Originally from Kuranda in Australia, Dave Cooke has been a full-time musician from 2001, working both across the country and overseas. During the past few years, he has won over plenty of music lovers, sold thousands of his CDs and seen his fan base become particularly strong across the far northern region in places such as Cairns, Port Douglas, Kuranda, Mission Beach and Cooktown. In Dave’s music, one finds a simple yet amazing mixture of acoustic guitar, powerful vocals, stomp box and didgeridoos which together produce rich tunes with driving intensity and interesting diversity.

Cooke’s style is a combination of roots and folk. Apart from recording his second album titled ‘hieroglyphs’ in Kuranda during the year, the musician also went on a hugely successful 6-week tour in 2010, performed alongside Ash Grunwald at AJ Hackett Cairns and on the main stage at the Mission beach evolve festival and Wallaby ck festival.

Now you can watch Dave live when he takes the stage at Settlers Tavern this February. What makes him extraordinary is that he has a broad appeal and does classics, roots, blues, folk and pop styles. Through these diverse abilities, the man can engage any audience, so no matter what your age and musical taste, be sure not to miss this event.

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