Be in the Band Alumni Stories: Mia Kelly
We first met Mia when she was just 12 years old in Wakefield, Quebec at the community centre.
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Community Programs
Festival Community Programs Go Online
The ‘What’s in the Song’ community songwriting program started up at the Glebe Neighborhood Activities Group (GNAG) in April this year.
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Blues in the Schools Virtual Edition in 21 Local area schools
This was our school’s first year participating and we were blown away by the talent, engagement, enthusiasm and knowledge of the artists.
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Blues in the Schools Artists Win Big in Memphis
Blues in the Schools artists JW Jones and Jeff Rogers from the band Horojo Trio won the prestigious ‘band of the year’ award in Memphis.
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Be in the Band Changing Lives
It’s easy to see why parents and youth have described RBC Bluefest’s “Be in the Band” program as transformative and life altering. The benefits are far-reaching and can change the trajectory of a young person’s life.
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2019 Community Programs: That’s a Wrap!
What began back in October with one community ‘Be in the Band’ location turned into an epic festival performance on the final Sunday.
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2019 What’s In the Song Performances
CityFolk’s new community initiative officially launched this year and has been seeing some exceptional student performances.
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2019 Blues in the Schools: A Celebration
Musicians from all over the Ottawa area as well as visiting artists from Cape Breton, Toronto, Peterborough, Manitoulin Island, and New Hampshire descended on Ottawa and surrounding area schools for a celebration of Blues and Roots oriented music and history.
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Corpus Christi Celebrates 20 Years of Blues in the Schools
Corpus Christi celebrates 20 years of participating in the BITS program this year.
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CityFolk Program “What’s in the Song” underway in Chelsea
The inaugural year of WITS has begun in Chelsea with Juno award winning songwriter and playwright Ian Tamblyn at the helm.
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