should be real close to finishing the mixing of the Carpetbaggers new release "Back Again" at Jim Devito's studio Retrophonics. I hope to get with Dan at Bagan & Company this week where we will be finishing up "Live And A Little Touched" my new video release.  It will be a fun busy week hope to see you out there. 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

June 7th - Retrophonics Studios - Jim DeVito and I worked on "Come On", "Safe Travels" and "Miss Me But Let Me Go". We are getting closer!

June 8th, DAVE at The St. Augustine Fish House and Oyster Co - Normally this isn't my favorite gig to play by myself but tonight was kind of fun. I had the grilled chicken salad for the first time and it was good. There was a pretty big crowd, John Winters being among them. Overall I had a good time! See you next month on the second Tuesday.

June 9th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue and Tony at Hurricane Grill and Wings - I had a blast! We tried a new tune Michelle as an instrumental. We also did a couple of our tunes we don't play that often "Sally" and "Fast As The Wind".

June 10th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Tony and Frankie at the Corner Bar - What a night! A great last gig for the week in town for me! I'm heading over to the gulf coast in the morning. We had Don Oja Dunaway and JC in the audience tonight. Sue is going out of town for 10 days, we will miss her. Tony, Frankie and I will hold down the fort until her return.

June  11th,12th, 13th, DAVE at  The Big Deck Bar and Grill - It was a great weekend at the Big Deck! Always good to see my Cedar Key friends. Thanks Darlene and Bryan, you guys are the best! See you next month on the second weekend!

DWB at the Big Deck, Cedar Key FL

Looking forward to doing more mixing at Retrophonics Studios with Jim DeVito on our Carpetbaggers "Back Again" project. Also look forward to working with Dan Bagan  at Bagan and Company on my new release of 10 videos we're calling "Live And a Little Touched". 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