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Scott Cook - "moonlit rambles"


I’m not sure I’ve seen an album title and cover artwork that so aptly prepares you for the music you are about to hear. “Moonlit rambles”, has the intimacy of a man sitting by the lake on a moonlit night strumming his guitar and telling stories with his songs. Some are happy stories (“goin up to the country”), some are sad stories (“the lord giveth (and the landlord taketh away)”), but all of them have the warmth and closeness to them that you don’t find much in music today.

Even though Scott has other instrumentation and backing vocals all over this album, they are so subtly done as to never undermine his vocals. Instead they help to add colors and flourishes to the stories.

The definition of 'ramble' is, “A walk taken for pleasure in the countryside”. With “moonlit rambles”, Scott Cook has created a very pleasurable walk through the countryside of his mind.

- Lazlo





Edmonton troubadour Scott Cook is a busy man. Between organizing and playing over 150 shows a year while crossing the continent living out of his van, he's managed to record and release three full-length albums within the last four years. His brand new release, Moonlit Rambles is a self-produced collection of travels and tales, with contributions from many of his contemporaries and close musical friends. To celebrate the release, Scott and his band The Long Weekends are taking their danceable blend of folk, roots and reggae on a two-month tour of Alberta and BC. Band mates Jesse Dee and Jacquie B are along for the ride, opening shows with songs from their upcoming release Our Ghosts Will Fill These Walls. If you've never had the pleasure of seeing Scott Cook live and in person, don't miss your chance to be musically delighted and completely engaged. His brand of protest folk and storytelling balladry is music for today, with pearls of the old time masters flowing throughout. Scott's stage presence captivates the audience as if he were speaking to friends gathered around a campfire, sharing stories and a few laughs over a song.