Ottawa Grassroots Festival unveils gender-balanced lineup

Ottawa singer-songwriter Lynn Miles, Yellowknife songstress Leela Gilday and homegrown troubadour Sneezy Waters are among the musical performers lined up for a gender-balanced edition of the Ottawa Grassroots Festival.The four-day affair is essentially an indoor folk festival that takes place April 26-29 at Southminster United Church in Old Ottawa South. It begins Thursday, April 26 with a night of francophone music, featuring headliner Jean-Marc Lalone, best known as the accordionist for the tr