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Driving By Candlelight

by Dan Frechette & Laurel Thomsen

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    As with their previous three albums, in their fourth release, Dan and Laurel ponder contemporary subject matter with vintage sensibility, featuring diverse guitar styles, dynamic violin and viola arrangements, well matched vocal harmonies, and nods to a range of Roots genres.

    Album packaging includes liner notes and lyrics.

    Songs included:

    1. The Lucky One (3:39)
    2. American Refugee (3:46)
    3. Morning Time Lovers Waltz (2:24)
    4. The Druid And The Fawn/The Landlord's Brother/Petting Zoo (4:49)
    5. When You Come My Way (3.33)
    6. Jester (2:57)
    7. The Seeds That You Won’t Sow (2:30)
    8. Back From Heaven (4:23)
    9. To Keep You Company (3:12)
    10. The Crow Flies High (3:41)
    11. Ragtime Baby (3:18)
    12. Mandolino Waltz (4:31)
    13. New York City Sundance (4:23)

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1.
After all of his work was ploughed into the dirt He began to drift to times when his every whim would flirt with the impossible the dream of knowing there's a way to look upon the moon and the stars and the dawning of the day You can follow him and hope you'll be the lucky one In your forefathers footsteps the lucky one and hope whenever there's a chance that you can repay the debt their inspiration left to help you find your way. He didn't have to show you the trail he blazed for you making his mistakes and never knowing what to do mansions never graced his hills but hot sweat graced his brow he used to look upon this world the way that you do now In his time of dying he only asks that you're freed of treachery and doubt and never knowing what you need everywhere you go in life I'm sure he's made the turn and looked upon these times and all the things you never learn
2.
Dark highways stretch for miles Through town's that are all gone Ghosts howl through the cracks Where our lives once had grown And fear has a name Clings tight to his mama's side A hungry child in a world that's broken We're all drinking from the same cup Fighting all the way up A dream held tight in effigy I'm an American refugee America the beautiful America the grand America the sand Slipping right from your hand Slipping right from your hand We've traded on our dreams Health, happiness, and homes But corruption makes the rounds Stacking money on every roll There are monkeys writin' rules Building prisons for our kids Squeezing dry our dreamers, cashing in their bets May the road rise up to meet you But faith not make you blind To all the gifts that silence brings To all that comes of making noise And if you find yourself alone Driving by candlelight Open your doors and gather We're all in this together All together/driving by candlelight All together/where our lives once had grown All together/driving by candlelight All together, all together, all together
3.
Morning time lovers awoke neath the dawn beautiful music crept down through the trees maybe someday I will write a true song about a young morning time lover and me You were a stranger when nothing was pretty you sang of devils who played with your mind when I first saw you you put on a sad smile til your beauty touched me these streets were not mine My longing was matched by someone who loved me I sat down yesterday and wrote a new song this is to you my sweet morning time lover The morning time lovers awoke neath the dawn
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5.
When you come my way, baby you'll never be alone. You'll never wake in the night and be on your own. You won't cry the blues for things bad lovers do I won't make you cry and that is why I want to be near you. Your heart shines golden, baby your eyes burn my dreams I go through these days knowing what a gift true love means and I'm open to waiting I want you to call my name when you come my way baby, you'll never be alone. I'm willing to do anything it takes to treat you kind to show you compassion oh it's worth it this time. What you've done for me, baby when you smiled to my eyes. Won't you come my way? Baby, you'll never be alone. Won't you come my way? Baby, you'll never be alone. Won't you come my way? Baby, you'll never be alone.
6.
Jester 02:56
There's no room for the jester in the house upon the hill He wanders through our dreams Not quite what he seems Shadows paint pictures Across a frozen land Clocks tick tock Where beauty never stands Slow down, slow down, Sally Fess up, fess up, Freddie Back down, back down, Billy It's too late when you're dead The jester's counting hours in all the streets below He tries to get a rise Trying to surprise Couples take to marching Gathering more things So many tied together But only by their rings There's no room for the jester In the house upon the hill His picture's fading fast In storybooks of the past To the edge of time we're rovin' We might fall right off the end Exploding like a dream The joy we forgot to spend
7.
Love in the rain walk in the world laugh in the wind all you boys and you girls Time is rolling on no matter how you blow no answers you may find from the seeds that you won't sow You're on your own again with a little bit of time you'll spend it on addiction some downhill road you'll climb just sitting by your lonesome connected to this world a future of regrets all you boys and you girls Think back to those years before this came along you used to cook together and sing all your songs now you share your links and nobody's getting on there's another hour been wasted and another path foregone
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Remember when we used to dance across the water? and we never thought we'd ever fall through? We've always known each other even when we were strangers we washed in each others tears when we were blue I loved you I'm glad I found you in a moment in a lifetime and we kissed beneath the rising sun afraid it was too soon to tell and every chance I had to say I loved you were somehow lost in the disappearing breeze I loved you. I haven't come to visit your familiar tones of home I drifted away not afraid to be alone But I have written you 30 sad letters to keep you company and were written in stone Just like this letter which I sing to you now You may not choose to sing along you may not know how but these words are yours to keep you company I love you.
10.
Storm clouds rage, beyond the land Where people rise, to take a stand But what will come, of all their pleas With wisdom scattered in the weeds Forgotten beauties, remaining seeds The crow flies high Beyond the sky Spirits stand Reach out their hands And who am I When all will die And only land Will weep with sand Our hearts break, for the ones who've gone We come to sing, their final songs But what is death to a soul now free? To live beyond, the memories Remember who we forgot to be In quiet corners, bright lights shine Whispers call us, to align The prayers stream in, from every side In fertile soil to reside In rapture, all our, hearts collide
11.
Ragtime Baby 03:17
Ragtime baby won't you sing for me Ragtime baby won't you sing for me I've been blue and busted out on bluegrass street Ragtime woman I'm cooked and solid gone Ragtime woman left me here to sing a song She's gotta hit me with progress hit me with a bill when I pull out my money she'll go straight for the kill I got 20 years on the kids you'll kiss for free I got open holes in the legs of my old blue jeans I can't go on living like this adding to the list everyday of fun I've missed She'll pull my lucky card and we'll hit the town there's lonely times whether or not you're settled down better to be sane better to be free don't need no tedious company
12.
It's a New York City sundance. I was breathing all the air. It's about time I got the world out of my hair. The Gods they must be crazy because I've been sending it to the sun. This feeling that I'd hoped someday to become someone. But you can call me friend buddy it better feel that way. I'm young inside and I'm living no lies loving something with my faith. My peace is all that I have. I'm steering clear of the dark. I was watching the wheels on fire while I lit my spark. Everywhere I was hungry and everywhere I was free. I was inside paying homage to the insider in me. I saw this whole world dying as I watched that sundance crying on the field. It's a New York City sundance. It's a New York City morning. It's a New York City sundance. Watch the wheels slowing down.

