Lennie Gallant, an acclaimed East Coast songwriter with sixteen albums and numerous awards, released his first English album in seven years this past June, Shelter From the Storms. The album reflects on the turbulent times we live in while celebrating the human ability to navigate through hardship with community, love and laughter. Gallant’s iconic song “Peter’s Dream” was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and one of his albums even traveled aboard the International Space Station, orbiting Earth 248 times—which Gallant jokes finally gave him “high rotation worldwide!” He has shared the stage with symphony orchestras and numerous artists, including Jimmy Buffett who featured him as a guest vocalist and co-writer on his final album. Lennie also performs with his partner, Patricia Richard, as the Francophone duo Sirène et Matelot. A celebrated humanitarian and storyteller, Gallant was appointed to the Order of Canada, where he was honoured for songs described as “true slices of life delivered with a poet’s flair and a rugged emotional sensibility.”