Who Is Bill Colgate?

Bill Colgate is a bar band singer turned successful actor turned critically lauded and award winning singer/songwriter. In 2002 Bill won 2nd Grand Prize Overall in the USA Songwriting Competition.

His winning entry, Let It Be There, was chosen from over 32,000 songs. It is featured on his debut CD, when dinosaurs ruled the earth.

Bill is currently exercising his actor muscles (a.k.a. William Colgate) in a one-man show he has created (along with a great deal of help from William Shakespeare) entitled "Shakespeare: A Most Rare Vision or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love The Bard". He is also co-artistic director of Muskoka Players with his wife Joan Bendon.

You can purchase Bill's music by visiting the Music Page of this website.

Awards & Nota Bene

2nd Grand Prize Overall USA Songwriting Competition

1st Prize Gospel USA Songwriting Competition

5th Place Gospel/Inspirational Category John Lennon Songwriting Contest

Finalist Mountain Stage NewSong Festival.

Bill has showcased in New York City at The Red Lion in Greenwich Village and in Nashville at the world famous Bluebird Café

Bill's song "The Other Woman" was used in the film Landslide starring Anthony Edwards and Joanna Cassidy and was also recorded by Liz Tansey for her debut CD "What I Want"

Bill's song "Not Another Song About The Rain" was recently recorded by Steve Goldberger for his latest CD "The Goldberger Variations"