Shane Cook | |
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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]
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]
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. [3] [5] 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][ circular reference] to Fall 2015. [14] Step dancing was also a feature with this performance troupe. [15] [3]
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]
Shane Cook | |
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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]
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]
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. [3] [5] 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][ circular reference] to Fall 2015. [14] Step dancing was also a feature with this performance troupe. [15] [3]
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]