Phil Cooper
@philcoopermusic.bsky.social
If Neil Finn lived in 60s California and made friends with James Taylor. Folk/Americana Singer-Songwriter in Bristol UK. One third of The Lost Trades.
Calling music fans in County Durham. Next Thurs (19th June) I'm planning to be a the wonderful White Room Music Cafe in Stanley.
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www.ticketsource.co.uk/white-room-e...
June 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Calling music fans in County Durham. Next Thurs (19th June) I'm planning to be a the wonderful White Room Music Cafe in Stanley.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/white-room-e...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/white-room-e...
It's going to be a week of Phil on the radio.
As well as Playing Solitaire being the featured album on Monday's Forest Folk with Peter Aston, I'm also delighted to be speaking to Alan Ritson on his Fine Folk show on LCR FM Lincoln on Tuesday night.
As well as Playing Solitaire being the featured album on Monday's Forest Folk with Peter Aston, I'm also delighted to be speaking to Alan Ritson on his Fine Folk show on LCR FM Lincoln on Tuesday night.
June 8, 2025 at 8:45 AM
It's going to be a week of Phil on the radio.
As well as Playing Solitaire being the featured album on Monday's Forest Folk with Peter Aston, I'm also delighted to be speaking to Alan Ritson on his Fine Folk show on LCR FM Lincoln on Tuesday night.
As well as Playing Solitaire being the featured album on Monday's Forest Folk with Peter Aston, I'm also delighted to be speaking to Alan Ritson on his Fine Folk show on LCR FM Lincoln on Tuesday night.
Launched the album last week and played with a backing band for the first time in 6 years. It was lots and lots of fun. Huge thanks to Tim on Drums and Jamie on bass.
(Photos by Dave Pegg)
(Photos by Dave Pegg)
May 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Launched the album last week and played with a backing band for the first time in 6 years. It was lots and lots of fun. Huge thanks to Tim on Drums and Jamie on bass.
(Photos by Dave Pegg)
(Photos by Dave Pegg)
New entry at number 21 on the Roots Music Report UK chart!
This chart is compiled using radio plays from stations on their network. Not bad for a 3 day old album 😀
This chart is compiled using radio plays from stations on their network. Not bad for a 3 day old album 😀
May 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
New entry at number 21 on the Roots Music Report UK chart!
This chart is compiled using radio plays from stations on their network. Not bad for a 3 day old album 😀
This chart is compiled using radio plays from stations on their network. Not bad for a 3 day old album 😀
It's here! Stream on your favourite music platform, or treat yourself on BandCamp
phil-cooper.co.uk/playing-soli...
phil-cooper.co.uk/playing-soli...
May 2, 2025 at 5:57 AM
It's here! Stream on your favourite music platform, or treat yourself on BandCamp
phil-cooper.co.uk/playing-soli...
phil-cooper.co.uk/playing-soli...
“My instinct was my navigator…when did he lose his way?”
For anyone feeling lost and full of self doubt... here's a little snippet of "Directionless", the penultimate song on Playing Solitaire. It's another one you might not have heard before and was one of the last songs written for the album.
For anyone feeling lost and full of self doubt... here's a little snippet of "Directionless", the penultimate song on Playing Solitaire. It's another one you might not have heard before and was one of the last songs written for the album.
April 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
“My instinct was my navigator…when did he lose his way?”
For anyone feeling lost and full of self doubt... here's a little snippet of "Directionless", the penultimate song on Playing Solitaire. It's another one you might not have heard before and was one of the last songs written for the album.
For anyone feeling lost and full of self doubt... here's a little snippet of "Directionless", the penultimate song on Playing Solitaire. It's another one you might not have heard before and was one of the last songs written for the album.
Packing up some pre-orders ready to send. That's right, people who pre-order will get the album before it's officially released on 2nd May. If you want to be among those special folks then get over to my Bandcamp page and pre-order now.
philcooper.bandcamp.com
philcooper.bandcamp.com
April 19, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Packing up some pre-orders ready to send. That's right, people who pre-order will get the album before it's officially released on 2nd May. If you want to be among those special folks then get over to my Bandcamp page and pre-order now.
philcooper.bandcamp.com
philcooper.bandcamp.com
If you like enjoying live music from the comfort of your own home, join me tomorrow evening at youtube.com/philcoopermusic for a live stream. There will be plenty from the new album, and a few older favourites too.
