Shane Cook


Shane Cook is a Canadian violinist. He is a long-time member of the celtic fusion ensemble Bowfire, and is a past Canadian Grand Master fiddler and U.S. National Fiddle Champion.

Early life

Cook was born in Dorchester, Ontario.

Career

Cook won the U.S. National Fiddle Championship in 1999 at the age of 17. He has won three Canadian Open fiddling contests and three Canadian Grand Masters championships.
In 2008, Cook's album Where Here Meets There, with Troy MacGillivray, was nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award.
For a number of years, Cook toured around North America with Bowfire, a fiddle/stepdance ensemble.
In 2013 Cook joined the Alison Lupton Band, an Ontario folk group.
In 2014 Cook released an album Head to Head with pianist and guitarist Jake Sharron.