web02.fireside.fm Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:54:11 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) For Songs - Episodes Tagged with “#Elicook” https://forsongs.fireside.fm/tags/%23elicook Wed, 08 Jul 2020 08:30:00 -0400 This podcast is for those who love music but can't write a tune to save their lives. We talk with singer/songwriters of all stripes, professional touring musicians to those who can't quite catch a break. Maybe you'll hear something you'll like. Maybe not. But you will come away with a greater appreciation for the gift of songwriting, and how hard it really is. Now sponsored by @thepugdc! en-us episodic A podcast for and about songs and songwriting Rob Thormeyer This podcast is for those who love music but can't write a tune to save their lives. We talk with singer/songwriters of all stripes, professional touring musicians to those who can't quite catch a break. Maybe you'll hear something you'll like. Maybe not. But you will come away with a greater appreciation for the gift of songwriting, and how hard it really is. Now sponsored by @thepugdc! yes songwriting, punk rock, guitar, music, folk, rock, singer/songwriter, podcast, songwriters Rob Thormeyer robthormeyer@yahoo.com Episode 4: A Conversation with Eli Cook https://forsongs.fireside.fm/4 6c98ca7d-9d0b-4303-87f7-23ae57b910cf Wed, 08 Jul 2020 08:30:00 -0400 Rob Thormeyer 4 A Conversation with Eli Cook full 1 Rob Thormeyer Sometimes an interview is an education. That was the case when I spoke with Eli Cook, the brilliant blues guitarist based just southwest of Charlottesville, Va. Eli is a true student of music, but in this interview, he was the teacher. Join us as Eli takes us on a journey that crosses generations and how he created a sound inspired by the past but authentic to his times. 36:29 yes Eli Cook is a student of music. He’s a sponge, soaking up the elements of the past and putting together a sound that’s even more relevant now. Eli is a brilliant guitar player, inspired by the blues greats of the distant, pre-World War II past. But his voice, his sound, and his songs come from the present. He draws a direct line from the music of the early 1900s with the grunge sound of the 1990s. And it works. His talents have taken him all over the country, opening for such legends as B.B. King and Taj Mahal. His reverence for those blues masters pours out of him when he talks, but his sound is all his own. In this episode of For Songs, Eli takes me through a musical trip to the past, up the Mississippi River, all the way to Seattle and back to the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains. Buckle up, for this a helluva ride. Eli Cook, blues, grunge, guitar, singer/songwriter, new blues, Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains Eli Cook is a student of music. He’s a sponge, soaking up the elements of the past and putting together a sound that’s even more relevant now. Eli is a brilliant guitar player, inspired by the blues greats of the distant, pre-World War II past. But his voice, his sound, and his songs come from the present. He draws a direct line from the music of the early 1900s with the grunge sound of the 1990s. And it works. His talents have taken him all over the country, opening for such legends as B.B. King and Taj Mahal. His reverence for those blues masters pours out of him when he talks, but his sound is all his own.

In this episode of For Songs, Eli takes me through a musical trip to the past, up the Mississippi River, all the way to Seattle and back to the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains. Buckle up, for this a helluva ride.

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In this episode of For Songs, Eli takes me through a musical trip to the past, up the Mississippi River, all the way to Seattle and back to the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains. Buckle up, for this a helluva ride.

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