A wood thrush sings in E-flat — a fact the prolific Durham musician Phil Cook discovered while interpreting the sounds of the Orange County woods on his piano. Why it matters: Cook's latest album, ...

For Phil Cook, it all started with piano. A prolific songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, solo artist, and in-demand musician whose collaborations have run the gamut of genre—as a founding member of ...

I Made A Lovers Prayer; Appalachia Borealis. In the Fall of 2022, Phil Cook suddenly found himself living alone in a small home at the edge of field and forest in North Carolina’s Piedmont. For most ...

Fans of Megafaun and Hiss Golden Messenger are probably familiar with Phil Cook. As a full-fledged member of the former, Cook has contributed greatly to excellent LPs like Gather, Form, & Fly and the ...

American folk singer Phil Cook released on Tuesday an easygoing single titled “Steampowered Blues,” the first look into his forthcoming album, People Are My Drug. The forthcoming LP, set for release ...

What is it about Megafaun’s Phil Cook and bad weather? In 2009, he recorded his self-titled debut EP during a particularly violent thunderstorm, which added ominous static to the tune “D.L.’s Holler.” ...