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This album would not be possible without the generous help of 128 Kickstarter supporters and the loyal fans and friends who attend house concerts and other performances. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for supporting us as we create and share our music through recordings and live performances.

Special thanks to our family, friends, and fans, especially Ken and Anna Thomsen, Agnes Frechette, Rich and Connie Hamon, Mari Lynch, Rachel Goodman and Steve Coulter, Hilary and Drew McSherry, Shannon and Will Warto, Sahra Baker, Ina and Piet Visser, Tania Elizabeth, Jim Hutzler, Michelle Murillo, Johnny and June Coha, Chris Pouls, Martin Dehmler, Alison Yakel, Vincent Lowe, Toby Gray, Aimee Bolter Campbell, Paul Logan, Jeff King, John Weier, Darin and Tracy Wright, Patrick Casey, Paula DeLorenzo, Jon and Jessie Roberts, Kathy Sund, Mark and Joan Giles, Dale Jones, Helen Russo, Mark Foster, Denison Golden, John Willson, Flynne Morris, John Shobe, Richard Bohn, and Anders and Tina Andreassen.

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released October 6, 2018

Produced by Dan Frechette and Laurel Thomsen.
Engineering, recording, and mixing by Justin Mayer, Bear Creek Recording Studio, Bonny Doon, California.
Mastering by Jamie Sitar, Outta Town Sound, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Photography by Jim MacKenzie.
Graphic design by Mike Latchislaw.
Manufacturing by Dan Shnier, Ironstone Technologies, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Dan Frechette - lead and harmony vocals, six- and twelve-string acoustic guitars, harmonica, lap slide guitar, ukulele, banjo ukulele, autoharp.
Laurel Thomsen - lead and harmony vocals, violin, viola.
Jimmy Norris - drums and percussion.
Stan Poplin - double bass
Tim Osmond - banjo on “The Seeds That You Won’t Sow.”
Justin Mayer - mellotron on “Back from Heaven.”
Shanti - dove coo on “Ragtime Baby.”

All guitar arrangements created by Dan Frechette.
All violin/viola arrangements created by Laurel Thomsen.
All songs ℗ and © 2018 by Dan Frechette and Laurel Thomsen, SOCAN/ASCAP.
All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.

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Dan Frechette & Laurel Thomsen Bonny Doon, California

Meeting in 2012 via a chance YouTube sighting and fueled by a once-in-a-lifetime musical chemistry, Canadian-American duo Dan Frechette and Laurel Thomsen are “prodigious players with songwriting that sets them apart.” With soaring violin, diverse guitar styles, compelling storytelling, a dash of harmonica and humor, and unique vocal rapport they deliver a dynamic, engaging, polished performance. ... more

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