Gerry Cott
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Gerry Cott was a guitarist
and songwriter
with the Irish
new wave
band
, The Boomtown Rats
.
He started playing flamenco guitar
when he was 11 years old.
In 1966 he saw Bob Dylan
performing live in Dublin and the experience influenced him radically.
Gerry parted company with The Boomtown Rats
in 1982, prior to the recording of the band's fifth album V Deep
. In 1984 he released the five song album "I Left My Hat in Haiti" that included the single "Alphabet Town". "Alphabet Town" hit the Canadian charts, peaking at #90 during a 9 week run in the fall of '84.
Having been invited to join The Boomtown Rats as a founding member on the strength of his guitar playing, Gerry is deservedly acknowledged as one of the most innovative guitarists to have come out of the New Wave/Punk era.
He is now a highly respected and successful animal trainer and animal action supervisor in films and television with his company A-Z Animals, which followed on from a hobby and life-long interest in animals and he is currently writing his first book.
In 2010 Gerry Cott released a solo acoustic guitar album Urban Soundscapes
The development of his unique acoustic guitar style and sound is underpinned by a mix of cool, nomadic guitar technique and a true signature guitar sound.
Tuesday 20th September 2011, Gerry Cott performed live on stage with Sir Bob Geldolf at the Cadogan Hall off Sloane Square, London for three numbers at the end of the set. According to Geldolf it was the first time the two had been on the stage together in over thirty years. Peter Briquette, Boomtown Rats bass player, is touring with Geldolf.
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
with the Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
new wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
, The Boomtown Rats
The Boomtown Rats
The Boomtown Rats were an Irish punk rock band that had a series of Irish and UK hits between 1977 and 1985. They were led by vocalist Bob Geldof.-Biography:All six members were originally from Dún Laoghaire, Ireland...
.
He started playing flamenco guitar
Flamenco guitar
A flamenco guitar is a guitar similar to a classical guitar. Flamenco guitar also refers to toque, the guitar-playing part of the art of Flamenco.-Brief history:...
when he was 11 years old.
In 1966 he saw Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
performing live in Dublin and the experience influenced him radically.
Gerry parted company with The Boomtown Rats
The Boomtown Rats
The Boomtown Rats were an Irish punk rock band that had a series of Irish and UK hits between 1977 and 1985. They were led by vocalist Bob Geldof.-Biography:All six members were originally from Dún Laoghaire, Ireland...
in 1982, prior to the recording of the band's fifth album V Deep
V Deep (album)
V Deep was The Boomtown Rats' fifth album and the first to be released after guitarist Gerry Cott left the group. It includes the hits "House on Fire" and "Up All Night"-Name:The name of the album is pronounced "five deep", not "vee deep"...
. In 1984 he released the five song album "I Left My Hat in Haiti" that included the single "Alphabet Town". "Alphabet Town" hit the Canadian charts, peaking at #90 during a 9 week run in the fall of '84.
Having been invited to join The Boomtown Rats as a founding member on the strength of his guitar playing, Gerry is deservedly acknowledged as one of the most innovative guitarists to have come out of the New Wave/Punk era.
He is now a highly respected and successful animal trainer and animal action supervisor in films and television with his company A-Z Animals, which followed on from a hobby and life-long interest in animals and he is currently writing his first book.
In 2010 Gerry Cott released a solo acoustic guitar album Urban Soundscapes
The development of his unique acoustic guitar style and sound is underpinned by a mix of cool, nomadic guitar technique and a true signature guitar sound.
Tuesday 20th September 2011, Gerry Cott performed live on stage with Sir Bob Geldolf at the Cadogan Hall off Sloane Square, London for three numbers at the end of the set. According to Geldolf it was the first time the two had been on the stage together in over thirty years. Peter Briquette, Boomtown Rats bass player, is touring with Geldolf.