Organizers of Ottawa’s CityFolk music festival today announced the lineup for a virtual festival they are staging in lieu of their annual outdoor event, due to the ongoing pandemic.
Robert Plant closes CityFolk Festival
A week ago legendary rock and roller Robert Plant and his Sensational Space Shifters closed out 2019’s Ottawa City Folk Festival.
CityFolk Festival Night 3: Leon Bridges, David Wiffen Tribute
Saturday night, the third night of Lansdowne’s CityFolk Festival, brought a wide variety of acts sure to please lovers of all variations of folk music. Musicians and concert-goers young and old showed up to the festival, sharing an experience clearly capable of transcending generations.
CityFolk Festival – 90s Nostalgia Fills Night Two
Friday night was more than alright at Lansdowne for the second evening of CityFolk Festival. The late summer, yes mid-September is technically still not fall, concert series has been steadily growing since its move to the Glebe’s Great Lawn and this edition seemed extraordinarily well attended.
City Folk Festival – Larkin Poe Steal the Show
This past Thursday, Orville Peck, The Once, Lucinda Williams, Larkin Poe and The Strumbellas fired up day one of Ottawa’s 25th City Folk Festival.
CityFolk announces an amazing line-up for September with Robert Plant, Summersault, Leon Bridges and more…
CityFolk festival organizers today announced the initial line-up for their 2019 program.
The Decemberists Bring Their Somber Sounds to Ottawa to close out CityFolk
This year’s CityFolk Festival wrapped up on a high note, with a well attended evening of agreeable weather and positive mellow vibes. Internationally respected and appreciated marquee talent The Decemberists were the main stage headliners, supported by a plethora of talents that notably included Terra Lightfoot and Whitehorse among others.
Hozier, Michael McDonald and More Help Us Groove on Saturday night at CityFolk
Before we get too deep into this review, I have a personal bias I feel might be worth admitting. I’ve been eager to see Hozier perform live for a number of years and personally believe that his debut album was one of the best mainstream commercial releases of the last five years.
CityFolk kicks off with rock royalty as Steve Earle brings Copperhead Road to Ottawa
It was an unseasonably warm Wednesday night, for mid-September, in Ottawa but that didn’t stop the crowds from heading down to Lansdowne park for the kick off of the annual CityFolk festival to catch the iconic Copperhead Road album performed live by Steve Earle himself as part of it’s 30th Anniversary.
