Celebrate La Fête de la Musique 2022 with French Pop Artist Gatha

 Photo: @jeuneflingue With the stroke of her bow and the ring of her voice, Gatha infuses French pop with cello's resonance, creating a unique musical style that combines classical, dense pop, and melancholy lyrics. Gatha is a classically trained singer, cellist, songwriter, and producer from Bordeaux who has opened for Julien

Ottawa Celebrates Diverse Cultural Roots

 Photo Credit: Connie Kaldor Embrace a return to your roots by taking part in the fourth annual Ottawa Grassroots Festival. The Grassroots Festival plans a spring weekend of family-oriented concerts and workshops each year thanks to its 100 per cent volunteer-run organization. The festival particularly focuses on folk music, dance

Just Big Joe: How a Legend Became the New Mascot of the Ottawa RedBlacks

 Historical figure, fictional character, mascot: “Big Joe” is all of the above. The Ottawa RedBlacks dropped “Mufferaw” from “Big Joe” as the last name drew criticism from the francophone community. The name “Mufferaw,”some have complained, does not give proper homage to the real French-Canadian logger, Joseph Montferrand. Not wanting to