NEWS

"In Waiting" has been getting some airplay!

New review by Constant Listener on “In Waiting” with Colt Wayne Keeney. Thank you Jim Testa for staying in touch over the years! ​

-Summer Singers on Constant Listener

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-HOT WAX RADIO

-Out of the Box with Paul Shugrue.

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CLICK HERE to listen to and download "In Waiting".

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June 2025​​​​​​

Today I’m celebrating the 5-year anniversary of the 50 Songs album, as well as the beginning of my weekly livestream performances here on Facebook, now a half-decade strong (and counting)!  50 Songs is an anthology of my original songs, performed live solo on mostly acoustic guitar and piano.  The album was recorded on tape by the diligent and talented Jonas Wilson at his Mr. Pink Records studio in Bastrop, TX.  Most of these songs were penned between 2013 and 2018.

April 2, 2025 

Download River Road on any of the major music apps. Check out the video taken along River Road!

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Watch River Road Video on YouTube.

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December 2024

Enjoy live music at the Outdoor Pavilion each week. Shane has a number of shows lined up at this beautiful venue. Taste wine (and other beverages) or experience delicious culinary delights while watching live music! 

The Williamsburg Winery

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Fall 2024

Writing has always been an integral part of my life, from songs, to poetry and prose.  That’s why it is extra meaningful to me to have contributed a second article featured in Songwriting Magazine based out of the U.K. - and I even made the cover! This piece focuses on songwriters starting a band. In order to read the full article, you need to subscribe, but I highly recommend it for anyone who is interested in the craft of the song! 
Subscribe here.

View the full article pdf here.

View the cover.

#songwritingmagazine #uk #singersongwriter #diymusician #musicjournalism

5 Tips for Songwriters Starting a Band by Shane Cooley

‘Don’t ever start a band,’ was the first piece of advice given to me by 20 an early songwriting mentor. He was an older musician who had been in several outfits throughout his career; most of them based around his original songs. As a starry-eyed young songwriter dreaming of starting my own ensemble, those words took me aback. My musical obsessions at the time were Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty, singer-songwriters who surrounded their songs with musicians who believed in them. I found out later from learning more about their stories (as well as living my own) that creating a sustainable team of any kind comes with a vast amount of complications and responsibilities.

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April 5, 2024

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Happy Holidays!  On Friday, December 8 I am releasing "Elf Rights/Snow Globe" - a holiday-themed double single! It's been a tradition of mine to make audible holiday cards since I was a teen. It always puts me in the holiday spirit, and I hope they'll do the same for you! The tracks were recorded with love at Cooleyland Recording here in Virginia and mastered at Kevorkian Mastering in Brooklyn, NYC. "Elf Rights" is a comedic anthem for Santa's helpers that I began crafting when I was 16 (20 years ago..wooooah). "Snow Globe" is a brand new tune written from a place of gratefulness, wishing for peace on Earth. I love the challenge of making holiday music..finding the different sounds, textures and flavors that go into the musical cookie batter :) My local radio station, WRAR 105.5FM in Tappahannock will be debuting one of the songs on air Friday morning (12/8) at 7:30am!

Stream WRAR 105.5FM. 

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"Elf Rights/Snow Globe" will be available Friday, December 8 on all digital music platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Bandcamp and more!

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December 8, 2023 

Shane was interviewed by Quality Americana Magazine about how Jimmy Buffett influenced his music.

"Virginia songwriter Shane Cooley talked about Buffett’s influence in his music on his weekly live stream, and shared a beautiful cover of “A Pirate Looks at Forty” with vocalist for the Midnight Girls Lori Ellen.

“Jimmy was a huge influence upon me as a songwriter, as a storyteller, and just has been a presence in my life since a very young age,” Cooley said. “I wouldn’t be writing songs if not for him.” 

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Read full article on the Quality Americana Magazine article!

Read more from Shane on his tribute to Jimmy Buffett here.

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September 2, 2023 

Thank you Rappahannock Record / Amanda Dunbar Rogers for the local press for the event, 4th Annual "One More Halloween Night" at Easy Wind Farm.  Amanda does an incredible job showing support for Virginia artists. This was a beautiful (and of course, scary) weekend of music!  

