Master Collaborator Phil Cook Takes Stage At Artsplosure

WUNC News | By Laura Pellicer,

Published May 19, 2017 at 12:06 PM EDT

Phil Cook has become a fixture in the Triangle music scene since moving to North Carolina from Wisconsin more than a decade ago. His love for collaboration means he has lent his writing, production, and multi-instrumental skills to countless projects.

Host Frank Stasio speaks with musician Phil Cook and he plays live in our studio.

Host Frank Stasio catches up with Cook about his politically-minded collaboration with writer and musician Shirlette Ammons and about headlining the local lineup at Raleigh’s Artsplosure Festival. Cook performs tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Artsplosure’s main stage in downtown Raleigh.

Laura Pellicer

Laura Pellicer is a producer with The State of Things (hyperlink), a show that explores North Carolina through conversation. Laura was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, a city she considers arrestingly beautiful, if not a little dysfunctional. She worked as a researcher for CBC Montreal and also contributed to their programming as an investigative journalist, social media reporter, and special projects planner. Her work has been nominated for two Canadian RTDNA Awards. Laura loves looking into how cities work, pursuing stories about indigenous rights, and finding fresh voices to share with listeners. Laura is enamored with her new home in North Carolina—notably the lush forests, and the waves where she plans on moonlighting as a mediocre surfer.

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Frank Stasio

Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.

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