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Festival No. 0000021 · Est. 1995

Ottawa Bluesfest 2009

Ottawa Bluesfest 2009

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 - Sat, 18 Jul 2009

Ottawa Bluesfest 2009 - Ottawa, Canada

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Abrams Brothers formed in Kingston, Canada.
Alana Levandoski
Alasdair Fraser was born in Clackmannanshire, United Kingdom, on 14 May 1955. Plays celtic, folk.
Alex Cuba was born in 1974. Plays latin pop.
Amanda Rheaume plays folk.
Amelia Curran was born in St. John's, Canada. Plays alternative country, folk rock, indie rock.
Amos the Transparent formed in Ottawa, Canada, in 2007.
Ana Miura
Anchors formed in 2008. Plays punk.
Ani DiFranco was born in Buffalo, United States, on 23 September 1970. Plays folk.
Arkells formed in Hamilton, Canada, in 2006. Plays alternative rock.
Arlo Guthrie was born in Coney Island, United States, on 10 July 1947. Plays folk.
Beast
Bell Orchestre formed in Montreal, Canada, in 1999. Plays instrumental, instrumental rock, post-rock.
Bellowhead formed in 2004, and split up in May 2016, after 12 years. Plays alternative folk, british folk rock, folk.
Ben Harper was born in Pomona, United States, on 28 October 1969. Plays alternative pop, folk rock, rock, singer-songwriter, soul.
Big Dave Mclean was born in Yorkton, Canada, on 23 August 1951.
Black Mountain formed in Vancouver, Canada, in 2004. Plays indie rock, psychedelic, psychedelic rock, rock.
Blue King Brown formed in Byron Bay, Australia, in 2003.
Blue Rodeo formed in Toronto, Canada, in 1984. Plays country rock, folk, rock.
Brian Setzer Orchestra formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1990. Plays jazz, jump blues, rock, rockabilly, swing.
Brock Zeman plays country.
Buckwheat Zydeco was born in Lafayette, United States, on 14 November 1947, and died on 24 September 2016, aged 68. Plays country, zydeco.
Burning Spear was born in Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica, on 1 March 1945. Plays reggae, roots reggae.
Busta Rhymes was born in Brooklyn, United States, on 20 May 1972. Plays east coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, hip hop soul, underground hip hop.
C.R. Avery
Cake formed in Sacramento, United States, in 1992. Plays alternative rock, funk rock, indie rock, pop rock, rock.
Campbell Brothers formed in Rush, United States.
Carlos Varela was born on 11 April 1963. Plays nueva trova, singer-songwriter.
Cassie Taylor was born in Boulder, United States, in 1986.
Chatham County Line formed in 1999. Plays alternative country, bluegrass, country, folk, progressive bluegrass.
Chris Smither was born in Miami, United States, on 11 November 1944. Plays acoustic blues, blues, contemporary folk, folk.
Clem Snide formed in New York, United States, in 1991. Plays country.
Colin Linden was born in Toronto, Canada, on 16 April 1960. Plays folk.
Cotton Jones formed in Cumberland, United States, in 2005.
Craig Horton
Curumin was born on 3 July 1976.
Danny Barnes was born in Temple, United States, on 21 December 1961. Plays folk.
Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women formed in 2009. Plays folk.
Dave Mason was born on 10 May 1946. Plays folk rock, pop rock, psychedelic rock, rock, soft rock, yacht rock.
David Lindley was born on 21 March 1944, and died on 3 March 2023, aged 78. Plays country, rock.
David Maxwell was born in Waltham, United States, on 10 March 1943, and died on 13 February 2015, aged 71. Plays blues, piano blues.
Deer Tick formed in Providence, United States, in 2004. Plays folk rock, rock.
Del McCoury Band formed in Nashville, United States, in 1967. Plays folk.
Derek Miller was born in Six Nations of the Grand River, Canada, on 29 October 1974.
DeVotchKa formed in 1997.
Die Mannequin formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2005, and split up in 2023, after 18 years. Plays alternative rock, hard rock.