November 8, 2023 

New Music Alert!

On Friday, October 13 I will be dropping two singles! The release is a dedication to the solar eclipse #annularsolareclipse happening the following day. Both songs are favorites from over the years, recorded with a little #cooleylandrecording love and mastered by the masterful Kevorkian Mastering. Stay tuned for title reveals and more soon! Double singles have more fun!

October 2023 

Tornado Alley video is out now on YouTube, with incredible animation by Studio Cirasa. It has been an absolute pleasure being included in this project by Ushuaia & The Wanderlust Orchestra, featuring Sebastiano Lillo!

This journey began for me during the pandemic, when Ushuaia reached out to me with heartfelt compositions and backstories of a Wild West adventure, which I remotely distilled into lyrics/vocals. Now, freshly back from a Wild West adventure of my own, it is lovely to witness inspiration move into fruition. If you haven’t heard Ushuaia & the Wanderlust Orchestra’s 19-song album, “End of the World,” featuring two of my co-writes, I highly recommend it! It is a richly diverse musical odyssey, that I am honored to be a part of. 

#musicvideo #video #tornadoalley #tornado #wildwest #italy #buffalo #centipede #tarantula #debut #OutNow #spaghettiwestern #worldmusic #singersongwriter #ushuaia #shanecooley

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August 2023

My new single, “The Goddess” released today on all digital platforms! This song has been heavily requested at gigs - thanks!

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Photo by Bordeau Photo

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May 5, 2023

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WOW! Out of the Box Show - Paul Shugrue. The Out of the Box Emerging Artists show at the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts in Virginia Beach was out of this world! A huge thanks to Paul Shugrue / Out of the Box for having me, the Sandler Center sound and staff for being 100% on the ball, and to everyone who attended and brought such good energy to the night. 

January 20, 2023 

I am beyond thrilled that my audition tape for "Spawn of Svengoolie" was aired on Svengoolie via MeTV national television last week!  My parents and I are huge fans, so I'm nerding out a bit :)  The audition tape features a "Sven-dition" of my song "Dracula," and was followed by the audition tape of original Lost in Space "Will Robinson" actor Bill Mumy!!  Pretty darn neat..thanks Sven!
 

January 2023

My degree decrees that I write English well, but let’s see if I can speak English good. We Speak English Good podcast via #twitchtv - Monday at 4pm EST!  We’ll be chatting about songwriting, recording, life, and (knowing me) probably UFOs. 

Watch the podcast video here.

December 12, 2022 

Tune in to the Pet Door Show on Shady Pines Radio (Portland, OR) to hear “Dracula” on their Halloween special: 5-7pm EST (4-6pm Central)! 

October 28, 2022 

Listen to my May 23rd recorded interview with radio host, Hunter Hughes on WHRO in Norfolk, Virginia. The show was live and I played songs from my Forest album. 

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Listen here on Hunter at Sunrise.

Shane Cooley's Summertime Single "Stella Ray"
Shane Cooley pivots toward jovial summertime leanings and stares at the sun on "Stella Ray": a pure fun, off-kilter, folk-pop miniature. Like a kid with ABC building blocks, the Virginia/Austin-based artist toys and tinkers with a mixed bag of instruments from buoyant mandolin to pan-puttered percussion and seesaw synths. Cooley's smooth register - childlike and dreamy - strolls unrushed. Diverting from the melancholic and rural pastoral folk on Kings Highway (2015), the Beach Boys-inspired track aligns itself more with the experimental Americana backdrop on April's Forest. 
-Alejandra Ramirez

The Austin Chronicle

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July 2022

-"With a naïve charm that can only be achieved by an accomplished arranger (think Brian Wilson), ‘Stella Ray’ is a chance for Shane Cooley to show off his breezy side. Injected with the sounds of 60s pop, it’s a serious summer jam."

- Duncan Haskell, editor of Songwriting Magazine (U.K.)

July 2022

-A big howwlll and shoutout to the following stations for their airplay of Shane's single, Coyote!

