Artist description Singer/songwriter/guitarist. Usually a solo acoustic guitar & vocals act doing a mixture of originals and old gospel blues tunes with a few choice Dylan pieces thrown in here and there.Once in a while I am joined on stage by a second guitar or bass or get a whole blues band backing me.

Music Style Acoustic Folk and Blues

Musical Influences Tom Rush, Bob Dylan, Bruce Cockburn, Leonard Cohen, Bonnie Raitt

Similar Artists Bruce Cockburn, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Miller, Julie Miller, Jorma Kaukonen, Hot Tuna, Rolling Stones, Stephen Stills, Taj Mahal, Tom Petty...

Artist History I have been doing solo acoustic stuff on and off for the past fifteen years.

Group Members Mike Kavanaugh - Acoustic & resonator guitars & vocals. Special guest Greg Hurley on electric guitars, bass and drums

Instruments Acoustic guitar, resonator guitar, slide guitar, electric guitar, bass, drums, percussion

Albums RED 10-song D.A.M. CD, 6-Song Demo RED EP

Press Reviews Snippets from 1/2 page article in The Jackson Citizen Patriot Jackson, MI Sunday, November 14, 1999 - Mike Kavanaugh leads a double life... ...By night, the Boston-area native is a coffeehouse musician, mesmerizing listeners with his insistent, pulsating guitar riffs and solid, husky vocals, performing the modern folk and gospel music he writes - and wishes he had written. Singing in the sweet shadowland between baritone and tenor, Kavanaugh belts out tunes reminiscent of those penned by his "greatest mentor," Canadian songwriter, singer and guitarist, Bruce Cockburn... ...Like Cockburn, Kavanaugh's songs speak of life's snares and disappointments, and occasionally its joys. The Parma resident's own intriguing titles include "Wild & Wicked Dogs", "Train Song", Seagull Tugboats" and "Two Trees". Much of his storytelling-styled music spins off his own life experience. Some of it has a gospel flare...

Additional Info All music & lyrics by Mike Kavanaugh - Copyright 1999 Michael C. Kavanaugh - All rights reserved

Location Parma, MI - USA

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