It was a great experience to talk with musician/songwriter SCOTT COOK up in Alberta, Canada. Included is discussion of his album "TANGLE OF SOULS" and how he started a hobo musical lifestyle, literally living out of a van for years as he pursued his dream. Scott is passionate and political, but I loved the relaxed and amiable conversation which led to a candid and philosophically optimistic conclusion. Just perfect for my show, and I am very pleased to share Scott with all of you! Enjoy. [Originally aired 08-17-20]
Dean Olson
StrongWriter On the Radio
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Featured Guest: SCOTT COOK
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Alberta’s Scott Cook has been living out of a van or a backpack for a dozen years now, touring almost incessantly across Canada, the US, Europe, Asia, Australia and elsewhere, and distilling his experiences into straight-talking, keenly observant verse. His fourth independent release, One More Time Around, was nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award, and its opening track “Pass It Along” won the Folk and Acoustic category in the 2013 UK Songwriting Contest, with UK magazine Maverick Country naming him “one of Canada’s most inspiring and imaginative storytellers”. His sixth studio album Further Down the Line won him his second CFMA nomination (English Songwriter of the Year), and comes packaged in a 132-page book containing a look back, in words and pictures, on a decade of full-time travel. He’s currently touring in support of his seventh collection, Tangle of Souls, which comes in a hardcover book of road stories and ruminations, both personal and political. Cook is one of the hardest-working DIY troubadours on the road today, averaging around 150 shows including a dozen festivals every year since 2007. All the hard miles notwithstanding, he still believes that songs can change your life, and your life can change the world.
“As good a modern folkie as we have these days. A voice perfect for the genre. An understanding beyond the norm.” –No Depression
“He sings his heart and soul, and in doing so lets light flood into your own… Truly one of Woody Guthrie’s children.” –RnR Magazine
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