I've literally been waiting all year to post about Vishtèn. I discovered them last April, as part of a collaboration they did with The East Pointers. I posted it anyway, in April, but also, I went on a discovery of their music.
What I found was a fantastic folk band from Prince Edward Island whose music was heavily rooted in Acadian traditions. The Acadian culture is a minority primarily based in New Brunswick, whose language can only be best described as "Frenglish". Because of this, Vishtèn is primarily seen as a Francophone group... but they are so much more than that.
We'd be remiss if we didn't mention vocalist Pastelle LeBlanc - the primary vocalist on this song - passed away in 2022 after a battle with breast cancer. Her voice is certainly missed, and this is a song that shows you why.
Here is the band live in 2020 - playing a small hall in PEI - and you can see the chemistry the three had (after all, Pastelle, her partner and her sister were the band). Their sound is both bright and folky.
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