June 5th,  Jim DeVito's - We have a mix of "Life Goes On" for my new project Poor-Dum. I hope to release this song by Friday. Al Johnson from The North Star Band was in town to open for the Carpetbaggers on the  'LIVE" show from Bagan & Company on Tuesday.  He did some harmonica on "Harpoon Sadie" and "I'm So Gone" on Wednesday, so we prepared for that too.

June 6th, Bagan and Company "LIVE" - We had some glitches but our great crew got it all worked out. Al Johnson did a great job even if the on air audience didn't get to hear it, we did. "LIVE" is live, everyone gets freaked when something goes wrong. Thanks for supporting us, I'm sure Dan and crew will work out the problem and we will see you on August 1st. We welcome A. I. George to the crew!

Live Show sound check (Dave, Tony & Al Johnson)

June 7th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Tony and Frankie at Hurricane Grill and Wings - Rain, Rain and Rain! I'm glad there was just a 30% chance. Somehow we made it through. We missed Sue.

June 8th, Bagan and Company - Dan and I designed and ordered TBL thumb drives and Dan put together the release of song #3 from my new CD Poor-Dum The song title is "Life Goes On".

June 8th, Carpetbaggers DAVE and Tony at The St. Augustine Fish House and Oyster Co - It was pretty hot out but the show went good. I'm starting to warm up to the place. I miss Creekside!

June 9th, 10th and 11th, DAVE at The Big Deck - It was a great weekend! We missed Darlene! Thanks to Bryan and the great staff at The Big Deck see you next month.

I hope to continue doing some mixing on my new CD Poor-Dum. Also hope to get with Dan Bagan this week and work on the layout for Poor-Dum. 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

Carpetbaggers Band

The North Star Band 

May 22nd, Retrophonics Studios - Jim and I laid down a new tune "Believe in Somebody" then started getting "I'm So Gone" and "Harpoon Sadie" ready for Al Johnson's harp parts. Then it was off to Virginia.

May 22nd through May 30th, Coles Point Tavern - I had a great week in Virginia. It's always a blast playing for my friends, the Tavern Nation on the Rivah. A few old friends from Farifax High, my high school, came out to see me; Tim Rutherford, Fred Stapleton and Gail. Also Karen was up from St. Augustine, she was someone who had seen me play at the Pelican Landing with the band. Thanks Randy Watts for providing me with the sound, rides, dinner and friendship. Randy, you were the main force that brought me to this great place. Ace for putting me up and putting up with me. Chris and Ann and the wonderful staff at The Coles Point Tavern for having me play and who took such good care of me while I was there. Mike, Sandra, Selise and Steve for a great Memorial Day cookout. Richard for the fresh blue crabs. And last but not least all the men and women who gave their lives so we could enjoy our freedom here in the great U.S. of A.

May 31st - Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Tony and Frankie, Hurricane Grill and Wings, - It was a blast getting back to play with the band.

June 1st, Bagan and Company - We finished and ordered the inserts for The Big Lonesome Rides Again! I will have CD's in a week and thumb drives about a week after that!  

June 2nd, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - There was a private party that was scheduled for 6pm under the tent so I started early and ended early. Sorry Bob and Denise. It was a nice afternoon out on the porch by the water. See you again at Aunt Kate's on Sunday afternoon.

June 3rd, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Tony and Frankie at San Sebastian Winery - It was a great night! The weather cooperated and there was a big crowd! It doesn't get any better than this. See you next month on Saturday the 8th.

June 4th, DAVE at Aunt Kate's -  It was a beautiful afternoon out on the porch by the water! See you back here June 18th.

I will be in the studio this week working on a mix for "Life Goes On" and preparing 2 tracks from Poor-Dum for my friend and band mate Al Johnson to add some harmonica. I also hope to get the thumb drives designed and ordered for The Big Lonesome Rides Again. 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

Carpetbaggers Band

The North Star Band

May 15th, Retrophonics Studios - I got a new track "Silent" with Jim DeVito at the board, it went great. Also worked on a mix for "Harpoon Sadie" and will work on "I'm So Gone" next week to get it ready for Al Johnson to add some harp parts. 

