Coco and Lafe
San Diego, California, United States | INDIE
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Press
"Coco and Lafe have a vocal chemistry that pays off in friendly, cohesive warmth."
Colin McCaffrey - The Bridge
"Coco and Lafe have a vocal chemistry that pays off in friendly, cohesive warmth."
Colin McCaffrey - The Bridge
"Kallis sounds like a cross between Sandy Denny and Christine McVie. She provides... an earthily romantic quality and nicely compliments Lafe's low-key vocals."
Casey Rae - Seven Days
"Kallis sounds like a cross between Sandy Denny and Christine McVie. She provides... an earthily romantic quality and nicely compliments Lafe's low-key vocals."
Casey Rae - Seven Days
"Lafe has all the qualities of a top-rate folk musician: a loyal following, meaningful song writing from experience, and an ability to engage an audience with his stories."
John Puleio - The Black Door
"Lafe has all the qualities of a top-rate folk musician: a loyal following, meaningful song writing from experience, and an ability to engage an audience with his stories."
John Puleio - The Black Door
"...listening to you guys play made harvard sq. seem like someone's living room as a crowd gathers around the fire place, you made harvard sq. seem cozy and that is craaaazy...in a good way." Jacques Fleury, TV Producer. - Jacques Fleury, TV Producer, Cambridge MA
"...listening to you guys play made harvard sq. seem like someone's living room as a crowd gathers around the fire place, you made harvard sq. seem cozy and that is craaaazy...in a good way." Jacques Fleury, TV Producer. - Jacques Fleury, TV Producer, Cambridge MA
"Premier American songwriters you should hear live." - Jesse Rose Productions
"Premier American songwriters you should hear live." - Jesse Rose Productions
"Stunning metaphors...very conversational. [He has] a lot to say and some unique ways to say it. His guitar playing is beautiful, poignant." - James Linderman, Radio Muse, Toronto
"Stunning metaphors...very conversational. [He has] a lot to say and some unique ways to say it. His guitar playing is beautiful, poignant." - James Linderman, Radio Muse, Toronto
"The songwriting gets to the heart of the matter and opens it up for others to see. [It] hits you where it counts." - Jodi Krangle, Muses Muse
"The songwriting gets to the heart of the matter and opens it up for others to see. [It] hits you where it counts." - Jodi Krangle, Muses Muse
"Dutton's songs are an emotional, and often humorous, trek across the landscape of life...they reflect the vision and experienced musicianship of a well-traveled man who believes in heart, hope and humanity." - Nancy Sundstrom, Treverse City Michigan Record Eagle
"Dutton's songs are an emotional, and often humorous, trek across the landscape of life...they reflect the vision and experienced musicianship of a well-traveled man who believes in heart, hope and humanity." - Nancy Sundstrom, Treverse City Michigan Record Eagle
As of 6/10/10:
Most played cuts:
1) Cambridge Underground
2) Let's Get Away
3) Endless Fishes
Rain Country Radio KRNN
KVMR-FM
Acoustic Pie, Live 365
WHUS-FMRm 412
WESU-FM
WSVH Public Radio
KTUH - The Midnight Special
WFMT
WDCB
WRKF-FM
WBRS
WXOU
KOPN Radio
WPRB - "Best music of 2009", Princeton, NJ
KGLP-FM
WSKG Public Radio
WRUR-FM
WAMC / Northeast Public Radio
WRPI
WTBQ AM
WICB, 118 Park Hall
WBGU-FM
WJCU
WYSO Public Radio
CKPC-FM
CIUT Radio
CKLN
Erin Radio Ches (Ontario)
KACI
KLCC
WYEP-FM
Radio CKUT
KTEP-FM
WVGN
WNCS The Point
Vermont Public Radio
WDGR
WMUD
WOJB
"The Village" on XMS Satellite (70 + stations)
- 172 Stations in Five Countries
As of 6/10/10:
Most played cuts:
1) Cambridge Underground
2) Let's Get Away
3) Endless Fishes
Rain Country Radio KRNN
KVMR-FM
Acoustic Pie, Live 365
WHUS-FMRm 412
WESU-FM
WSVH Public Radio
KTUH - The Midnight Special
WFMT
WDCB
WRKF-FM
WBRS
WXOU
KOPN Radio
WPRB - "Best music of 2009", Princeton, NJ
KGLP-FM
WSKG Public Radio
WRUR-FM
WAMC / Northeast Public Radio
WRPI
WTBQ AM
WICB, 118 Park Hall
WBGU-FM
WJCU
WYSO Public Radio
CKPC-FM
CIUT Radio
CKLN
Erin Radio Ches (Ontario)
KACI
KLCC
WYEP-FM
Radio CKUT
KTEP-FM
WVGN
WNCS The Point
Vermont Public Radio
WDGR
WMUD
WOJB
"The Village" on XMS Satellite (70 + stations)
- 172 Stations in Five Countries
"I love having you. You raise the bar for everyone else."
Beth Turner, Owner
Java Jungle, Ocean Beach, CA - Java Jungle
"I love having you. You raise the bar for everyone else."
Beth Turner, Owner
Java Jungle, Ocean Beach, CA - Java Jungle
Discography
* Big Bang, February 15, 2011
* Uncovered - Coco & Lafe Nov 2009
* Cafe Loco - Coco & Lafe, Jan 2009
* Dream Streets - Coco & Lafe 2007
* The Jacuzzi Sessions - Coco & Lafe, 2007
* Am I Gone - Lafe with Coco, 2005
* Through All These Years - Coco & Paul
* Environmental Songs for Kids - Coco - Smithsonian Folkways
* Coco and the Lonesome Road Band
* Rabbit Review - Bluebird
* New England Song - MCW Nashville
misc. other compilations and singles
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Bio
Coco (Carolyn) Kallis and Lafe (rhymes with waif) Dutton write and perform blues-based acoustic music at over 100 farmers markets and house concerts nation-wide each year.
The two baby boomers, who met more than three decades ago, have created their own niche to follow their passion for songwriting and earn a living: they book 7 to 15 markets in a city they want to visit, and invite people who buy their CDs to host house concerts. They play 5 markets a week plus house concerts, promoting eating fresh and buying locally.
In 2007 they went to Boston to break into the music scene and found scores of other singer-songwriters trying to do the same thing: there was no room at the Inn. So they started playing on the street and in the subway and found that people bought their CDs in quantity.
They kept a spreadsheet of their busking results: hours played, location, CDs sold and tips received. They then used that data to make a business out of playing music on the street for two summers. It showed them where and when to play, what days and what hours to maximize income.
While busking one day in Harvard Square, a woman approached them and asked if they would play at the Farmers Market she managed in Cambridges Central Square. Surrounded by fresh produce and friendly farmers, they realized theyd found a home and a cause. She gave them the names of other managers around the Boston area, and they found themselves playing markets daily.
Acoustic radio hosts embraced their original, character-driven story songs. The 2009 Caf Loco release of 14 original songs received radio play on 172 stations in five countries. That grew into touring markets nationally.
Daily and community newspapers wrote stories about the unusual tour, bringing more people out to the markets.
In December of 2010, at the end of a 17,000 mile six month tour, they got the attention of Real Time Farms, a crowd sourced Farm to Fork online food guide, who offered to sponsor the next ocean to ocean tour.
They have released 5 CDs in 4 years and tour with a small beagle.
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