Short Bio

Emma Cook is an indie-folk storyteller, releasing an album for our times. Writing and performing her original music for just about two decades, Of the Morning offers some of her most vulnerable and finely crafted work to date. Emma is known for her expressive vocal range, jazz-inflected chord choices, and engaging live shows. With “gorgeous, vivid songwriting” (Grace Potter) Emma writes about both the grand and the intimate moments that define a full life. 

“This [release] opens a new chapter in Emma's career as a writer”, her music is “a joyous grin, parallel to Maggie Rogers or Phoebe Bridgers but standing in a light all her own” (Earmilk). Weaving themes of moon cycles, forbidden fruit, motherhood, climate anxiety, and the everyday beauty in between, Cook’s upcoming album Of the Morning is, in her own words, “a tender chronicle about growing the f** up.”

With humor, honesty, and a “rich, evocative voice” (Guitar Girl Magazine), Emma continues to hone her craft and open her heart, connecting with folks along the way.

Longer Bio

Emma Cook is releasing an indie-folk album for our times. Writing and performing her original music for just about two decades, Of the Morning offers some of her most vulnerable and finely crafted work to date. Emma is known for her expressive vocal range, jazz-inflected chord choices, and engaging live shows. With “gorgeous, vivid songwriting” (Grace Potter) Emma writes about both the grand and the intimate moments that define a full life. 

Written during a transformational stretch in her life - turning thirty in the early days of the global pandemic, becoming a mother, and reckoning with a rapidly changing world - these songs weave themes of moon cycles,forbidden fruit, motherhood, climate anxiety, and the everyday beauty in between. Of the Morning is, in Cook’s words, “a tender chronicle about growing the f** up.” 

Writing on both guitar and piano, the first single from Of the Morning, Thirteen Moons centers around Cook's Carole King influenced piano playing and “emits a glow and a tender exchange of insight. This track opens a new chapter in Emma's career as a writer” and is “a joyous grin, parallel to Maggie Rogers or Phoebe Bridgers but standing in a light all her own” (Earmilk). 

A “formidable songwriter and instrumentalist” (Seven Days VT), Emma grew up in the Michigan folk and traditional music scene, learning guitar and piano before she was a teenager. Her sound blends the folk, roots, pop, and rock that raised her into something unmistakably her own. 

From 2013–2019, she toured throughout New England and the Midwest with her folk-funk band Questionable Company, playing festivals, dive bars, and barns. The group earned a loyal following and critical praise for their energy and musicianship - “leveraging Emma’s incomparably smooth vocals to create something that sounds close to magic” (The Deli Magazine).

Since then, Emma has continued to grow as a solo artist, most recently opening for Katie Pruitt and Deb Talan, and performing at the legendary folk venue Club Passim in Cambridge, MA. In late 2024, she completed her first crowdfunding campaign, raising over $15K to fund Of the Morning, her first solo project in over a decade. 

With humor, honesty, and a “rich, evocative voice” (Guitar Girl Magazine), Emma continues to hone her craft, open her heart, and connect with audiences along the way.