Bluesfest is back and it has a ferris wheel

Mark Monahan is often asked what acts he’s most looking forward to as each new edition of his RBC Ottawa Bluesfest approaches.
“It’s probably the artists you’ve never heard of,” says the festival’s artistic and executive director, who spends the year mining for ideas at festivals and events around the continent. “There’s nuances to booking Bluesfest, and the headliners are definitely some of the more difficult acts to get, so it’s something w