Digging Roots plays blues, folk rock.
Divine Brown was born in Toronto, Canada, on 9 September 1974.
DJ Logic was born in The Bronx, United States, on 26 February 1972.
Dna
Don Amero was born in Winnipeg, Canada, on 11 September 1980. Plays folk.
Doyle Bramhall was born in Dallas, United States, on 17 February 1949, and died on 12 November 2011, aged 62. Plays blues, blues rock, electric blues, rock, texas blues.
Drew Nelson
Drive-By Truckers formed in Athens, United States, in 1996. Plays southern rock.
Eden Brent was born in Greenville, United States, on 16 November 1965.
Elvis Costello was born in Paddington, United Kingdom, on 25 August 1954. Plays art rock, country, folk, new wave, pop, pop rock, power pop, pub rock.
Eric Lindell was born in 1969. Plays blues rock, pop rock, soul.
Estelle was born in Hammersmith, United Kingdom, on 18 January 1980. Plays contemporary r&b, dance-pop, funktronica, pop soul.
Femi Kuti was born in London, Nigeria, on 16 June 1962. Plays afrobeat, jazz, jùjú.
Flash Lightnin
Freddie Roulette was born in Evanston, United States, on 3 May 1939, and died on 24 December 2022, aged 83.
Gentleman Reg
Girl Talk was born in Pittsburgh, United States, on 26 October 1981. Plays experimental, glitch, hip hop, plunderphonics.
Great Lake Swimmers formed in 2003. Plays acoustic rock, chamber folk, contemporary folk, country, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, slowcore.
Gunsmoke plays jungle.
Gym Class Heroes formed in Geneva, United States, in 1997. Plays dance-pop, hip hop, pop rap.
Handsome Furs formed in Montreal, Canada, in 2006, and split up in August 2012, after 6 years.
Hayes Carll was born in The Woodlands, United States, on 9 January 1976. Plays americana, country, folk.
Henry Butler was born in New Orleans, United States, on 21 September 1949, and died on 2 July 2018, aged 68. Plays jazz.
Hey Rosetta! formed in St. John's, Canada, in 2005. Plays alternative rock, indie folk, indie rock, rock.
Hollerado formed in Ottawa, Canada, in 2007, and split up on 14 December 2019, after 12 years. Plays indie rock, power pop.
Holy Fuck formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2004. Plays electronic, electronic rock, instrumental, post-rock.
Homemade Jamz Blues Band plays blues.
Hubert Sumlin was born in Greenwood, United States, on 16 November 1931, and died on 4 December 2011, aged 80. Plays blues, chicago blues, electric blues.
Ice Cube was born in Crenshaw, United States, on 15 June 1969. Plays gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, political hip hop, west coast hip hop.
Iron & Wine was born in Chapin, United States, on 26 July 1974. Plays alternative rock, americana, contemporary folk, country, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock.
Israel & New Breed plays contemporary christian, gospel.
Jackson Browne was born in Heidelberg, United States, on 9 October 1948. Plays folk, folk rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
Japandroids formed in 2006, and split up in 2024, after 18 years. Plays garage rock, indie rock, noise pop, noise rock, post-hardcore.
Jeff Beck was born in Wallington, United Kingdom, on 24 June 1944, and died on 10 January 2023, aged 78. Plays blues rock, hard rock, jazz rock, psychedelic pop, rock, rockabilly.
Jeff Lang was born in Geelong, Australia, on 9 November 1969. Plays folk.
Jenn Grant was born in Charlottetown, Canada, on 20 August 1980.
Jennifer Warnes was born in Seattle, United States, on 3 March 1947. Plays folk pop, folk rock, pop, pop rock.
Jesse Cook was born in Paris, Canada, on 28 November 1964. Plays folk, latin, nuevo flamenco, rock.
Jill Barber was born in Port Credit, Canada, on 6 February 1980. Plays chanson française, folk, singer-songwriter.
