Alan Cook was steeped in live music from his time in the womb. His musical role model was his father, who taught him to play guitar. Extended family would join together for jamborees at the Cook Pavilion in Tinker Hollow, New York. This was where Cook learned the essence of music.

An Alan Cook show is a journey across 100 years of folk, country, blues, rock, and pop - Sometimes, Cajun or Reggae. It is also an opportunity to connect with generations that have come and gone, not in a stale, static, recorded music sort of way, but in a vibrant, present, all here and now sort of way - a calling home. He carries the torch of classic American music into the present era as if the songs were written today. He also covers tunes and styles from other parts of the world, bringing them home as if they were being conceived on the very stage on which he stands. His songwriting and improvisational skills are often brought to bear, as well. 

A natural entertainer, Cook has the ability to scan an audience and play to their hearts, to redefine genres, and bring together the generations. He lives in Jonesboro, Maine with his wife and 6 children (most of whom play music), and tours New England and Appalachia.