Joyce MacPhee, a member of the original Steering Committee, wrote a history of the festival beginning with its inception. The history recounts the Festival’s roots and provides a synopsis of each year. Rachel Hauraney kindly assisted with the write-up for 2010, and Lynn Haggarty generously wrote the synopsis for 2011. Read on to get a taste of the Festival’s flavour and relive some of its most wonderful moments.
Ottawa Folk Festival History – 1994 to 2011




