Shane Cook Explained

Shane Cook
Nationality:Canadian
Occupation:Musician
Known For:Fiddle
Honours:Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Champion, Canadian Open Fiddle Champion, U.S. National Old Time Fiddle Champion, Grand North American Champion
Website:https://www.shanecook.com

Shane Ken Cook[1] is a Canadian violinist.[2] He is a long-time member of the celtic fusion ensemble Bowfire,[3] and is a past Canadian Grand Master fiddler and U.S. National Fiddle Champion. His musical career has taken him to tour across Canada, the United States, Mexico, Germany, England, China and Taiwan.[4]

Life

Cook was born in Dorchester, Ontario[5] As the oldest son of Ken and Shirley Cook. Shane Cook holds an Honours degree in music from the University of Western Ontario (now known as Western University) in London, Ontario.[6] He and his wife Jillian have one son, Charlie.[5]

Career

Cook won the Championship Class at the Maritime Fiddle Festival in 1997.[7] In 1999, he won the U.S. National Fiddle Championship in Weiser, Idaho, at the age of 17. He won the Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship held in Shelburne, ON in 2001, 2003 and 2005.[8] [9] as well as three Canadian Grand Masters championships in 2000, 2002 and 2003.[10] [11]

As a founding member, Cook toured for over 15 years with "Bowfire," a high-energy violin ensemble that combined string masters of classical, Celtic, bluegrass, jazz and rock violin.[12] The group toured from June 2000[13] to Fall 2015.[14] Step dancing was also a feature with this performance troupe.[15]

In 2008, Cook's album Where Here Meets There, with Nova Scotia fiddler and pianist Troy MacGillivray, was nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award[16] and won an East Coast Music Award (ECMAs) for Roots/Traditional Group Recording of the Year.[17]

In 2013, Cook joined the Alison Lupton Band, an Ontario folk group.[18]

In 2014, Cook released an album titled Head to Head with Ontario pianist, guitarist and Juno-winning member of the East Pointers, Jake Charron.[19] [20] The album was nominated for Group of the Year at the 2015 Canadian Folk Music Awards.[21]

Since 2016, Cook has performed in a four member group called "The Woodchippers," a group with various musicians and step dancers who grew up in Ontario’s traditional fiddle and step dance world.[5] [22] Joining Cook as The Woodchippers are:[23]

In 2021, this group released an album, titled "Shane Cook and the Woodchippers: Be Here for a While."[24]

Since 2018, Cook has played in the Claire Lynch Band, led by three-time Grammy nominee and International Bluegrass Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year, Claire Lynch.[25]

Discography

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: LITTLE CONTORTIONIST . ASCAP . American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers . March 17, 2023.
  2. Book: The Devil's Box. 1997. Tennessee Folklore Society.. 17–16.
  3. https://newspaperarchive.com/aiken-standard-jan-11-2008-p-22/?tag=bowfire&rtserp=tags/?pep=bowfire&pr=30/ "Aiken welcomes Bowfire"
  4. https://event-wizard.com/CGMCAMP16/0/pages/85137/|title='2016 Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Camp Instructors'event-wizard.com
  5. https://www.ourlondon.ca/community-story/7018123-fiddle-champ-brings-world-view-home-to-london/ "Fiddle champ brings world view home to London"
  6. http://www.odyssey.on.ca/~shanecook/bio.htm/|title='Odyssey.on.ca Bio for Shane Cook'
  7. Web site: Maritime Fiddle Festival, Championship Class Past Winners . 16 November 2023.
  8. http://www.fiddlecamp.ca/instructors.htm/|title='Hockley Valley Fiddle Camp Instructors 2008'
  9. https://shelburnefiddlecontestdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/2005results.pdf 'Shelburne Fiddle Champion Results
  10. http://www.shorelinebeacon.com/2016/08/11/historic-saugeen-metis-rendezvous "Historic Saugeen Métis Rendezvous"
  11. http://cgmfa-acgmv.ca/archives/past-top-3-champions/|title= "Canadian Grand Masters Past Top Three Champions", cgmfa-acgmv.ca
  12. https://www.parkrecord.com/entertainment/bowfire-is-not-a-typical-violin-concert/|title= 'Bowfire is not a Typical Violin Concert, park record.com'
  13. [Bowfire|title= 'Article on Bowfire, the Ensemble']
  14. https://www.imaginesoundstudios.com/new-blog/2015/10/13/giging-with-bowfire/|title= 'Giging with Bowfire'
  15. https://newspaperarchive.com/hays-daily-news-mar-17-2011-p-3/?tag=fiddler+shane+cook&rtserp=tags/fiddler?pep=shane-cook&pr=30/ "Bowfire fiddles up a storm"
  16. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/late-fiddler-oliver-schroer-leads-canadian-folk-music-nominations-1.722428 "Late fiddler Oliver Schroer leads Canadian Folk Music nominations"
  17. https://www.ecma.com/awards/archive/2009/|title= 'East Coast Music Award Archive, 2009'
  18. https://lfpress.com/2015/11/25/reaneys-pick-the-allison-lupton-band "Reaney's pick: The Allison Lupton Band"
  19. https://lfpress.com/2014/11/05/london-album-launch-by-shane-cook-jake-charron-and-friends "Fiddler Shane Cook, friends, likenesses and Kyles launch CD"
  20. "P.E.I.'s The East Pointers celebrate winning a Juno Award". The Guardian, April 2, 2017 |title= P.E.I.'s The East Pointers celebrate winning a Juno Award'
  21. https://folkawards.ca/past-years/results-2015/|title= 'Canadian Folk Music Awards Results, 2015.'
  22. https://www.facebook.com/fiddlershanecook/|title='Shane Cook and the Woodchippers Facebook Artist Page'
  23. https://www.shanecook.com/thewoodchippers/|title= 'Shane Cook and the Woodchippers-Band Members'
  24. https://shanecook.bandcamp.com/merch/shane-cook-the-woodchippers-be-here-for-a-while/ "Release of Be Here for a While"
  25. https://www.sherwoodparknews.com/news/local-news/claire-lynch-band-set-for-park-performance/|title= 'Claire Lynch Band set for Park Performance, Sherwood Park News.'
  26. http://www.odyssey.on.ca/~shanecook/recording.htm/|title='Shane Cook Discography, Odyssey.on.ca'
  27. https://www.shanecook.com/|title='Shane Cook Discography, shanecook.com'

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