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Dwayne Cote was born on November 20th, 1969 and grew up in Grand Greve, Richmond County, in Nova Scotia. His mother Gladys Stone Cote, who continues to reside in Grand Greve, was a renound dancer, instructor and performer in the Maritimes in the 70's, and mid 80's. His father is Gordon Cote, a celebrated Celtic fiddler who in recent years performed with Bobby Brown and the Cape Breton Symphony.
Dwayne has been performing since the age of four, entertaining audiences with his guitar and violin skills. His first professional debut was at the age of twelve, as a guest soloist with the Cape Breton fiddler's association at the Rebecca Cohn, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
At the age of fourteen, he performed with a musical group of young individuals, "The New Generation." This group of twelve focused on Celtic music and other members of the group included, Natalie MacMaster and Lucy MacNeil of the Barra Macneils. This group played before the pope in 1985 to critical acclaim.
During the late 80's and early 90's, he performed on television and radio with such celebrated performers as John Allan Cameron, Graham Townsend, Jerry Holland, and Dave MacIssac, to name just a few.
His international musical performances included guest appearances at the University of Cork in Ireland, the Juhmarah Resort in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates and many cities in the United States.
Dwayne Cote is deemed to be one of the most unique violinist, and fiddlers in Atlantic Canada. He uses a distinct classical tone, that he has developed through proffessional exposure and his own initiative through self education. In short his musical tones are imimitable and seldom forgotten.
Steven Peterson of the Halifax Chronicle Herald in his review of Dwayne's performance with the Symphony Nova Scotia, described his tone as "unusually sweet and singing, and his use of upper position, vibrato, expressive slides, double stops and octave voicing go far beyond tradition fiddle playing styles." Most of all, Dwayne warms the heart of listeners with his gentle heartedness wich speaks to you through his violin.
(Dr. J.C.M Janssen, December 4th, 2000)
