What we’re about
Welcome to Note Lovers - Live Music Listening in Ottawa!
This is a group where we welcome you to join us listening to good music here in town. We love local small venues, the kind of place we can chat together before the show. The kind of place we can meet the musicians. Most of the music is jazz, blues, and folk. But now and then some tango, flamenco, rock and musicals. If you are up on Sunday mornings, we do like a classical collection on the Quebec side so check that out. Festivals in summer.
Please buy tickets early when you want to see a show. Small venues with great musicians sell out! Out of courtesy for those on the wait-list, always cancel your RSVP if you are not coming.
I ask that you have a real portrait photo on your MeetUp profile because at these events we really are looking for you. Please look for me, sit with the group, and get to know others who like to listen to live music!
Good times!
Carolyn
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Sundown Trio at Montgomery Scotch Lounge!~Montgomery Scotch Lounge/ Oat Couture Oatmeal Cafe, Ottawa, ON
Hey, Note Lovers, it's Carolyn here. Come join us for the Sundown Trio at the Montgomery Scotch Lounge / The Night Oat !
Artists:
The Sundown Trio is
Albert Kaprielian (piano & vocals),
Ron Rancourt (drums and vocals),
and Paul Soble (electric and acoustic bass).These photos are from Jan 2024 at the Montgomery Scotch Lounge. Those of you who were there know what a great time it always is! Come out for a fun casual night of jazz, classic rock, R&B, and country.
Date: Thursday June 5, 2025. Get there at 7.
Time: sets at 7:30 and 9:30 sort of. Show up early, get a seat, have a drink, chat. If you are 5 or more people you can reserve a table. Or just show up in good time!
Location: Montgomery Scotch Lounge / The Night Oat, 750 Gladstone Ave, Ottawa, ON K1R 6X5
Tickets : They just add the cover to your bill. 10$ for one set, and 15$ for both. Website here but it’s not posted yet: NIGHT OAT Cafe
Photo of me below to make it easy for you to find me. Please be sure that your Meetup profile has your portrait photo because then we'll be looking for you also. Please RSVP to this meetup group if you're coming and cancel your RSVP if you change your mind.
Good times!
- Ed Lister, 80s groove... Hall and Oats tribute at Irene’s!Irene's Pub, Ottawa, ON
Hey, Note Lovers, it's Carolyn here. Come join us for Ed Lister, Hall and Oats tribute at Irene’s!
Ed Lister Presents a Tribute to the music of Daryl Hall & John Oates ft. Jeff Rogers:The latest show from ‘Ed Lister Music' is this stellar tribute to the music of Daryl Hall & John Oates. This is the ultimate sing-a-long show that transports you back to the 70's and 80's when hair was big and jeans were tight! This show includes chart topping hits such as ‘I can’t go for that', ‘Out of touch’, ‘Rich Girl’, ‘Maneater’ and ‘Sara Smile’ to name but a few!
Hall & Oates remain the most successful duo in pop music history with 29 of their 33 singles hitting the billboard top 100 charts.
In this show, the sultry, soulful tones of Jeff Rogers will carry you through the evening in style whilst a super tight 6 piece band lays down all of those familiar grooves that made Hall & Oates so iconic! (from Ed Lister's website info)
Date: Fri 6 Jun 2025
Location Irene's Pub Restaurant, 885 Bank St, Ottawa, ON K1S 3W4
Time: I’ll arrive by 8:00 and you should too to get a nice seat. The show is 9pm-12midnight
Tickets : 25 $. BUY YOUR TICKET HERE! (**All tickets are General Admission. Seating is not guaranteed. Please come early to get a good seat. 19 + after 9 PM)
Photo of me below to make it easy for you to find me and I'll update it with what I'll wear closer to the date. *please be sure that your Meetup profile has your portrait photo because then we'll be looking for you also. Please RSVP to this meetup group if you're coming and cancel your RSVP if you change your mind.
Good times!
- Steve Marriner, Canadian Blues at the Red Bird!Red Bird Live, Ottawa, ON
Hey, Note Lovers, it's Carolyn here. Come join us for Steve Marriner at the Red Bird!
