On the Saturday between Canada Day (July 1) and Independance Day (July 4).  I decided to hightlight some of the performers at this year's Ottawa Folk Festival; a great blend of talent from the two countries.  It will be August 27th weekend.. The drive is manageable between meals, and the exchange rate is in our favour.  (Canadian spelling!)    www.ottawafolk.org

C:  1.  Stephen Fearing   -   The Longest Road
     The Assassin's Apprentice  - trunorth@inforamp.com
      "in  a world where everyone is always leaving I was trying to keep my fingertips on
       Canada"

A:  2.   Trout Fishing in America  -  There's a Panther in Michigan
      Who are these People   - www.troutmusic.com  ptfia@aol.com
       " and he's crossing the border into Indiana"

C:  3.  Beth Ferguson  -  Joy will be There
           Inside Talking -  cdwhite@cdwhite.com
           "called to follow an inner map"

A:  4.  Annie Gallup  -  Saint Fido
           Courage My Love - mail@primecd.com
           "saw lipstick on your collar....and I didn't turn away"

C:  5.  Matapat  -  Matapat
           Matapat - brc@interlog.com
           "Use your paw, he's got my cough" -from the french!

A:  6.  Lucy Kaplansky, Dar Williams, Richard Shindell - Cold Missouri Waters
          Cry Cry Cry  -  Razor and Tie www.razorandtie.com
           "I've had my say I'll confess to nothing more"

C:  7.  Lynn Miles  -  I Know it was Love
          Slightly Haunted  -  Philo
          "we could have burned thw whole place down"

A:  8.  Lucy Kaplansky  -  Scorpion
          Flesh and Bone  -  Red House 800 695 4687
          "I'm gonna sting you with a kiss from my lips"

C:  9.  Laura Smith -  No Call For Mercy
           Between the Earth and My Soul  -902 429 9005
           "having a heart makes sense"

A:  10.  Dar Williams - When I was a Boy
             Honesty Room -  Razor and Tie (above)
             "just a small boy on her bike"

C:  11.  James Gordon -  Robin Hood's Bay
           Pipe Street Dreams  - gormorse@sentex.net
            "If things ever go our way"

A:  12.  Richard Shindell -  Summer Wind, Cotton Dress
       Blue Divide-  Schanachie
       "This is how I remember you best"

C:  13.  Eve Goldberg - Having a drink with Jane
           Ever Brightening Day - patootie@interlog.com
             "When the world is too cold and I'm feeling too old"

A:  14.  Karen Savoca - Thats how I remember
           Sunday in Nandua -  alcove@dreamscape.com
             "Between 3 summers since last I saw her face"

C:  15.  Rick Fielding - Angus Fraser
           Lifeline - Folk Legacy Rec.
             "I worked the mills in Cornwall, fished in Newfoundland"

A:  16.  Chuck Brodsky  -  Radio
           Radio  -  Red House
             " a little man inside it perhaps his only friend"

C:  17.  Jennifer Noxon  -  Gotcha
           Watch as You Walk  - jenoxon@magma.ca
            "They said it was all in my head"

A:  18.  Vance Gilbert - Hey La Dee Dah
           Shaking off Gravity  -  Philo
            "he's whistling Sinatra, he is married to you"

C:  19.  Lynn Miles  -  Sunset Blvd
           Night in a Strange Town - Philo
            "the Marlboro man is waiting"

A:  20  Bill Morrissey  -  Married for money
           You'll Never Get to Heaven - Philo
            "and she never looked back"

C:  21.  Laura Smith  -  One Suitcase
            Its a Personal thing - 902 429 9005
            "one suitcase will carry all I need"

A:  22.  Chuck Brodsky -  Bill and Annie
           Letters in the Dirt -  Red House Records
             "Do you think I did the right thing?"

C:  23.  Stephen Fearing - Bells of Morning
           Blue Line -  trunorth@inforamp.net
             "If we can face ourselves"

A:  24.  Trout Fishing in America - All I want is a Proper Cup of Coffee
             Big Trouble - ptfia@aol.com
             "made in a proper copper coffee pot"

C:  25.  Beth Ferguson - For You Johnny
             Inside Talking - www.cdwhite.com
             "June 1910, outside your daddy's house"