Joe Cocker was born in Crookes, United Kingdom, on 20 May 1944, and died on 22 December 2014, aged 70. Plays pop, pop rock, rock.
Joe Louis Walker was born in San Francisco, United States, on 25 December 1949, and died on 30 April 2025, aged 75. Plays blues, electric blues, gospel, soul.
Joe Pug was born in Greenbelt, United States, on 20 April 1984. Plays americana, folk, folk rock.
John Campbelljohn was born in Sydney, Canada, on 18 August 1955. Plays blues.
John Vanderslice was born in Gainesville, United States, on 22 May 1967.
Jon and Roy formed in Victoria, Canada, in 2003. Plays folk rock, reggae.
Josh Ritter was born in Moscow, United States, on 21 October 1976. Plays contemporary folk, folk, folk rock, singer-songwriter.
K'naan was born in Mogadishu, Canada, on 1 February 1978. Plays hip hop, pop rap, reggae-pop.
k.d. lang was born in Edmonton, Canada, on 2 November 1961. Plays country, folk.
King Sunny Adé was born in Osun, Nigeria, on 20 September 1946. Plays jùjú.
Kiss formed in Queens, United States, in January 1973, and split up on 2 December 2023, after 50 years. Plays alternative metal, aor, arena rock, classic rock, disco, glam, glam metal, glam rock.
Kobo Town formed in 2005. Plays calypso.
Kyrie Kristmanson was born in Ottawa, Canada, on 31 March 1989. Plays jazz.
Land of Talk formed in Montreal, Canada, in 2006. Plays alternative rock, indie rock.
Larry Garner was born in New Orleans, United States, on 8 July 1952. Plays louisiana blues, swamp blues.
Larry McCray was born in Magnolia, United States, on 5 April 1960. Plays blues, electric blues.
Lee Harvey Osmond was born in Hamilton, Canada. Plays psychedelic folk.
Leif Vollebekk
Les Claypool was born in Richmond, United States, on 29 September 1963. Plays alternative rock, experimental, funk, rock.
Library Voices formed in Regina, Canada, in 2008.
Lindsay Ferguson
Live formed in York, United States, in 1990. Plays alternative rock, pop rock, post-grunge, rock.
Loreena McKennitt was born in Morden, Canada, on 17 February 1957. Plays celtic, celtic new age, folk, new age.
Los Lonely Boys formed in San Angelo, United States, in 2001. Plays rock, tex-mex.
Loudon Wainwright III was born in Chapel Hill, United States, on 5 September 1946. Plays blues, comedy, contemporary folk, country folk, folk, rock, singer-songwriter.
Louisiana Red was born in Bessemer, Germany, on 23 March 1932, and died on 25 February 2012, aged 79. Plays blues.
Ludacris was born in Champaign, United States, on 11 September 1977. Plays dirty south, hip hop, pop rap, southern hip hop.
Lukas Ligeti was born in Vienna, Austria, on 13 June 1965. Plays jazz.
Lynyrd Skynyrd formed in Jacksonville, United States, in 1964. Plays acoustic rock, americana, blues rock, boogie rock, christmas music, classic rock, hard rock, rock.
M83 formed in Antibes, France, in 2001. Plays ambient, ambient pop, dance, dream pop, electro, electronic, electronic rock, electronica.
Magneto formed on 14 February 1983. Plays latin, latin pop.
Martha Wainwright was born in Montreal, Canada, on 8 May 1976. Plays contemporary folk, folk pop, singer-songwriter.
Mary Flower was born in Delphi, United States.
Matisyahu was born in West Chester, United States, on 30 June 1979. Plays alternative hip hop, alternative rock, dub, electronic, hip hop, pop, pop rap, reggae.
Matt Andersen was born in Perth-Andover, Canada. Plays acoustic blues, blues.
Metric formed in Toronto, Canada, in 1998. Plays electronic, indie rock, new wave, pop, soft rock.
Mick Taylor was born in Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom, on 17 January 1949. Plays blues, blues rock, british blues, electric blues, rock.
