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
  Design and web architecture