Blue Skies Festival****, July 30 - Aug 1, 2004: Magoo (right), Oh Susanna, Kiran Ahluwalia, Zoë Lewis, Bebop Cowboys, Michael Occhipinti, das macht SHOW, Fred Eaglesmith, many more.

Ottawa Jazz Festival June 24: Hancock-Shorter-Holland-Blade. June 26 Humber Big Band, ****Youssou N'Dour (photo, right)  Jul 2: Béla Fleck and the Flecktones Jul 3: Marian McPartland (Age 86!) WestFest June 12: Jane Siberry, Ember Swift, Adrienne Pierce Canadian Centenial Choir, May 15, St. Francis of Assissi Church, Mozart, Schubert, etc.

Bruckner's 5th Symphony, May 3, NAC, Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Currie Grey Jazz with Bobby CleallMay 2 2004 Jazz Vespers, All Saints' Westboro CKCU Spring Music Fest, 18 April, 2004 Georgette Fry, Paul Bourdeau, Shane Simpson, James Cohen, Toasted Westerns, Pat Moore Trio, Ragged Flowers - the last two introduced by Laurie-Ann Winterfolk 2 festival, Toronto Jan 31 - Feb 1 2004. Various artists. L-A was an emcee Jane Siberry, Shushan tour****, Dec 20 2003 - Ottawa National Library

 

NAC 4th Stage Nov 22, 2003 Dennis Lakusta, Tony Turner Arrow & loon Nov 1, 2003 Shane Simpson & Lynn Hanson, with Paul Boudreau, and Brian Gladstone Rasputin's Oct 24, 2003 The Ballad of Phil Ochs**** Performed by Zachary Stevenson,singer/guitarist/actor CKCU Ottawa Folk Festival 21-24 Aug 2003 Richard Wood, Dar Williams, David Francey, Mighty Popo, Lynn Miles,Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller, Betty & the Bobs,Zoe Lewis,Ian Tamblyn, Tony Turner, Sonny Ochs, Terry Tufts, The Laws, Arrogant Worms, Jane Siberry, Trout Fishing in America, Festival Choir (incl Laurie-Ann), Finest Kind, Ron Sexsmith, Sarah Harmer Stewart Park Festival, Perth, July 26, 2003 Allen Dobb, Christine Graves, Murray McLauchlan, Sarah Slean, Strings Attached (incl Justin Haynes), Ron Hynes Ottawa Bluesfest, 2003 Jul 12, 2003, City Hall Shane Simpson, Stacey Earle, Anders Osbourne & Chief Monk Boudreau, Luther Wright & The Wrongs, The Henrys, The Chickens, Jim Bryson, Russell Delegation Choir, Dan Ackroyd & Jim Belushi Philip Glass, July 5, 2003, NAC, together with Colin James & Colin Linden, Chocolate Genius, Mary Jane Lamond, Rita MacNeil, The McGarrigles (whole family), Loreena McKennitt, Kendra MacGillivray and Ottawa Composite Pipe Band ****, presented by and in support of Sierra Club of Canada, Atlantic Region and its vital work preserving Nova Scotia coastline environment.

Peter Kiesewalter, Jane Siberry, Rebecca Campbell, 23 Aug 03 Jane Siberry watching at the Rogers Stage, Folk Festival 23 Aug 03

Tom Paxton and Jory Nash  10 Nov 2002 at the National Library Rasputin's Oct 19, 2002 Dennis Lakusta, Lynn Harrison, Brian Gladstone, Tony Turner and others Ottawa Folk Festival****, Aug 23 - 25, 2002 Aug 23: Bill Morrissey, Harry Manx, The Cottars, Colin James & Colin Linden Aug 24: GrooveLily, Lorne Elliott, Nerissa & Katryna Nields, Toronto Tabla Ensemble, Greg Brown, Richard Thompson Aug 25: Terry Tufts, Guy Davis, Garnet Rogers, Melissa Ferrick, The Bill Hilly Band.

Some Bill Hillys & The Cottars at Ottawa Folk Fest 2002

Blue Skies****, Aug 2-4, 2002, including The Wailin' Jennys, The Bill Hilly Band, The Duhks, Aengus Finnan, Alan Gerber, Ian Tamblyn, Terry Tufts, Magoo, Andy Rush, Tom Leighton and the Blue Skies choir, which we were in! Ottawa Tulip Festival, 2002      Tulip Cam May 11 Martina Sorbara, Danny Michel, Sarah Harmer May 12, Siobhan, Zachary Richard May 16, La Bottine Souriante, Barra MacNeils Blue Skies Music Festival****, Aug 3-5, 2001: Aug 4: Stephen Fearing, Jorane Juan Jose Carranza, Groove Lily Aug 5: Washboard Hank, La Corde de Bois, Still on the Hill, Alpha Yaya Diallo, Georgette Fry Band****

Stephen Fearing at Blue Skies 2001

Ottawa Bluesfest, 2001: July 12: James Brown; July 13: Blues Traveler July 14: Anders Osborne ****, Tab Benoit ****, Jumpin' Johnny Sansone, Rev MC Hammer, Ike Turner July 15: Capstone, Daniel Band, Glenn Kaiser, Chris Thomas King, Colin Linden, Richard Bell and Colin James, Maria Muldaur, Li'l Malcolm and the House Rockers, Double Trouble, Little Feat Ottawa Tulip Festival, 2001: May 14: Jim Bryson, The Sadies ****, Buddy and Julie Miller May 16: Bill Frisell May 21: Colin James, the Candidates

Anders Osborne at Bluesfest 2001 on the Luisiana stage

CKCU Ottawa Folk Festival ****, August 26, 2000, where we enjoyed many acts, including Sarah Harmer, Melwood Cutlery, Lucy Kaplansky, Garnet Rogers, Jesse Cook, The Arrogant Worms, F'loom, Lynn Miles, Karen Savoca & Pete Heitzman and Greg Brown. Tony had a lesson on the penny whistle. Blue Skies Music Festival ****, August 4-6, 2000, with many wonderful performers, including Connie Kaldor, Darlene, Willie P.Bennett, Colin Linden, David Francey, Jason Fowler, Martha Wainwright and a surprize appearance for Talk to me of Mendocino by her mother Kate McGarrigle.

Martha Wainwright at Blue Skies 2000

Al Green: Ottawa Bluesfest July 8, 2000 (bought our second low chair) The McGarrigles: Ottawa Bluesfest, July 8, 2000 Five Man Electrical Band: Nepean Days, June 17, 2000 Glen Soderholm: **** Trinity Church, Kanata, June 9, 2000 Jann Arden: June 11, 2000, NAC Deborah Klassen at Kanata Baptist Church, Fri Apr 14, 2000 Chris de Burgh: **** April 8, 2000, Corel Centre, Ottawa The Homeless Men of Montreal: March 24, Dominion Chalmers church (Tony) Bruce Cockburn: March 20, 2000, Centrepointe Theatre, Ottawa

Anna & Kate McGarrigle at Ottawa Bluesfest 2000

• Ben Heppner and the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra + Lena Di Paolo
• The Montreal Jubilation Choir + Susan Aglukark
• Jars of Clay + Michael W. Smith
• Amy Grant + Tracy Dahl, both with Ottawa Symphony Orchestra

****: 4-star performances
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