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.

At age 9, tragedy struck when his father left home. Having lost his musical guide and closest companion, his life became a quest to know music from the inside out, exploring many genres and seeking a universal musical language through collaboration. This served him as a portal to his estranged absent father and to his ancestors. To connect with people through music fulfills his multi-generational karma. It is what he is here to do.

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 skills are highlighted during performances - original compositions and improvisation alike. Life is a song to be sung. And, when he starts to sing, people turn their heads and stop talking. That’s not because of some gimmick - it’s because he sings every song as if he wrote it. He does not simply perform - he communicates. His is a show not to be missed.

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.