Tag: music
The Grounds Café hosts local music night on Friday, July 22
(via The Grounds) The Grounds Café presents a summer music night on Friday July 22nd at 7:15pm. Our music guest is local musician Chad Cecil and special guest comedian Jamie…
GAIA JAVA: Gretchen Martin with Alan Sandeman on July 15
Once again the ‘Dynamic Duo’ will be entertaining this coming Friday at Gaia Java. Although both are very competent artists in their own right, they occasionally join forces to great effect,…
VIDEO: Stittsville’s Marks Records is a big deal on Vine
Video produced by Devyn Barrie for StittsvilleCentral.ca… more about Marks Records here.
GAIA JAVA: Howie Hooper with Shawn Brown on July 8
Once again we are delighted to tell you that the great Howie Hooper is coming in to play again, and this time his sound will be embossed by the pedal…
Goulbourn Jubilee Singers travel to Austria and the Czech Republic
(press release) This month, thirty members of the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers (GJS), an area community mixed-voice choir founded in 1977, will be performing a Canadian-based repertoire in various venues in…
LOST & FOUND: How Kathleen Edwards got her guitar back
(PHOTO: Kathleen Edwards and her guitar with Russell Mason and his dogs Riggin and Beans, standing at the bench in Bell Park where Mason found the instrument. Photo by Barry…
GAIA JAVA: John Hanson and Sally Robinson on June 24
The duo of John Hanson and Sally Robinson have not graced our stage before, but they come very well-recommended by people who know! Sally’s background is in Classical music. She…
Kathleen Edwards kicks off jazz series at NAC this November
Kathleen Edwards / Photo via National Arts Centre Quitters owner and Stittsville resident Kathleen Edwards will be one of four featured performers in the National Arts Centre’s CROSSROADS Jazz Series this fall. Here’s a press release…
METRO: Stittsville musician gains Vine fame with six-second videos
https://vine.co/v/inbKFpvUPjh Metro Ottawa reports on Mark Flesch, who has attracted 1.3 million Vine followers and earned an award nomination at the iHeart Radio Much Music Video Awards on Sunday: His loops…
GAIA JAVA: Double bill with Linda Barnes, & Northern Stars Chorus on June 17
This Friday will be the first time we have Linda Barnes playing in the shop. She has already done a great job at some of the open mic nights around…
GAIA JAVA: Double bill with Keli and Jad, followed by Missioner
This Friday we present some local young artists who offer a range of familiar and developing music. Many of you will know Keli Jay as one of the most long-standing…
GAIA JAVA: Country/folk/bluegrass performer Pat Moore performs Friday
Pat Moore’s voice has a warm and expressive quality, as perfectly suited to a rich ballad, as it is to an up-tempo power song. She moves easily from the storytelling…
GAIA JAVA: Bruce Wozny with the Wellington Trio on May 27
A singer-songwriter with a fondness for great songs, Bruce’s musical heroes include Gillian Welch, Tom Waits, John Prine, Turlough O’Carolan, Dave Frishberg, Roger Miller and Duke Ellington. That’s a pretty…
GAIA JAVA: The Backsliders Bluegrass Band on May 20
Once again we will have an opportunity to turn Gaia Java into a mini-Grand Ol’ Opry when the totally entertaining 5-piece bluegrass band “The Backsliders” comes in again to play…
GAIA JAVA: Acacia Lyra – Celtic Harp Duo on May 13
I was Skyping last week with a friend in Dublin, Ireland, and we got to talking about Celtic harps. He told me about the big problem that occurred back in…