Shane Cook
Shane Cook is a Canadian violinist.[1] He is a long-time member of the celtic fusion ensemble Bowfire,[2] and is a past Canadian Grand Master fiddler and U.S. National Fiddle Champion.
Early life
Cook was born in Dorchester, Ontario.[3]
Career
Cook won the U.S. National Fiddle Championship in 1999 at the age of 17.[2][3] He has won three Canadian Open fiddling contests and three Canadian Grand Masters championships.[4]
In 2008, Cook's album Where Here Meets There, with Troy MacGillivray, was nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award.[5]
For a number of years, Cook toured around North America with Bowfire, a fiddle/stepdance ensemble.[6][2]
In 2013 Cook joined the Alison Lupton Band, an Ontario folk group.[7]
In 2014 Cook released an album Head to Head with pianist and guitarist Jake Sharron.[8]
References
- ^ The Devil's Box. Tennessee Folklore Society. 1997. pp. 17–16.
- ^ a b c "Aiken welcomes Bowfire". Aiken Standard, via Newspaper Archives. January 11, 2008 - Page 22
- ^ a b "Fiddle champ brings world view home to London". Dec 15, 2016 by Sean Meyer, Our London
- ^ "Historic Saugeen Métis Rendezvous". Shoreline Beacon, August 11, 2016
- ^ "Late fiddler Oliver Schroer leads Canadian Folk Music nominations". CBC Arts News, October 8, 2008
- ^ "Bowfire fiddles up a storm". Hays Daily News, via Newspaper Archives. March 17, 2011 - Page 3
- ^ "Reaney's pick: The Allison Lupton Band". By James Stewart Reaney, The London Free Press, November 25, 2015
- ^ "Fiddler Shane Cook, friends, likenesses and Kyles launch CD". By James Stewart Reaney, The London Free Press, November 6, 2014