Ottawa Blues Society
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| Abbreviation | OBS |
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| Type | Music organization based in Canada |
| Legal status | active |
| Purpose | advocate and public voice, educator and network |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Region served | Canada |
Official language | English, French |
| Website | Ottawa Blues Society |
The Ottawa Blues Society is an organization of volunteers in Ottawa, Ontario dedicated to fostering the "appreciation, promotion, preservation and enjoyment of the blues in all of its forms".[1] It is an all volunteer organization committed to promoting blues music and the blues community in the Ottawa area and beyond. The Society sponsors an annual Blues Heart Award, awarded "to an individual or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to fostering appreciation and awareness of blues music."[2] Past award recipients have included Mark Monahan (1999), Executive Director of the Ottawa Bluesfest, broadcaster and music historian Brian Murphy (2000), blues performer and teacher Maria Hawkins (2005) and blues performer Tony D.[3] (2007).[2] It also publishes a newsletter which has been cited for its music reviews in particular.[4][5]
The Society is affiliated with other Blues Societies around the world, such as the Kansas City Blues Society, to which it is specifically linked.[6]
References
- ^ "Ottawa Blues Society - Living The Blues - www.ottawabluessociety.com". Archived from the original on 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
- ^ a b "Blues Heart Award". Ottawa Blues Society. 2000-10-02. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ^ Not to be confused with the late hip hop artist, Tony D.
- ^ "Georgette Fry biography" (PDF). Georgettefry.ca. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ^ "Kat Danser / Queen of Swamp Blues / Edmonton, Alberta, Canada". Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ^ "Kansas City Blues Society - Affiliates". Archived from the original on 2009-11-29. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
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