Musician Phil Cook has a new album out called “Appalachia Borealis.” It's a suite of piano meditations that were inspired by and also feature bird songs. The album began with Cook improvising ...

I Made A Lovers Prayer; Appalachia Borealis. In the Fall of 2022, Phil Cook suddenly found himself living alone in a small home at the edge of field and forest in North Carolina’s Piedmont. For most ...

Phil performs from his stunning new album, Appalachia Borealis—a deeply personal and profoundly poignant suite of compositions that captures the emotional range of a full and open existence ...

For his new recording "Appalachia Borealis," he settled down with his first love: the piano. This interview has been lightly edited for clarity and brevity. You can hear the full interview by ...

Why it matters: Cook's latest album, "Appalachian Borealis" — 11 stripped-down piano works, many featuring recordings from the fields and woods of North Carolina's Piedmont — holds a mirror to ...

EAU CLAIRE — Today, Chippewa Falls native and Blugold alumnus Phil Cook releases his album “Appalachia Borealis.” The album brings Cook back to the roots he discovered in the Chippewa Valley ...

and a curse. Also, musician and Wisconsin native Phil Cook talks with us about his latest album, "Appalachia Borealis." March 28, 2025 • This week on "BETA," comedian Sarah Silverman joins us to ...