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Scott Cook Bio "Onesheet":  Acrobat .pdf   MS Word .doc

Sonicbids EPK (electronic press kit) for Scott Cook (open in a new window)

High-Resolution Photos for press use

Places I've played:  short list   complete list

Album lyrics can be found in Words
press quotes:

"'Long Way To Wander' is an eloquent, finger picked, perfect for Sunday listening record"
-Americana UK

"Basically, this is exactly the kind of act you'd be happy to stumble down the hill or through the birches and hear at a music festival... warm like a campfire, familiar like the lake down the road... deep-thinking, introspective stuff"
-Fish Griwkowsky, The Edmonton Sun

"Scott Cook goes to show you what talent and a banjo can do; in fact he shows that a man with talent and a banjo can make far more beautiful music than something shiny and blitzy and over produced... a deep lush vocal that makes a song a story every time... beautifully constructed tracks of patchwork quilt stories within an entirely concrete and realist perspective... As memorable as Waylon Jennings, but without the country twang... undeniably genuine... Each song is unique but equally as caressing, soothing, and memorable as its predecessor."
-Kindah Mardam Bey, AnE Vibe, Toronto

"By the time the Anglers took the stage, emotions were already running high. As entranced bodies bobbed up and down, the room became filled with a mass of swirling hair and excited hands pointing upwards. For a band separated by vast distances for the better part of the year--frontman Scott Cook makes a living teaching in Taiwan while bassist Darryl Els commutes between Alberta's dusty plains and his home in South Africa--they delivered an incredibly tight set that lit up the Sidetrack. Cook's spot-on reggae vocals had a way of latching on to your cerebral cortex, sending universal shivers coursing through your spine until your feet answered the call. Coupled with Els' pulsating acoustic bass lines, Cook's roots-tinged reggae songs spread smiles through the crowd as quickly as the common cold (which they both probably caught as they performed the whole set in true exotic fashion, barefoot).
-Francois Marchand, SEE Magazine

"Earthy, organic, acoustic sounds without the fluff. These guys sing and play good ol’ down to earth, real Canadian music. Great vocals with some tasteful instrumental work and darn good song writin’.”
-John Wort Hannam, Kerville New Folk winner & presenter, South Country Fair

 

"Alternating between an acoustic guitar and a banjo, frontman Scott Cook led the steamy crowd of dreadlocked dancers along like a barefooted pied piper with his eclectic mix of musical styles. At the heart of it all was an undeniable groove and a message of universal love that gave the night a warm fuzzy vibe even a cynical old bastard like myself couldn’t ignore."
— Phil Duperron, Vue Weekly

"His voice is Tom Waits, his sensibilities are Bob Dylan, Kerouac, and Walt Whitman, and his music is a mixture of folk, rhythm and blues, country, bluegrass and reggae. Being a writer as well as a musician, his songs are rich, atmospheric stories about his geographical and philosophical journeys... His music has the ability to transport one instantly to a space of campfire-lit, creek-dipping radiance. Listening to this album is perennially serendipitous – like one is chancing upon a well-traveled old soul by the fireside, whose stripping-away-the-veneer knowledge of the world is never jaded, but always innocent."
-Monica Chattaway, CKUA radio

"Long Way To Wander resonates with a Dylan-esque verve, a Waits-ian post-modernity, Cook baring his soul in public for all to hear. The songs mostly revolve around Cook's strings - guitar, banjo, ukelele - and his low, booming voice... His observations are spot-on and often funny, and places and people come to life vividly, whether Cook is singing about his grandmother in Alabama or about being lost somewhere in the middle of Asia... Long Way To Wander represents a huge leap forward for a singer-songwriter who has many more stories to tell."
-Francois Marchand, The Edmonton Journal

“The kids in Chungli know how to party, and often follow their locally based band The Anglers to Taipei when they play. The Anglers are not only all cute, they also play a groovy, chilled out, down-home rock/funk music that gets everyone dancing.”
-Alita Rickards, The China Post

