Initially July 12 was supposed to be an off day for me due to prior engagements but schedules changed and suddenly I found myself back at LeBreton Flatts for another night at Ottawa Bluesfest.
Country music takes over Ottawa Bluesfest, again, on Thursday
After a few years with only one or two country acts in the lineup country music has been featured very prominently for the 30th Anniversary year. Thursday night shifted the focus to indie Canadian country on the back stages while rock was alive and well on the main stage.
Beryl dampens the grounds but show goes on as Zac Brown Band returns to Ottawa Bluesfest
The remnants of Hurricane Beryl did a number of the grounds at Ottawa Bluesfest as it entered day 6 causing a slight delay in the venue opening. But mud and threats of more rain only had minor impacts on the crowd and did little to dampen spirits of festival goers in Canada’s capital.
Powerful, emotional, spiritual…Jelly Roll took massive Ottawa Bluesfest crowd to church Tuesday night in his Canadian festival debut!
It’s been a few years since Ottawa Bluesfest had a Tuesday show but this year they made an exception as they landed an artist that was just too big to pass up. That artist was, Jelly Roll, and last night was one of the most powerful, emotional and spiritual journeys I’ve ever been on at a concert.
Maroon 5, Carley Rae Jepson, Tyler Shaw and more deliver for biggest crowd yet at Ottawa Bluesfest Sunday
It was another hot one at LeBreton Flats in Ottawa on Sunday as this year’s largest crowd yet descended on Ottawa Bluesfest for a night featuring Tyler Shaw
Hip-Hop takes center stage for night 3 of Ottawa Bluesfest
Rain was in the forecast, once again, for night 3 of Ottawa Bluesfest as hip hop took over the RBC Stage while Mt. Joy drew a solid crowd on the River Stage.
Hailey Lorne Plays Montreal Jazz Festival
Halie Loren, an international, award-winning jazz-pop singer-songwriter, played an intimate show at Le Studio TD in Montreal as part of the Jazz Festival.
A little bit of country and a lot of rock and roll define day 2 of Ottawa Bluesfest
Although a chance of thunderstorms threatened event goers all night on Friday any storms that popped up stayed far enough away from the festival grounds to prevent a repeat of opening night. A mix of country, blues and rock was on tap for festival goers on Friday night with Nickelback, Warren Zeiders and Noah Cyrus being three anticipated acts.
Wet start didn’t dampen spirits on night one of Ottawa Bluesfest’s 30th Anniversary Edition
Anyone else find it was just yesterday that we were talking about the end of Ottawa Bluesfest 2023? Where did the year go? It’s also been 10 years now since I’ve been covering this event so huge kudos to Joe, AJ, Mark and the entire team behind the scenes for inviting us out every year and giving us the opportunity to showcase this world class event.
Dawn Tyler Watson Plays Montreal Jazz Festivals Blues Night
As a blues fan, catching eye to eye with our Blues Night artist, Juno Award recipient Dawn Tyler Watson, and her seven-piece band at Le Balcon in downtown Montreal was a magical experience. Dawn lit up the dark room for the Montreal Jazz Festival, happening between June 27 and July 6, 2024.
