PEI singer songwriter’s moving tribute to the returning soldiers from Afghanistan was inspired by a trip to entertain the troops in the field of battle
Lennie Gallant singing “Wounded” at Harmony House, Hunter River PEI
Lennie Gallant was moved by the courage and the danger our troops faced when visited Afghanistan on a troop entertainment tour.
He also came face to face with the men and women who return from Afghanistan with visual and hidden wounds from war.
That experience affected Lennie deeply as he came to realize it a small way the men and women suffer when then come home to Canada. In honor of these veterans with disabilities, Gallant along with J.T. Harding wrote Wounded. Some of their wounds are obvious but some are deeper inside.
Gallant captures the real lives of our veterans in his touching song, which is his strength.
I was fortunate to be able to video this performance on my small camera at Harmony House Theatre in Hunter River PEI during Rendezvous Rustico, July 2009.
“Wounded” is one of the 14 songs on “If We Had A Fire” released in 2009.
The CD has some of Lennie Gallant’s best work including Wounded, the title song. “Tell Me A Ghost Story” and “Before We Sell This Car”.
Lennie Gallant – “Before We Sell This Car”
You can hear the studio version of Wounded on Lennie’s Reverbnation site along with the lyrics. For more about Lennie Gallant see his Official website and Wikipedia.
Lennie Gallant has received many awards including Junos and East Coast Music Awards. In 2003, Lennie was inducted into the Order Of Canada.
“Gallant has garnered much respect for his hard-hitting songs chronicling the lives of people dealing with tremendous adversity and serious issues.
Songs like “Peter’s Dream,” “Island Clay,” “Man of Steel” and “The Hope for Next Year,” articulate the feelings of many caught up in desperate situations beyond their control, and at the same time celebrate the beauty of lifestyle and landscape with their strong poetry and stirring narratives.”
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