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
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"
Click the picture to hear Chris play Chimney Swifts.
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"
"It’s a rich and beautiful world
So much to see when you travel about
But when you’re a lonely girl
You can get lost in a house"
Click the picture to play...
Christopher Cook, guitar and vocals
Emmy Rose, vocals
Gracin Dorsey, cello
On the porch, the fireflies
Gather ‘round the glow of your cigarette
Sittin’ out in the evenin’ time
‘Cause the house ain’t cooled off yet
Christopher Cook, guitar and vocals
Emmy Rose, harmonium
Gracin Dorsey, cello
Click the picture to play The Firefly and the Cigarette
In the courtyard the tables are turned on their sides for the winter…
Click the photo to play Wild Cathedral Bells
Christopher Cook on guitar and vocals. Emmy Rose on harmonium and vocals.
Ollin Chavez – violin. Marjorie Gonzales Chavez – guitarrón
I was born at sea
I'm not really from anywhere
But when I dwell near thee
I know you can hear me there
click the picture to play "You Can Hear Me There"
Christopher Cook - guitar and vocals
Emmy Rose - vocals
We must go to South America
The flowers are dropping from the vine
We will gather in the air tonight…
Christopher Cook guitar, Emmy Rose vocals, Davie Peck harmonium
←- Click image to play The Black Hummingbird
I used to swim in a creek,
throw a bucket down a well
Now all I have is a small canteen
for this trip through hell
←- Click to play Bone Dry
Christopher Cook on guitar and vocals. Emmy Rose on harmonium.
Marjorie Gonzales Chavez on guitarrón
Sue Ellen, are the roses still sweet -
That we passed on our way as we walked to the bay
Down at the end of the windy street?
Emmy Rose - vocals, Christopher Cook - guitar, Ollin Chavez – violin, and Marjorie Gonzales Chavez – guitarrón
Click the picture to listen.