We're Christopher Cook and Emmy Rose, an acoustic duo from Austin, Texas. We play original music rooted in folk and blues. 

"The music of Cook and Rose is like a majestic antique table. Intricately carved with scrolls and spirals, its dedicated craftsmanship carries stories both ancient and new. Timeless stories that dance right into your soul. And when they've finished playing, you're left at that table to feast on the memory. Trust me, you'll be feasting a long time." –Nicole Cortichiato, Art Spark Texas

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Ma'amoiselle 


Oh, Ma’amoiselle 
I read about women like you in books 
What you want with me 
And my dusty panhandle look ... 

Christopher Cook on guitar and vocals 

(Click the image to play Ma'amoiselle)

Big Orange Moon 

I'm waitin' for a big orange moon
I'll walk around while the whole town sleeps
And at dawn it's gonna give me a tune …

Christopher Cook, guitar and vocals 
Emmy Rose, vocals

←Click to play

 

 

    Photo by Emily Bristow

Sugar of Carquinez 

Tell me how the sweet life cannot be for me. 

←Click the picture to play. 

Sugar of Carquinez is an unreleased song. It's a rough mix - hasn't been mastered, so the sound quality may be affected a bit. 

Christopher Cook on guitar and vocals, Emmy Rose on harmonium and vocals, the incomparable Gracin Dorsey on cello, and Billy Barnett on second guitar.

The Life Sublime 

I sailed to the end of the world,
My little boat took it pretty hard,
When we went over the edge...

<-Click to play 

Emmy Rose - vocals and harmonium
Christopher Cook - guitar

Photo by Emily Bristow

 

The Lonesome American 


Clouds in the sky are unravelin’  
Is this my land or am I just travelin’? 

Christopher Cook on guitar and vocals 
Emmy Rose on harmonium 

Click the picture to listen to The Lonesome American

Been Walkin' 

"I want to sit with you down by the river -
Everybody wants to get next to you 
'cause you're a giver.

But I want to see  
Can you put it into my eyes?  
How you can believe when it’s dark  
Maybe I’m just not the kind"

click the picture to play "Been Walkin'" Click to play

Christopher Cook - guitar  
Emmy Rose - vocals  
Fred Mandujano - percussion

Flight Risk 

"Another day has come around 
And I can’t take my eyes off the edge of town 
Can’t take my eyes off the edge of town." 

Click the image to play Flight Risk 

Christopher Cook on guitar and vocals 
Emmy Rose on harmonium and vocals.  
    with 
    Marjorie Gonzales Chavez – guitarrón  
    Fred Mandujano – percussion 

photo by Emily Bristow

Misery, Be Warned 

Click to play Misery

The streets are filled with rubble 
From some forgotten war 
They’d like to fight it all again 
But we can’t take it anymore 

Oh, misery be warned 
There’s only so much can be borne

Christopher Cook – guitar and vocals. Emmy Rose – vocals..
Ollin Chavez – violin. Nathan Cook – trumpet

Click the picture to play "Misery"

Afraid of the Crowd 

Click to play It seems like I’ve lived the time that you’ve lived 
But everyone sees a different world 

And I know that you’ve been with artless travelers 
Who unravel the wonder and take the stars out of the eyes 
Of the sweetest girl 

Why don’t you leave those boots down there in the sand 
They don’t really fit you, so begin again 
And call me on your way if you need a hand 
Because Colorado will always take you in 

Click the picture to play "Afraid of the Crowd"