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Saturday April 10th, 2021 with Chris White
A multi-performer tribute to Ottawa Grassroots Festival founder Bob Nesbitt. You are welcome to 'Add Your Voice' with comments on the playlist for this show.
A multi-performer tribute to Ottawa Grassroots Festival founder Bob Nesbitt who passed away on February 27, 2021 at age 81. You are welcome to 'Add Your Voice' with comments on the playlist for this show. The Grassroots Festival website is www.ottawagrassrootsfestival.com
| A multi-performer tribute to Ottawa Grassroots Festival founder Bob Nesbitt who passed away on February 27, 2021 at age 81. You are welcome to 'Add Your Voice' with comments on the playlist for this show. |
| A highly-respected figure in the music scene, Bob Nesbitt specialized in bringing people together to create music-oriented events that benefit everyone. His work over the years created countless opportunities for musicians to evolve as artists and connect with audiences and with one another. As the long-time leader of the Ottawa Folk Festival Site Construction Crew, Bob led 40 enthusiastic volunteers to design, build, operate and dismantle the complex and magical Britannia Park site. Bob and the crew eventually went on to create the Ottawa Grassroots Festival in 2011, a wonderful community-oriented and community-driven event with a high emphasis on inclusiveness and participation. Bob also provided major assistance to events such as the Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival, the Community Cup multicultural festival, the Music and Beyond festival, and the Hope Volleyball festival. He operated the sound console for the Spirit of Rasputin's weekly 'open mic' event, and created initiatives to connect musicians with students in elementary and secondary schools. |
| This year's Ottawa Grassroots Festival takes place online from April 23 to 25. All daytime programming is free, but registration is required. Ticketed evening concerts will feature Kristine St-Pierre and James Keelaghan on April 23, and Jessica Pearson and the East Wind and Leela Gilda on April 24. For information, tickets and registration, go to www.ottawagrassrootsfestival.com |
| Linda's Fighting Cancer Connie Kaldor - live 
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| When I Get Home Ball & Chain (Michael Ball and Jody Benjamin) - live
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| Ready My Heart Jessica Pearson and the East Wind - On The Line
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| Without You Arthur McGregor - live
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| Ain't Life Sweet Penny Lang - Ain't Life Sweet
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| Climb the Stairs Andy Rush - live
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| I Cover the Waterfront Karen Oxorn - live
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| What a Wonderful World Sid Ameen - live
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| Firmly on the Fence Wendell Ferguson - Happy songs Sell Records, Sad Songs Sell Beer
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| My Blue Sweater Missy Burgess - Pour Me a Song
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| Smile Missy Burgess - live
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| Rise Above Christine Graves - live
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| The Tennessee Waltz Roy Acuff - .
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| Bob Was One of the Best Mark Evenchick - live
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| Break in the Sky Kristine St-Pierre - live
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| Frost on Black Fur Kate Weekes - live
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| Sometimes a Phone Call Greg Kelly - live
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| Nobody Knows Patricia Reynolds and Carmel Whittle - live
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| I Am The Dawn Doreen Stevens - live
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| The Grassroots Waltz Mary Gick - live
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| Ottawa Citizen article about Bob Nesbitt by Lynn Saxberg:
https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/obituary-grassroots-festival-founder-bob-nesbitt-inspired-volunteers -------- Obituary for Bob Nesbitt: https://ottawacitizen.remembering.ca/obituary/robert-nesbitt-1081740959 |
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Bob was an absolutely lovely man, who always lifted up everyone around him. I am very happy to have been able to call him "friend". My family and I will miss him.
1:48 PM, April 9th, 2021