• KZUM NPR - Lincoln, Nebraska

• Banks Radio - Australia

• CBJ Radio

• WOVV - Ocracoke Public Radio

• Radio Crystal Blue Radio airplay 

• Jay Smack Studio B/RVA

• Paul Shugrue - Out of the Box WHRV NPR (VA)

• Modern Lovers Show WQSV NPR (VA)

• Kaleidoscope on WYSO (OH)

• Hot Wax Radio (IL)

• Hunter at Sunrise WHRV, VA

• Amazing Radio, International

• Penguin Rocks, NJ

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Many thanks to 105.5fm WRAR (VA) for supporting my music for 20 years! 

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And all the radio stations that have unleashed my new single, "Coyote!"

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June 2022

• KXAN TV, Austin, TX

• Austin Music TV Public Broadcasting on TX Cable TV

• Songwriters Across TX TV Show, the CW Austin, TX

April 2022

Songwriters Across Texas TV is featured an episode about the music, the band, and the story on December 4, 2021. The episode aired on The CW Austin. A special thanks to Ben Foster and everyone at SAT. Band members are Abraham Van Vleck, Ian Heiller Henkel, and Wayne Dalchau.

#songwritersacrosstexas 

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Watch the full episode on YouTube! 

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December 6, 2021

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A huge shoutout to my uncle, Dr. James Foster, for publishing his new book, Icy Winters on the Chesapeake Bay - A History! Order your copy for the holidays at the Amazon link below. I contributed an illustration of cats crossing the Bay ice, after escaping from a stranded boat :). Uncle Jimmy (or Gnome, as a I called him as a kid), worked for #nasa for many years as a hydrologist. He has spent the past few years researching the many historical accounts on ice on the Chesapeake. Check it out! #chesapeakebay #Virginia #maryland #newreads #newbook

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Icy Winters on the Chesapeake Bay - A History!

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Buy on Amazon

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November 2021

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Porch Lion, is available for purchase online at Blurb.

Poetry & drawings by Shane Cooley

Released 2018

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Sneak Peak:

This kind of meditation is potentially dangerous. It keeps me migrating, from porch to porch, waiting for the day leaf to turn. Toxic is the feeling that runs through my ventricles; the kind that makes tentacles of my cramped hands. Decisions, decisions.

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Reveille Peak Ranch, Burnet, TX

October 14-16, 2021

It was exciting to be back at UTOPiAfest in Reveille Peak Ranch this year. Seeing my many friends there was the best medicine after the long hiatus from performing on a stage.

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October 2021

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New Jersey Stage on 50 Songs.

The pandemic pandemonium of 2020 has created an online yearning for musical healing, and Virginia-based singer/songwriter Shane Cooley has no shortage of it.

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March 2020

April 1-May 1, 2020

Tune in to Facebook for LIVE streaming performances every Wednesday & Friday!

10 songs a week.

5 songs each live-stream.

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Videos will remain on Facebook.

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April 2020

SONGWRITERS ACROSS TEXAS TV SHOW FEATURE!

Shane and his band, The Midnight Girls, were featured in the first episode of Songwriters Across Texas Television Show on The CW Austin on July 6th. The episode was aired again on August 3rd with additional footage.

From  Shane - "These guys do a fantastic job, and we're thrilled to be a part of this!"

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August 2019

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KUTX 98.9 FM with host John Aielli

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When legendary KUTX host John Aielli praises someone’s music, everyone knows they need to tune in to see what the king of Eklektikos is talking about. Aielli has previously been hooked on Virginia native Shane Cooley, where he mentions, “I’ve worked in radio since 1963, and over the years I have learned how to recognize talent. There was something in his sound that made me want to listen.” 

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November 2019

On the 2017 SXSW Performance

Singer-songwriter Shane Cooley's Americana-influenced songs are right out of the Head and the Heart's playbook, which means -- like that Pacific Northwest band -- he's one hit away from radio stardom. On the back porch of the Rainey Street venue Icenhauers, he proved he may in fact have that song in him, playing through tunes from his most recent release, King's Highway, with a hungry confidence that may prove his hip-shaking ways will soon be making their way to bigger stages.

