Young acoustic power trio, Ten Strings And A Goat Skin from Canada’s Prince Edward Island are transforming tradition with vigour, curiosity and sparks of goofy humour.
They’re inviting a new circle of listeners with their latest album Auprès du Poêle (“Around the Wood Stove”) to a sometimes moody, sometimes high-energy set of original and traditional songs. Expanding on the Scottish and Acadian roots of PEI’s traditional music, Ten Strings And A Goat Skin weave old-school Maritime, Franco-Canadian, Breton, Irish, and Scottish tunes with wickedly current grooves and clever quirks, flirting with indie’s best moments.
This bilingual Prince Edward Island trio led the country in 2016 landing four Canadian Folk Music Award nominations for their album Auprès du Poêle. 2015 East Coast Music Association award winners, the group continues to gain interest and momentum with international festival bookings, feature articles and billboard chartings, indicating this young bilingual group is hitting it's stride.
"A polished, barrel-drum tight, rhythmically innovative and wildly entertaining traditional music powerhouse." is how the Guardian describes Jesse Périard and brothers Caleb and Rowen Gallant who seemingly ignite onstage.
Ten Strings And A Goat Skin will continue touring in 2017/2018 through the U.K., France, the U.S., Denmark and Canada.