"Mesmerizing acoustic ideas flow from the guitar of Kevin Cook like liquid amber. The Alberta-born musician's album, WESTERN UNION, puts his own original and confident stamp on a country-blues style that sounds old and new. Cook sounds like a man born to sing blues as he gets down to the heart of the matter. A leading light of the Canadian roots music community, Cook proves his status on this album. Influences such as Doc Watson and JJ Cale creep through as well as the fingerstylings of Reverend Gary Davis. These sounds are woven into Cook's command of the genre, adding lustre to his authenticity. Instrumentally, the album is sparce but the arrangements give the music a wide scope.