-- Jeff Miller

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March 2017

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JUNE 20-30, 2025

In support of "In Waiting," I will be hitting the road with Colt to the land of sharks and gators!  Bookended with performances in Lancaster and Richmond, Virginia, our tour will take us to the southernmost point in the U.S. - Key West, Florida.  I'm looking forward to immersing myself in the old haunts of the likes of Ernest Hemingway, Jimmy Buffett and Humphrey Bogart for the first time.  We will then be making our way northward, performing at various venues and house concerts. 

Here is the full list of our tour dates:

6/20: The Black Duck (Lancaster, VA) 6pm-9pm (RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED - BOOK HERE)

6/23: Blue Heaven (Key West, FL) 10am-1pm

6/23: Sunset Watersports sunset catamaran cruise (Key West, FL) 6pm-8pm

6/24: Sunset Watersports sunset catamaran cruise (Key West, FL) 6pm-8pm

6/26: PoorHouse (Fort Lauderdale, FL) 9:30pm - w/ Smerks & the Nightmares

6/27: house concert (Anna Maria Island, FL) (email cooleymusic@gmail.com for details)

6/29: The Tattooed Moose Park Circle - North Charleston location (Charleston, SC) 3pm-6pm

6/30: house concert (Richmond, VA) (email cooleymusic@gmail.com for details) w/ Cole Sullivan

New handmade tie dye merch now available exclusively at live performances! View Instagram reel

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June 19, 2025

Ten years ago I released Kings Highway! Throughout the next month or so I will be posting acoustic performances of songs from the album, plus #staytuned for an unreleased version of one of the songs from those sessions coming soon.

This is a live acoustic performance of “Leave This Place,” filmed at Cooleyland along with some footage I took from a small plane over the Northern Neck of Virginia.

Kings Highway was recorded in Richmond with Bob Rupe (Sparklehorse, The Silos). Listen to it on all digital platforms.

Kings Highway, Revisited (poem):
"It’s strange
But somehow
We really did feel like kings
Sitting here
Once more
I can still hear the echoes"

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February 28, 2025

You asked for it and you're about to get it! Thanks for the great response on my 2024 song, "River Road". It's ready for it's release on Friday, November 8th. 

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November 4, 2024

Shane is in Austin for two weeks with various shows and spending time with old friends. If you're in Austin, come on out and say hi!

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September 25, 2024

I'm excited to be back in Austin for a few weeks with the main purpose of the visit to play the four day Eclipse Utopia: Total festival on Four Sisters Ranch in Utopia, TX. Looking forward to hanging out with everyone and hearing some great music as well as playing some. And excited to see the total solar eclipse. I was here last October for the Ring of Fire!

April 2024

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The Rappahannock Record featured a nice article about my two holiday singles. I appreciated the love! 

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December 2023 

Singer-songwriter Shane Cooley recently unveiled his new double single Voices/Black Moon. Released to coincide with an annular solar eclipse visible across the Americas, the songs originally featured on Cooley’s 2020 acoustic anthology 50 Songs. These new versions were recorded at his home studio in Virginia with Cooley producing and performing all of the instruments. While retaining their homespun charm, the additional layers of instrumentation subtly elevate a pair of songs on which their creator looks inwards to address times of challenge, change and growth.

Read full article. 

November 7, 2023 

Yankee Point rocks. We'll have the ultimate lineup: Shane Cooley Music, King Corrotoman Oysters LLC and Souper Chef G's Homemade Soups and Private Chef Service's! Grab some great friends and come on out for really good food and really good music.

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November 2023 

Happy to announce I've got a number of Virginia shows lined up and working on a few more! See SHOWS page for details.

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• Irvington Farmers Market

• Yankee Point Marina

• Trapezium Brewing Company

• One More Halloween Night Festival at Easy Wind Farm

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It's exciting to play locally and it's been great to see so many friends, family, and fans show up!

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October 2023

Happy to announce I've got a number of Virginia shows lined up!

Montross First Fridays

Kilmarnock Brewing Company

Trapezium Brewing Company

Windmill Point Tiki Bar & Grill

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It's exciting to play locally and it's been great to see so many friends, family, and fans show up!

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July 2023

Even the downpour or rain and hail couldn't put a damper on this music event! 

