(Photo by Stan Carpenter)
Patrick Cooper
Roots Music
From
New Orleans
Roots Music
From
New Orleans
"Everything on the Somewhat Live album is delivered with a wondrous character that you find yourself getting attached to very quickly and some of these songs feel like you've been listening to them on classic rock stations for years now.
This album hits all the sweet spots that a record of its genre should and more and in my opinion, this is one of those records that you want to listen to as a whole as opposed to just a few songs because then you're not really getting the full spectrum of what the record has to offer."
Review of "Somewhat Live" by Recording Artists Guild, March 11, 2024
www.ragtalent.com/post/patrick-cooper-delivers-a-wonderful-album-and-more
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
This album hits all the sweet spots that a record of its genre should and more and in my opinion, this is one of those records that you want to listen to as a whole as opposed to just a few songs because then you're not really getting the full spectrum of what the record has to offer."
Review of "Somewhat Live" by Recording Artists Guild, March 11, 2024
www.ragtalent.com/post/patrick-cooper-delivers-a-wonderful-album-and-more
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
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
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Quadriptych by Connie Lichtenberg
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Sketch by Al Sprague
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