The beating heartofthefestival, now in its 33rd year, is Ottawa's Rideau Canal, a Unesco World Heritage site which cuts an elegant swathe through the city.
Founded 26 years ago to showcase the burgeoning, eclectic music bubbling up deep in theheartof Texas, thefestival has become the music world's most well-known and eagerly anticipated annual showcase.
The tension between what's good for the online world (and the world at large) and what products can make money is at theheartof a lot ofthe festival's official programming.