I’m thrilled to be performing at the UTOPiAfest Finale in #burnettx ..a fest that truly has my heart.

Catch me on these stages:
- Friday (11am) Sonic Guild Austinstage (solo)
- Friday (4pm) Real Stage (Shane Cooley & the Midnight Girls)
- Saturday/Sunday (3am) Aviary late night stage (vampire set)

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May 2023

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I'm excited to make the Featured 2022 Albums on 'Hunter at Sunrise' Radio!

January 1, 2023 

Triceratops by Shane Cooley

Espousing the virtues of everyone's favourite three-horned dinosaur, Shane Cooley's latest ditty will pull a smile on y our face this morning. While listening, we suggest plodding around your house pretending to be a Triceratops. 

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January 2023

Folk artist Shane Cooley visits the Coast Live studio to perform two original songs, "Holidaze" and "Triceratops," for Acoustic Music Friday!

Catch Shane performing in the "Out of the Box" Emerging Artist Series at the Sandler Center in January 2023.

Coast Live WTKR News 3 from 9am-10am EST. https://www.wtkr.com/live.  Presented by Tidewater Friends of Acoustic Music 

December 9, 2022 

One of my favorites - looking forward to going back!

October 14-15, 2022
Reveille Peak Ranch, Burnet, TX

Shane's new Beach Boys inspired summer single, "Stella Ray" releases July 8, 2022 on Spotify, Bandcamp, Apple Music, Amazon Music and more! It's already receiving airplay.

June 26, 2022

Check out our live event videos on my Facebook page: Tour Videos

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This tour has been full of kind people and great adventures.  Not only is Lori Ellen Music a pleasure to hear and perform with on a nightly basis, but she is also a superb road buddy and a true trooper 🤘 - Shane. 

July 25, 2022

Cooley self-produced 'Forest' in his river cottage in remote Mollusk, Virginia, and played all of the instruments. Most of the songs were conceived during moonlit walks in the woods, a place where Cooley has always felt at home. Sprinkled throughout Forest are nature sounds captured during the recording process. The album was mastered by Fred Kevorkian at Kevorkian Mastering in Brooklyn, NY.​

March 2022

A huge thanks to my local hometown newspaper, The Rappahannock Record, for their article on my upcoming album, Forest!  

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April 2022

Missed one? Catch up on Shane's Live Events. You can view the video's anytime - even without a Facebook account.

Check out this oldie but goodie awesome interview by Connor Charlton!

New review of 50 Songs by Connor Charlton on his blog, The Absolution Train. 

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'There is so much on this album, and it is a journey that I would recommend for a long car ride or any sustained length of time when you can hand the reins of your attention over to Shane, because it is a joy and adventure to be taken on a tour through a world with this level of sincerity and care.'

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Blast from the Past - May 2020

Shane has performed several times in the live online events presented by Austin Folk Festival on Instagram. He enjoys playing the music of the iconic heroes that have influenced him.

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 'A Tribute to Neil Young'

'A Tribute to the Grateful Dead' 

'A Tribute to Tom Petty'

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Currently in Ohio, Shane gives some thoughts on staying home during the COVID-19 shutdown.

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You can view without a Facebook account.

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March 2020

Want to join me in supporting a good cause? With heartstrings in both Virginia and Texas, I'm supporting the following fundraiser.

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Central Texas Food Bank
I'm raising money for Central Texas Food Bank and your contribution will make an impact, whether you donate a lot or a little. Anything helps. Thank you for your support.

May 2020

'50 SONGS' by Shane Cooley

Release date  4/1/2020

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Available for digital download on 

BANDCAMP

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50 SONGS , a collection of original solo tunes I recorded at Jonas Wilson's Mr. Pink Studio in Bastrop, Texas.X.

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April 2020

Reveille Peak Ranch, Burnet, TX

"This guy played like a trooper under the stars by the pond until the sun came up. The hero of the night, Shane Cooley." - Sesret Steve of Team Goodtimes. 

From Shane's 4 am solo set at Utopiafest.

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November 2019

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Da Big Daddy G Show is an Austin-Based Late Night Show.

