Bill Colgate (vocals, harmonica)
Cam MacInnes (electric guitar, dobro, national guitar)
Joe Gaitanis (acoustic gtr., banjo, mandolin)
Stephen Bright (bass)
Bruce Moffet (drums)
Influences
Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Band, Cole Porter, and Bruce Springsteen.
I am a bar band singer turned actor turned award winning singer/songwriter: 2nd Grand Prize Overall in The USA Songwriting Competition and 5th Place in the Gospel category of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest for "Let It Be There"and a finalist in The Mountain Stage NewSong Contest for "Emperor's New Clothes".
For the past 3 years my band and I, featuring Cam MacInnes, have been playing a weekly Saturday matinee at The Dominion on Queen (500 Queen St. E.) Our music is original, lyric driven, "uprooted roots".
I have 2 solo CDs "when dinosaurs ruled the earth" and "waiting for simon" and just released a 3rd "boomer bust".
Here are some things others have said of my work:
"an important and committed new talent on the Canadian independent music scene" - Greg Quill - Toronto Star
"when dinosaurs ruled the earth' by Toronto singer Bill Colgate, is an album of triumph for an amazing artist...Colgate’s debut effort is a collection of 11 songs that combine roots rock with the sound of a bar band. His music also has it’s roots in jazz, gospel, and R&B... All I all, Colgate’s strong voice, his powerful lyrics, and his musical style make when "dinosaurs ruled the earth" a wonderful album to listen to over and over again. This is truly a debut album that one can enjoy." - Melissa Kowalewski - Rambles.net
"Bill Colgate might not have the cure for cancer, but his honest, soulful songwriting has the potential to heal a world suffering from insipid popular music." - David Lockeretz -The Muse's Muse
"If one of the great injustices I face here everyday is subjecting myself to brilliance that will never get the recognition it deserves, then Bill Colgate is the poster boy. With "waiting for simon", this Toronto actor/singer/songwriter delivers a wonderfully subtle masterpiece of troubadouria that glistens more with each additional play." - Shael Risman - RismixLive
Metaphysical Blues
Congratulations...mission accomplished! Thanks for the lovely comments...backatcha! Hope we get to work together again. From one multitasking Canadian artist to another...best wishes and don't be a stranger!
