2025

Posts specifically for the 2025 event.

Tickets now on sale

Buy tickets at Eventbrite… Musician, activist, song writer and song interpreter extraordinaire Rebecca Campbell will headline the 16th annual Gil’s Hootenanny. Rebecca is a magical performer who creates music that is “emotionally rooted”, “honest” and “interactive”. She honed her musical artistry...

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What is a Hootenanny?

Gil’s Hootenanny, Ottawa’s annual community singalong, celebrates songs of hope and protest with exuberant audience participation. While the word “hootenanny” may not be in everyone’s lexicon, Gil’s Hootenanny is hell-bent on reviving this form of entertainment for folks of all...

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