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- James Leclaire & Matt Gower - at the Red Bird!Red Bird Live, Ottawa, ON
Hey Note Lovers, it's Carolyn here....Join us for James Leclaire & Matt Gower - at the Red Bird!
James Leclaire From fist pumping, stomp your feet workingman anthems to soulful ballads of love, heartache and loss; James' songs are all about storytelling. Intensely thought-out lyrics grind through James' raspy vocal cords with powerful emotion to produce rich, dark imagery that can really punch you in the heart. .....
"He’s the Dave Grohl of Ottawa country music, the songs just soar." - -The Revue
"... he sings with a mix of Bob Dylan and Steve Earle. It’s a phenomenal mix of country/folk/blues."
-Martyr Magazine....Matt Gower has been involved in the Ottawa music community for over two decades. His songwriting incorporates folk, alt-country and old-time music weaved between timeless lyrics and dynamic vocals. Over the years Matt has performed with garage-folk band Capital Grass and the No Men and folk duo Fathom the Sea around the National Capital Region and Western Quebec. Throughout Matt’s musical journeys, a constant thread has held true: nothing carries more weight than connecting with an audience through the power of song.
words from RedBird, photo from his website.
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Date: Thursday July 3 2025
Time: show up at 7:00 to chat, music 8- 10:30pmLocation Red Bird, 1165 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 3X4
More info: more infoTickets : 20$ 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!
- Canadian Jazz vocalist Caity Gyorgy at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre!Dominion-Chalmers United Church, Ottawa, ON
Hey, Note Lovers, it's Carolyn here. Come join us for Jazz vocalist Caity Gyorgy at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre!
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We’ve seen Caity, a 26-year-old jazz vocalist from Calgary, twice this year… and yes, we want to see her again!The Irving Berlin Songbook
L’Orchestre national de jazz de Montreal
Caity Gyorgy – singer
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“Caity Gyorgy (pronounced George) is 2 time JUNO-award winning Canadian vocalist who is known for singing bebop and swing music. She has performed at popular clubs and jazz festivals across Canada and the USA and has worked and recorded with incredible musicians and groups including Christine Jensen, Pat LaBarbera, Jocelyn Gould, Ira Coleman, Allison Au, Bryn Roberts and Postmodern Jukebox, to name a few.In addition to performing, Caity is also an avid writer and composes songs in the style of the Great American Songbook. Her compositions have been sung by other vocalists around the world, and she was recently named the Grand Prize Winner of the 2021 John Lennon Songwriting Contest in the Jazz category for her song “Secret Safe”.” Photo and bio from JazzYYC
Date: Saturday, July 5, 2025 at 7:00 pmTime: Show up at 7:00 when the doors open, we’ll find each other at the door, get our seats. It is a beautiful old church. Music is 7:30pm. *I will wait for you until 7:05 latest, and then I’m going in.
**** Show up by 7:00 if you want to sit with the group.****
If your meet up profile doesn’t have a clear portrait photo of you, then no one is looking for you! 😊
Location: Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 355 Cooper St, Ottawa, ON K2P 0G8
Tickets : buy this: “General | Générale Floor Level Seating or Balcony Level Seating $ 40.00” BUY YOUR TICKET HERE! (it is only 25$ if you have a pass, and only 20$ or 10$ if you’re a student)
*RSVP to this meetup group if you're coming and cancel your RSVP if you change your mind. *
Good times!
- The "World’s reigning male chorus," Chanticleer, at Dominion Chalmers!Dominion-Chalmers United Church, Ottawa, ON
Hey, Note Lovers, it's Carolyn here. Come join us for Chanticleer, an orchestra of voices at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre!
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The GRAMMY® Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer is known around the world as “an orchestra of voices” for its wide-ranging repertoire and dazzling virtuosity.
Founded in San Francisco in 1978 by singer and musicologist Louis Botto, Chanticleer quickly took its place as one of the most prolific recording and touring ensembles in the world, selling over one million recordings and performing thousands of live concerts to audiences around the world.
Chanticleer’s repertoire is rooted in the renaissance, and has continued to expand to include a wide range of classical, gospel, jazz, popular music, and a deep commitment to the commissioning of new compositions and arrangements. photos and info from their website
Date: Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 7:00 pm
Time: Show up at 7:00 when the doors open, we’ll find each other at the door, get our seats. It is a beautiful old church. Music is 7:30pm. *I will wait for you until 7:05 latest, and then I’m going in.
**** Show up by 7:00 if you want to sit with the group.****
If your meet up profile doesn’t have a clear portrait photo of you, then no one is looking for you! 😊
Location: Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 355 Cooper St, Ottawa, ON K2P 0G8
Tickets : buy this: “General | Générale Floor Level Seating or Balcony Level Seating $ 40.00” BUY YOUR TICKET HERE! (it is only 25$ if you have a pass, and only 20$ or 10$ if you’re a student)
*RSVP to this meetup group if you're coming and cancel your RSVP if you change your mind. *
Good times!
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Special note: this event conflicts with great stuff going on at Blues Fest. You'll have to decide and it's not easy! Blues Fest Lineup: same night! - Green Day at Blues Fest!LeBreton Flats Park , Ottawa, ON
Hey, Note Lovers, it's Carolyn here. Come join us for Green Day at Bluesfest Friday July 18th 2025, at LeBreton Flats!
We can wander around and check out what is good at the time of course. The times and stages are not yet posted so I’ll be updating this closer to July. For now, I’ll just say I’m picking Friday for Green Day.
Date: Friday July 18 2025.
FRIDAY LINEUP:FRIDAY LINEUP details there. General admission access to LeBreton Flats Park on July 18, 2025. Includes all stages and all performances. Acts in alphabetical order include:
DJ Acro, Dwayne Gretzky, Fantastic Negrito, Four Eyed Muscle Man, Green Day, Jahmeema, N'nerjie, Les Shirley, Los Bitchos, Ron Sexsmith, The Commotions, The Linda LindasTime: I’ll post it later. Where to meet. How to meet. When to meet. Check back. doors at 5pm. goes late.
I’ll probably wear black jeans and a zebra colour shirt. How many women could possibly be wearing this? It helped people find me last year. I’ll update stuff closer to July so stay posted.
Location: LeBreton Flats Park, behind the War Museum, 1 Vimy Pl, Ottawa, ON K1A 0M8
Tickets : BUY YOUR TICKET HERE!
125$ plus fees - but you get many shows. Buy online. Bus is free with your pass. OC Transpo and O-Train service to and from the festival is included with this pass. Plan your trip: octranspo.com.If you want to, bring a lawn chair. Last year some days had rain. (and puddles. fun anyway.) Plan ahead.
THAT DAY: If you haven’t found me yet, keep checking the Meetup app Event Chat. Just open the event and scroll down and look at what I’m typing. I’ll be looking for anyone that RSVPs that they are coming until I find you. If I haven’t found you and you are lost, check your email because I will be sending you direct messages through the app to find you and that should pop into your email.
Please **RSVP -and cancel your RSVP if you are not coming so I don't spend the evening looking for people that are not there. thank you!**
Good times!
