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OTTAWA – Pour sa 48e edition, the Festival franco-ontarien (FFO) returns to Major’s Hill Park. Three days of shows, concerts and entertainment await the public from June 16 to 18. The ticket office opens this Saturday.
It will be the pianist, singer and choirmaster from Quebec Gregory Charles who will open the ball on Friday, June 16. He will not be alone on stage since he will be accompanied by the Franco-Ontarian artist with two albums Dayv Poulin, ex-member of the groups The Musical Chairs, Toe Jam Tequilla, Dramatic Conflict et cAbiners.
At their side, the public will find another Franco-Ontarian in the person of Michel Lalonde, co-founder of the progressive folk group Garolou.
The second day, Saturday, will feature Acadian singer Lisa LeBlanc. The singer-songwriter from Moncton, who crossed the million mark last May streams on the Spotify platform, was in Toronto this week, in concert at the Horseshoe Tavern.
Critically acclaimed, his fourth album, Chica Discoearned her two Félix awards at the 2022 gala of the Quebec Association of the Record, Entertainment and Video Industry (ADISQ), before she embarked on a Canadian tour.
Third headliner and not the least, Cajun poet and musician Zachary Richard will stir the crowds the same day. In his luggage, 50 years of career and successful titles full of the guitar bag such as At the edge of Lac Bijou, Paddle, Cap Enrage and many others.
The third day, Sunday, completely free, will be dedicated to families in the morning with the possibility of a picnic on site, then the closing which will take place in the afternoon.
“We are very proud to be able to continue to support Francophone artists from here and elsewhere and to give them such a prestigious showcase. The exceptional programming of the FFO 2023 promises to get the thousands of festival-goers moving, ”guaranteed Kim Watson, the president of the board of directors of the festival.
In June, then in September, then in June…
Forced to give up launching the festival in June 2020 because of health measures linked to COVID-19, the organizers of the FFO were able to postpone it by a few months in September, then kept this slot. the next two yearson a date close to Franco-Ontarian Day.
They finally went back on their plans. “We finally find that June is a much better period”, deciphers Daniel Simoncic, executive producer. “It corresponds to the beginning of summer, while September corresponds to the return to school for the children. Families have larger expenses at this time. We also like the idea of having the festival close to Saint Jean-Baptiste Day. »
And to emphasize the diversity of the programming: “We wink at Acadia with Zachary Richard and Lisa LeBlanc. And the Gregory Charles show, surrounded by artists, is going to be great, because he has this incredible ability to sing with everyone. When you invite Gregory Charles, it’s always a show full of surprises. »
Mr. Simoncic is convinced that this preview of the poster, still incomplete, “will whet people’s appetite for the rest of the programming”.
It will indeed still take a little patience to get to know the rest of the guest artists. The first parts in particular should be unveiled about forty days before the start of the festival.
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