April 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
If you like enjoying live music from the comfort of your own home, join me tomorrow evening at youtube.com/philcoopermusic for a live stream. There will be plenty from the new album, and a few older favourites too.
Tonight's office is looking lovely. People of Sudbury, come along and enjoy an evening of song and music chatter.
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quaytheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
April 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Tonight's office is looking lovely. People of Sudbury, come along and enjoy an evening of song and music chatter.
quaytheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
quaytheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
Calling anyone in or near Sudbury, Suffolk. If you're at all interested in how a songwriter turns inspiration in to a song, then this show is for you. You don't need to be a songwriter or musician to enjoy the show, just a curious and music loving mind.
quaytheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
quaytheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
April 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Calling anyone in or near Sudbury, Suffolk. If you're at all interested in how a songwriter turns inspiration in to a song, then this show is for you. You don't need to be a songwriter or musician to enjoy the show, just a curious and music loving mind.
quaytheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
quaytheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
Just a few days before pre-orders open for the new album so I've uploaded another exclusive to my Ko-Fi page in the shape of an early demo of album track "Directionless".
ko-fi.com/philcoopermu...
ko-fi.com/philcoopermu...
March 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Just a few days before pre-orders open for the new album so I've uploaded another exclusive to my Ko-Fi page in the shape of an early demo of album track "Directionless".
ko-fi.com/philcoopermu...
ko-fi.com/philcoopermu...
CDs were delivered a lot quicker than I expected. I'll be starting pre-orders on 7th March, which is the next Bandcamp Friday.
February 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
CDs were delivered a lot quicker than I expected. I'll be starting pre-orders on 7th March, which is the next Bandcamp Friday.
Nectan's Glen is a hidden gem near Tintagel, Cornwall. Back in 2021 I visited and was moved to write a song about it, which is track 4 on my upcoming album "Playing Solitaire".
I've put an early demo of the song on my Ko-Fi page exclusively for supporters.
ko-fi.com/philcoopermu...
I've put an early demo of the song on my Ko-Fi page exclusively for supporters.
ko-fi.com/philcoopermu...
February 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Nectan's Glen is a hidden gem near Tintagel, Cornwall. Back in 2021 I visited and was moved to write a song about it, which is track 4 on my upcoming album "Playing Solitaire".
I've put an early demo of the song on my Ko-Fi page exclusively for supporters.
ko-fi.com/philcoopermu...
I've put an early demo of the song on my Ko-Fi page exclusively for supporters.
ko-fi.com/philcoopermu...
Where are my folk / americana loving people? I've a new song out especially for you. If you're in to 60s/70s singer-songwriters like Stephen Stills, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Harry Nilsson, I'm talking to you.
phil-cooper.co.uk/that-easy-road
phil-cooper.co.uk/that-easy-road
February 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Where are my folk / americana loving people? I've a new song out especially for you. If you're in to 60s/70s singer-songwriters like Stephen Stills, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Harry Nilsson, I'm talking to you.
phil-cooper.co.uk/that-easy-road
phil-cooper.co.uk/that-easy-road
After my last post as a bit of fun, I put "fan of modern folk music with a side of alt-country" in to an AI image generator. It thinks you are probably a woman, possibly dressed in denim, and probably in a wood panel room 🤣
February 2, 2025 at 12:08 PM
After my last post as a bit of fun, I put "fan of modern folk music with a side of alt-country" in to an AI image generator. It thinks you are probably a woman, possibly dressed in denim, and probably in a wood panel room 🤣
Calling fans of modern folk music with a side of alt-country.
If you like Stephen Stills, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Wilco, Sufjan Stevens, there's a very good chance you'll like what I do.
open.spotify.com/album/6yJ9hB...
If you like Stephen Stills, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Wilco, Sufjan Stevens, there's a very good chance you'll like what I do.
open.spotify.com/album/6yJ9hB...
February 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Calling fans of modern folk music with a side of alt-country.
If you like Stephen Stills, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Wilco, Sufjan Stevens, there's a very good chance you'll like what I do.
open.spotify.com/album/6yJ9hB...
If you like Stephen Stills, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Wilco, Sufjan Stevens, there's a very good chance you'll like what I do.
open.spotify.com/album/6yJ9hB...
