Ottawa FolkFest

What to see and when to see it Photo by Eva Rinaldi (CC) RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest (July 3–13): According to Billboard, Bluesfest is one of the top 10 music festivals in the world. As Ottawa’s landmark summer event, music fans come together to watch countless artists from a variety of genres including country, pop, …

Vampire Weekend get their groove on at FolkFest Photo courtesy of Rebecca Potter WHEN I VENTURED out to the Ottawa Folk Festival for Vampire Weekend’s Sept. 5 show, I owned 12 of their songs. As I write this just 15 hours later I own every song they’ve ever released. You could say they made an …