Biography

Originally from Florida, now making her home in the Virginia Mountains Amanda Cook acquired a love of bluegrass from her father who played banjo throughout her childhood. In early 2017, Amanda signed with Mountain Fever Records and recorded her debut album on the label "Deep Water." Amanda was excited for her 2nd album project, especially that she and band member Carolyne VanLierop co-wrote the title track Her 2nd project with Mountain Fever, "Point of No Return" was release April of 2019. Blazing into 2020, Amanda and her fantastic band released a hard-driving bluegrass tune, "Get on Board," on February 7 that year. The song reached as high as the #2 song on the Bluegrass Today Top 20 Song Chart. In 2021, her third full-length album, Narrowing the Gap, was released on Mountain Fever Records. The album appeared on Bluegrass Today's "Dave's Dozen" Top Album of 2021 by David Morris and KDHX "Bluegrass Breakdown" Radio’s Top 10 Albums of 2021. Numerous singles from Narrowing the Gap hit the radio charts, including "Get On Board," “West Virginia Coal," and most recently "Lonesome Leaving Train," which Amanda co-penned with admired singer-songwriter and Grammy-nominated artist, Thomm Jutz. "Lonesome Leaving Train” was honored by appearing on Syntax Creative's Top 10 Americana/Country list of 2021. On February 4, 2022, the label will release Amanda's new single, "Another Highway This Time," written by Thomm Jutz and Mark Fain.