Sharon and Bram Headline 2016 Gil’s Hootenanny Bram Morrison honed his performance skills in folk clubs and folk festivals in the 1960s. One of his earliest influences was Canadian folk music legend Alan Mills, for whom Bram started as an...
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Sharon & Bram – Singing “to our Heart’s Content”
Musicians strive to create and present music that makes a meaningful connection with their audiences. For Sharon Hampson and Bram Morrison, forging that linkage comes naturally. Their exuberant delivery, combined with an eclectic mix of participatory music, brings a timeless...
Continue reading...Sharon & Bram to Perform Joe Hampson’s “Talk About Peace”
Among the many outstanding songs Sharon & Bram will be highlighting at the 2016 Gil’s Hootenanny is “Talk About Peace”, written by Sharon’s husband, Joe Hampson. Joe, who passed away 10 years ago, was a member of Canada’s beloved folk...
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The Elizabeth Riley Band will be leading this beautiful, powerful song – “Bread and Roses” – at Gil’s Hootenanny. Practise singing with the video, and then come out and sing along on Friday, May 1st at the First Unitarian Congregation.
Continue reading...2015 Song Writing Contest – Songs of Protest, Songs of Hope
Gil’s Hootenanny & Writer’s Bloc in conjunction with Ottawa Grassroots Festival & Spirit of Rasputin’s present the 2nd Annual Sing-Along Song Writing Contest The entry form is at Spirit of Rasputin’s here… Objective To encourage the writing and performing of...
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Gil’s Hootenanny: Songs of Protest, Songs of Hope at the Glebe Community Centre on May 1st “A good song reminds us what we’re fighting for”. Pete Seeger ( (1919 – 2014) On May 1st, people from all over the city...
Continue reading...2014 Sing-along Song Writing Contest – Songs of Protest, Songs of Hope
Gil’s Hootenanny & Writer’s Bloc in conjunction with Ottawa Grassroots Festival & Spirit of Rasputin’s present the First Annual Sing-Along Song Writing Contest. The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2014. Find out more here (Spirit of Rasputin’s submission page)…
Continue reading...Mighty Popo brings his Juno-winning talents to Gil’s Hootenanny
Mighty Popo (Jacques Murigande) grew up in Burundi hearing contemporary and traditional musicians from East and Central Africa on the street, in clubs and in people’s homes, while radio and recordings played music from the whole African continent and beyond....
Continue reading...Juno-nominated singer-songwriter Maria Dunn to join Gil’s Hootenanny
“There’s nothing quite so powerful (and fun) as a group of people singing together, especially when those songs express love, joy, empathy and a strong desire to make the world a better, more compassionate, more just, place. I’m greatly looking...
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