As an accomplished multi-instrumentalist and former Capitol Records-Nashville recording artist Colin Botts has performed on television, radio, and in hundreds of venues, both across the United States and internationally. He has shared the stage with such artists as Bob Dylan, LeAnn Rimes, Randy Travis, Trisha Yearwood, Trace Adkins, Montgomery Gentry, and Big & Rich.Music has taken Colin Botts around the world, having studied guitar from gauchos in Argentina, concertina and bouzouki from traditional musicians in Ireland, and fiddle from gypsies while traveling through Romania. In 2013 Colin was awarded a masters degree in Irish Traditional Music Performance from The University of Limerick, Ireland.Colin Botts is a passionate and dedicated teacher and has had the privilege to teach and lecture in a variety of settings, from university classrooms to private lessons, as well as music camps and festivals.