Can it really be the end of August? AKA the end of summer?  No way!  Thankfully, it is also time for the Ottawa Folk Festival. With this year's stellar line-up, it'll be easy to take our minds off the ebbing of summer's long warm days.  Since 2011, the festival has been taking over the picturesque Hog's Back Park.  Get yourself ready to enjoy some "Adventures in Folkland" beginning Wednesday Sept 4 to Sunday Sept 8! 

Similarly to the Ottawa Bluesfest, there's an excellent contingency of local artists featured at the festival. Since Hop The Fence's mandate is to feature Canadian and local artists, I will be doing just that on today's program.  Little Stella, an Ottawa-based band will be performing at the festival on Thursday, Sept 5 at 6 pm. Today I'll be speaking with Zach, the latest member of what is now a four-piece band.  If you haven't heard them yet, you will not want to miss this.  Methinks they have a bright future ahead.

Let us help you kick off your long weekend with some great Canadian tunes!  Listen-up at 5 pm on 89.1 fm in Ottawa or online at www.CHUO.fm

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Polish born, Australian alternative folk-songstress Marta Pacek has been charming audiences the world over with her honest and intimate songwriting.  Since relocating in Toronto in 2008, this award-winning singer-songwriter has been touring relentlessly and is descending on the Ottawa area this week. She will be performing Saturday night in Ottawa at Pressed Café, then on August 16th in Kemptville at The Branch (with Ottawa's own Jill Zmud) and will be back in Ottawa on August 17th at The Lunenburg Pub.

We are pleased to bring this international artist to your attention. She will be in studio live for a chat and a performance tonight at 5 p.m. Don’t miss it! But if you did... you can watch it on Vimeo! Check it out!

Radio now on Video!  Watch our interview with Marta on Vimeo