Thanks for visiting the Ottawa Blues Society web site.
OBS is an all volunteer organization committed to preserving, promoting, and enhancing blues music and the blues community in the Ottawa area.
Ottawa Blues Society - Blues Challenge
Terry Gillespie and his band, Lyndell Montgomery and Wayne Stoute, will be the OBS Band representatives at the IBC in Memphis.
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Anders Drerup & Kelly Prescott will be the OBS Solo/Duo representatives in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis.
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Each week OBS hosts keep you up to date on what’s happening on the Ottawa area blues scene, play some great blues from local bands and showcase regional and Canadian talent. Live streaming on the website at http://www.dawgfm.com/
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Next time you're out catchin' some live music at The Rainbow or at Tucson's, be sure to present your OBS Membership Card - OBS members will now enjoy a $2 discount!
Support your local blues!
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THE NOVEMBER TICKET DRAW IS UNDERWAY!
Two tickets to Douglas Watson R&B Revue at the Rainbow on Friday, November 18, plus a CD.
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To foster appreciation, promotion, preservation and enjoyment of the blues in all of its forms.
- To bring together the blues community in Ottawa through participation in blues events and activities.
- To work with the blues community in expanding awareness and appreciation of the blues.
- To publish a newsletter to inform the blues community of all aspects of the local blues scene and events as well as some highlights of the Canadian and International blues scenes of interest to OBS members.
- To provide timely blues information to OBS members by a web site and e-mail.
- To develop, maintain and increase its membership as a means of fostering and supporting blues.
- To stage or assist in staging events that will foster appreciation and awareness of the blues.
- To present a "Blues Heart" award to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the blues.
