Cityfolk Festival Day 2 Feat. Greta Van Fleet, Charlie Edward and Fred Eaglesmith

City Folk Festival–Lansdowne Park–Ottawa, Ontario

Review by Stuart Roberts of The Photo Roadies (www.thephotoroadies.ca)

Photos by Rocketman Photography

CityFolk Festival, located at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa is a multi–celebration of music, dance and community featuring an eclectic mix of musical performances on various stages. Starting out in 2010, the festival changed to four day format in 2011, and later moved from Hog’s Back Park to Lansdowne Park in 2015. Over the years show highlights have included performances by Lindsay Buckingham, Great Big Sea, Emmylou Harris, Bush, Foster The People, Blue Rodeo, Van Morrison, David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Robert Plant. The tradition of top notch entertainment continued on night two as the TD stage welcomed Charlie Edward and Greta Van Fleet, while over on the Fasken stage, we caught up with Fred Eaglesmith.

Charlie Edward

Charlie Edward is 20 year old guitar sensation that was discovered on stage during Canadian Music Week. Now recording his own music heavily influenced by 70’s and 80’s hard rock laced with his own storylines, Charlie has set a goal in 2024 of just getting out and playing a lot. Check out his music below!

Greta Van Fleet

This Michigan based band fronted by Josh and Jake Kiska has been winning audiences over since they formed in 2012. From their debut release of “Highway Tune” in 2017, through their latest release, “Starcatcher” in 2023, Greta Van Fleet has been stunning crowds worldwide with a Led Zeppelin like comparison. GVF’s next show after CityFolkis September 27 in Mexico City.

Fred Eaglesmith

Fred Eaglesmith is a Canadian alternative country singer that writes about everything from vehicles, life in the country, lost souls, and failed romances using a short story technique filled with surprise twists in the composition. Eaglesmith is a self–produced recording act that has released multiple albums since 2010, with one career highlight being a guest musical artist on “Late NightwithDavid Letterman”. You can hear and learn a lot more about Fred Eaglesmith with Tif Gin has he embarks on a Festival of Small Halls tour in Ontario beginning October/2024. Visit his website at www.fredeaglesmith.com for more details.