Gil’s Hootenanny 2022 will feature James Keelaghan, one of Canada’s finest singer-songwriters, who will bring his distinctive voice and masterful storytelling to this 13th annual May Day community sing-along celebrating the stories, struggles and victories of working people. First presented...
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Gil’s Hootenanny Releases Final List of Musicians Featured in New Video “Singing Together Apart”
For immediate release(Ottawa, April 26, 2021) Gil’s Hootenanny has issued the full list of performers featured in the 2021 sing-along video “Singing Together Apart”, to be released on May 1st at 4pm at https://gilshootenanny.ca/. “Gil’s Hootenanny 2021: Singing Together Apart”...
Continue reading...James Keelaghan: A Student of History
Gil’s Hootenanny 2020 will feature Canadian singer-songwriter extraordinaire James Keelaghan as the headliner for its 11th Annual May Day sing-along. One of Canada’s finest singer-songwriters, Keelaghan has numerous Juno Canadian Folk Music awards and nominations to his credit. A student...
Continue reading...James Keelaghan to Headline Gil’s Hootenanny 2020
Ottawa’s Gil’s Hootenanny will begin its second decade featuring musical legend James Keelaghan. One of Canada’s finest singer-songwriters, Keelaghan will bring his distinctive voice and masterful storytelling to this 11th annual community sing-along celebrating the stories, struggles and victories of...
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with EVEMARIE BRUNELLESunday, October 27 from 3:30 to 5:30 pmWestboro Masonic Hall, 430 Churchill Ave. N.$20 online by PayPal or credit card (via Spirit of Rasputins Arts Society PayPal account) or at Octopus Books, 118 Third Ave. Spaces are limited....
Continue reading...“The Marias” To Headline Gil’s Hootenanny’s 10th Anniversary Line-up
Maria Dunn and Maria Hawkins will be the 2019 headliners for the 10th Annual Gil’s Hootenanny, Wednesday, May 1st at 7:30pm at the RA Centre (Clark Hall), 2451 Riverside Drive. Affectionately dubbed “the Marias” by Hootenanny organizers, Dunn and Hawkins...
Continue reading...Maria Hawkins: Blues Lady Returns to Gil’s Hootenanny
Ten years after her first performance at 2010’s Gil’s Hootenanny, Maria Hawkins is returning as a headliner for the 10th Anniversary event. Long considered Ottawa’s Blues Lady, Maria has been a well known and much-beloved performer in Ottawa for decades,...
Continue reading...Maria Dunn: An Important and Vital Songwriter
A true preserver of the spirit of folk music, one of Gil’s Hootenanny 2019 featured artists, twice Juno-nominated Maria Dunn (www.mariadunn.com), is often compared to Woody Guthrie for her keen social awareness and her unvarnished songs about the lives of...
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Eve Goldberg, the 2018 Gil’s Hootenanny headliner, is a singer-songwriter who believes that she has a unique platform “to be a voice for social justice and the power of positive change”. For Eve, this commitment not only means writing issue-oriented...
Continue reading...Eve Goldberg: Boundless Musical Influences
Anyone lucky enough to see Eve Goldberg perform is captivated not only by her talent and charisma but also by the obvious depth of her musical background and influences. Gil’s Hootenanny’s 2018 headliner, Eve grew up in the Boston area,...
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