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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 17, 2024

 

Folk troubadour Scott Cook kicks off Golden Link’s 2024-25 season

 

Rochester, NY – Golden Link’s 2024-25 concert season kicks off with a concert by folk troubadour Scott Cook. Last here for the Turtle Hill Folk Festival in 2019, Scott is based in Edmonton, Alberta, and creates roots music that is timely, topical, and hopeful. For this visit, he is bringing his partner Pamela Mae on upright bass, banjo, and vocals, adding close harmonies and a bluegrass and old-time influence to his usual storytelling folk style. They will be performing for the Golden Link Folk Singing Society on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at 7:30 pm at Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road, Rochester NY 14626.

 

Scott Cook sings sturdy, straight-talking songs that see the good in you. Born in West Virginia and raised on the Canadian prairies, he quit his job teaching kindergarten in Taiwan in 2007 to move into a minivan and embark on the life of a full-time troubadour. Since then, he’s toured almost incessantly across Canada, the US, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere, all the while distilling his experiences into empathetic, keenly observant verse.

 

Since January of 2022[JH1], Scott and Pamela have visited 46[JH2] states and 8 Canadian provinces, broadcasting solar-powered livestreams from the back of their campervan along the way.

 

His seventh and latest recording Tangle of Souls was recorded in Australia and comes packaged in a 240-page hardcover book of road stories and ruminations. The album spent two weeks at #1 on Alberta’s province-wide community radio network CKUA, and earned Scott his third Canadian Folk Music Award nomination. Its second single, “Say Can You See,” was the second most-played song of 2020 on Folk Alliance International’s folk radio charts, and took top honors for the folk category in both the 2020 UK Songwriting Competition and the 2020 Great American Song Contest.

 

In 2024, Scott and Pamela completed a three-month tour of Australia, and recorded an eighth album entitled Troubadourly Yours, which is due for release later in the fall. This is folk music for today, firmly rooted in the troubadouring tradition of yesteryear – timely, topical, plainspoken, and hopeful.

 

Scott Cook “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

 

“He’s as good a modern folkie as we have these days. A voice perfect for the genre. An understanding beyond the norm ...” – No Depression

 

Online ticket sales end at midnight on October 11.

General Admission: $25 ($27 at the door)

Golden Link Members: $20 ($22 at the door)

Students: $10

Children under 12: $5

 

See below for a calendar listing of this and other upcoming concerts.

 

Phone or email interviews with the performer(s) can be arranged.

 

Photos of the performers are available at:

[JH3]https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_wnU3-4eJhUJ3pkjFscIKC4JpKX2ykUN?usp=sharing

 

Founded in 1971, the Golden Link Folk Singing Society is dedicated to presenting, promoting, and preserving folk music in the Rochester area. Golden Link is a volunteer-operated and member-supported 501(c)3 not-for-profit arts, cultural, and educational organization.

 

CALENDAR LISTINGS

 

Scott Cook & Pamela Mae

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 7:30 pm

Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Rd, Rochester, NY 14626

 

Scott Cook sings sturdy, straight-talking songs that see the good in you. Born in West Virginia and raised on the Canadian prairies, he quit his job teaching kindergarten in Taiwan in 2007 to move into a minivan and embark on the life of a full-time troubadour. Based in Edmonton, Alberta, Scott and his partner Pamela Mae create roots music that is timely, topical, and hopeful.

 

Tickets: General Admission: $25 ($27 at the door), Golden Link Members: $20 ($22 at the door), Students: $10, Children under 12: $5.

For more information, visit www.goldenlink.org.

 

Abbie Gardner with special guest Ryan David Green

Friday, November 15, 2024 at 7:30 pm

Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Rd, Rochester, NY 14626

 

Abbie Gardner is a fiery dobro player with an infectious smile who performs solo or with Americana darlings Red Molly. Her acclaimed tales of love and loss, both gritty and sweet, are propelled by her impeccable slide guitar chops. Her live show is truly unique – as an award-winning songwriter, captivating vocalist, and world-class lap style dobro player, she has an unmistakable sound all her own. Abbie will be joined for this concert by special guest Ryan David Green, who will play a few songs during her set and join her for some songs as well.

 

Tickets: General Admission: $25 ($27 at the door), Golden Link Members: $20 ($22 at the door), Students: $10, Children under 12: $5.

For more information, visit www.goldenlink.org.

 

Christmas Céilidh Band

Friday, December 6, 2024 at 7:30 pm

Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Rd, Rochester, NY 14626

 

Céilidh (pronounced “KAY-ley”) is the Gaelic word for a social gathering where traditional music, dancing, and storytelling abound. Featuring Kevin Angus, Pat Carey, Paul Gluchowski, Cathy McGrath, and Ben Ford, Rochester’s Christmas Céilidh Band has been delighting audiences for more than 20 years with their take on the holiday seasons. Christmas, New Year’s, Hogmanay, Winter Solstice, Yule, and St. Andrew’s Day are celebrated in music and song along with winter’s journey through the Celtic nations of Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Brittany, Galicia, Isle of Man, and Cornwall. Traditional and contemporary instruments bring the unique sound of the Christmas Céilidh Band to life for their audiences.

 

Tickets: General Admission: $20 ($22 at the door), Golden Link Members: $15 ($17 at the door), Students: $10, Children under 12: $5.

For more information, visit www.goldenlink.org.