Da Big Daddy G interviews Shane Cooley and the Midnight Girls.

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November 2019

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"In Waiting" - a new collaborative single with Colt Wayne Keeney releases Friday, June 20 on all digital music platforms!  

CLICK HERE to download "In Waiting" (all streaming/download links will appear on this master link).

Colt is an old friend I originally met at an acting class in Austin, TX.  About a year ago, he stopped by Cooleyland Recording to play some shows as he passed through on tour.  While showing him around the area where I grew up in Virginia's Northern Neck, I regaled him with some of the rich history and culture of the Chesapeake Bay region and its mighty rivers - along with the trials and tribulations of the local watermen and the fragile environmental conditions of our ecosystems.  The next morning, an inspired Colt had a song idea in his head, and within a cup of coffee's time, we had co-written "In Waiting."  That night, we hopped on some instruments and tracked it in my studio - produced and mixed by yours truly, mastered at Kevorkian Mastering. "In Waiting" is a heartfelt tune that showcases the interweaving dichotomy of a couple of pals with very different voices. I hope you'll add it to your summer playlist :)  

"In Waiting" music video:  CLICK HERE

​June 19, 2025

I’m thrilled and honored to be one of the artists featured in @nprmusic‘s newsletter for the @npr#tinydeskcontest! If you haven’t seen my sunset performance of “River Road” with Papa Cooley, check it out by clicking the image above. 

Congrats to all of the contestants, and best of luck!
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February 11, 2025

Just signed on for more shows at The Black Duck in Yankee Point Marina.

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Excited to play local and really appreciate the local support. Thanks everybody!​​

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View Gigs.

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Fall 2024

Happy to announce I've got a number of Virginia shows lined up!

Yankee Point Marina at both the Shack and The Black Duck

The Williamsburg Winery

Easy Wind Farm

Irvington Farmer's Market

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It's exciting to play locally and it's been great to see so many friends, family, and fans show up!

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Summer 2024

I’m looking forward to a magical night of music on Thursday, April 11 at the brand new RADIO EAST - celebrating Madeleine Froncek’s album release - with Grace Rowland and Creekbed Carter Hogan!  I’m grateful to be on the bill with such amazing artists . Don’t miss it!  

April 2024

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A huge howwwwlin' thanks to all the radio shows that have supported both "Voices/Black Moon" and those who have already or will feature "Elf Rights/Snow Globe", including Catorweb Radio, "Out of the Box" on WHRV (VA), Hot Wax Radio (IL), Hunter at Sunrise (VA), WRAR (VA), Banks Radio (Australia), WRIR (VA), CBJ Radio, Amazing Radio, WYSO (OH), "Non-Filter" on Brum Radio (UK), "NY Slice" on WFUV, Radio Wigwam (UK), Belter Radio (UK) and more.   

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December 2023 

New Americana virtuoso SHANE COOLEY has emerged from the rural landscape of Mollusk, Virginia over the
last several years. With a keen talent and observational prowess that translates into beautifully crafted story songs, this rootsy troubadour has become renowned for an endless enthusiasm and passion, sharing his
relatable musical snapshots with the world. 

Shane was interviewed for this insiteful seven-page spread!

Read full article.

November 19, 2023 

My alien antennae are tingling about being on the lineup for Eclipse UTOPiA this October 14 & 15th! This festival celebrates an annular solar eclipse that is visible from Four Sisters Ranch in Utopia, TX with music and magic. Hope to see you there!

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The release party of my two singles will be at Eclipse UTOPiA, a #musicfestival located in direct view of the eclipse on October 13 and 14, 2023. I will be performing a main stage set on the Zoi stage with my band The Midnight Girls on Friday, plus my traditional closing Saturday night/Sunday morning #vampireset . Tix at http://www.utopiafest.com.

https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/annularsolareclipse.

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Let’s get extraterrestrial!

October 2023 

Quality Americana Online

Here's a great new article on my Jimmy Buffett tribute.  Fins up! 

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September 2023

7/21: The tour was a fantastic adventure and we've enjoyed playing some very cool venues. Check out my tour photos and postings on Facebook and Instagram!

7/4/23Happy Independence Day! We are in New Mexico and have added more gigs along our tour route. 

