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] 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]

Ottawa Blues Society
AbbreviationOBS
TypeMusic organization based in Canada
Legal statusactive
Purposeadvocate and public voice, educator and network
HeadquartersOttawa, Ontario, Canada
Region served
Canada
Official language
English, French
WebsiteOttawa Blues Society

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
  1. "Ottawa Blues Society - Living The Blues - www.ottawabluessociety.com". Archived from the original on 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  2. "Blues Heart Award". Ottawa Blues Society. 2000-10-02. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  3. Not to be confused with the late hip hop artist, Tony D.
  4. "Georgette Fry biography" (PDF). Georgettefry.ca. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  5. "Kat Danser / Queen of Swamp Blues / Edmonton, Alberta, Canada". Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
  6. "Kansas City Blues Society - Affiliates". Archived from the original on 2009-11-29. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
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