Vishtèn

{{Short description|Canadian folk music group}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Vishtèn

| background = group_or_band

| image = Vishten (48764662441).jpg

| caption = Vishtèn performs at the Library of Congress in 2019 Left: Pastelle LeBlanc, Center: Pascal Miousse, Right: Emmanuelle LeBlanc

| image_size = 250

| genre = folk/trad Acadian celtic

| years_active = {{Start date|2004}}–present

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| website = https://vishten.net/

| current_members = Emmanuelle LeBlanc
Pascal Miousse

| past_members = Pastelle LeBlanc (†)

}}

Vishtèn is a Canadian folk music group from Prince Edward Island and the Magdalen Islands, whose style is rooted in Acadian music.[https://www.acadienouvelle.com/arts-et-spectacles/2019/01/08/vishten-debarque-a-moncton-avec-son-nouveau-spectacle/ "Vishtèn débarque à Moncton avec son nouveau spectacle"]. Acadie Nouvelle, January 8, 2019. 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.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-vishten-pastelle-leblanc-1.6415076 Pastelle LeBlanc, part of P.E.I. folk trio Vishtèn, has died 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.[https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/shawn-mendes-and-the-weeknd-lead-the-2019-juno-nominations-1.4992669 "Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations"]. CBC Music, January 29, 2019. The band includes instruments such as fiddle, electric guitar, accordion, mandolin, whistles, jaw harp, foot percussion and bodhran.[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/11/vishten-horizons-review-acadian-folk-productions-takashoun "Vishtèn: Horizons review – searching and energising Acadian folk"]. The Guardian, January 11, 2019.

Horizons also won several awards from Music PEI, including best francophone artist, group recording and roots traditional recording.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-vishten-nominated-juno-award-1.4997447 "Vishtèn nominated for Juno Award"]. CBC News Prince Edward Island, January 29, 2019. In 2018 they also collaborated with Joseph Edgar, Robin-Joël Cool, Wanabi Farmeur, Lisa LeBlanc, Caroline Savoie, and Édith Butler on the album Grand tintamarre ! - Chansons et comptines acadiennes, which won the Canadian Folk Music Award for Children's Album of the Year at the 14th Canadian Folk Music Awards.[https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2018/12/03/lynnes-pharis-romero-win-multiple-cfmas "The LYNNeS, Pharis Romero Win Multiple CFMAs"]. FYI Music News, December 3, 2018.