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John Fogerty and sons close Ottawa CityFolk before a Massive ...

At the age of 77, John Fogerty hasn’t lost his touch or his voice. Along with his two sons, Shane and Tyler, John played all of the hits for the enormous crowd that came to see him on the final ...
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Sarah Harmer opens for John Fogerty at the final night ...

Sarah Harmer is on her first tour in 10 years, and the crowd was so happy to see her preforming again. Along with her were two other women, Dani Nash on drums and back-up vocals, and Kelly McMichael on keyboards ...
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Shovels and Rope open the final night of CityFolk 2022

This dynamic duo is made up of Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst who hail from Charleston, SC. Not only are they accomplished musicians, but they are also husband and wife and usually have their two young children with them ...
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Tim Hicks got the crowd singing at CityFolk on night ...

What a great time we had listening to country star Tim Hicks last night at the City Folk Music Festival. The crowd roared with excitement when he did his hit song “Better Beer”. The song compares Canada to the United ...
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R&B star T Pain kept the party going at CityFolk

When I told my 27 year old daughter and her 26 year old boyfriend that I was going to see T Pain and write a review of his show, their mouths dropped wide open. They said that he was “really ...
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JJ Wilde kicks the door off its hinges at CityFolk ...

Jillian Dowding is from Kitchener/Waterloo, ON but her stage name is JJ Wilde. She is a force to be reckoned with. She told Robert Rowat of CBC Music last year that the “professors and voice coaches” from the Performing Arts ...
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The Glorious Sons rock the stage at CityFolk

The Glorious Sons are an incredible band that attracted a massive crowd of young people to CityFolk Music Festival on Friday night.  They sang and swayed along with every song. Formed in 2011 when they signed with Black Box, the ...
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The Blue Stones play CityFolk in Ottawa, opening for the ...

It was rock night at CityFolk Friday night! After Sophia Radisch mesmerized us with her electrifying set, two guys took to the stage. I am not sure I have ever seen a band that only had two members in it. ...
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Night two at CityFolk opened by rocker Sophia Radisch

At only 24 years of age, this young rocker has accomplished a great deal. With two albums under her belt, numerous awards, an author credit in Canadian Musician Magazine for her article entitled “Finding Your Passion,” stage and film credits, ...
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Kathleen Edwards helps to open the CityFolk festival

One of Ottawa’s own, Kathleen Edwards, took the stage last night at the opening of the City Folk Music Festival, which runs for five nights this weekend and next. Ten years ago to the day, she was performing at the ...