Chris Coole

Chris Coole wrote his first song about Wayne Gretzky when he was 7 years old. Since that auspicious (and very Canadian) start, he has recorded his own original songs on three solo albums (Old Dog, Tumbling River, The Old Man and the C Chord), as well as albums by The Foggy Hogtown Boys and The Lonesome Ace Stringband. Chris has been a student of traditional music forms for 30 years, and the fact that his songs are often described as sounding “old”, or (when he’s lucky) “timeless” is a reflection of that influence. His songs have been covered by such artists as The Grascals, Jenny Whiteley, The Sweet Lowdown, Megan Lynch, and Eli West.

“Renowned for his clawhammer banjo picking, Coole now establishes himself as a gripping songwriter.” – Roddy Campbell, Penguin Eggs Magazine