Phil Cook — Buffalo (live for The Current)

Опубликовано 5 декабря 2025, 21:00

Watch Phil Cook perform "Buffalo" in studio
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After growing up playing piano and studying piano in college, the last thing Phil Cook wanted to do was play piano. “I was just angry at piano,” he recalls.

Setting the “old 88” aside, Cook embraced other instruments, notably banjo and guitar, to get as far from piano as he could. But in the grip of the pandemic, Cook found himself rediscovering the sound of — and his love for — piano. Now five years on, Cook has released a solo piano album called Appalachia Borealis, produced by his lifelong friend, Justin Vernon (he of Bon Iver).

Phil Cook visited The Current studio to play selections from 'Appalachia Borealis'; watch the performances of "Buffalo" above.

Musician
Phil Cook – piano

Credits
Guest – @PhilCookMusicNC
Host – Bill DeVille
Producer – Derrick Stevens
Audio – Cameron Wiley
Video – Ruben Schneiderman, Will Keeler
Graphics – Natalia Toledo
Digital Producer – Luke Taylor

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