Spirit of Rasputin’s is happy to announce the following music events, live, online or broadcast, which may interest our audience.
To send us a notice of your event, please go here.
House Concert with the Paul Weber Band
Friday, May 10, seating at 7:00 pm, music starts at 7:30 pm
Private residence, 166B Drummond Street, Ottawa
Tickets $20 online at ticketscene, via email to info@paulweber.ca or $25 at the door
If you’re looking for a fun way to pass a Friday evening in May, join me and my band for an intimate evening of locally themed, original tunes. We have some new songs from our upcoming CD that we’re dying to play for a live audience. There’s one new one about Ottawa’s buried ghost beer train that will require some explanation.
If the weather turns nice we might move into the backyard at the same address.
Bytown Ukulele Group (BUG) Jams
Hosted by Sue & Mark Rogers since 2010
Monthly on a Wednesday, 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm (check links below for dates & details)
Red Bird Live Music
1165 Bank Street, one block south of Sunnyside..
Tickets $10 online at Red Bird Live
No tickets will be sold at the door. Doors open at 6:45 pm
Join us for an evening of ukulele songs and revelry. All the details are at https://bytownukulele.ca/events/
BUG Jams are for everyone who loves playing ukulele. All skill levels welcome. Beginners – don’t wait to join us in a jam “until you get better”. We’ll share tips with you and even though you might not be able to keep up with everything right at the beginning, you’ll still be able to belt out the songs.
Visit our website https://bytownukulele.ca/ to enjoy our free songsheets, tips and help, jam videos, etc. And join our Bytown Ukulele Group Facebook page to interact with the group and keep informed about everything ukulele: https://www.facebook.com/groups/109137109114053
Contact Sue Rogers at Sue@bytownukulele.ca or 613-526-4313 if you have any questions.
Celtic Folk Night
Hosted by Kevin Dooley
Every Wednesday evening, 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Quinn’s
1070 Bank Street, Ottawa
Free
Irish Kitchen Party style with tunes, songs, recitations. All celtic instruments welcome.
Marc Audet’s Weekly Live Folk Stream
Every Thursday evening, with a few exceptions, at 8:00 pm
Broadcast from the Facebook page of singer-songwriter Marc Audet.
https://m.facebook.com/marc.audet.singersongwriter/
Free
The show includes a mix of covers of folk artists like John Prine and David Francey as well as Marc’s own songs. He writes about the heritage of the Ottawa Valley, featuring stories of settlement and industrialization and the ways of the past. More information at http://www.marcaudetmusic.com.
Tunes After Noon
with Greg Kelly and Friends
Saturdays (except during the summer) at 1:00 pm until about 4:30 pm
Moose McGuire’s
3320 McCarthy Road, Ottawa
Greg sings his own songs for the first half hour, followed by an hour-long performance by the week’s featured artists, after which there’s an Open Stage.
Featured artists:
– April 27: Jim Robinson
– May 4: Saloon Dion
– May 11: Kristine St-Pierre
– May 18: Spencer Scharf
– May 25: Greg Kelly and the Shards