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Gerry Cott (born 15 October 1954, in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish guitarist and songwriter, who was a co-founder of the Irish new wave band The Boomtown Rats. He started playing flamenco guitar when he was 11 years old.
Gerry Cott, co-founder of The Boomtown Rats and virtuoso guitarist releases an album of solo acoustic guitar music. Entitled Urban Soundscapes , the album comprises twelve original guitar pieces and a unique solo guitar arrangement of Eleanor Rigby.
Gerry Cott was born in rural County Kildare, Ireland and grew up surrounded by animals and farming. He was eight when his family moved to Sandycove, County Dublin. Getting a Spanish guitar at eleven he took Flamenco lessons from a student from Bilbao living in Dublin.
From the album "I Left My Hat In Haiti" released 1984.
B-side to Pioneers, released 1983 as well.
Gerry Cott was born in Dublin, Ireland on the 15th of October, 1954, and started playing guitar at 11 years old, after seeing Bob Dylan live. He’s most known for his involvement in The Boomtown...
Gerry Cott (born 15 October 1954, in Dublin, Ireland) was a guitarist and songwriter with the Irish new wave band, The Boomtown Rats. He left the band in 1982.