Lovely evening videoing with Side Owl Productions.
New single out Friday!
Massive thanks to New Society Cafe for loaning us their wonderfully atmospheric space. If you're in Devizes, drop in and give them some love.
New single out Friday!
Massive thanks to New Society Cafe for loaning us their wonderfully atmospheric space. If you're in Devizes, drop in and give them some love.
January 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Lovely evening videoing with Side Owl Productions.
New single out Friday!
Massive thanks to New Society Cafe for loaning us their wonderfully atmospheric space. If you're in Devizes, drop in and give them some love.
New single out Friday!
Massive thanks to New Society Cafe for loaning us their wonderfully atmospheric space. If you're in Devizes, drop in and give them some love.
New single coming on 31st Jan
I thought it was about time to give you something that was actually new and not a recording of something I've been playing live for the last few years. You'll have only heard this if you were at one of the gigs I did in December... it was written not long before that.
I thought it was about time to give you something that was actually new and not a recording of something I've been playing live for the last few years. You'll have only heard this if you were at one of the gigs I did in December... it was written not long before that.
January 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM
New single coming on 31st Jan
I thought it was about time to give you something that was actually new and not a recording of something I've been playing live for the last few years. You'll have only heard this if you were at one of the gigs I did in December... it was written not long before that.
I thought it was about time to give you something that was actually new and not a recording of something I've been playing live for the last few years. You'll have only heard this if you were at one of the gigs I did in December... it was written not long before that.
At the end of February I'll be in North London for an evening of "Exploring Songwriting". I'm so excited to finally get this show on the road, I've been sitting on the idea for so many years.
Tickets from www.peoplesfundraising.com/event/PC25
Tickets from www.peoplesfundraising.com/event/PC25
January 5, 2025 at 9:11 AM
At the end of February I'll be in North London for an evening of "Exploring Songwriting". I'm so excited to finally get this show on the road, I've been sitting on the idea for so many years.
Tickets from www.peoplesfundraising.com/event/PC25
Tickets from www.peoplesfundraising.com/event/PC25
It looks like Still Holding My Breath is going to be removed by Spotify for "irregular streaming patterns"
I was excited a while ago, because I was getting loads of streams from Release Radar, Spotify's own algorithmic playlist. Spotify can't trust it's own algorithm and I'm being punished for it.
I was excited a while ago, because I was getting loads of streams from Release Radar, Spotify's own algorithmic playlist. Spotify can't trust it's own algorithm and I'm being punished for it.
December 20, 2024 at 7:55 AM
It looks like Still Holding My Breath is going to be removed by Spotify for "irregular streaming patterns"
I was excited a while ago, because I was getting loads of streams from Release Radar, Spotify's own algorithmic playlist. Spotify can't trust it's own algorithm and I'm being punished for it.
I was excited a while ago, because I was getting loads of streams from Release Radar, Spotify's own algorithmic playlist. Spotify can't trust it's own algorithm and I'm being punished for it.
It's the last Bandcamp Friday of the year today.
I've got loads of stuff at philcooper.bandcamp.com including some very reasonably price vinyl.
Get over and treat yourself to something 🎶
I've got loads of stuff at philcooper.bandcamp.com including some very reasonably price vinyl.
Get over and treat yourself to something 🎶
December 6, 2024 at 8:14 AM
It's the last Bandcamp Friday of the year today.
I've got loads of stuff at philcooper.bandcamp.com including some very reasonably price vinyl.
Get over and treat yourself to something 🎶
I've got loads of stuff at philcooper.bandcamp.com including some very reasonably price vinyl.
Get over and treat yourself to something 🎶
Coming on 29th November... my next single.
This is one that I've been playing live for a good few years. It's a bluesy-folk number about how obsessing over perfection will only ever lead to dissatisfaction.
This is one that I've been playing live for a good few years. It's a bluesy-folk number about how obsessing over perfection will only ever lead to dissatisfaction.
November 18, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Coming on 29th November... my next single.
This is one that I've been playing live for a good few years. It's a bluesy-folk number about how obsessing over perfection will only ever lead to dissatisfaction.
This is one that I've been playing live for a good few years. It's a bluesy-folk number about how obsessing over perfection will only ever lead to dissatisfaction.