From Pueblo Songwriters & Musicians Association http://www.pueblosongwriters.org/
Friday April 9, 2004-04-09
Listening to Kauffey’s new CD leaves you yearning for Mo’
By Bill Reed
THE GAZETTE
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Title: “Whatcha Gonna Do” by Mo’ Kauffey.
Style: Country blues
Personnel: Mo’ Kauffey (guitar and vocals); Mel Brown (Hammond organ and guitar); Ken Brown (bass, guitar and vocals); Dave Colter (drums); Max Bent (guitar); Ken Moores (harmonica); Derrick Chapman (seven-string guitar); John Havlicek (piano).
What this guy is all about: Kauffey is a Pueblo native who has played his music on the Front Range for many years. Here lately, though, he went and married a Canadian woman and moved to Ontario. He visits Colorado several times a year, but this visit has been extended by visa problems. Kauffey will be playing in town until June.
Sources of inspiration: Lightnin’ Hopkins, Jorma Kaukonen, Roger Miller.
What “making it” would look like: “Just make my music, and pay my bills and live comfortably,” Kauffey says. “I don’t have any false dreams about being Metallica. There’s a lot of room in the middle to live a comfortable life playing music.”
His most rock star moment: “Sharing the stage with Mel Brown at a songwriters workshop,” Kauffey says. “(Shoot), I love it all. I just dig performing.”
CD vitals: 14 songs, 45 minutes, produced by Ken Brown and Mo’ Kauffey.
Test drive: Song samples at www.mokauffey.com
Available at: Independent Records, www.cdbaby.com, www.mokauffey.com and gigs.
Review: Like sitting in a rocker on the front porch. Like an afternoon at your favourite fishin’ hole. Like a float trip down a lazy river.
Mo’ Kauffey’s country blues is about as easy going as music can get. Don’t go thinking that means his music is boring, because it’s not. But his album “Whatcha Gonna Do” offers up quiet pleasures rather than lightning and thunder.
His voice is effortless and soulful. His guitar work intricately weaves its way through the music. His guests offer delicious textures without overpowering the songs. This tasteful collection of tunes will have you hankering for mo’ Mo’.
Catch ‘em live: Until he leaves town, Kauffey will be playing every Wednesday at Union Station (2419 N. Union Blvd.), every Thursday at Tavern on the Green (3356 Templeton Gap Road) and every Friday in Pueblo (call the clubs to confirm details before you go).
His biggest gig is an April 23 show at the Thunderhead Inn (1100 Rampart Range Road in Woodland Park), with guests Kim Stone on bass and Randy Bowen on drums (call 687-9984)