Tag: Ottawa

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Steve Poltz announces his return to his Canadian roots with an extensive 17-date spring tour across Eastern Canada, kicking off April 15. The...

“The eagle has landed,” read an email that Dr. James McGowan received in his inbox last month. The eagle, a $60,000 Bösendorfer concert grand piano,...

The annual Christmas market represents one of the redeeming events of Ottawa’s harsh, snowy winter season. Your car might have almost slipped off the...

The timeless beats of Fleetwood Mac, The Cranberries, Jeff Buckley and Mazzy Star find a home in Elizabeth Royall’s sound, while spreading awareness about...

We all have our preferences when it comes to musical genres, and plugged-in blues is generally not one of mine. But every now and again...

Glenn A. Johnson releases his songwriter’s anthology Love and Loss: The Songs I Kept, a collection that draws deeply on his Nova Scotia roots...

Ash Ravens doesn’t just play the blues—he lives them, bends them, and invites you to go along for the ride. With the release of...

You know you’re in the presence of a force when someone plays upright bass, harmonica, keys, and cigar box guitar and that’s before they...

GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS TO RELEASE CAUGHT LIGHT LP OCT. 10 Venerable Toronto folk collective Great Lake Swimmers will release their ninth studio album, Caught Light,...

The first Saturday of Ottawa Bluesfest celebrated artists old and new with performances by up-and-comers as well as established professionals. On the RBC Stage, it...