Vishtèn

Vishtèn is a Canadian folk music group from Prince Edward Island and the Magdalen Islands, whose style is rooted in Acadian music.[1] The group consisted of vocalists and instrumentalists Pastelle and Emmanuelle LeBlanc, and instrumentalist Pascal Miousse, but Pastelle LeBlanc died of breast cancer in 2022 at age 42.[2][1] The group is most noted for their 2018 album Horizons, which received a Juno Award nomination for Traditional Roots Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2019.[3] The band includes instruments such as fiddle, electric guitar, accordion, mandolin, whistles, jaw harp, foot percussion and bodhran.[4]

Vishtèn performs at the Library of Congress in 2019

Horizons also won several awards from Music PEI, including best francophone artist, group recording and roots traditional recording.[5] In 2018 they also collaborated with Joseph Edgar, Robin-Joël Cool, Wanabi Farmeur, Caroline Savoie, and Édith Butler on the album Grand tintamarre ! - Chansons et comptines acadiennes, which won the Canadian Folk Music Award for Best Children's Album at the 14th Canadian Folk Music Awards.[6]

Discography
  • Vishten (2004)
  • 11:11 (2007)
  • Live (2008)
  • Mōsaïk (2012)
  • Terre rouge (2015)
  • Horizons (2018)

References
  1. "Vishtèn débarque à Moncton avec son nouveau spectacle". Acadie Nouvelle, January 8, 2019.
  2. Pastelle LeBlanc, part of P.E.I. folk trio Vishtèn, has died at age 42
  3. "Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 29, 2019.
  4. "Vishtèn: Horizons review – searching and energising Acadian folk". The Guardian, January 11, 2019.
  5. "Vishtèn nominated for Juno Award". CBC News Prince Edward Island, January 29, 2019.
  6. "The LYNNeS, Pharis Romero Win Multiple CFMAs". FYI Music News, December 3, 2018.


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