“The charismatic Cook, sporting his trademark mutton chops, performed his frontman duties well, getting people moving. The rest of the band help up their end as well, laying down a solid, infectious groove.”
-Adam Goring, Banff Crag & Canyon


past shows:

Festivals & benefit concerts
:

North Country Fair, Driftpile, AB, '04, '05, '07 & '08
South Country Fair, Fort MacLeod, AB, '03, '07
Waynefest, in Wayne, AB, Sept. 11-12, '04
Pembina River Nights, Evansburg, AB, July 11-12, '08
Sasquatch Festival, '02, '03 & '04
Ymir Reggae Sunsplash feat. Lucky Dube, Ymir, BC, '04
Starbelly Jam, Crawford Bay, BC, '04 & '05
Cortes Island Arts Fair, '05
Edge of the World Music Festival, Haida Gwaii, BC, '03
Fred Eaglesmith's Charity Picnic, Aylmer, ON, '05 & '07
Rangeton Farmers Day Festival, Evansburg, AB, '08
The Works Art & Design Festival, Edmonton, '08
Spring Scream, Kenting, Taiwan, '02, '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08
Global Rhythm Festival, Dream Community, Xizhi, Taiwan, '06
Basic Aid, Moonshine Hill, Miaoli, '07
Blues Bash 3, Xizhi, Taiwan, '06
Reggae Sunsplash, Taiping, Taiwan, 2004
Peace Festival, Longtan, Taiwan, '03, '05, '06 & '07
Resistance Party, Taichung, Taiwan, '04
May Jam, Tainan, Taiwan, '07
GiLaVaSai Festival, Dulan, Taiwan, '05
Indie 2006, Hualien, '06
Tomstock, Yang Ming Mountain, Taiwan, '02
Eurofest, Taipei, '05
Earth Day Mountain Jam, Yang Ming Mtn., '05
Summer Beach Party, Dashi Beach, Taiwan, '02
Daniel Pearl Day, Taipei, '06
Urban Movement Festival, Taichung, Taiwan, '02
A Family Affair, Jungli, Taiwan, '04
Canada D'eh?, Da An Park, Taipei, '06
Music Fans for Orphans, Taipei, '03
Fireworks Festival, Makung, Penghu, Taiwan, '05

Club shows (Taiwan):

The River, Jungli, innumerable times
Banjo’s, Hsinchu, 11 times
Wonderbar, Jungli, 6 times
Velvet Underground, Taipei
The Grooveyard, Taichung, 6 times
Western 2 Bar, Tainan, 2 times
The Wall Live House, Taipei, 3 times
The Underworld, Taipei
Highland Pub, Jungli
Stage Bar, Hsinchu
Mojo Coffee, Taichung, 2 times
Water, Jungli
Bobwundaye, Taipei, 2 times
89K, Taichung, 2 times
89K's new location, Taichung
Illusion, Kenting, 2 times
The Proud Monkey, Luodong
Soulstice, Luodong, 3 times
The Londoner, Taichung
Oldies, Taichung
Hua Shan Art District, Taipei
Shiner Age, Jungli, 3 times
Hud la Voos, Tainan
The Armory, Tainan, 2 times
The Black Dog, Kaohsiung, 2 times
The Beaver Dam, Pingtung
The Pine Garden, Hualien
Buca Buca, Taipei
Indian Camp, Kenting, 2 times
Emerge Live House, Donghai, Taichung
Hangar 18, Taichung
Golden Plaza, Taichung
A Place, Longtan, 2 times
The Living Room, Taipei, 3 times
BASS, Jungli
Night Sky, Taichung
Azul, Longtan, 4 times
Bliss, Taipei, 6 times
Sport Bar, Chiayi
The Post Home, Taipei
The Calgary, Chiayi, 3 times

 
Club shows (Canada)
:

