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Local Luthier Spotlight: Bytown Ukuleles

Bytowne Ukuleles

Today’s Local Luthier Spotlight takes a look at Bytown ukuleles, which are handbuilt here in Ottawa by OFC Uke teacher Joel Jacques and Mark Rogers (of B.U.G. fame). Click the thumbnail to learn more about them.

OFC Closed Victoria Day (aka Bonus Practice Day)

OFC Closed Victoria Day

The Ottawa Folklore Centre will be closed this Monday May 20th in observance of Victoria Day. Take your instrument outside and take advantage of an extra practice day! What’s that old Latin saying… “Carpe Praxi Diem”?

OFC Pop Up Concert Video – Weird With Cats

OFC Pop Up Concert Weird With Cats

Last Saturday OFC hosted another Pop Up Concert featuring Weird With Cats. They put on a great show and even the audience got in on the act, singing and clapping along with their infectious folk-pop tunes. If you missed it, click the thumbnail to check out the video of their performance.

This Just In: Used Stonebridge D22SMA Bluegrass Acoustic Guitar

Stonebridge D22SMA Bluegrass Acoustic Guitar.Dreadnought.D22SH.Body2

You may have heard that we recently received a shipment of shiny new Stonebridge Guitars. Well, we just got another one through the door: a used Stonebridge D22SMA Bluegrass Acoustic Guitar. This workhorse of a dreadnought features an aged, high grade solid Sitka Spruce top, solid high grade Honduras Mahogany back & sides, two piece Honduran Mahogany neck, ebony bridge pins with abalone dot inlay, Paua Abalone headstock logo and Schaller nickel tuners.

Now in the Art Gallery: Veronica Keith

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Group Harmonica with Catriona Sturton – Sunday June 2nd

Catriona Sturton

Take your beginning harmonica skills to the next level! In this course, you’ll how to play single notes, types of chords, trills, wails & bent notes and more importantly, what you can do with these skills. Learn a variety of songs to impress your friends, including train songs, folk tunes & 12 bar blues. You’ll receive an intro to the basics of playing harmonica with others people, including what harmonica to pick up when playing with other musicians and ideas on how to improvise.

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Friday Featured E-Store Item

Friday Featured E-Store Item: Larrivee OM02 Acoustic Guitar Larrivee OM02

The Larrivee OM02 Acoustic Guitar features all solid wood construction, Canadian Sitka spruce sound board & bracing, Sapele back & sides, African ebony fretboard & bridge, Canadian maple body binding, three piece mahogany neck, symmetrical X-bracing, dovetail neck joint, rounded Larrivee headstock, white inlaid Larrivee logo, multi strip rosette, chrome tuners w/ 18:1 ratio, ivoroid fretboard binding, traditional Larrivee tortoise style pickguard, microdot fretboard markers, limited lifetime warranty and comes with a hardshell case.

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  • Ottawa Folklore Centre
    1111 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 3X4
    613.730-2887 | 1-800-385-FOLK (3655)
    [email protected]

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  • Monday-Friday  10 am to 9 pm
  • Saturday  9 am to 5:30 pm
  • Sunday  12 pm to 5 pm

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