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Matthew Cook

November 4, 2018 By Ken Fleming

Matthew Cook has been singing all his life, but when the Irish genre took hold of him, the songs in his head were forever changed. The music touched a part of his heart and his soul that lay dormant, and he was instantly connected into the long history of Irish music. Now he plays and sings Irish Music in the DFW area as much as he possibly can. He plays with the band Slugger’s Rule, and played with String Theory. Matt is a member of the TIMES Band & Session Players, and has played with many of his friends and fellow musicians as a pickup player.  He’s proud to be a part of this amazing retreat, and is lucky to be a part of a music community such as ours.

Matthew
Cook

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