The Black Dog, Edmonton
The Railway Club, Vancouver
The Sidetrack Cafe, Edmonton
The Downstream Bar, Jasper, 4 times
The Royal, Nelson, 3 times
Johnny Ray's, Banff, 6 times
The Free Times Cafe, Toronto
The Tranzac Club, Toronto
Main Street Cafe, Nanton, 2 times
The Canmore Hotel, Canmore

Jackdaw's, Calgary, 3 times
The Druid, Edmonton, 6 times
King's College, Edmonton
The Almanac, Stony Plain
New City Likwid Lounge, Edmonton
Fresh Start Bakery, Edmonton, 3 times
Early Stage Saloon, Stony Plain, 4 times
Cochrane Valley Folk Club
The Slice, Lethbridge
On The Rocks, Edmonton, 2 times
Karma Local Arts House, Calgary
The Dancing Bean, Chemainus
The Legion, Tofino
Twin Butte Store, Twin Butte, AB
The Vat, Red Deer
Redstone Restaurant, Red Deer
Jimmy Jazz, Guelph
Global Village Backpackers Bar, Toronto
The Communitea, Canmore, 2 times
The Road House Tavern, Golden
The Empress Ale House, Edmonton
A Bar Named Sue, Calgary, 3 times
The House and Hound, Calgary
Gitter's Pub, High River, 3 times
The Snoring Sasquatch, Creston
The Velvet Olive, Red Deer
Packer's Place, Golden
Union Street Cafe, Berwick, NS
Crooked Cafe, Kaslo
Riverdale Hall, Edmonton
The Haven Social Club, Edmonton
Del Pollo, Aldergrove, BC
Sessions Cafe, Rothesay, NB
Pepper Jack Cafe, Hamilton
The Spill, Peterborough
The Minstrel Cafe, Kelowna, 2 times
The Circus Room, Kitchener
The Hose and Hound, Calgary
Select Southside, Edmonton
JT's Tavern, St. Thomas, ON
Osborne Freehouse, Winnipeg
McNally's Tavern, Regina
Bugaboo Creek Pub, Fredericton
The Library Lounge, Fredericton
Ginger's Tavern, Halifax
Lydia's Pub, Saskatoon, 3 times
Biggar Majestic Theatre, Biggar, SK
Economy Shoe Shop, Halifax

BBK's, Whistler
The Stop, Black Diamond, AB, 2 times
Vancouver Rowing Club in Stanley Park
The Purple Crab, Vancouver
Squirrel Cove, Cortes Island, 2 times
Naked Cyber Cafe, Edmonton
Christine's Bar, Millbrook, ON
Transalta Arts Barns, Edmonton
Bean Scene, Vernon Mozzie's Lounge, Penticton
Fibonacci Roastery & Cafe, Penticton, 3 times
The Surf Pub, Gabriola Island
Sixty-Six on Brock, Uxbridge, ON
The Human Bean, Cobourg, ON, 2 times
Wunderbar Hofbrauhaus, Edmonton, 2 times
Borden Hotel, Borden, SK
Norfolk Tavern, Port Dover, ON
Rock Bottom, Windsor
Spadina Freehouse, Saskatoon, 3 times
Merlot, Calgary
Cafe Deux Soleil, Vancouver
Tongue n' Groove, Lethbridge, 2 times
The Cambie, Nanaimo
O'Byrne's Irish Pub, Edmonton, 7 times
Starlight Lounge, Lethbridge
Solstice Cafe, Victoria
Leva Cappucino Bar, Edmonton, 2 times
Seedy’s, Edmonton
Fiddler’s Roost, Edmonton, 2 times
The Art Space, Prince George
The Garage Showroom, Duncan
Mountainside Café, Smithers
The Fairview Pub, Vancouver
Spiral Cafe, Victoria
The Tak (now Sunset), Cortes Island, 4 times


for a complete, ordered list of past shows, click here

if you want to get ahold of Scott,
for bookings, etc.
you can send an email to:

grooverevival (at) gmail (dot) com

or call 780 695-3474.

hope to hear from you soon.

see you along the way,

scott & the anglers


 

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