The Cottars
| The Cottars | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Cape Breton Island, Canada |
| Genres | Celtic |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Website | www |
| Members | |
The Cottars are a Canadian Celtic musical group from Cape Breton Island formed in 2000. The group's current members are Ciarán and Fiona MacGillivray, Bruce Timmins, and Claire Pettit.
The Cottars began in late 2000 when Ciarán and Fiona MacGillivray of Albert Bridge, Nova Scotia joined with Rosie and Jimmy MacKenzie of Baddeck, Nova Scotia to form a band.
In 2001, they released their first CD, Made In Cape Breton, on Warner Music. The disc, with their single, a cover of Tom Waits's "The Briar and the Rose", showcased John McDermott's vocals along with Fiona's in two duets. In 2003, they won the New Group of the Year award at the 2003 East Coast Music Awards. The members were each individually nominated for a Gemini Award in the same year in the category of Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series for their performances at the 2003 East Coast Music Awards.
In 2004, the Cottars released their second CD, On Fire, for which they won the Best Roots/Traditional Album award at the 2005 East Coast Music Awards.
The group's third CD, Forerunner, was released on Rounder Records in January 2006, and was their first release in the U.S. It contained two new Tom Waits covers; "Georgia Lee" and "Hold On". In January and March 2006, the Cottars went on a tour of the US with The Chieftains which included a performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City, where they performed with Elvis Costello.
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