Eaglewood 2009

Eaglewood Folk Festival is a little festival run in Pefferlaw, Ontario (on the south side of Lake Simcoe).  Eaglewood primarily features songwriters, although there are a few additional types of acts appearing each year.  This is the first time I’ve attended Eaglewood in about five years.  I had a couple of different reasons for going. [...]

Grassroot organizations and longevity

I received an email from an old friend today whom I served with on committee for Kitchener-Waterloo’s Black Walnut folk club (quick answer Dan- I am actively working on it..)
The Black Walnut folk club is one of those rare initiatives that has made it into its second decade. I believe it has lasted fifteen [...]

Rewiring of old web site

I’ve decided to revamp my jack-cooper.com web site.  I debated whether or not to keep this site active, as I haven’t performed regularly for a few years and haven’t recorded anything for about eight years.  Yet I thought there might still be some worth in trying to document my past and present activities as an individual [...]