Pat Robitaille (born 1986) is a Canadian folk rock musician.
Pat Robitaille | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 15, 1986 |
| Origin | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Folk rock |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | None |
| Members | Pat Robitaille |
Early life edit
Robitaille was born and raised in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He grew up listening to the Motown soul and gospel music from bordering Detroit, Michigan.[1]
He was given his first guitar when he was 11 years old.[2] Despite being close to graduation, he left high school at age 16 to focus on his music career.[3]
Career edit
Robitaille has independently released four full-length albums and several EPs. One of his music videos reached the #1 spot on MuchMoreMusic's Daily Top 10 countdown.[2] He has played hundreds of shows, performed at the Mariposa Folk Festival and the Hillside Festival.
His first record sold about 10,000 copies.[3] He released his second album, Summer of Love, in 2007. The Windsor Star's reviewer called him "raw talent in the making", and wrote, "at the root of each song is a guy and his guitar, and Robitaille has the smoky voice and sense of melody to hold your attention."[4]
In September 2008, he released Two Forty Eight (the title comes from his house address) to a strong consensus of positive reviews. He recorded the album at home, using GarageBand.[1]
His album Change was released in September 2010.[5] Exclaim! magazine described it as "a well conceived, albeit poorly executed, collection of songs, featuring a man with a golden voice."[6]
Robitaille took a break from his solo career in 2012, returning to his home town of Windsor, Ontario. Here he formed the band The Walkervilles (named after a neighbourhood of Windsor) with members of the folk band Michou.[7] The Walkervilles include Robitaille on vocals and guitar, Mike Hargreaves on bass, and Stefan Cvetkovic on drums.[8]
Discography edit
Albums edit
- Acoustic EP (March 21, 2006)
- Summer of Love (June 5, 2007)
- Two Forty Eight (September 2008)
- Change (September 2010)
References edit
- ^ a b Schneider, Jason (January 8, 2009). "Singer has seen the light: Pat Robitaille has come a long way in a short time", The Record, p. F4.
- ^ a b (August 24, 2011). "Entertainment: Weekend Line-up: Pat Robitaille Band", Windsor Star, p. E12.
- ^ a b (May 2, 2008). "Focus on indie: Pat Robitaille Archived 2014-09-06 at the Wayback Machine", SooToday.com. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
- ^ Chen, Dalson (June 4, 2007). "CD Breakdown: Pat Robitaille – Summer of Love", Windsor Star, p. A5.
- ^ Shaw, Ted (September 9, 2010). "Songwriter returns home for Change Archived 2016-03-24 at the Wayback Machine", Windsor Star. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- ^ Sylvester, Daniel (November 22, 2010). "Patrick Robitaille: Change", Exclaim!. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
- ^ Finch, Patrick (September 6, 2012). "Pat Robitaille returns home, finds his soul", The Record. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
- ^ (August 24, 2013). "TD Music Stage Entertainers", Windsor Star, p. H6.