May 16th, Songwriters Night at The Beacon Listening Room - There was a smaller audience that usual but that didn't slow the music down. Deanna and Chris known as Better Half and John Winters were a real treat. One of the better evenings in recent months. Bob, as always brought it and I tried a few new, but old tunes. See you next month. Thanks for supporting "LIVE" original music.

Dave, Chris, Deanna, John, Bob

May 17th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue and Tony Hurricane Grill and Wings - Once again the weather was threatening, yes I know it's Florida so once again we set up under cover. It turned out to be a sunny wonderful evening until about 7pm. We made a good choice! Turned out to be a nice laid back evening, had a good time.

May 18th, Bagan and Company - Dan and I worked on a release from my new solo project "Ain't Life Grand". We also are one proof away from finishing up the The Big Lonesome Rides Again.

May 18th, The Fish and Oyster House - Sue and I were canceled due to bad weather.

May 19th and 20th, Private Event - The 1st of a 2 night private function. Everything went great! Had a blast! Thanks Ron and The St. Augustine FCOC. The 2nd night was long but we made it. Thanks everyone!

May 21st, Lullaby of the River Festival's River Expo - Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Tony and Frankie  - It was a great show. Thanks Bob and Carol for letting us be a part of your fundraiser. Duffy Bishop Band was great also Flagship Romance kicked butt.

I will be in the studio today before leaving for Virginia, hoping to lay down a new tune "Beleive  In Somebody".  I'm excited about this one. See you guys next week! Thanks for letting me live my dream!!! Keepin' It Real!!- David

see you down the road!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Carpetbaggers Band

The North Star Band 

May 8th, Retrophonics Studios - I laid a rhythm track down for "Someone To Leave Me Alone". We also worked on a mix for "Ain't Life Grand". Thanks Jim Devito!

May 10th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue and Tony at Hurricane Grill and Wings - We had some rain right at the beginning of the evening so we had to move under cover. It was a pain but we ended up making a pretty good night of it.

May 11th, Bagan and Company - Dan and I are trying to put the finishing touches on The Big Lonesome Rides Again.

May 11th, The Beacon - It was a slow night but musically it was fun. See you back here in 6 weeks on June 22nd.

May 12th, 13th and 14th, DAVE at The Big Deck - Always a great time in Cedar Key! Thanks Bryan, Darlene and staff you guys are the best! See you June 9th, 10th and 11th.

Looking forward to being in the studio this week with Jim DeVito. I have a new tune "Silent" is the working title and I can't wait to lay it down. Also looking forward to getting together with Dan Bagan and finishing up The Big Lonesome. 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

Carpetbaggers Band

The North Star Band 

May 1st, Retrophonics Studios - Jim and I worked on the mix for "I Feel Love", cut a vocal track and did some mixing on "Get Along Little Pony".

May 2nd, Carpetbaggers at Bagan and Company "LIVE" - We had a nice show Buffalo Rose (Tony and Pamela) got us off to a great start. Sue was a little under the weather but hung in there like a real champ. Thanks for supporting our "LIVE" show. See you next month!

May 3rd, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue,Tony and Frankie at Hurricane Grill and Wings - A windy beautiful night! An older women fell down leaving the restaurant.  It was the 2nd time in 3 weeks rescue has been called while we were playing, both times they ended up being ok, that's a good thing. See you next week.

May 4th, Private Party- This is one of my favorite shows to play. Everyone is so nice it's such a pleasure to perform our music for these great folks. Thanks Mike and Rene!

May 5th, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - A beautiful evening out on the porch by the water!

May 6th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Tony and Frankie at San Sebastian Winery - We had a good show it looked like rain but it never came. See you next month! We had a visit from David Lynn Grime, songwriter.

May 7th, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - What a beautiful day at a beautiful place. I had a nice time. Thanks Brian, Dave, Tina and staff you guys are the best! See you next month!

