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/ottawafolklorecentre

Folk links

Ottawa Folklore Centre deals with some great organizations and people in the Ottawa area. Here are a few:

Brands | Marques

• Alabama Folk Instruments
  Quality instruments at an affordable price.
• aNueNue Ukuleles
  Life Music Play
• Breedlove Guitars
  Guitars, Mandolins, and Ukuleles.
• Cordoba Guitars
  Bringing the sexy back to nylon string guitars.
• Deering/Goodtime Banjos
  The Great American Banjo Company
• Eastman Guitars and Mandolins
  Handcrafted Guitars and Mandolins
• Gold Tone Banjos
  The World’s best value in a quality instrument
• Hawthorne Guitars
  Affordable, playable, guitars.
• Hohner
  Hohner Inc
• Kala Ukuleles
  Where innovation meets tradition
• Kejam Percussion
  The Authentic Sound
• Lanikai Ukuleles
  Makes me Happy!
• Larrivée Guitars
  Premium Canadian Guitars
• Levy's Straps
  For all of your music and hunting supplies needs.
• Mainland Ukuleles
  NOT ALL GREAT UKES ARE MADE IN HAWAII
• Republic Guitars
  What authenticity sounds like.
• Richmond Guitars
  Canadian Made Guitars
• Stonebridge Guitars
  Fine Czech made guitars.
• Walden Guitars
  my path. my dream. My Walden.
• Walton Music
  Quality Tin whistles, Bodhrans and more!
• Washburn Guitars
  Guitars manufactured in Chicago since 1883.
• Zoom Recording
  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.
• 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
• Capital Grass and the No Men
  Ottawa based Garage-Folk band featuring OFC staff.
• 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!
• Spencer Scharf
  A talented, young performer, who got his start at the Ottawa Folklore Centre!
• 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
• Carleton University Music
  Absolutely fantastic place to further your music studies.
• 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