New home, new name for Ottawa Folk Festival: Cityfolk @ Lansdowne

The 2015 edition of the Ottawa Folk Festival will have a slick new name and an urban home to mark the start of its third decade of existence. CityFolk will take place at Lansdowne Park from Sept. 17-20. The move to the newly revamped Bank Street landmark comes after four years of butting heads with Mother Nature at the lush, green Hog’s Back Park site. Though spacious and picturesque, the National Capital Commission park was never designed for large events, noted festival director Mark Monahan in an interview. MoreRelated CityFolk links:Ottawa Folk Festival rebrands as CityFolk, moves to LansdowneOttawa Folk Festival rebranded as Cityfolk 24Ottawa folk fest gets new digs at Lansdowne, new name City FolkGlebe to concerts: Come on down — carefullyCity Hall Blog: Shaking the foundations in the Glebe