At the studio with Jim Devito this week I hope to lay a rhythm track down on "Someone To Leave Me Alone" a song that I wrote with the late great Shelton Irwin that will appear on the next North Star Band project. Also move along on the mixes for Poor-Dum my next solo release. I have a new tune I'm working on "Games" but I'm not quite done yet maybe on the list for next week. At Bagan and Company with Dan this week, I hope to finish The Big Lonesome Rides Again. 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

Carpetbaggers Band

The North Star Band 

April 24th, Retrophonics Studio - Jim and I worked on a new track for project #6 "I'm Such A Fool". We also have a pretty good mix on "I Feel Love".

April 25th, OFF - Working on a new tune "Games".

April 26th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Tony and Frankie at Hurricane Grill and Wings - It looked like rain but we got lucky. There were clouds over our heads for most of the evening. Good to have Frankie with us but we missed Sue.

April 27th, Bagan and Company- Dan and I finished The Big Lonesome's new CD packaging. We will get Theresa to proof, then order. Finally! Next we will start working on Poor-Dum my new solo release.  

April 27th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Tony and Frankie at The Beacon- It was a nasty night, lucky we were inside. We had a nice crowd having such bad weather. See you on May 1st!

April 28th, DAVE Aunt Kate's - The day started out looking like a wash, but the sun came out and it turned out beautiful. A perfect day to be on the porch by the water.

April 29th, The Butcher's Party - Cancelled rescheduled for May 4th!

May 1st, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - I went out there in the morning and hung out. Brian, Jake and a bunch of others said that no one would be sitting out in the wind (it was 20 mph or so). They know better than me so we canceled. See you here May 5th and 7th.

I hope to get two acoustic guitar tracks down for a project with The North Star Band. Also we'll continue mixing on Poor-Dum my new solo CD. 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

Carpetbaggers Band

The North Star Band 

April 18th, Songwriter's Night at The Beacon Listening Room - It was maybe one of the best Songwriter's nights yet. David Lynn Grimes and Michelle Ingrham were really on their game. Sue Westcott and Melanie Rogers were world class in their performances. Bob and I both looked at each other after the show and smiled. Thanks for supporting original music, thanks for supporting St. Augustine Songwriter's Night. 

Melanie, Michelle, David Grimes, Bob, Sue, Dave

April 19th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue and Tony at Hurricane Grill and Wings -  We had a great evening at Hurricane's. David Grimes, (what a great songwriter) stopped by. Deanna and Chris Koebnick from the duo Better Half was in the audience also. We played right after them at The Gamble Rogers Festival. Laurence and Barbara were out tonight too!

April 20th, Bagan and Company - Dan and I finished the CD label and ordered CDs for The Big Lonesome Rides Again. Hopefully we will get the liner notes and the rest of the package done next week. 

April 20th, Carpetbaggers DAVE and Sue at St. Augustine Fish and Oyster House - What a nice evening. The Dunaway's, Don, Sandra and Martin were present, that is always a treat! 

April 21st, Carpetbaggers DAVE and Sue at The Tide's Oyster Co & Grill - We had a great time as always at this great venue! It was good to see JJ. Thanks to the staff and everyone that came by the Tide's. See you back here on June 16th.

April 22nd, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue and Tony at Borrillo's - We had a couple short rain spells but it still turned out to be a nice night. Thanks everyone for braving the weather and supporting our music. I met the new owners Evan and Amy they seemed very excited about their new adventure and they love music. I know everything I have had to eat there was always great! The pizza I had tonight was as good or better.

April 23rd, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue and Tony at The Lullaby of the Rivers Festival - We had a great show at a great festival! Thanks Bob, Carol and everyone else involved, it was a great day.

Dave, Sue and Tony

I hope to get a good track on my new tune "I'm Such A Fool" at Retrophonics Studios with Jim DeVito. Also continue mixing on my new solo CD Poor-Dum. 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

Carpetbaggers Band

The North Star Band  see you down the road!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!