Ten Strings and a Goat Skin was a Canadian folk music group from Rustico, Prince Edward Island,"P.E.I.’s Ten Strings and a Goat Skin and Rose Cousins look back on the year that was". The Guardian (Charlottetown), January 4, 2018. who performed traditional Celtic and Acadian folk music, in English and French."Ten Strings and a Goat Skin ready to rock the Coast". The Advocate, April 2, 2018.
The band's members were Rowen Gallant (vocals, fiddle, tenor banjo, and viola), Jesse Périard (guitar, vocals, and pump organ), and Caleb Gallant (bodhran, foot percussion, snare, cajon, vocals, clawhammer banjo)."Island band gives final P.E.I. concert before indefinite break". CBC News Prince Edward Island, March 7, 2018.
History The band was formed when the members were in high school. Rowen and Caleb Gallant are the nephews of folk musician Lennie Gallant."Ten Strings and a Goat Skin — and an ECMA trophy". CBC News Prince Edward Island, April 30, 2017.
They released their debut album, TRI, in 2011."Ten Strings and a Goat Skin". Balade à Toronto. The album won the Music PEI Award for Roots Traditional Recording of the Year, and was an East Coast Music Award nominee for Roots and Traditional Group Recording of the Year, in 2012."PEI band Ten Strings And A Goat Skin bringing trad stylings to Okanagan". Kelowna Capital News, November 3, 2016.
In 2013, they followed up with Corbeau."All in the musical family for Ten Strings and a Goat Skin". Calgary Herald, January 15, 2015. The album won the East Coast Music Award for World Music Recording of the Year, and received a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for Young Performer of the Year at the 9th Canadian Folk Music Awards.
Their third album, Auprès du poêle, was released in 2016."Ten Strings and a Goat Skin: Canadian Folk Fusion". WUWM, August 19, 2016. The album won the East Coast Music Award for Roots/Traditional Recording of the Year, received several Canadian Folk Music Award nominations at the 12th Canadian Folk Music Awards including Traditional Album of the Year, Traditional Singer of the Year (Rowen Gallant) and Pushing the Boundaries,"Canadian Folk Music Awards Reveal 2016 Nominees". Exclaim, September 21, 2016. and was a Juno Award nominee for Traditional Roots Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2017."Young P.E.I. band runs away with 4 Canadian Folk Music nominations". CBC News Prince Edward Island, February 7, 2017.
They toured extensively throughout their career, including performances in Canada, the United States, Europe and Australia."Fit for a king: P.E.I. band Ten Strings and a Goat Skin to perform for Swedish royalty". CBC News Prince Edward Island, February 12, 2017. In 2018, they announced that following tour dates in Australia and Louisiana, the band would be going on hiatus.
Recordings 2011 – TRI 2013 – Corbeau 2016 – Auprès du poêle
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