Ottawa Musician Angelique Francis wins Juno
Congratulations to the hard working Angelique Francis and her band for pulling in the 2023 Juno award for Blues. Angelique
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Ottawa Bluesfest
Be in the Band Alumni Stories: Jordan Davies
Jordan Davies was part of the very first Be in the Band program in 2009 with our initial community partner, the Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group.
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Be in the Band Alumni Stories: Jacob River Milnes
We first met Jacob at one of the initial Be in the Band sessions in Wakefield, Quebec. For his age,
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2023 Blues in the Schools
We are happy to announce that schools can now participate in Blues in the Schools online for the 2020-2021 calendar 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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RBC Bluesfest Volunteers & Other Supporters to March at the 2019 Capital Pride Parade
On August 25th, a group of Bluesfest volunteers and supporters will be marching in the annual Capital Pride Parade taking place between August 18 – 25, 2019.
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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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Join the 2019 TJ Wheeler String Band!
TJ WHEELER STRING BAND (10-16yrs) Join TJ Wheeler in preparing a short set to be performed RBC Bluesfest in July!
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New Video from 2018 She’s the One Winner Ellie Gadzos
2018 She’s the One winner Ellie Gadzos performing ‘My Boy’ by Billie Eilish
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2017 MASC Award winner Ghina Salloum
Congratulations to Ghina Salloum, recipient of the 2017 MASC Award for Music. Every year, MASC and RBC Bluesfest partner together
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