About

Monty Cotton is a cover band for hire in Perth, WA.

Monty Cotton scales from solo, working loops and a stomp box, up to a full big band with brass and keys, and most things in between: duo with double bass or fiddle, trio with drums, or the whole crew of double bass, banjo, fiddle, mandolin and guitar. Popular hits get a bluegrass-flavoured postmodern-jukebox treatment. He's fronted big bands on cruise ships working South America, Asia and the Pacific, sold out rooms at the Edinburgh Fringe, and turned up on The Voice and the Seven Network's Morning Show. Perth based, brings own sound and lighting, and covers wedding ceremonies as well as receptions.

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The show

Monty has fronted big bands as a guest entertainer on cruise ships through South America, Asia and the Pacific, and sold out rooms at the Edinburgh Fringe. He's turned up on The Voice and on the Seven Network's Morning Show. All of which is a long way of saying he's done this in front of every kind of crowd there is, and it shows on the night. Popular hits get reworked into something with bluegrass in its bones, and the room ends up singing and dancing rather than watching politely.

Performance options

The line-up scales to the room. At its smallest it's Monty on his own, working loops and a stomp box like a one man band. Add a double bass or a fiddle for a duo. A trio brings double bass and fiddle, drums or both. At the top end there's the big band with brass and keys, or the supergroup format built on traditional instruments: double bass, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, stompbox and drums. Whichever shape you go with, the treatment stays the same, popular hits reworked in a postmodern jukebox style. Sound and lighting can be provided. Wedding ceremonies are covered as well as receptions.

Insurance and paperwork

Public liability insured

Song list

198 songs

3am - Matchbox 20 500 Miles - The Proclaimers A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash A Little Less Conversation - Elvis A Team - Ed Sheeran Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers All Along the Watchtower - Jimmy Hendrix All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey All Of Me - John Legend All Shook Up - Elvis Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again - The Angels And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda - Eric Bogle April Sun In Cuba - Dragon Are You Lonesome Tonight - Elvis Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing - Chris Isaak Bad Moon Rising - Creedance Betterman - Pearl Jam Beer With Duncan - Slim Dusty Black or White - Michael Jackson Blame It On Me - George Ezra Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Boys of Summer - Don Henley Breakeven - The Script

Monty Cotton