{"id":12051,"date":"2014-09-15T12:07:54","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T16:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/?p=12051"},"modified":"2014-09-15T12:07:54","modified_gmt":"2014-09-15T16:07:54","slug":"ottawa-folk-fest-day-4-roots-rock-and-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/2014\/09\/15\/ottawa-folk-fest-day-4-roots-rock-and-rain\/","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa Folk Fest Day 4: Roots, Rock and Rain!"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a very cold, very wet Saturday afternoon in what some concert goers began referring to as \u201cHog’s Back Swamp\u201d here in Ottawa, the rain finally subsided just in time for all the great performances on the evening line-up. Which, despite all the mud left behind, was definitely well worth the trek out.<\/p>\n

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Ed Kowalczyk at the Ottawa Folk Festival<\/p><\/div>\n

Among the many notables performing throughout the course of the day, we saw Simon Townshend, younger brother of famed Pete Townshend of legendary band The Who, performing his own distinctly personal work on the Hill Stage. Followed by Adam Cohen, son of the legendary Leonard Cohen, performing in his own unique style on the Valley Stage.<\/p>\n

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Neutral Milk Hotel at the Ottawa Folk Festival<\/p><\/div>\n

We also saw iconic Canadian children\u2019s entertainer, singer\/songwriter Fred Penner perform two shows at the Craft Beer House. The first, billed as a \u201cfamily show\u201d featuring his most memorable repertoire of childhood favourites for the kids performed, ironically amidst a bevy of craft brew concessions. (presumably for the parents). The second set was themed around the grown-up \u201cFred-Heads\u201d, and had the \u201cgentle giant\u201d and his trusted side man Paul O\u2019Neill engage the audience with thoughtful witticisms and humour geared to help guide the kids inside all of us through the next phase of our lives.<\/p>\n

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Blue Rodeo guitarist Greg Keelor at the Ottawa Folk Festival<\/p><\/div>\n

At nightfall, the Valley Stage played host to legendary singer \/ songwriter Ed Kowalczyk, former front man of multi-platinum rock band \u201cLive\u201d who performed a phenomenal one-man \u201cunplugged\u201d acoustic set that spanned his entire catalogue, from some of his biggest hits and solo albums.<\/p>\n

On the RavenLaw stage, the influential American indie rock band \u2018Neutral Milk Hotel\u2019 performed a set filled with their trademark \u2018experimental sound, ambiguous lyrics and diverse instrumentation\u2019, with a \u201cmountain-alt\u201d aesthetic that bordered on the sublime.<\/p>\n

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Blue Rodeo at the Ottawa Folk Festival<\/p><\/div>\n

The evening concluded with Canada\u2019s most renowned roots rock band, Blue Rodeo on the Eh! Main-Stage, featuring a cross selection of their iconic recording career. Starting off with Head Over Heels<\/em> and running through a stirring set list of classics spanning their entire catalogue from the last few decades to the delight of a captivated audience. Their set lead up to the rousing folk sing-along for portions of the grand finale which included Hasn\u2019t Hit Me Yet<\/em>, Try<\/em> & Lost Together<\/em>. Definitely the \u2018high water mark\u2019 after a cold rainy day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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