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Dave Cook - Guitar and Lead
Vocals
Dave has been a singer/songwriter since his teenage years,
and has toured with a number of local westcoast groups. Having strong Scottish
heritage, the Celtic melodies and rhythms are in his blood. His earliest musical
memories include, hearing his grandmother singing songs of the old country
(Kirkcaldy, Scotland),and watching Don Messer's Jubilee on television.
Listeners always enjoy Dave's guitar antics as he does the Highland fling
on his 12-string.
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Woody
Wilson - Irish Wooden Flute
As a flute player for many years, Woody concentrated
exclusively on Classical music until the early 90’s when he
became interested in Celtic music through the medium of traditional
dance. The Celtic wave continued its surge in his life until it
crested in 2001, at which point he laid aside his silver flute and
bought the first of his three Irish flutes, handmade by M & E
Flutes in County Mayo, Eire. The jig is up,
and his reel world has never been the same.
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Kim
Cook - Fiddle
Kim’s love of the fiddle and Celtic music
in general was inherited from her grandfather who emigrated from
County Armagh, Ireland. Having a brief encounter with the classical
genre, she quickly became frustrated and turned her violin into a
fiddle by trading Minuets for Jigs. Her musical influences include
Jerry Holland, Richard Wood, Maurice Lennon, Shooglenifty, and the wonderfully
creative, and talented people she plays in Cookeilidh with. Kim plays a "Bradivarius" fiddle,
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Tom
Pogson - Bass and Vocals
Tom has been playing and studying bass since he
was 20 years old. Tom is also an accomplished guitar player and
songwriter. Because of his love for song writing he has been known
to multitrack drums, guitar, bass and vocals (and a few items found
from around the house; tribute Depeche Mode). Although Tom’s
love of music started with Classic Rock, British Pop and Alternative,
today his tastes include almost every genre and a new found understanding
and appreciation for the world of celtic music.
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