Cousin Harley is the rocking hillbilly persona of Paul Pigat, an extraordinary guitarist vocalist and songwriter. Hailing from Vancouver, BC, Cousin Harley has a hard-earned reputation for delivering everything from hot rod rockabilly to foot stomping vintage country and Western Swing.

Cousin Harley’s latest CD, "It's a Sin", is the band's strongest album to date. Paul and the boys burn through 13 tracks of smokin' rockabilly, jump blues, Western Swing and vintage rock 'n roll.

Pigat’s Cousin Harley style is deeply rooted in the playing of Les Paul, CharlieChristian and Link Wray with a modern twist to create a style that is exhilarating in its intensity, yet at the same time fluid and precise. Paul’s creative use of tone and dynamics is a hallmark of everything he plays and his sense of rhythm is both sophisticated and dead on.

An extremely versatile artist, Paul heads four diverse Vancouver bands and is in high demand as a sideman, having recorded and toured with the likes of Neko Case, Ndidi Onkuwulu, Jim Byrnes, Michael Kaeshammer, and Carolyn Mark, and has shared the stage with Taj Mahal, Mae Moore, Lee Aaron, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Joshua Redman, Big Sandy and His Flyrite Boys, Aaron Neville and more.

Paul is joined by Keith Picot on upright bass and Jesse Cahill on drums to create an unstoppable rock 'n roll wrecking crew.

Pigat’s superb talent as a guitarist is matched by his vocal abilities; a warm baritone equally at home singing flat–out rockers and relaxed country swing.

“Pigat is a ballsy; confident vocalist, at home equally with forceful rockabilly, laid back western swing tunes and slow ballads. His lead guitar is stunning and the generous breaks bristle with invention and at times are lightning fast.”
-- Harry Dodds – “Now Dig This” Magazine, UK