6/24/23I'm heading to Austin today and excited to start my summer tour with Lori Ellen! We will be touring from Texas to Montana with a lot of sight-seeing along the way. Wednesday night streaming will depend on where we are and what our cell connection is. Stay tuned on Facebook & Instagram for my blog, photos, and videos of our adventure! 

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July 2023

Join us this Saturday at Radio Coffee in Austin, TX as we celebrate Earth Day, and the anniversary of my album “Forest” 🌳  We’ll be performing full-band versions of songs from the album, as well as the new EP - “The Circus Rolls On” and more! 12" vinyl of "Forest" will be available at the show, or online at on Bandcamp . 

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The meanings and memories of this album’s creation are as deep within me as the roots of the Virginia woods.  Nature’s healing energy intermingled with the wounds that created this musical chapter. 

Sitting here in South Austin, I’m reminded of my myriad of former lives- a country mouse chasing rock n roll in an ever-growing city, a soul in flux wandering aimlessly through wooded trails in pandemic-era Ohio, catching the songs that would save me..a divorcée returning home to Virginia, re-inventing my craft  by producing these songs in solitude. That experience in itself felt supernatural. The sounds and spirits of the forest surrounding me became instruments themselves. 

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Earth Day calls for us to have a moment with the planet we dwell upon. “Forest” is my middle name, and everything I aspire to be. There is a balance in nature that we as humans don’t fully understand. This album helped me find a balance within. I’m forever grateful for its existence, and the appreciation it has received from others. It feels good to still be here, fighting harder than ever for the sake of the song 💚

Love and music, as always!  <3 

~Shane

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Photo by Tony Drewry.

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April 2023

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In 2020, a friend of a friend from Italy contacted me about being involved in a remote collaborative project for Ushuaia & the Wanderlust Orchestra. Lorenzo conjured up this idea after a series of musical compositions inspired by his travels. Given the compositions and the backstory behind them, I was asked to contribute some lyrics and vocals on two of the tracks. I tracked my vocals at Reel Love Recording Company in Dayton, Ohio..pretty much my only venture out into the world during the lockdown. I still remember being fascinated by the nature of this project..working with an artist I had never met face to face, during such a strange time for the world.  Many musical and personal journeys later, I am thrilled to announce that Ushuaia & the Wanderlust Orchestra’s full 19-song album, “End of the World,” is out now everywhere! The project features incredible musicians and songwriters from around the world, including my appearances on the tracks “Ascent to Elkhorn,” and “Tornado Alley.” I cordially invite you to dig into this diverse musical journey on all music platforms, including Youtube Music .

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January 2023

2022 has been full of highlights, but this one’s #prettyneat. Songwriting Magazine‘s new fall/winter issue (U.K.) includes a “tips” column by yours truly, focusing on ‘ditties’. I am honored to be included in this incredible publication as a writer and a songwriter. To read the full article and other features, check out https://www.songwritingmagazine.co.uk to purchase the issue for less than $5. It includes pieces on songwriting technique, as well as features and interviews with The Unthanks, Mark Owen, Julian Lennon, Larkin Poe, Eric Paslay and more.
 

December 2022 

My new EP - The Circus Rolls On - releases tday on all digital platforms . The EP features Lori Ellen Music on backing vocals, and my dad, Jack on the drums! Self-produced at Cooleyland - mastered at Kevorkian Mastering in Brooklyn, NY.

The release party for The Circus Rolls On is this Sunday at The Little Darlin' in Austin with Batty jr. and Scotty Galaxy! Music from 5pm-9pm.

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A huge thanks to "Out of the Box" WHRV Norfolk, Hot Wax Radio Chicago, Banks Radio Australia, Belter Radio UK, Radio Crystal Blue NYC, WYSO Yellow Springs (OH), Hunter at Sunrise Norfolk (VA), Modern Lovers Show Staunton (VA), Eagles Nest Radio, and the many other radio stations who have spun tracks from this EP, as well as my Halloween single, "Dracula." 

November 2022 

With my band buddies from Austin, we played three awesome back to back gigs from September 9 through 11, 2022. 