Mirah was born in Philadelphia, United States, on 17 September 1974. Plays bedroom pop, indie pop, indie rock.
Mishka was born in Hamilton, Bermuda, on 5 March 1974.
MonkeyJunk formed in Ottawa, Canada, in March 2008.
Moreland & Arbuckle formed in Wichita, United States, in 2001. Plays blues, blues rock, delta blues, electric blues, folk, soul.
Moth formed in 2011.
Mother Mother formed in Vancouver, Canada, in 2005. Plays indie pop, indie rock, pop, pop rock, rock.
Neko Case was born in Alexandria, United States, on 8 September 1970. Plays alternative country, americana, folk, indie rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
NewWorldSon formed in St. Catharines, Canada, in 2005.
Of Montreal formed in Athens, United States, in 1996. Plays art pop, electronic, experimental, funk, funktronica, glam rock, indie pop, indie rock.
Oka
Okkervil River formed in Austin, United States, in 1998. Plays folk rock, indie rock.
Ornette Coleman was born in Fort Worth, United States, on 9 March 1930, and died on 11 June 2015, aged 85. Plays avant-garde jazz, free funk, free jazz, jazz.
Otis Taylor was born in Chicago, United States, on 30 July 1948. Plays acoustic blues, blues, folk, jazz.
Oumou Sangare was born in Bamako, Mali, on 12 February 1968. Plays african blues.
Our Lady Peace formed in Toronto, Canada, in 1992. Plays alternative rock, art rock, hard rock, pop rock, post-grunge, rock.
Pacific Curls formed on 27 October 2002.
Pacifika formed in Vancouver, Canada, in 2003.
Paolo Nutini was born in Paisley, United Kingdom, on 9 January 1987. Plays alternative rock, blues, folk rock, indie rock, pop, rock.
Papa Mali was born on 6 May 1957.
Patrick Watson was born in Lancaster, Canada, on 8 October 1979. Plays chamber pop, indie rock, rock.
Paul Reddick
Philip Sayce was born on 3 June 1976. Plays blues rock.
Prescott
Punch Brothers formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2006. Plays americana, bluegrass, classical, folk, progressive bluegrass.
Rachael Yamagata was born in Arlington County, United States, on 23 September 1977. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, piano rock, pop, pop rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
Rick Fines
Ridley Bent was born on 1 January 1979. Plays country, hip hop, rock.
Riley Baugus plays folk, old-time.
Rocco Deluca And The Burden formed in Long Beach, United States, in 2005, and split up in 2009, after 4 years.
Roomful of Blues formed in Providence, United States, in 1967. Plays blues, boogie-woogie, jazz fusion, jump blues, swing revival.
Ryan Shaw was born in Decatur, United States, on 26 December 1980.
Saffire formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 2007.
Sam Roberts Band formed in Montreal, Canada.
Serena Ryder was born in Toronto, Canada, on 8 December 1982.
Sergent Garcia was born in 1964.
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 1996, and split up in 2018, after 22 years. Plays funk, soul.
Shemekia Copeland was born in Harlem, United States, on 10 April 1979. Plays blues, electric blues, gospel.
Shiloh formed in 1969, and split up in 1971, after 2 years.
Shout Out Out Out Out formed in Edmonton, Canada, in 2005.
Silverstein formed in Burlington, Canada, in June 2000. Plays emo, emocore, hard rock, melodic hardcore, metalcore, pop punk, post-hardcore, punk.
Sista Monica was born in Gary, United States, on 27 April 1956, and died on 9 October 2014, aged 58.
Skydiggers formed in 1987. Plays roots rock.
Socalled was born in Ottawa, Canada, on 28 December 1976. Plays hip hop, klezmer.
Spam Allstars formed in 1998. Plays dub, electro, funk, hip hop.
Spencer Davis was born in Bon-y-maen, United Kingdom, on 17 July 1939, and died on 19 October 2020, aged 81.
Steve Earle was born in Hampton, United States, on 17 January 1955. Plays americana, bluegrass, country rock, folk, singer-songwriter.
