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Michael Laderoute is a performing songwriter, originally from Arnprior in Ontario's Ottawa Valley. Now located in Toronto. "A River I Know"is his first CD.

He spent many years in high school bands, travelling later and performing in venues from Ontario, to California, Tennessee, Texas and even the Pacific Coast of Mexico. He honed his writing skills in university and in listening to as many songwriters as his brain cells would allow in. A chance trip through the American South exposed Michael to all the great writers from Texas and surrounding areas - Guy Clark, Joe Ely, Townes, Ray Wylie Hubbard. He knew he had found his kindred spirits.

A meeting with Guy Clark after a 1990 Nashville Summer Lights Clark concert turned into an elbow and ear bending session at a nearby tavern where the 2 writers swapped a guitar and some tunes long into the night.

Laderoute continues to write and play in the Toronto area and is planning an extensive tour to support his latest CD, "A River I Know" which is receiving good airplay across Canada and the UK.