Tag: music
Roland Doucet plays this Friday at Gaia Java
Hopefully you have managed to catch one of the previous Gaia Java performances by this musical gent who is understandably widely respected around the Ottawa musical scene. With a very…
West Ottawa Chorale and Ladies Chorus to present joint Christmas concert
(press release) St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Kanata will be filled with sounds of Christmas as the West Ottawa Chorale joins the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus to blend their voices in joyous…
VIDEO: Grace Lachance covers “Never Say Never”
Stittsville’s Grace Lachance posted a new video to YouTube – a cover of “Never Say Never” by The Fray. Lachance is the Sacred Heart High School student who won Bluesfest’s She’s…
This week at Gaia Java: The Crumble String Quartet
First of all you might be interested to learn that last Friday’s artists (Acacia Lyra and Friends) went on to do a refugee benefit concert the next day and raised…
This week at Gaia Java: Acacia Lyra plus the Dooley family & Otto Cepella
It often impresses me what you can do with music. You can relax people, get them excited, bring them together, or (in the case of shopping mall owners who play…
West Ottawa Ladies Choir brings the past alive
(press release) The West Ottawa Ladies Choir (WOLC) will raise their voices in recognition of the armed forces that fought bravely to keep our country free. On November 11, WOLC…
Songwriter Sally Thompson at Gaia Java this Friday
When asked at what age Sally began talking, her mother would say, “She never talked, she sang.” This she apparently continued to do, upon request, from the age of 3,…
Gracenote sings sing jazz and pop standards at Gaia Java this Friday
The talented ladies of Gracenote have graced us with their voices on several occasions and it is noteworthy to be having them back, with as always the steady and sympathetic…
Amanda Bon and Danny Artuso at Gaia Java this Friday
CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS Amanda and I have been in touch by email for well over a year, and this summer we finally met, thanks to the hospitality of the…
Fantastic Mrs. Faux wins Volunteer Ottawa award
Congratulations Sandy Faux for #VOscar2015 award. Keep up the great work at Stittsville Public School! @spsPrincipal pic.twitter.com/y0a27UB16d — Volunteer Ottawa (@VolunteerOttawa) October 9, 2015 Jackson Trails resident Sandy Faux received…
Guitar-vocal jazz duo at Gaia Java this Friday
It is great to have Betty Ann Bryanton coming in to sing again, and this time she returns in collaboration with jazz guitar stalwart Pierre Monfils who has played Gaia…
Stittsville performers sweep Carleton Place singing contest
(Photo: All 8 semi-finalists from U-Rock Music School, along with their vocal coach, Cathy Hallessey (center). Left to right: Andrew Waines, Sarah Culbert, Abigail Moffitt, Briana Kelford, Avery Stone, Karolina Moo,…
Howie Hooper brings his guitar Gaia Java on Friday
Howie has walked his own path to being recognized as a crafter of song. Starting as a performing musician (bassist) in local bands in Ottawa at 13 years of age,…
The Backsliders Bluegrass Band is at Gaia Java this Friday
I was claiming last Friday that we are having a Stittsville Bluegrass Festival – and here is proof! For the second week in a row, we are delighted to bring…
Richmond Ramblers Bluegrass Band plays at Gaia Java this week
The Richmond Ramblers Bluegrass Band is a group of musicians hailing from the village of Richmond. In 2009, a poster at the local grocery store entitled, “Looking for Bluegrass…