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Carol and Dave Murphy at the Dog and Duck LINDALE PARK- KAPITI


Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Carol and Dave Murphy enjoyed their set playing for Kapiti Music Live at the Dog and Duck Lindale, Kapiti Coast. Organised by the club each month, these nights are a great night out, food and bar service is friendly and the ambience was just right, helped by a full house.

Carol Bean & Dave Murphy @ the Rotorua Blues Festival Queen's Birthday Weekend

Wednesday, June 01, 2011

Carol Bean & Dave Murphy @ the Rotorua Blues Festival Queen's Birthday Weekend

Last year at the Rotorua Blues Festival 2010, Carol Bean was a judge for the Rock Shop’s Young Guitarist Award. This year she performed along with Wellington’s Blues maestro Dave Murphy. The two play songs together from the likes of Memphis Minnie and Mississippi John Hurt, as well as songs from Dave’s album Yes That’s Me (ODE Records / Press Go 2008) and Carol’s Read the Road Signs (Press Go 2006) and Crossing the Dirty River (ODE Records / Press Go 2010).

Headlining the festival was the amazing slide guitarist Doug McLeod from CA USA.

CD Launch at Roomfulla Blues photos


Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Check out the photos from the launch at the Hotel Btistol on the gallery page.
The band:
Cindy Muggeridge on keys
Des Mallon drums
Elliotte Fuimaono bass
Lester Mundell harp
Mike Petrie guitart
Carol Bean vocals and guitar

CD wrap party December 19th @ The Ruby Lounge

Friday, November 20, 2009

Carol's 2nd CD is called "Crossing the dirty river"

WRAP PARTY was at the wonderful Ruby Lounge-14 Bond Street, Wellington www.therubylounge.co.nz

Carol's band for the night included:
Des Mallon- drums
Sefo- bass
Micheal Petrie- guitar
Ray Ahipene-Mercer-guitar
Lester Mundell- harp
Cindy Muggeridge- keys
Alan Galloway- keys
Marion Price-Carter- clarinet
Robbie Duncan- guitar
Carol Bean- guitar and vocals

Auckland Folk Fest 2008


Friday, November 20, 2009

Hiya folks
2008 Auckland Folk Festival is all over now baby blue... I was treated really well by the committee and got a big enough caravan to seat all my friends for rehearsals. I had the main marque for two shows and great audiences.

I had great feedback from

Blue Highways photo

Thursday, May 07, 2009

Blue Highways played their "last gig" at the ROOMFULLA BLUES gig- hosted by Capital Blues inc.

Carol Bean - vocals- guitar
Lester Mundell - harp
Jim Nicolson- bass
Ray Ahipene-Mercer - lead guitar
Anje Glindemann- drums

Aratoi Blues Fest ~ Wairarapa

Saturday, March 21, 2009

For the Aratoi Blues weekend, Sat March 21 2009, Blue Highways was on with Red Dog Saloon band, Kemp Turangi and the amazing Dr. Rob Maunsell, and Al Witham. It was a great night.


It was also the Wairarapa Baloon Flying Weekebd- wheehoo!

PRESS GO: click here to buy Dave Murphy's YES THAT'S ME CD/DVD

Wednesday, August 06, 2008

To purchase online "Yes That's Me. Dave Murphy plays the blues" email Carol Bean at pressgoproductions@gmail.com.

PressGo Productions is Caro Bean's production company which will project manage your music, films, arts related projects - you name it and Press Go will get it out there.

Recently, Press Go has produced Dave Murphy's debut CD/DVD "Yes That's Me. Dave Murphy plays the blues". This iset includes a CD of 12 blues numbers - 2 of them are originals- and a DVD of Dave recording in Robbie Duncan's Braeburn Recording Studio in Wellington. The CD is acoustically energetic and filled with "FEEL".

We also filmed the proceedings and Costa Botes wove his magic directing and editing wand and created a film so groovy it was selected for the July 2008 Wellington Film Festival. The first screening was on JULY 26th at the PARAMOUNT THEATRE in WELLINGTON. The next 2 screenings were at the Film Archives. They were all well attended and had great reviews.

GO TO Dave's MySpace site to see his gig guide and the photos from the CD launch at the Capital Blues Inc. "Roomfulla Blues" night. JULY 31.
www.myspace.com/davemurphyblues

October 20-22 Wellington Folk Festival '07

Saturday, October 20, 2007

Carol Bean and The Mount Misery Bluegrass Band played a rousing set at the Wellington Folk Festival in the SOUTH OF THE DIVIDE concert Saturday between 5:00-6:30.
The spirit and joy of bluegrass is alive and well in the foothills of Wellington

Blue Highways @ Wellington Blues Club

Thursday, August 23, 2007

ALL GOOD! Bob Cooper Grundy and Kate Marshall opened with a lovely set of blues, swing and old time goodness. She on accordian, fiddle, guitar, flute - he on blues guitars- slide. They were just great!
BLUE HIGHWAYS (Carol, Lester,Jim) did their rockin' thing with guests Michael Petrie on lead guitar and Andrew Richardson on drums. There was a lot of dancing and a good crowd. thanks for coming out. Our rendition of '2 Bit Texas Town' had to be seen to be believed.

Bristol Hotel
8:30-11:30

Mighty Mighty was just that

Thursday, August 02, 2007

AUGUST 2 Thursday @ Mighty Mighty
Carol played the Americana night's WANTED SESSIONS along with Jim Nicolson on bass and Costa Botes on guitars. We had a full house and a full sound thanks to Sally as engineer, Steve as DJ, and Nick and Andy for the session! We were well looked after and we thank you all for the gracious, classy venue.

Wild Women of Wellington

Thursday, December 21, 2006

On December 21st Carol and a group of blues women performed at the WILD WOMEN OF WELLINGTON concert presented by the Capital Blues's Roomfulla Blues night.

Guests: Laura Collins, Carol Bean, Marg Layton, Karen Clarke, Kayte Edwards, Gillian Moorman and Blanche Rawiri.
Oh yeah!! These stroppy sheilas WERE as wild as a southerly off Cook Strait as well as musically gentle and sexy as a bluesy breeze.

Cindy Muggeridge played her heart out all night long on keys along with the absolutely Wellington top notch house band: Nick Granville-guitar, Richard Te One-drums, and Elliot Fuimaono-bass. Man was that band HOT!

Great photos to come.
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