This not-for-profit webpage provides links to primarily Ottawa Valley, and Irish Traditional Music (ITM), activities in, or within a few hours of the Ottawa / National Capital Region of Canada. Share with me so I can keep this webpage relevant and up to date. My contact info is at the bottom of the page. Thanks for dropping in!
This Irish Music Ottawa webpage contains information that is fairly steady over time.
For more information on concerts, workshops, theatre, and other upcoming events
check out our various social media:
For more information on concerts, workshops, theatre, and other upcoming events
check out our various social media:
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The 10 Commandments of Jamming (session etiquette)
Please support the session pubs with some of your business.
Please support the session pubs with some of your business.
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Monday
Carp Celtic Jam
7:00-9:30 PM, weekly, Masonic Lodge. Beginner supportive. Sheet music abounds. Fee $1 to $2 to cover hall expenses, (Carp location). Tuesday
Black Rose Pub
7:30-9:00 PM, the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, in the little pub downstairs from the Heart and Crown in the Byward Market. Session is started with The Black Rose Band, playing traditional Irish, Scottish and Canadian music. After 9 PM the session is open. Intermediate to advanced players. Lead by Frank Cassidy. Tartan Pub and Grill
8PM, Every Tuesday, located in Orleans at corner of Jeanne D'Arc & Innes. KFC on the corner, in a strip mall, lots of parking. Irish, Scottish, Down-East, styles played and sung. A large, but quiet, pub with a 'semi-private' space for the musicians. Free (Ottawa East location). Contact Gordon, 613-824-8890. Wednesday
Oh So Good
7-10:30 PM, Celtic Folk Night, hosted by Kevin Dooley. An 'open' event featuring songs, recitations, and tunes on acoustic instruments. NEW LOCATION 261 Richmond Road, Westboro, Ottawa. The Swan On The Rideau Pub
8PM, Town of Osgoode (at the junction of River Road and Roger Stevens Drive), open Irish/Celtic session; first Wednesday of every month. Friendly, relaxed session. Generally no sheet music. Free, and guests are welcome. Contact John Henderson at 613-489-0773, (Ottawa South location). Naismith Sports Pub
7:30 PM, weekly, 411 Ottawa St, Almonte, ph: 613-256-6336 (location). For more info contact Charlie Dunlap at: cdunlap at xplornet dot com. Not-So-Slow Session
7:30 PM, 2nd and 4th Wednesdays. Everyone gets a chance to start tunes at their own speed.For location, contact Rob: rcfroom \atsign/ magma \dot/ ca. Beginners welcome. No sheet music at this session. It is held in Hintonburg, Ottawa. Tune index here. Free. Thursday
Ottawa Celtic Slow Jam
7:30 PM, weekly, fee $2. Sheet music welcome, beginners welcome, Glebe Community Centre (Glebe location). Daniel O'Connell's Pub
8 -12 PM, weekly, primarily experienced musicians, singers in English and Irish, guests welcome, free. No sheet music, (Hintonburg location). You never know what will happen, or who will show up, at this one. One free pint to musicians that participate (but don't forget to tip!). Always a great time. Friday
St. Brigid's Well
A new open session in the new pub in the basement of St. Brigid's, 310 St. Patrick St., on the edge of the Byward Market, downtown Ottawa. on the last Friday of every month. It will be an earlier “post-work”/early evening start time, so things will kick off from 5:30 pm, and continue on from there. See the pub Facebook page or the pub webpage. Saturday
Ottawa Celtic Kitchen Party
The Ottawa Celtic Kitchen Party showcases live celtic music from many Celtic influenced regions of Canada. The primary focus is to give talented musicians and singers, joined by high level accompaniment, a chance to showcase their music. The events mainly feature a variety of instrumentalists, including fiddle, guitar, bagpipes, banjo, tin whistle, bodhran, flute, uileann pipes and piano, with the occasional vocal tune thrown in for good measure. Takes place the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month, from 1:30 to 3:30 pm, at the Royal Oak at Bank and MacLaren, Ottawa. Facebook page. OTHER: See the Events page for Comhaltas céilís, Old Sod Folk Society Contra Dancing, Irish stage pays, concerts, etc. Also refer to the IMO blog. Here is a link to "How to Start and Run and Irish Slow Session (session dynamics)" by Chris Smith, very good observations are made, which not just apply to slow sessions. See Also "The 10 Commandments of Jamming." Sunday
Cape Breton Session
2-5 PM, First and third Sundays of every month, Mill St. Brew Pub, 555 Wellington St. Primarily Cape Breton fiddle music (very few Irish tunes). Check the session site for set lists and the dots. Patty's Pub Session
2:30- 5:30 PM typically on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month, 1186 Bank St, Old Ottawa South. No sheet music. Session is 'medium-to-advanced' players. Players should be comfortable with their instrument and able to play at moderate speed. When session may not be held: summer, Mother's/Father's Day, possibly other major holidays. Contact Rosalyn (via Irish Music Ottawa). Folk at the Oak
2-4 PM on the second Sunday of the month, at the Royal Oak pub near the Pretoria Bridge, Ottawa. Exercise your vocal chords with folk songs ranging from a variety of countries and styles. Relaxed atmosphere. Hosted by Neville Miller. Facebook page. Jam Trad Outaouais / French Canadian Session
A recently formed session at the Cafe Renaissance, 325 Rue Notre Dame, Gatineau. Occurs every second or third Sunday of the month. Check the Facebook page for confirmation of the date. |
- The Branch Restaurant, Kemptville, occasionally hold music sessions. Call to confirm (location).
- Kingston Comhaltas Branch Slow Session - beginners, every Tuesday 7-9 PM.
- Kingston Session - advanced players, every Tuesday, 9PM, at Ben's Pub, 105 Clergy St. East.
- Kingston Irish Folk Club - we hold regular sessions (with lots of Celtic songs) - workshops on various instruments, Celtic art and Irish dance - we also actively research Irish Canadian history and have erected several Celtic cross monuments in Kingston. We are looking for musicians and singers to join a community level Celtic singalong band, anyone interested in more information can call Tony O'Loughlin at 613-389-0754.
- Jailhouse Celtic Music Jam - The Jailhouse Tavern, 77 Albert St, Cobourg, ON, Phone:(905) 373-4610
- Fiddle Jam, Every Second Monday from 7:00 - 10:00 pm, Cat & Fiddle Pub, 49 William Street North Lindsay, ON, Contact: Janice Parton (705)320-9523
- Irish Sessions, every Sunday from 4-8PM, Pinestone Resort, Highlanders Bar, 4252 Country Road #21, Haliburton, (705) 457-1800 or 1-800-461-0357, Host: Phil McMahon.
- Check Gerry Mitchells's (715-799-5008) Facebook group for the Kwartha Lakes region. Mostly folks/roots, though some Celtic. www.facebook.com/kitchenpartymusicjams
Contact the scribe, Craig, at (no link):
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