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                                            Patrick Cooper
               Roots Music  
                      From
               New Orleans
                                                                                      

                                                                 Finalist In Songwriter Contest

Article from The Southland Music Line. March 25, 2022
thesouthlandmusicline.com/stephen-anderson-collection/patrick-cooper-with-ronald-thamart-at-the-shed-bbq-blues-joint-in-ocean-springs-ms-sat-mar-19-2022/?fbclid=IwAR0VtDgJShxBRMJlOHZzyWSMNV2jpA_IHUvd_Gu6PBIb9OX4cNRQgkJtA78

The EP “Somewhat Live” was included in The Southland Music Line’s list of Music To Hear In 2020. August 26, 2020
thesouthlandmusicline.com/news-and-events/music-that-you-should-definitely-hear-in-2020/?fbclid=IwAR3STzChS59BNc-SY9vWFafIt0xyBoL2ej_j_-uTkIUHPLZ66Y6Fug5pN_I

"He writes great slice-of-life tunes in the folk/Americana tradition. They are smart, witty, and earnest, and Patrick brings a down-to-earth freshness to a realm of music that is incredibly moving when done well (as in this case) but can feel either too tired or too shiny and contrived in the wrong hands." Laura DeFazio, Offbeat Magazine, August 1, 2017 

"He has a Harry Chapin/Harry Nilsson-esque voice -- kind of gritty and bluesy. He plays his tunes with an earnest energy – story songs about life in the city, burning the candles at both ends, hard times, love songs, and people who need to improve their character." The Significato Journal, Kimmy Sophia Brown, October 31, 2013. 

"This is a remarkably refreshing folk song, familiar in its lyrical style (many thousands of American ballads have been written about the difficulties facing the working class), but with an unfamiliar setting and narrator. Or at least, I should say that I haven't heard any such folk music like this. The melody is spot on and Patrick Cooper's voice and guitar ring out perfectly. " Review of "Holly Beach" by Nat Allister, Songladder.com, January 24, 2017.

"With story songs that reference local history, as in 'Holly Beach', and jovially friendly love songs, such as 'Courtesy of Valerie', it's easy to see what has made Singer-Songwriter and Shreveport-native Patrick Cooper much liked." Offbeat Magazine,  November, 2013.    

                                                              Video filmed and edited by Jamey Firnberg

                         Photo by Lori Kramer

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                                                            Quadriptych by Connie Lichtenberg

                            Sketch by Al Sprague

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