*** January 18th Chit Chat Cafe ***
***A Showcase All-Star Show ***
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After spending his youth as an environmental activist, Mokai came down from his tree and began writing unforgettable folk songs that find their way into your heart. The East Bay Express called them “…jazzy, jammy, bluesy structures around earthly laments, tales of ordinary folks, and the human struggle in general.” Mokai (rhymes with woke-eye) has taken root in the Northern California music community, as a performer at venues large and small, including festival stages, benefits, protests, intimate listening rooms and house concerts. His third full-length release “The Jaybird Said (2019),” features songs that demonstrate his considerable songwriting skills and guitar chops.
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San Francisco Bay Area native Kevin Patrick McGee is a singer-songwriter who combines fingerstyle playing on 6- and 12-string guitars with poetic evocative lyrics to create serious and humorous songs of love, loss, and hope in genres ranging from rock to folk to alt-country and bluegrass. https://soundcloud.com/kevinpatrickmcgee
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I’ve been playing guitar since I was 12 years old. I got my first guitar from a mail order catalog for $12 plus shipping. I’ve written a song about that! From my band in high school (Oceana in Pacifica, class of 1969) to the present day I have shared the gift of music with others that have been interested in sharing their talents. I find some songs I write come from the clouds like rain, and some take time to develop. It’s a delightful challenge to put it together, a bit like a jigsaw puzzle that needs to fit just right.
And surprise guest David Kesler (pictured upper right) opened up with some tasty bits!