Friends’ events

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.


Folk & Fine Company
Alcorn Music Studios: Maura Volante

Monday, April 8, 2024 through Monday, May 13, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Alcorn Music Studios
953 Gladstone Ave, Ottawa
$120 for 6-week series at Alcorn Music Studios

A weekly program designed to help participants learn a variety of traditional Canadian folk songs in English and French, while also developing better singing skills (breathing, projection, pitch control, etc.). All voices are welcome. Learning in class will be mainly oral, with digital and print resources available for use between classes.


Great Canadian SongAlong 2024
Writer’s Block and Second Sunday Songwriters

Thursday, April 18 and Friday, April 19 at 7:00 pm
Moose McGuire’s
3320 McCarthy Road, Ottawa
Donation

Write a song on one or two of the following topics and perform it live on either Thursday or Friday. Topics are: Just out of reach; family history; bad pretender; long journey; break the ice; in the ditch.
Contact either Greg Kelly (kelgreg@gmail.com), Christophe Elie (christophe@chriselie.com), or Chris White (chris@folkzone.ca) to participate. Always a great time!


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 $10.00 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:
– Mar 23: Justin Duhaime
– Mar 30: Tunes In Time; a tribute to Gordon Lightfoot
– April 6:  Ingrid MacDonald
– April 13:  Ray Harris
– April 20:  Christine Graves
– April 27:  Jim Robinson
– May 4:  Saloon Dion
– May 11:  Kristine St-Pierre
– May 18:  Spencer Scharf
– May 25:  Greg Kelly and the Shards