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Hey friends! For CD orders, including the new one Further Down the Line, you can use the Paypal button below or send a cheque to Scott Cook, 3 Meredian Road, Sherwood Park, AB, T8A 0N5, Canada. Overseas orders please add $8 shipping.
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Oct 30, 2018: Hey lovers, it's still kinda hard for me to believe, but it's my last night in Toronto. I couldn't ask for a better sendoff than the one we're about to have at the Cameron House from 6-8pm tonight, in the company of my new musical comrades The Backroads Scholars (Mike Kerr and Matt Coldwell), and one of my hugest inspirations, my longtime friend and mentor Corin Raymond... read my words from the road |
UPCOMING SHOWS:
| Fri | Jan 25 | Innisfail, AB | Theatre show with the Second Chances, details TBA. | |||
| Sat | Jan 26 | Calgary, AB | Alberta Night at Bow Valley Music Club with the Second Chances, Amelie Patterson Trio and The Travelling Mabels! The club's concerts are held at Strathcona Christie Aspen Community Association, 277 Strathcona Drive SW. Doors open at 7pm, music starts at 7:50, and we're on second. If you're on Facebook, the event's here, please share! | |||
| Sun | Jan 27 | Sherwood Park, AB | R.Ouse Concert with the Second Chances! | |||
| Wed | Jan 30 | Edmonton, AB | The Second Chances and I are stoked to be in the lineup for the Alberta Grown Series at the Centre for Spiritual Living (a great acoustic space at 75 st and 101 ave), 7-9pm. There's free parking and free childcare, and tickets are available here! | |||
| Wed-Sun | Feb 13-17 | Montreal, QC | Back at the Folk Alliance International conference! Wednesday night I'm in a round in the Alberta Room from 11:30-12:30, Thursday night I'm playing a Big Orange Tarp round from 11:30-midnight, then I'm in a round with Jenny Allen and Lindsay Ferguson in the Black Oak Artists Room at 2:30am, leading into an all-Canadian song swap. Friday night I'm in a round in the Alberta Room from 11:30-12:30, playing a full set at The Campsite from 2:30-3am, and Saturday I'm in another Big Orange Tarp round from 11:30-midnight, and a solo set in the Alberta Room from 12:30-12:50. | |||
| Thu | Feb 28 | Canberra, ACT, AU | Back at the lovely Smith's Alternative with my new stringband The She'll Be Rights: Liz Frencham, Bramwell Park, and Esther Henderson! 7-9pm, $15 members/$20 non-members, magic or your money back. | |||
| Fri-Sun | Mar 1-3 | Cobargo, NSW, AU | Elated to be returning to the Cobargo Folk Festival with my new stringband The She'll Be Rights: Liz Frencham, Bramwell Park, and Esther Henderson! | |||
| Thu | Mar 7 | Bellingen, NSW, AU | No. 5 Church Street with the She'll Be Rights (Liz Frencham, Bramwell Park, and Esther Henderson), details TBA. | |||
| Fri | Mar 8 | Kempsey, NSW, AU | Back for another amazing Hot Club night at the Oddfellows Hall with the She'll Be Rights (Liz Frencham, Bramwell Park, and Esther Henderson), 7pm doors, 7:30 start, tickets $20 members/$25 non-members, magic or your money back. | |||
| Sat | Mar 9 | Newcastle, NSW, AU | House concert in Whitebridge with the She'll Be Rights (Liz Frencham, Bramwell Park, and Esther Henderson), and an opening set from Liz Frencham! 7:30 doors, 8pm show, tickets $20/$15 unemployed. Everyone's welcome, just RSVP Lynden at 0407766379 for the address. Wine glasses, ice, and nibbles supplied, BYOB and good vibes, magic or your money back. | |||
| Sun | Mar 10 | Sydney, NSW, AU | Southern Sydney Folk Club concert with the She'll Be Rights (Liz Frencham and Bramwell Park), and an opening set from Liz Frencham! It's held at the Shopfront Theatre, 88 Carlton Parade in Carlton. Liz will kick things off at 2pm, and the band's on at 3, tickets are $20 members/$25 non-members, $20 concession, $35 family ticket, magic or your money back! | |||
| Mon | Mar 11 | Mia Mia, VIC, AU | Dropping by the wee but wonderful Burke and Wills Folk Festival with Liz Frencham and Bramwell Park! | |||
| Tue | Mar 12 | Ringwood, VIC, AU | Victorian Folk Music Club with Bramwell Park and Liz Frencham! Music starts at 7:45pm with open mic acts from the general audience, then we're on from 9:15 til 10:15pm, $10 members/$14 non-members, magic or your money back! | |||
| Wed | Mar 13 | Melbourne, VIC, AU | Bramwell and I will be making an appearance at Lomond Acoustica, details TBA. | |||