From harmonica to baritone guitar, from frontman to producer, Steve Marriner has spent over two decades shaping the sound of modern blues. With two JUNO Awards for his work with MonkeyJunk, a career spent touring with Colin James, and guest appearances with bona fide blues legends Buddy Guy and Jimmie Vaughan, Marriner has become one of Canada’s most versatile and respected musicians.
Marriner’s approach to blending blues, rock, and roots music has made him a sought-after collaborator and a formidable solo artist. His previous album, Hope Dies Last, earned a 2022 JUNO nomination, and his production work on Big Dave McLean’s This Old Life won him yet another award at the 2025 JUNOs. With Hear My Heart, his upcoming full-length album, Marriner continues to push boundaries, proving that the blues isn’t just tradition—it’s alive, electric, and constantly evolving.
from RedBirdLive. photo from YouTube: LISTEN HERE!Date: Sat June 7, 2025
Location Red Bird, 1165 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 3X4
Time: I’ll arrive by 7:30 and you should too to get a nice seat. The show is 8-10:30
Tickets : 59$. Buy early: BUY YOUR TICKET HERE!Photo of me below to make it easy for you to find me and I'll update it with what I'll wear closer to the date. *please be sure that your Meetup profile has your portrait photo because then we'll be looking for you also. Please **RSVP to this meetup group if you're coming and cancel your RSVP if you change your mind. **
Good times!
- Carl Orff's Carmina Burana at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre!Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa, ON
Hey, Note Lovers, it's Carolyn here. Come join us for Carl Orff's Carmina Burana at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre!
A huge choir hollering irreverent lyrics in Medieval Latin (written largely by non-conforming clergy students of the 11th and 12th century) above 2 pianos, an orchestra and thundering percussion. If this is in town, why would any of us be anywhere else that evening? You already know “O Fortuna”, the opening and closing movement- it’s a film favourite used when vocalists yelling unintelligible weirdness is required:
LISTEN HERE! to a rather epic version of the song by energetic conductor André Rieu performing 'O Fortuna' outdoors with a light show live in Maastricht 2012:
O Fortune,
like the moon
you are changeable,
ever waxing
ever waning;
hateful life
first oppresses
and then soothes
playing with mental clarity;
poverty
and power
it melts them like ice.
Read about the history of the work here: wikipedia interesting background info here“CARMINA BURANA
by Carl Orff
The Société philharmonique du Nouveau Monde – choirS and orchestra – invites you to its presentation of Carmina Burana by Carl Orff. Undoubtedly one of the most popular classical works, it is especially renowned for its powerful opening and conclusion, O Fortuna, known worldwide.On stage, over 150 choristers will perform alongside two guest pianists, Gianluca Luisi and Lorenzo Di Bella, as well as percussionists and soloists Ania Hejnar (soprano), Jeffrey Carl (tenor), and Alexandre Sylvestre (bass), under the energetic baton of Maestro Michel Brousseau.”
More info on the Société philharmonique du Nouveau Monde choir and orchestra: ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR INFO HERE their website highlights: “Life without music is simply a mistake, a fatigue, an exile.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025
Time: Show up at 7:30 when the doors open, we’ll find each other, get our seats. It is a beautiful old church. Music is 8-10pm
Location: Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 355 Cooper St, Ottawa, ON K2P 0G8
TICKETS : ranges. 38$ and up. I chose a 49$ ticket, first row balcony right side “balcony 6 row W seat 67” SEE PHOTO OF MY SEAT AREA BELOW. My ticket, oddly, doesn’t actually say my seat number. Let’s start a row there in the pink right side balcony together. Just buy a seat and we’ll all basically sit together. *Buy now, sit near everyone! ***Or sit wherever you like of course. No bad seat in the house.
Buy your ticket here BUY YOUR TICKET HERE!
Photo of me below to make it easy for you to find me and I'll update it with what I'll wear closer to the date. *please be sure that your Meetup profile has your portrait photo because then we'll be looking for you also. Please **RSVP to this meetup group if you're coming and cancel your RSVP if you change your mind. **
Good times!
