Vishtèn

Vishtèn is a Canadian folk music group from Prince Edward Island and the Magdalen Islands, whose style is rooted in Acadian music. 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. 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. The band includes instruments such as fiddle, electric guitar, accordion, mandolin, whistles, jaw harp, foot percussion and bodhran.

Horizons also won several awards from Music PEI, including best francophone artist, group recording and roots traditional recording. 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.

Discography

 * Vishtèn (2004)
 * 11:11 (2007)
 * Live (2008)
 * Mōsaïk (2012)
 * Terre Rouge (2015)
 * Horizons (2018)

Awards and honours

 * East Coast Music Awards (ECMA)
 * 2019 Recording of the year - Folk/Trad for Horizons
 * 2016 Recording of the year - Roots/Trad for Terre Rouge
 * 2013 Francophone album of the year for Mosaïk
 * 2006 Francophone album of the year for 11:11
 * 2002 Media's’ choice
 * Music PEI
 * 2021 Francophone Artist of the year
 * 2021 Livestream of the year
 * 2020 Francophone Artist of the year
 * 2019 Francophone Artist of the year
 * 2019 Traditional recording of the year for Horizon
 * 2016 Francophone Artist of the year
 * 2008 Francophone artist of the year
 * 2008 Album of the year for Live
 * 2008 Traditional group of the year
 * La Société professionnelle des auteurs et des compositeurs du Québec (SPACQ)/ The Professional Society of Authors and Composers of Québec
 * 2015 Édith Butler Prize – Canadian francophonie