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Different strokes for different folks
Ottawa Folk Festival celebrates its 16th year
by Charlotte Bailey, Fulcrum
BLUESFEST MIGHT BE over, but that doesn’t mean that festival season is finished in Ottawa. August will give way to the Ottawa Folk Festival, a weekend of international bands coming together to expose Ottawa to the world of folk music.
“It’s a really unique experience,” said festival director Dylan Griffith. “It’s [a] chance to see some stellar artists in a really intimate environment.”
Although this will be his first year directing the Ottawa Folk Festival, Griffith isn’t new to the scene by any means; he directed the Dawson City Music Festival in the Yukon for five years.
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