Led by Christine Graves
Saturday, April 22 at 2:00 pm
Bring your voice and, if you like, your favourite musical instrument to St. Andrew’s Hall (basement) in St. Andrew’s Church, 82 Kent Street at 2 pm on Saturday, April 22 for the Gil’s ‘Grassroots’ Song Circle. There is no cost to attend this musical event, which is part of the program for the Ottawa Grassroots Festival…
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If you love to sing, time to “get your sing on”. Gil’s Hootenanny will present a 2 hour singing workshop on Sunday, April 30 led by Canadian singer-songwriter Coco Love Acorn. Let’s Sing! Let’s Play! will explore the joy of singing...
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Time to get your tickets and start warming up your voice for the 14th Annual Gil’s Hootenanny, Monday, May 1st at 7 pm at 30 Cleary Avenue, the campus of the First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa. Headlining this 14th annual Gil’s Hootenanny is Canadian singer-songwriter Coco Love Alcorn, winner...
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Coco Love Alcorn will headline Gil’s Hootenanny 2023, bringing her distinctive performance style to the 14th annual May Day sing-along. Alcorn is a perfect fit for Gil’s Hootenanny with its focus on the collective power of singing together. Last year’s Gil’s Hootenanny headliner James...
Continue reading...Gil’s Hootenanny, Ottawa’s annual community singalong, celebrates songs of hope and protest with exuberant audience participation. While not currently in the lexicon of many people, Gil’s Hootenanny is hell-bent on reviving the ‘hootenanny’ for folks of all ages. Gil’s Hootenanny traces its roots...
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Gil’s Hootenanny 2023 will feature singer-songwriter Coco Love Alcon, who will bring her distinctive performance style to the 14th annual May Day community sing-along celebrating the stories, struggles and victories of working people. Alcorn won the Canadian Folk Music Award...
Continue reading...When Gil Levine died at 85 in 2009, three words in his obituary, “… plan a hootenanny”, were the beginning of Gil’s Hootenanny, an Ottawa tradition now into its 14th year and getting stronger. Held each year on May Day, this annual celebration of the collective power of song to change the...
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My dad didn’t just work for the union. He believed in the union and workers’ rights with all of his heart and soul, writes Tamara Levine, daughter of longtime labour activist and founding director of research at the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Gil Levine.
Continue reading...May 1st is the 13th annual Gil’s Hootenanny! Tune into Canadian Spaces on CKCU (93.1 FM) starting at 10 am Saturday, April 30 for a preview of the Hootenanny, when host Chris White and special guest Arthur McGregor speak with...
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