Patty’s Pub – 1186 Bank St in Sunnyside Village, Old Ottawa South.  Pub Caroling is a northern Yorkshire tradition of singing ancient 3 and 4 part Christmas songs.  We’ve created our own tradition of singing rare holiday songs and you’re invited!

Beautiful Flemish-style Zuckerman harpsichord for sale. Purchased as a kit in the early 1970′s and lived in the same house ever since. Recently had around $800 refurbishment done by local harpsichord maker. Selling price is $6500.00. Contact Alan Marsden for more info at amarsden@ottawafolklore.com. Comes with matching walnut bench, boxes of parts, extra strings etc…     [...]

Mark Paré for winning our Facebook caption contest. His prize is two free tickets to the ‘Will Ackerman and Friends in Concert for Canada Without Poverty‘ event this Friday September 30, 8:00pm, at the Sanctuary, Dominion-Chalmers United Church. Check our Facebook page for more exciting offers, contests, and sneak previews. Tickets are $35 per person and still [...]

September is our busiest month for lesson sign-ups. If you notice a line up in the front of the store -or- your calls keep heading to voicemail, chances are the school administrator is busy with another sign up.  We do our best to make sure that each sign up is done as effectively as possible. [...]

  The Ottawa Folklore Centre is proud to introduce a new line of instruments: Kejam Percussion. Based in Quebec, this company makes beautiful percussion instruments that sound excellent and behave well in a number of different genres.  In the photo are the djembes and cajons from their All-Wood™ Line.  Swing on by and give them [...]

The OFC, in conjunction with Music for Young Children is offering up space for young, budding artists on Saturdays in September downstairs in the big room. This program is ideal for the 3-8yr old crowd who quite often aren’t ready for the private lesson dynamic. Contact Monique at 613-425-0024 for more info, or to register. Also, [...]