He distills decades of friendship, brotherhood, family, love, learning, and loss into flickering piano portraits - impressionistic and fluid and reverent. Through composing the music, he began to reflect on specific and important presences in his life, and ends up capturing their essence via keys here. When Cook began these songs, he was in the headspace of meditating on the people in his support network, and those closest to him. All These Years was recorded at NorthStar Church of the Arts in Durham, NC by his cousin and collaborator Brian Joseph (Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens, Indigo Girls), on a long-cared-for and much-loved one-hundred year-old Steinway piano.Īll These Years is near hymn-like, a collection of prayers or meditations, improvisations threaded together by feeling, by the things that matter most. A prolific songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, solo artist, and in-demand musician whose collaborations have run the gamut of genre - as a founding member of beloved band Megafaun to work with The Blind Boys of Alabama, Bon Iver, Kanye West, and Hiss Golden Messenger, to name a few - here, Cook returns to his primary instrument, the piano, back where it all began. Music Maker 25 is proud to be a part of Come Hear NC and the Year of Music in North Carolina, as well as the Smithsonian Year of Music.Color Of Vinyl Subject To Change Without Notice / Call To Confirm Colored Copies Are Still AvailableĪll These Years is Phil Cook's first fully instrumental piano release. Music Maker 25 is made possible, in part, with support from the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Cook joins The Branchettes for a special collaboration. Aquarium Drunkard praised his 2018 album People Are My Drug as a vital product of our times, adding that “the Durham-based singer/songwriter clearly views his mission as a celebratory one, recognizing that the work required right now is good work to do.” In recent years, Cook has also worked with Hiss Golden Messenger and Mavis Staples, an indication of his impressive range. Having previously tapped Perry for his own Southland Revue shows and in other collaborative efforts, gospel’s influence on Phil Cook’s inimitable vocal delivery is unmistakable.
The Branchettes are a Johnston County, NC duo comprised of vocalist Lena Mae Perry and pianist Wilbur Tharpe, who are devoted to sharing the songs and congregational hymns that live in their hearts. The Sunday proceedings at Music Maker 25 celebrate the gospel tradition.
Ninety minutes before each concert, visitors are invited to experience 25 years of Music Maker Relief Foundation history at an extensive exhibition chronicling the organization’s work. Packages and single tickets can be purchased online, via phone at 91, and in person at the Duke University Box Office, Tuesday through Friday, 11 AM to 6 PM. The ‘Music Maker 25’ package - which provides access to all seven ‘Music Maker 25’ shows at The Fruit - and single tickets, including $10 Duke student tickets, are now on sale.
With special guest Phil Cook Sunday, Decem| 1:00 pm The Fruit
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