Dwayne Côté

Cape Breton

  • Dwayne Côté Shows:

  • Sunday October 7th
    Raising the Roof – Boisdale Volunteer Fire Department
  • Thursday October 11th
    Island Neighbours – United Protestant Church of Sydney River
John Allan Cameron called Dwayne Côté, "The best kept secret in Celtic Music". Dwayne was raised in Grande Greve, Cape Breton in a family deeply rooted in all aspects of Cape Breton, Irish and Scottish music traditions--his mother being a renowned dancer, instructor, and performer and his father is the late Gordon Côté, a celebrated Celtic fiddler/teacher who in recent years performed with Bobby Brown and The Cape Breton Symphony.

Dwayne has been performing since the age of four, entertaining audiences far and wide. He has performed with such celebrated artists as John Allan Cameron, Graham Townsend, Sean McGuire, Buddy MacMaster, Jerry Holland, Dave MacIsaac, to name a few. Dwayne Côté is an accomplished instructor and has taught at many fiddle camps and universities. His international musical performances include guest appearances at The University of Cork, Ireland, The Juhmarah Resort in Dubai the United City of Emirates, and many cities in the United States. Dwayne is also a composer and has more than 200 tunes registered with SOCAN.

Dwayne has many musical influences including Buddy MacMaster, Jerry Holland, and the late Angus Chisholm, Sean McGuire, and Winston Scotty Fitzgerald. Dwayne Côté is deemed to be one of the most unique violinists and fiddlers in Atlantic Canada. In short, his musical tones are inimitable and seldom forgotten.

Dwayne's latest recording is the 2012 collaboration with Newfoundland guitarist Duane Andrews, a follow up to their release in 2010.

2 Responses to Dwayne Côté

  1. Deborah Kerr August 23, 2012 at 12:50 pm #

    It’s so refreshing to see Dwayne going strong and am looking forward to seeing him play again, he is unique and magic exudes him with his sensitivity and beautiful skillful talent ,.. cant say enough about Dwayne, when i think of Cape Breton, his music plays in my head.

    • Devon Strang August 23, 2012 at 1:01 pm #

      Thanks for sharing Deborah. Dwayne is one of the busiest local musicians during festival time. We couldn’t be happier that so many people get to be exposed to his talents!

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