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Recognized by his peers as one of Canada’s best performing songwriters, Lennie Gallant has released twelve albums (10 in English and 2 in French) of original songs which have won him a host of awards and nominations from the JUNOs, Les Prix Eloizes, and The East Coast Music Awards, including 2017 ECMA Entertainer of the Year. His double CD of the 22 songs from his multimedia hit production, Searching For Abegweit, which ran for 140 shows, also won him an ECMA. He was named Canadian Folk Artist of The Year for 2016 and his song Peter’s Dream was voted one of the Top Ten East Coast Songs of All Time. A recipient of the Order of Canada, Lennie is an international touring artist, who has performed all over the continent, in Europe, for the troops in Afghanistan, and at the XXI Winter Olympics. He has toured with Symphony Nova Scotia, Symphony New Brunswick, and with Symphony PEI. His songs have been covered by numerous artists including Jimmy Buffett, The Rankins, and Measha Brueggergosman and have appeared in feature films and TV shows. One of his albums, When We Get There, even went up to the international space station with Canadian Astronaut Julie Payette (now the Governor General of Canada) for the crew to enjoy and orbited the planet 248 times. How about that for high rotation! Fresh on the heels of his 2017 ECMA wins Gallant buried himself in the studio with producer Daniel Ledwell (Jenn Grant, David Miles) to record his new album, Time Travel. In addition to performances from his own stellar band, Jeremy Gallant, Patricia Richard and Sean Kemp, the album features guest appearances by Rose Cousins, Jenn Grant, The Fretless, and The Atlantic String Machine, among others. The new songs have been garnering significant airplay and stellar reviews. The album was recently named one of the Top Ten Folk Albums of the Year alongside Richard Thompson, John Prine and Joan Baez by a panel of Canadian music industry professionals. Lennie Gallant has been involved in numerous charity events, and he recently received the PEI Red Cross Humanitarian of the Year Award for his work and support of many worthwhile causes.
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Lyrics for songs by Lennie Gallant:
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Blood and Salt Water | 213 Views | added by Brannah 4 years ago | ||
Ghosts in this Town | 37 Views | added by Brannah 4 years ago | ||
If These Walls Could Talk | 237 Views | added by Brannah 4 years ago | ||
Marie and He | 78 Views | added by Brannah 4 years ago | ||
Meet Me at the Oasis | 607 Views | added by Brannah 4 years ago | ||
Nothing Makes Sense | 112 Views | added by Brannah 4 years ago | ||
Peter's Dream | 484 Views | added by Brannah 4 years ago | ||
Saying Goodbye to Ron | 155 Views | added by Brannah 4 years ago | ||
Selkie | 320 Views | added by Brannah 4 years ago | ||
Sequoia | 796 Views | added by Brannah 4 years ago | ||
Tales of the Phantom Ship | 1,077 Views | added by Brannah 4 years ago | ||
The Weight of My Guitar | 43 Views | added by Brannah 4 years ago | ||
There's a Storm Comin' | 128 Views | added by Brannah 4 years ago | ||
Time Travel | 37 Views | added by Brannah 4 years ago | ||
We Want Contact | 30 Views | added by Brannah 4 years ago | ||
What Are You Waiting For | 88 Views | added by Brannah 4 years ago | ||
When I Heard You Sing | 199 Views | added by Brannah 4 years ago | ||
Which Way does the River Run | 111 Views | added by Brannah 4 years ago |
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