Here’s a great video we just got from the folks at Elixir Strings.  Ever wonder why strings lose their tone as they get played?  Find out why and how a coated string might help you.  

Join us on Saturday, March 24, 2:30-4:30 for an open tunings exploration with one of Canada’s finest roots-focused guitar players, Michael Jerome Browne. Whether he’s gliding a slide across his national guitar, pulling his bow over the fiddle strings to play a lively Cajun waltz, or frailing away on his gourd banjo Michael’s passion and virtuosity always [...]

  The Ottawa Grassroots Festival (OGF) is excited to announce that the date for their first annual mini-folk festival has been set for Saturday April 28, 2012. The festival (OGF) is an annual family-oriented celebration of folk music, dance and other participatory arts. The event will take place inside the Royal Canadian Legion, 330 Kent St. [...]

The Ottawa Folklore Centre is honoured to have the legendary Roddy Ellias join our teaching staff this February 2012! Roddy is the proverbial “teacher of teachers”, and it’s difficult to find anyone in the guitar and music education business in Canada who hasn’t sat down for lessons with this fine musician, or been influenced by [...]

A brand new year with brand new beginnings. Why not make it a musical one.
Dust off that guitar/fiddle/saxophone in your closet and get taking classes.
Need an instrument? We have a bunch of rentals available and new instruments at great prices.

Our teachers are friendly, experienced, and absolute professionals at helping you find your musical voice.

Contact our school of music to get signed up today!