Dig your roots at summer’s final festival

August 1, 2009 · Filed Under Festivals in the News, News

The Ottawa Citizen

At the Ottawa Folk Festival, Friday, Aug. 21 to Sunday, Aug. 23, you can not only listen to music, but also get involved by dancing in the Dance Tent, singing in the festival choir or building your own ukulele. This year’s mainstage lineup includes

Joel Plaskett, Steven Page,

The Arrogant Worms and Bruce Cockburn, while daytime sessions touch on everything from gardening to yoga. A weekend pass (which includes three separate
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Tip 1: The Folk Festival is going plastic water-bottle free. Bring your own water bottle and get it filled with tap water at refill stations.

Tip 2: Folk not your style?

The second annual Ottawa Reggae Festival, featuring Shaggy and 34 other performers, is on the same days with the same admission prices, but at LeBreton Flats on the grounds of the Canadian War Museum.

Source: Ottawa Citizen website: Dig your roots at summer’s final festival

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