Private Concert in Williamsburg, VA

The G Spot in Virginia Beach, VA

Get Tight Lounge in Richmond, VA

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Catch the videos on my Facebook Video page.

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Thanks to all for the fantastic support of my music and appreciated the warm welcome we received!

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September 11, 2022

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I’ve never been to Australia , but “Stella” has. A special thanks to Banks Radio Australia for including my new single, “Stella Ray” on The Pop Hour (Banks Radio)!  You can listen to the full show here.

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Thanks for playing "Stella Ray"!

• The Corner (Charlottesville, VA)

• Real Roots Cafe'

• Kaleidoscope on WYSO (Yellow Springs, OH)

• Hot Wax Radio (Chicago, IL)

• Modern Lovers Show on WQSV (Staunton, VA)

• Studio B RVA (Richmond, VA) 

• Hot Wax Radio (Chicago, IL)

• Modern Lovers Show on WQSV (Staunton, VA)

• 105.5 WRAR (VA)

• Banks Radio Australia

• Belter Radio (UK)

• Hunter at Sunrise (VA)

• Out of the Box WHRV (VA)

• WFUV (NY)

• Jersey Beat Podacst (NJ)

• CBJ Radio, KZUM

• and more!

August 2022

My new single, “Coyote,” is on the Release Radar @spotify playlist! Thrilled!

Release Radar

April 9, 2022

• Music City Magazine review of FOREST (Nashville)

• Americana Highways review of Shane's album release performance at Old Settlers Music Festival

• Interview with Shane on Studio 512 TV Talk Show on KXAN Austin

• Song Deconstructed:  "Coyote" - Songwriting Magazine (U.K.)

• Americana Highways mentions performance in Old Settlers Music Festival article.

• A&R Factory on Coyote by Amelia Vandergast

• Review of "Coyote" (U.K.)Right Chord Magazine

• BSquared Magazine interview  

• New Jersey Stage feature on Forest

• The Rappahannock Record on Forest

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July 2022

Every Wednesday at 8pm EST I will be performing live on my Facebook page...serenading you with a mixed bag of originals including new songs I've written in 2021! You may even see an old movie playing in the background. Come join the fun!

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Facebook Live Stream from a Social Distancing

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SHANE COOLEY Releases WINTER’S WALK Holiday EP

Bundle up, because singer/ songwriter Shane Cooley’s new EP, Winter’s Walk, will take you on a
journey through a snowy night in Holiday Nostalgia Land. “I’ve been studying what makes a holiday song tick since I was very young,” said Cooley, “I used to write and record Christmas songs on my 8-track when I was in high school, and give them out as Christmas cards. This
project brings back some good memories.”

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December 2021

Many thanks to the following and and all the other radio stations playing tracks from the new album, 50 Songs!

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KUTX (TX) 

The Unsigned Artists Show (UK)

WYSO (OH)

WHRV (VA)

WRAR (VA)

Many thanks to the Unsigned Artists Show UK Radio for playing tracks from the my newest album - 50 Songs 

New review of 50 Songs by Connor Charlton on his blog, The Absolution Train. 

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'There is so much on this album, and it is a journey that I would recommend for a long car ride or any sustained length of time when you can hand the reins of your attention over to Shane, because it is a joy and adventure to be taken on a tour through a world with this level of sincerity and care.'

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May 2020

New! KUTX Austin Music Minute on 50 Songs for Quarantine. 

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April 2020

If you missed the scary Halloween show on October 28th, you can catch it on Facebook. 

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Dressed in vampire attire wit props and a few surprises, Shane performed some of his songs and many Halloween favorites.

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Don't miss out on the fun - opening scene, Shane is upside down!

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October 2019

Want to join me in supporting a good cause? With heartstrings in both Virginia and Texas, I'm supporting the following fundraiser.

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Feed More - Central Virginia
I'm raising money for Feed More and your contribution will make an impact, whether you donate a lot or a little. Anything helps. Thank you for your support. 

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May 2020

Shane was on interviewed July 31st on Austin TV show, Studio 512. He talked about his recent feature on Songwriters Across Texas and additional footage was shown. Check it on on Studio 512. 

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July 2019