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rfmcdonaldMy favourite song of Prince Edward Island singer-songwriter Lennie Gallant is "Meet Me At the Oasis," off of his 1998 album Lifeline.
"Lennie Gallant was born in Rustico, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Both his parents sing and his sister is an aficionado of the violin, and his brother Danny forms part of the band Big Tilda. He received his first guitar as a gift at age 13 and wrote his first song in the same year. Gallant performed alongside his family at many community fundraisers as he was growing up. During his teens he participated in a number of bands and duos playing Celtic and folk rock. Alongside his music, Gallant has held a number of jobs and been involved in social activism in the Middle East and Latin America. He draws upon these experiences for his song-writing. Lennie Gallant finds inspiration for his songs in the sea, male-female relationships and times of crisis. Three of his four grandparents’ first language was French, and although Gallant did not hear much French growing up, he has reconnected with these roots through touring and has become one of the foremost proponents of Acadian music."
His music was, not omnipresent, but certainly always there in the background as I moved on from my teenage years to ... well, whatever followed my teenage years. There were some times that were good, then, and this is one of the songs that can pop up whenever I think about those good times.
"Lennie Gallant was born in Rustico, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Both his parents sing and his sister is an aficionado of the violin, and his brother Danny forms part of the band Big Tilda. He received his first guitar as a gift at age 13 and wrote his first song in the same year. Gallant performed alongside his family at many community fundraisers as he was growing up. During his teens he participated in a number of bands and duos playing Celtic and folk rock. Alongside his music, Gallant has held a number of jobs and been involved in social activism in the Middle East and Latin America. He draws upon these experiences for his song-writing. Lennie Gallant finds inspiration for his songs in the sea, male-female relationships and times of crisis. Three of his four grandparents’ first language was French, and although Gallant did not hear much French growing up, he has reconnected with these roots through touring and has become one of the foremost proponents of Acadian music."
His music was, not omnipresent, but certainly always there in the background as I moved on from my teenage years to ... well, whatever followed my teenage years. There were some times that were good, then, and this is one of the songs that can pop up whenever I think about those good times.
