Neil Cotton & Hawk`s Nest

Neil Cotton & Hawk’s Nest

is a 3 or 4-piece band that performs Country music and good old Rock ’n Roll!

Band Members: (Left to right)

Gary Creary, Neil Cotton, Paul Gardiner, Robert Porter.

Audio Samples:

Mayor Of Old Yonge St.

Bio:

Neil Cotton

Date of Birth: 03/20/46
Education: BSc U of Waterloo, 1969.
Family History: Married 34 years to Wendy (Lehman), 2 children, 1 grandchild.
Former Occupation: Science teacher.
Present Occupation: Having fun (family, music, golf, hockey).

I was raised in the West-end of Toronto. I took my first music lesson ( lap-steel) when I was 8 years old. I enjoyed music but I thought I was going to be a professional hockey player so concentrated on sports while in school.

It wasn’t until I was teaching school that I started to take more of an interest in performing music. I was about 27 at the time. I had always envied those people who could sing and play guitar at campfires etc. To do this was my original goal. I never thought that I would be able to  perform with a band on stage but it eventually happened.

I have played in 3 bands over the years: The Racqueteers, Rebel Hill and most recently Hawk’s Nest. We play in the Toronto-Hamilton Ontario area doing country and rock&roll, both covers and originals.

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