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NEWS RELEASE 2012 Ottawa Folk Festival one for the record books Tuesday, September 11, 2012 Festival organizers today announced unprecedented attendance numbers for the 19th edition of the Ottawa Folk Festival, with 25 to 30 thousand music fans showing up for the five-day event, doubling last year’s audience. This does not include the free programming,Continue reading →

NEWS RELEASE Ottawa Folk Festival deemed a great success Congrats to Galaxie Supernova Award winners Gordie Mackeeman and His Rhythm Boys! Monday, September 10, 2012 From the opening note of the National Anthem by Arthur McGregor (of the festival’s founding sponsor the Ottawa Folklore Centre) to the closing tunes of Bon Iver, the line-up wasContinue reading →

For immediate release Ottawa, July 26, 2012 – Ottawa Folk Festival organizers today announced a new partnership with TELUS. As presenting sponsor, TELUS will be joining forces with a much-loved Ottawa music festival that has been a mainstay in the local community for the last 18 years. “We’re very happy to welcome TELUS aboard,” saidContinue reading →

For immediate release Ottawa, June 11, 2012 – Ottawa Folk Festival organizers today announced yet another world-class act in an ever-growing line-up of music icons. Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac fame has been confirmed to appear at the festival on September 7 at 9:30 p.m. When Lindsey Buckingham joined Fleetwood Mac in 1975, he helpedContinue reading →

MEDIA ALERT What:  Ottawa Folk Festival programming adjustment; Where:  Hog’s Back Park, FALLS STAGE When: Saturday, August 27, 2011 @ 9:30 a.m. Who: Lazybones will be performing in place of J Mascis Why: Due to travel difficulties in the United States caused by Hurricane Irene, J Mascis will be replaced on the Falls Stage atContinue reading →

Ottawa Folk Festival offers great music and so much more For immediate release Ottawa, August 16, 2011 — Ottawa Folk Festival organizers today confirmed that this year’s  festival will offer music fans of all ages an opportunity to learn to play a musical instrument, join a choir, sit in on an Appalachian jam session, stopContinue reading →

Latest addition to Ottawa Folk Festival line-up announced Ottawa, June 14, 2011 – Ottawa Folk Festival organizers today announced the addition of yet another world-class act to their already formidable line-up! Thurston Moore has been confirmed to appear in the picturesque setting of the festival’s FALLS STAGE on Sunday, August 28. Although a key memberContinue reading →

OFF screening of PHIL OCHS: THERE BUT FOR FORTUNE on June 14th! The Ottawa Folk Festival presents, in conjunction with RavenLaw and the Ottawa Folklore Centre, an exclusive screening of Kenneth Bowser’s documentary, PHIL OCHS: THERE BUT FOR FORTUNE. To learn more about Phil Ochs, see our press release. Following the film, there will be a celebrationContinue reading →

For immediate release Ottawa, March 8, 2011 — Ottawa Folk Festival organizers today announced plans to add a day to the 18th edition of the annual event. There will also be a physical move to a new festival site. This means that the 2011 Ottawa Folk Festival will become a four-day event, running from Thursday, AugustContinue reading →

Dancing between the raindrops: Ottawa’s die-hard folkies and the bands they love still found a way to soak up… Ottawa Citizen – 22 August 22 2010 Home-grown talent shines at FolkFest: More area musicians staying, becoming part of thriving music scene… Ottawa Citizen – 15 August 2010 Folk Fest begins bold new era: The OttawaContinue reading →