| Fri-Sun | Mar 15-17 | Warburton, VIC, AU | Stoked to be appearing at Australia's newest, sweetest little folk festival, The River Folk Festival with the She'll Be Rights! They've got a killer lineup, including my Kalamazoo pals Red Tail Ring, my Toronto pal Dana Sipos, Aussie pals Lucy Wise, Khristian Mizzi, The Bean Project, Tom Richardson, and many more! Come join us, it's gonna be magic. | |||
| Fri | Mar 29 | Healesville, VIC, AU | Healesville House Concert with the She'll Be Rights, 7:30pm doors for 8pm start, tickets $25. Everybody's welcome, just RSVP to lianneslinger63@gmail.com to get the address! | |||
| Sat | Mar 30 | Melbourne, VIC, AU | with the She'll Be Rights (Liz Frencham, Bramwell Park, and Esther Henderson) and the mighty Men In Suits, more details TBA. | |||
| Sun | Mar 31 | Melbourne, VIC, AU | Melbourne finale at The Spotted Mallard with the She'll Be Rights (Liz Frencham, Bramwell Park, and Esther Henderson), 4-7pm, more details TBA. | |||
| Fri | Apr 5 | Calgary, AB | Opening for Dala at the Calgary Folk Club with the Second Chances, 7pm doors, 7:30 start. The shows are held at Dalhousie Community Centre, 5432 Dalhart Road NW, and tickets are available on the Club's website. | |||
| Sat | Apr 6 | High River, AB | Foothills Folk Club with the Second Chances and opener Carolyn Harley, doors at 7:30, 8pm start, tickets $20 advance/$25 at the door. | |||
| Fri | Apr 12 | Dunster, BC | Schoolhouse concert with the Second Chances, 7pm doors, 7:30 show, $15 at the door, magic or your money back. | |||
| Sat | Apr 13 | Hope, BC | Secret Shop Show with the Second Chances and special guests Sons of Bitumen. Limited tickets available, RSVP me at grooverevival@gmail.com if you want to squeeze in! Bring your own chair, bring your own beer, $20 at the door. Doors at 6pm, show at 7pm. | |||
| Thu | Apr 18 | Brentwood Bay, BC | house concert at Brentwood Bay Village Empourium with the Second Chances, details TBA. | |||
| Sat | Apr 20 | Galiano Island, BC | South End Hall show with the Second Chances and Jack Garton and the Demon Squadron, details TBA. | |||
| Sun | Apr 21 | Nanaimo, BC | Harbour City Concerts show with the Second Chances, details TBA. | |||
| Fri | Apr 26 | Penticton, BC | Back at the lovely Dream Cafe with the Second Chances! Prime seats are $24, cheap seats $14, tables open up at 6pm for dinner and the show starts at 8pm. | |||
| Sat | Apr 27 | Revelstoke, BC | Bringing the Second Chances to the Revelstoke Coffee House! Open stage starts at 7:30, and we're on at 9pm. It's downstairs at the Revelstoke United Church, 314 MacKenzie Ave, and it's just $3 at the door! | |||
| Wed | May 8 | Seattle, WA | West Seattle house concert, 6pm doors, 7pm show, $20 suggested donation. Everyone's welcome, just RSVP to lindahargus@yahoo.com to get the address! | |||
| Fri | May 17 | Port Townsend, WA | Songwriter Showcase at Northwind Arts Center, tickets $12 in advance or $15 at the door, 7pm start. | |||
| Thu | May 23 | Conway, WA | Conway Muse with special guest Mandy Troxel, details TBA. | |||
| Sat | May 25 | Lopez Island, WA | Lopez Island Grange with special guest Mandy Troxel, details TBA. | |||
| Sun | May 26 | Orcas Island, WA | Orcas Island Grange with special guest Mandy Troxel, details TBA. | |||
| Tue | Sep 10 | New York, NY | My first ever gig in NYC(!), for John Platt of WFUV's On Your Radar series, at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 3, 7-9pm, tickets $15, available in advance or at the door. | |||
| Fri | Sep 20 | Morristown, NJ | Opening for legendary fellow Canadian Garnet Rogers at The Minstrel Acoustic Concert Series! It's at Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road, there's a $10 donation at the door, and I'm kicking it off with a half-hour set at 7:30. Contact Mike at 973-335-9489 or Minstrel@FolkProject.org for more information. Oh, and if you're nowhere near New Jersey, you can still watch the show on Concert Window! There's info here. |
TABLATURE:
I've had a few requests for tablature, so here's some of fish
jumpin, for your plucking pleasure...
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WELL WORTH READING:
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Martin Luther King on Vietnam, as relevant today as it was back in '67. |
WELL WORTH WATCHING:
The War on Democracy
by John Pilger
Why We Fight
by Eugene Jarecki