Steve Poltz was born in Halifax, United States, on 19 February 1960. Plays folk rock, indie rock, pop rock.
Steven Page was born in Scarborough, Canada, on 22 June 1970.
Stone Temple Pilots formed in San Diego, United States, in 1990. Plays acoustic rock, alternative metal, alternative rock, grunge, hard rock, neo-psychedelia, post-grunge, power pop.
Styx formed in Chicago, United States, in 1970. Plays aor, classic rock, hard rock, pop rock, progressive rock, rock, rock opera.
Sugar Blue was born on 16 December 1949. Plays blues, rock.
Sunparlour Players formed in 2004.
T. Nile was born in Vancouver, Canada.
Tara Holloway
That 1 Guy plays experimental rock, funk, jazz.
The Alan Parsons Project formed in Westminster, United Kingdom, in 1975, and split up in 1987, after 12 years. Plays art rock, classic rock, crossover prog, electronic, pop rock, progressive pop, progressive rock, rock.
The Balconies formed in 2008.
The Black Keys formed in Akron, United States, in 2001. Plays alternative rock, blues, blues rock, garage rock, garage rock revival, indie rock, rock.
The Church formed in Canberra, Australia, in 1980. Plays alternative rock, art rock, dream pop, jangle pop, neo-psychedelia, post-punk.
The Dead Weather formed in Nashville, United States, in 2009. Plays alternative rock, blues rock, garage rock, garage rock revival, rock.
The Deep Dark Woods formed in 2005.
The Dodos formed in San Francisco, United States, in 2006. Plays indie rock, rock.
The Duhks formed in Winnipeg, Canada, in 2002, and split up in 2016, after 14 years. Plays folk.
The Heavy formed in Bath, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays blues, funk, rock, soul.
The King Khan & BBQ Show formed in Montreal, Canada, in 2002. Plays doo-wop, punk.
The Low Anthem formed in Providence, United States, in 2006.
The National formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 1999. Plays alternative rock, americana, chamber pop, indie rock, piano rock, post-punk, post-punk revival.
The New Mastersounds formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in February 1999. Plays jazz-funk, reggae, soul.
The Road Hammers formed in 2005. Plays country rock.
The Soul Of John Black formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2002.
The Stills formed in Montreal, Canada, in 2000, and split up on 15 April 2011, after 11 years. Plays indie rock, post-punk revival, rock.
The Yardbirds formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1963. Plays blues rock, british blues, british rhythm & blues, freakbeat, garage rock, hard rock, mod, psychedelic rock.
The Zombies formed in 1961. Plays art pop, baroque pop, beat music, british rhythm & blues, pop, pop rock, psychedelic pop, rock.
Thunderheist formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2005, and split up in 2010, after 5 years.
Toots & The Maytals formed in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1963. Plays jamaican ska, reggae, reggae-pop, rocksteady, roots reggae, ska, soul.
Treasa Levasseur was born in Winnipeg, Canada.
United Steelworkers of Montreal formed in 2004, and split up in 2011, after 7 years.
Valery Gore was born in Ridgeway, Canada.
Van Der Graaf Generator formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 1967, and split up in July 1978, after 11 years. Plays art rock, classic rock, experimental rock, progressive, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, rock.
Vance Gilbert was born in Philadelphia, United States. Plays folk.
Vishtèn formed in Prince Edward Island, Canada, in 2000. Plays contra, folk.
Watermelon Slim was born in Boston, United States, in 1950. Plays acoustic blues, blues, electric blues.
Woodhands formed in Montreal, Canada, in 2005. Plays dance-punk, dance-punk revival, electroclash, electronica, indie rock, indietronica, new rave.
Xavier Rudd was born in Victoria, Australia, on 29 May 1978. Plays blues, folk, folk rock, indie folk, reggae, singer-songwriter.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs formed in New York, United States, in 2000. Plays alternative rock, garage rock, indie rock, post-punk, rock.
Zac Harmon was born in Jackson, United States. Plays blues.