I recently saw Scott Cook perform at Kimbercote Farm (near Collingwood, Ontario, Canada) and I found his performance both uplifting and soul-soothing – similar to what I have found in singer/songwriters like Danny Schmidt.
Scott has an excellent voice that’s all his own, slightly spiced with tinges of Tom Waits and Johnny Cash. You can download some sample tracks below from his 2007 album: Long Way to Wander, but I strongly encourage you to purchase the CD from Bullfrog Music (CAN), CD Baby (USA), or download from iTunes. You will not be disappointed! I especially loved fish jumpin and the bus song.
Review by Francois Marchand, The Edmonton Journal:
“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.”
Track Listing:
1) fish jumpin
2) my grandma
3) guanyin
4) keep rollin
5) worried blues
6) when the lights go down
7) the bus song
8) moonlight avenue
9) so lonesome
10) long way to wander
11) wayside
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