More coming shortly, so please bear with us as our new site expands!
Free videos
OFC instruction and demonstration videos. OFC instructors are the best! Here is a chance to see them in action in a free collection of video instruction and demonstrations. New videos added regularly. Currently available on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/ottawafolklorecentre
Tips & Tricks
Coming soon. Learn cool stuff like how to change your guitar strings, tune your bodhran and more!
Wallpaper
Coming soon. Download some Ottawa Folklore wallpaper for your Mac, PC, laptop, iPod, iPad or mobile phone!
Folk links
Ottawa Folklore Centre deals with some great organizations and people in the Ottawa area. Here are a few :
Brands | Marques
- Hawthorne
Affordable, playable, guitars. - Hohner
Hohner Inc - Larrivée
Premium Canadian Guitars - Stonebridge
Fine Czech made guitars. - Walden
my path. my dream. My Walden. - Washburn
Guitars manufactured in Chicago since 1883. - Zoom
Zoom Sound and Video Recorders.
For Lunch | Pour dîner
- Bridgehead
You call it coffee…we call it banjo fuel. - Cedar and Co Food Market
Take your groceries out or stay in with a Shawarma. - Life of Pie
Delicious Food. Period. - Patty's Pub
A lovely pub that matches ambiance with flavour. - Serious Cheese
A Cheese shop next to a Bouzouki store…you do the math. - Stella Luna Gelato Café
Tasty coffee, lunch, and dessert options. Warning: Addictive! - The Georgetown Pub
Where else do you find a good curry, pint, and open mic?
Friends | Ami(e)s
- Blacksheep Inn
One of the niftiest little venues in town. - Borealis
the best in Canadian Folk Music. - Brantford Folk Club
Brantford Folk Club - Canadian Canoe Museum
A unique national heritage centre that explores the canoe’s enduring significance to the peoples of Canada. - Canadian Folk Music Awards
Canadian Folk Music Awards - Cuckoo's Nest Folk Club
Cuckoo’s Nest Folk Club - Folkwalk
The Folkwalk Hall of Fame - Framed
Artists helping artists! - Millstream Music Production
Home studio of award-winning folk and roots and children’s music producer and engineer, Paul Mills. - National Arts Centre
Performance-Creation-Learning - Old Ottawa South
Between the Bridges - Ottawa Folk Festival
I get OFF - Spirit of Rasputin's
Promoting and Supporting the Folk Music Community of Ottawa - The Black Sheep Inn
The Black Sheep Inn - The Brampton Folk Club
Come sing with them if you’re in Brampton - Wendy's OFCupcakes and fine baking
Incredibly delicious baking available through the Folklore Centre
Performers | Artistes
- Canadian Celtic Choir
Canadian Celtic Choir - Chris Maclean
- Doug McArthur
Long time friend of the OFC. - Eastborough
Eastborough…Starring Folklore Emeritus Stefani Guzman. - Ian Tamblyn
Songsmith, jokester, traveler, and Friend. - Jesse Greene Band
Come find out about the Greene Machine. - Lynn Miles
Ottawa’s own Lynn Miles. - Meredith Luce
Ottawa based Singer, Songwriter, and Graphic Artist Extraordinaire! - The Celtic Rathskallions
School Programmes, Concerts, and More! - The John Henrys
This band includes some OFC teachers and Emeritus. - The Murder Plans
Hip Ottawa based band featuring Folklore staff, alumni, and emeritus. - Thirteen Strings
Snazzy Chamber orchestra from Ottawa. - Washboard Hank
Look kids…it’s Washboard Hank!!
Resources | Ressources
- (BUG) Bytown Ukulele Group
A happenin’ group of Ukesters who meet in Ottawa - CCÉ Ottawa
Promoting traditional Irish Music and Culture around the World. - Folk Alliance Canada
the official Canadian affiliate of the North American Folk Music & Dance Alliance. - Irish Music Ottawa
All of your Irish Music Needs in the National Capital Region. - Irish Society of the NCR
The heart of all things IRish in the National Capital Region. - Northern Blues
Canada’s newest blues label, dedicated to bringing you the best in world class blues. - Ontario Council of Folk Festivals
Fostering and promoting traditional, contemporary and multi-cultural Folk music since 1986. - Oscar Graf Guitars
Fantastic guitars from one of Canada’s premier makers. - Ottawa Blues Society
To foster appreciation, promotion, preservation and enjoyment of the blues in all of its forms. - Ottawa Contra Dance
Contra Dance…it’s what you put into it. - Quality String Repair
Repair Magician Brian Dubbledam - The Gaelic Hour
Broadcasting on CHIN 97.9fm in Ottawa since September 2005. - The Musical Instrument Makers Forum
The web’s premier site for instrument builders. - Vizou
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