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                                              “I started as a Bass player  at                                           feel blessed if only I can help play
                        Open
                        Open                thirteen years old. I was introduced to                                     a small role in guiding them  on
                                                                                                                        their  musical  journey  and dreams
                                            my first song on the bass by my 7th-
                                                                                                                        of becoming a better  player, and
                                            grade music teacher  at Nationview
                        Mic
                        Mic                 Public School in South Mountain,”                                           maybe  even  on  to  songwriting  and
                                            recalls  Coons. “She  brought  one
                                                                                                                        performing on stage eventually,”
                                            in one day to the  class, and asked
                                                                                                                        share with others who are passionate
                                            if anyone wanted  to come up and                                            said Coons. “I feel it’s a great gift to
                                            play? So, I put up my hand, and she                                         in what they do.”
        with Sports Energy                  proceeded  to  show  the  first  three-                                       Like with any endeavor, teaching
                Featuring                   note progression of Old Time Rock                                           comes with challenges, and for Cory,
                                            and Roll by Bob Seger, and that was                                         keeping up with the fast learners is
               Cory Coons                   it, I was hooked!”                                                          one of them, saying that “continuing

                                              With roots in Classic and Melodic                     Photo Submitted     to find enough things to teach the fast

      By Molly Kett                         Rock, Folk, Pop-Rock, and Country,    the Dirt Road Gypsys”  with a full    learners  when they  get  better  than
                                            Cory’s  music is a unique blend of                                          you are,” is top of mind for him as
                                                                                  4-piece backing band, Cory has been
           ory    Coons,    a    seasoned   Roots-Rock, Americana, and Country    actively sharing his music in various   a teacher.
      Cmusician,        singer/songwriter,  Rock. Having released  a total  of    local shows and festivals.              Looking ahead, Cory Coons
      and independent recording artist, has   seven independent solo albums/EPs,                                        is dedicated  to  promoting  his
      been leaving his mark on the music    his latest offering “Across the Great   “I have been performing a number    latest  release, “Across the Great
      scene for about  three  decades.  His   Divide”  showcases  a  compilation  of local shows  recently this year,   Divide,”  collaborating  with  fellow
      musical voyage began at the age of    of singles and album cuts from the  mostly acoustic  style shows, with      musician Marc Muir, and exploring
      thirteen when he was introduced to    years 2012 to 2022.                   my good friend of many years          new musical opportunities.  With
      the bass guitar in his 7th-grade music   Performing  both as a solo artist   and bandmate,  Marc Muir,” says      multiple  nominations at prestigious
      class.                                and part of the “Cory M. Coons &      Coons. “With a  show recently  at
                                                                                  the Keene Centre for the Arts in the   independent  music award shows
                                                                                  town of Keene, near Peterborough,     such as the “International  Singer
                                                                                  one coming up at the Lost Villages    Songwriter Association” Awards, the
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                                                                                  and I have some upcoming shows  and the “Josie Music Awards” at the
                          COMFORT & UTILITY                                       where I will be traveling to Lombardy  Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Cory’s
                                                                                  at  Twin Pines Campground, and  future looks bright as he continues to
                                                                                  then on to Blackstock, Ontario near  captivate audiences worldwide.
                                                                                  Toronto, for a wonderful festival
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                                                                                    Cory is certainly  captivating      around the world,” said Coons.
                                                                                  audiences    with    his   heartfelt  “Thanks so much to everyone who
                                                                                  performances, near and far.
                                                                                                                        has supported me and been a part of
                                                                                    Aside from being a talented  it all along the way of this musical
                                                                                  musician, Cory Coons is also a  journey of mine over the past 25-30
                                                                                  passionate guitar teacher. His journey  years! It means so much!”
                                                                                  as an instructor began around 2001
                                                                                                                          As Cory Coons continues to grace
                                                                                  when he took on thirty students at
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