You do not have to trek a mountain to say you’ve climbed a hill. 
But it still takes persistence, foresight and will. 
So if I said I need you, would you stay the same?
Would you stoke the fire and bring me in out of the rain.

You do not have to live forever to see through knowing eyes.
But hard times and foul weather will help you realize.
That our time is short here, but love is all we need.
To make friends out of strangers and to paint this life’s masterpiece. 

I once sat in a meadow and asked the wind to reveal.
It’s secret way of moving and how that made it feel.
She said she listens to the sunshine, it tells her where to go.
So I asked the sun for direction, and he said, “boy, how should I know?” 


Knowing Eyes

Will you settle in backwards? Will you settle in strong?
Will you excuse my bad manners and bring me along?

I think we’ve got some good coming, I think enough is enough.
I think that dreamers get stronger when the dreaming gets tough.

It’s when I miss the old buildings, when they start to fall I realize I’ve seen them all.

Well I’ve seen a fortuneteller, and I’ve had my cards read.
But I’ll never see the future until my body is dead.

And I’ve twisted up believers with my floundering ways.
But I’ve satisfied my own keeper with just a little bit of faith.

So I’ll keep on testing the water until I come up dry, and then I swear I’ll never ever give it another try.

Don’t ask me if I’ve been there.
Don’t ask me if you should.
Because I can’t promise anything, and besides, I wouldn’t even know where to look.

Could you do me a favor when you see me down?
Could you tell it to me straight and pick me up off the ground.

I’ve had my share of upsets, but I’ve seen a lot of good.
And that’s what keeps me hungry for doing what I should.

I’ll keep on listening to my father when he says, “stand up tall boy, that’s how you’ll impress them all”.



Impress Them All MP3

From "Southwest Wind" album. Whole album available for download at andrewlaviolette.bandcamp.com

A Little More

Should Have Known Better

From "This Far From Home" album. Whole album available for download at andrewlaviolette.bandcamp.com

Dance Like Old Souls

This Far From Home

"A gifted singer and songwriter. Follow him to see the seeds of an artist bound for highways and stages for years to come".﻿ - Paul Lowenberg, Northern Lights Festival Boreal. 

"He's a little bit Jeff Buckley, a little bit Leif Vollebekk, but mostly he's just fantastic".﻿- Amanda Putz, CBC Bandwidth.

Hailing from Muskoka Ontario, songwriter Andrew Laviolette has been described as "one of Sudbury Ontario's best kept secrets". With 6 years of live performances under his belt, two cross Canada tours and a self-released/self- promoted full-length album "This Far From Home", this young musician has gained the reputation of being a committed songwriter, a captivating performer and a tireless independent Canadian folk troubadour.

Over the years, Laviolette has showcased both his determination as an independent musician as well as his compelling storytelling abilities to audiences across Canada. Whether he’s working on his chops by playing all night for rowdy tavern crowds, sharing the stage with the likes of Doug Paisley, Bruce Peninsula and Geoff "The Whisky Rabbi" Berner at prestigious Canadian music festivals, or entertaining a train full of tourists crossing the country as the VIA Rail On-Board Entertainer, Laviolette grabs and holds his audience's attention with his "give ‘em everything you've got" performances.

During an Andrew Laviolette performance, audience members can expect to become a sort of “travelling companion”. Using his trademark rhythmic finger picking guitar-playing style, Laviolette first paints a musical landscape for his listeners and then transports them, with his pre-song dialogue and his many songs of wanderlust, to somewhere once traveled. It is through this unique traveling experience that listeners are able to revel in the intimate and almost out-of-body nature of an Andrew Laviolette performance.

Recently, Laviolette’s musical accomplishments include two spotlight performances at the 2012 Dawson City Music Festival and a three-week tour that took him from Dawson City Yukon and landed him some three weeks later in Thunder Bay Ontario. Laviolette now currently calls Thunder Bay home and will be spending the winter of 2012/13 working on recording his second album, which will contain new material and is scheduled for a spring 2013 release. Fans can also expect a spring/summer 2013 promotional tour for this new release.﻿﻿

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