Photo Memories of Grassroots 2024

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Lynn Miles and The Tumbleweeds playing Thursday of the Ottawa Grassroots Festival at Irene's Pub
Alison Bowie speaking about the festival at Irene's, flanked by Lynn Miles and The Tumbleweeds
Rory Taillon singing his heart out at First Unitarian, in front of the beautiful windows that make up the church backdrop, around dusk
Rory Taillon singing during sunset indoors at First Unitarian Church
Charlie A'Court tells a story on stage at the Friday show of OGF 2024
Charlie A'Court singing to close out the night, celebrating folk music in Ottawa!
The crew is ready for the music to start at at Irene's Pub
A happy festival-goer at Irene's pub
A familiar view of the bar at Irene's Pub, a little place to get a beverage or order some food while the music is going on in the back of the pub
Christine Graves on stage smiling (with the Bakertilly sponsor banner in the background)
A guitarist on stage at Irene's Pub
Michael Ball plays fiddle on stage at Irene's Pub
Mary Gick singing as she takes a break from playing the banjo
A beautiful fiddle image in the daylight through a window
Kyle Jordan plays guitar in a school room, about to go on stage with "The Next Best Thing"
Gardening guru Ed Lawrence demonstrates the pruning of a tree branch in his daytime workshop
The Fiddleheads (a community music group) play in the Fellowship Hall at First Unitarian Church.
Part of a great CKCU broadcast outdoors, Slo' Tom smiles while holding his guitar
Kristine St-Pierre plays a workshop performance in front of a tapestry made from multi coloured fabric, with many vertical stripes
The four men of the Bytown Sea Shanty Collective sing in The Now Room, and the audience sang along
Chris White & Sid Ameen lead the all-abilities sing-along session, and chris is singing, and cueing a singer from the audience
A performance by The Algonquin College Emerging Stars, wearing red coveralls and a white cape, raising her fist and calling out
Grace and Victoria on stage telling the audience about the silent auction, in support of The Ottawa Grassroots Festival
Chris White, Graham Lindsey, and Peter Bowie stand smiling after Graham (from the Canadian Folk Music Awards) presented Chris and Peter with the Order of Folk for community involvement.
Jessica Pearson and the East Wind perform in front of the beautiful windowed backdrop of the First Unitarian Church
A rousing outdoor performance on the upper deck of the First Unitarian Church, where you can see the beautiful windows behind the performer
The Songwriter's Circle, with Charlie A'Court, Lynn Miles and Rory Taillon, on stage with three guitars, three big smiles, and a grand piano behind for Lynn to hop over if the mood strikes
Graham Lindsey with a beaming smile, playing a beautiful old tenor banjo, getting ready to go on stage with his group "The Next Best Thing"
The Bytown Sea Shanty Collective with their hands raised, and some hands from the audience raised in song too! Way hey!
Michael Ball calls a dance as people twirl, and everyone is smiling!
Jessica Pearson and The East Wind on stage with the full church visible, and an absolutely packed house to hear their beautiful sounds.
Jessica Pearson and her band are out of focus in the background, and a beautiful festival poster by Ottawa's Marc Audet in the foreground. Copies of this are still available!
Connie Kaldor and her band perform in the wonderful space at First Unitarian Church, and on stage you can see the Hobin Architecture sign on an easel. Hobin is the title sponsor of the festival.
Paul Campagne, Gabriel Campagne, Aleksi Campagne, and Connie Kaldor singing a capella at the microphones
A chorus of voices outdoors singing for CKCU's broadcast, on the upper deck at First Unitarian Church
Choir members singing, some in the shade of the overhang and some with sunglasses, all making a beautiful sound!
An introduction for one of the choir's pieces, on a bright and sunny day!
The choir's accompanist plays with singers behind her
Poet, Storyteller, Speaker, and an Algonquin Traditional Teacher Albert Dumont sits on stage at First Unitarian Church
Festival Director Alison Bowie stands on stage with a mic, giving the welcome address to the audience on Saturday morning
Mainstay of the folk community Arthur McGregor stands outdoors by a microphone, holding his guitar ready to play for the CKCU broadcast.
The Ottawa Grassroots Festival banner hangs next to a CKCU banner (you can find them at 93.1 FM in Ottawa, or ckcufm.com), and Chris White is standing next to the railing as their radio programming rolls on through the day
Kristine St-Pierre and her two young colleagues performing a children's show, one in a cardboard and tinfoil rocket, and the other is a NASA control room operator! Kristine has her hands on their backs as they all pose for the photo
A ukulele and a fiddle for the CKCU FM daytime broadcast from the Ottawa Grassroots Festival!
Michael Ball is smiling, standing outdoors with his fiddle, and he's clearly enjoying the festival
An important introduction before the Songwriter's Circle, by Victoria, Grace and one more volunteer. Charlie A'Court and Lynn Miles are on stage, listening
A lovely shot through the window from the inside of the church, seeing the back of Michael Ball's Fiddle and other musicians
Mary Gick playing and singing at Irene's Pub, in front of a festival banner and smiling away!
Lynn Miles sits on stage during the Songwriter's circle at First Unitarian Church, guitar on her lap
Vince Halfhide sings with his wonderfully warm vintage Gibson guitar, smiling as he sings
Michael Ball plays fiddle on stage at Irene's Pub in front of a festival banner that says "Cultivating Creativity and Celebrating Community"
Libby Hortop and Christine Graves singing on stage at Irene's Pub
Irish Millie and Murray playing lively tunes on stage at Irene's Pub for the Sunday of the Ottawa Grassroots Festival