      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.

Clare Moore plays currently and has played for many years, with Dave Graney - from the Moodists to the Coral Snakes and now the mistLY . Her debut solo cd “the third woman” was 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 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. 

Their debut self titled album was recorded at Atlantis in Melbourne and has been mixed by acclaimed, award winning icon of UK post punk and 90s film funk music BARRY ADAMSON.in Brighton, UK. Barry being an old friend of Clare Moore’s since her days in the Moodists and his in Magazine and the Bad Seeds. Old Time Weirdness is in the House! Guaranteed!
			
CONTACT THE DAMES Mobile 0412124292 Clare         
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Dave Graney played with the Moodists from 1978 to 1986. Then played with the White Buffaloes/Coral Snakes from 1987-1997. Then the Royal Dave Graney Show and Lurid Yellow Mist. This has now been refined/crushed into the band name Dave Graney and the mistLY.
His classic 90s albums with the Coral Snakes were re-released in  2013 as a 4 disc box set through Universal Music Australia.
His live band is the mistLY. Graney and drummer Clare Moore joined by Stuart Perera (guitar since 1998) and Stu Thomas (bass since 2004). dave graney and the mistLY. 
Dave has published two books and writes a monthly column for the Adelaide Review and has a weekly show on Melbourne’s Triple R 

ZIPPA DEEDOO WHAT IS/WAS THAT/THIS? album by Dave Graney and the mistLY 2019. 
Lets Get Tight - album with Clare moore 2017
play mistLY for me – digital only live release set for March 2015-
FEARFUL WIGGINGS- Dave Graney (Cockaigne 2014)
"THE MERCURY YEARS" 4 disc set of albums for Universal 1994-97. 
"POINT BLANK" and "LIVE IN HELL" two digital only live narrative show albums 2013 
Harry Howard and the NDE "PRETTY" (Spooky records 2013)
THE DAMES (Cockaigne - September 2013
soundtrack to the movie JOHNNY GHOST (digital only release 2013)
you've been in my mind (dave graney and the mistLY - Cockaigne - 2012)
Harry Howard and the NDE "near death experience" (SPOOKY 2012)
"ROCK'N'ROLL IS WHERE I HIDE" (dave graney and the lurid yellow mist - LIBERATION 2011) 
SUPERMODIFIED – (Cockaigne/Fuse 2010)
Knock Yourself Out (Dave Graney- Cockaigne - 2009)
We Wuz Curious (The Lurid Yellow Mist - Illustrious Artists 2008)
Rock Formations - (Salmon (Bang! 2007)
Keepin' it Unreal (Dave Graney and Clare Moore...featuring Stu D . Reverberation 2006/7)
Hashish and Liquor,(Dave Graney and Clare Moore. Reverberation 2005)
The Brother who lived, (the Royal Dave Graney Show, Cockaigne 2003)
The soundtrack to the movie Bad Eggs (David Graney and Clare Moore,Liberation,2003)
Two Fisted Art (the Moodists, WMinc, 2003)
Heroic Blues (the Dave Graney Show, Cockaigne 2002)
The Third Woman (Clare Moore solo CD, Chapter Music 2001) 
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (the Dave Graney Show, Cockaigne 2000) 
The Dave Graney Show (the Dave Graney Show, Festival 1998) 
The Devil Drives (Coral Snakes, Universal 1997) 
The Soft'n'Sexy Sound (Coral Snakes, Universal 1995)
You wanna be there… (Coral Snakes, Universal 1994)
Night of the wolverine (Coral Snakes, Universal 1993)
Lure of the tropics (Coral Snakes, Torn and Frayed 1992)
I was the hunter and I was the prey (Coral Snakes, Fire 1992)
My life on the plains (White Buffaloes, 1990)
Double Life (the Moodists, 1985)
Thirstys Calling (the Moodists, 1984)
Engine Shudder (the Moodists, 1982)

Lo-Fi home recordings, heaps of guitars and shhhed vocals.

Toilet Seat
Vocals @djwhiprsnipr 
Drums @randaldouglas
Breast Milk
Vocals @djwhiprsnipr

Two bands experimenting with fun
Hope you enjoy :)
Free downloads

Podcast interviews with fellow players  mainly by Dave Graney. Players Please. 
Rock band.Dave Graney (vox/gtr) and Clare Moore(drums/vibes/keys)  were in the Moodists-post punk Melbourne band.Then Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes. 

Graney and Moore have been involved in making of roughly 30 albums. Also about 7 digital releases, four or five albums as part of other peoples bands, several compilations, two solo albums from Clare Moore as well as her side projects The Dames and The Routines. Four feature film soundtracks. Dave Graney released a book about his music life in 2011, "1001 australian nights" and a more personal book (more focused on all the jobs the took to be a musician) in 2018 called WORKSHY. A second book of lyrics spanning the years 1980-2023 called THERE HE GOES WITH HIS EYE OUT came out in 2023. 
2024 sees an album come out on Classic Jewel case Compact Disc called (strangely)(emotional).

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