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Canadian songsmith and awestruck vagabond Scott Cook is coming back to Australian soil to tour and record a new album with renowned Victorian bassist Liz Frencham and mandolinist Justin Vilchez of the High Street Drifters. This will be their only Sydney show. Doors open at 6pm and music runs 7-9:15pm, tickets through the link, magic or your money back.Scott Cook - www.scottcook.net
Born in West Virginia and raised on the Canadian prairies, in 2007 Scott Cook quit his job teaching kindergarten in Taiwan to embark on the life of a full-time troubadour. Since then he's toured incessantly across Canada, the US, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere, averaging over a hundred shows and a dozen summer festivals a year, and distilling his experiences into empathetic, keenly observant verse. Scott has already completed ten tours of Australia, including performances at Woodford, Port Fairy, Cobargo, Candelo, Cygnet, Healesville, Mullumbimby, Newstead, Kangaroo Valley, Dorrigo, Maldon, Illawarra, the National, and Yackandandah folk festivals. His seventh album Tangle of Souls was recorded in Trentham, Victoria and comes packaged in a cloth-bound, 240-page hardcover book of road stories and ruminations. The album spent two weeks at #1 back home on Alberta's province-wide community radio network, and earned Scott his third Canadian Folk Music Award nomination, for English Songwriter of the Year. This year he’s returning to Australia with his eighth album Troubadourly Yours and forming a new band called Scott Cook and the Little Rippers with longtime collaborator Liz Frencham on upright bass, Justin Vilchez of the High Street Drifters on mandolin and other assorted Aussie musos. Fresh from the open road, these are sturdy, straight-talking songs that see the good in you.
"He sings his heart and soul, and in doing so lets light flood into your own... He has a good eye for imagery, a gentle human touch, a wry sense of humour, a whole lot of integrity, a warm, rugged voice and a bunch of memorable lines... Truly one of Woody Guthrie's children." –RnR Magazine
These are whip-smart, bone-achingly lovely, socially committed songs presented with a bold, elegant directness evoking the very best of the folk music tradition. Last night's performance in Notional Space was a thing of rare beauty.” —Mark Jacobs, presenter
Liz Frencham - www.lizfrencham.au
Liz Frencham is an acoustic singer/songwriter, double bassist, producer and arranger from Central Victoria, Australia. Renowned for her raw, intimate performances where she seamlessly blends voice and double bass, Liz crafts songs that span genres like folk, swing, and Americana. Liz’s musical journey began at age 16 and has since taken her across the globe, gracing stages at iconic festivals including Woodford Folk Festival, Port Fairy Folk Festival, and The National Folk Festival, among many others. She has collaborated with a diverse array of artists from both Australia and abroad, including While & Matthews (UK), Scott Cook (Canada), David LaMotte (US), David Hamburger (US), Gregory Page (US), Kristina Olsen (US), Fred Smith (AU), Michael Waugh (AU), Mic Conway (AU), Nick Charles (AU), Robbie Melville (AU) and so many more. An accomplished musician and vocalist, Liz studied jazz double bass at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, holds an Associate Diploma of Jazz Performance, and is a Level 1 voice teacher at the Institute for Vocal Advancement. Her accolades include being a finalist for Best Folk Album in the Music Victoria Awards (2020), the Troubadour Foundation Artist of the Year (2018), and multiple recognitions from Folk Alliance Australia. Liz’s artistic vision offers a hopeful perspective from a neurodivergent lens, touching on themes of growth, trauma, and the journey toward self-acceptance. Her songwriting tells the stories of everyday people with warmth, courage, and authenticity.
“Frencham has a voice with all the appeal, emotional honesty and clarity of someone like Shawn Colvin or Mary Chapin Carpenter. Yes, really, she is that good.” —Bruce Elder, Sydney Morning Herald
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Gaelic Club, 64 Devonshire St, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia, Surry Hills
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