
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- Colin Linden at the Motel Chelsea!Motel Chelsea, Chelsea, QC
Hey, Note Lovers, it's Carolyn here. Come join us for Colin Linden at the Motel Chelsea!
Colin Linden is a Canadian (Toronto born) guitarist, songwriter and record producer.
Linden plays acoustic and electric guitar, specializing in slide guitar, country blues, and ragtime fingerpicking, who frequently collaborates with country and folk performers. He is a member of Blackie and the Rodeo Kings with Stephen Fearing and Tom Wilson, and has worked with Bruce Cockburn, Lucinda Williams, T-Bone Burnett, Kevin Gordon, Colin James, Emmylou Harris, Leon Redbone, Rita Chiarelli, Chris Thomas King, The Band, Keb' Mo', Charles Esten and Bob Dylan. (info from and photo credit )
Date: Thursday May 1, 2025
Location Motel Chelsea, 1418 Quebec Rte 105, Chelsea, Quebec J9B 1P4, Phone: (819) 827-3888.
Time: I’ll arrive by 7:00 and you should too to get a nice seat, have a local pint, maybe a burger, chat. The show is 8-10:00.
Tickets : 65$ plus booking fee on Eventbrite. BUY YOUR TICKET HERE! They sell tickets at the door but it will be sold out so buy online now.
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!
- Call to book your seat: Classical Tango Ensemble, at Gatineau Citizen's House!Salle Jean-Desprez located, inside Maison du Citoyen (Gatineau City Hall) , Gatineau, QC
Hey Note Lovers, it's Carolyn here. Come join us for a Classical Tango Ensemble, at Gatineau Citizen's House!
This is part of a lovely series of performances by local classical musicians. You’ll recognize some and be happy to meet the rest at a warm, friendly, croissant-and-coffee Sunday morning performance. Come for the coffee, croissant, company and music. The continental breakfast is included in your ticket.
instruments: bandoneon, piano, violin, guitar and double bass
Today's music: tangonuevo, located at the confluence of classical music, jazz, contemporary music and traditional tango. Norteño's repertoire includes works by Astor Piazzola as well as compositions by Pierre Paul Provencher, the bandoneonist of the ensemble, also artistic director of the Ponticello Concerts
Date: Sunday May 4, 2025
Time: Show up at 10am for coffee and the music is 11-12. We'll sit in the top back area of the breakfast lounge at a big table together.
Location: Jean Despréz room, Gatineau Citizen's Center, 25 Laurier St, Gatineau, Quebec J8X 3Y9, (Beside the Museum of History/ Children's Museum)
Tickets : TICKETS AND INFO HERE That is info for annual subscribers. If there is room… you may be able to pay at the door $25 includes brunch/ coffee &croissants. Please call Laurie (the lady in the red shirt) at 819-771-6454 so she holds you a spot if you are not a subscriber.
Photo of me below to make it easy for you to find me and I'll update it with what I'll wear closer to the date. *please be sure that your Meetup profile has your portrait photo because then we'll be looking for you also.
Please RSVP to this meetup group if you're coming and cancel your RSVP if you change your mind.
Good times!
- Russell deCarle- Canadian Blues Guitar- at the Red Bird!Red Bird Live, Ottawa, ON
It's a great day to sign up to listen to some Canadian music. Come out to a local venue with friends, buy a local beer, and enjoy some Canadian Roots.
Join us for Ontario-born Country singer Russell deCarle at the Red Bird!
"No stranger to Canadian and International audiences, Russell deCarle is recognized as the lead singer and one of the founding members of award-winning multi-platinum country-roots group Prairie Oyster. For over a decade, he has concentrated on his solo career, and has released four recordings, the most recent being “The End of the Road”.
deCarle’s music isn’t easily categorized. Apparent are influences from a lifetime spent absorbing musical genres ranging from southern soul and restrained balladry--with obvious touches of jazz and blues--to old-school country and western swing.
Russell is joined by stellar sidemen, Steve Briggs on guitar and Russ Boswell on bass. "
words from RedBird, photo from his the Windsor Star.
Listen here Russell deCarle & Steve Briggs
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Date: Friday May 9, 2025Time: show up at 7:00 to chat, music 8- 10:30pm info here
Location Red Bird, 1165 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 3X4
More info:Tickets : 30$ plus fees. It will sell out. Purchase online at BUY YOUR TICKET HERE!
I’ll be there at 7:00 to get a nice seat and you should too. We’ll sit around and chat in a cluster and the music starts at 8. As always, be sure to find me and the group. I’m not sure what I’ll wear but I’ll try to send you a photo of that the week before. (I’m saying hi in the photo below)
If your photo is on your profile, I'll be looking for you! Please RSVP to this meetup group if you're coming and cancel your RSVP if you change your mind .
Good times! - Doug Paisley, Canadian Folk, at Red Bird Live!Red Bird Live, Ottawa, ON
Hey Note Lovers, it's Carolyn here. Come join us Doug Paisley, Canadian Folk, at the Red Bird Live!
To make his first album in nearly 5 years, Doug Paisley stayed in his hometown of Toronto, playing with old friends and collaborators, and recording in home studios around the city. He spent the previous few years writing, and Starter Home showcases an already brilliant songwriter getting even better. The songs are rooted in the sound of folk and country, and influenced by the many years he spent performing bluegrass and American traditional music, but the themes are universal and expansive, not belonging to any genre. The recording itself is quiet, often only minimally adorned, showcasing Doug Paisley’s incredible voice and guitar playing. (from RedBirdLive, photo Dave Gillespie)
Listen Here -Doug Paisley - Drinking with a Friend - 2018
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Date: Sat May 17, 2025Time: show up at 7:00 to chat, music 8-10:30pm
Location Red Bird, 1165 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 3X4
Tickets : 35$ plus fees. Purchase online at BUY YOUR TICKET HERE!
I’ll be there at 7:00 to get a nice seat and you should too. We’ll sit around and chat in a cluster and the music starts at 8. As always, be sure to find me and the group. I’m not sure what I’ll wear but I’ll try to send you a photo of that the week before. (I’m saying hi in the photo below) If your photo is on your profile, I'll be looking for you! Please RSVP to this meetup group if you're coming and cancel your RSVP if you change your mind .
Good times!