BLUES ON THE RIDEAU @ THE COVE INN

2018/19 SEASON – our 14th year!

MONTHLY DINNER & SHOW FUNDRAISERS IN SUPPORT OF LOCAL CHARITIES FEATURING SOME OF CANADA’S BEST BLUES BANDS

From Montreal
DAWN TYLER WATSON & THE BEN RACINE BAND

Blues Music Magazine in the U.S. has called Dawn Tyler Watson “one of Canada’s true Blues treasures”. Born in England and raised in Ontario she moved to Montreal decades ago where she earned a BFA in Jazz Studies & Theatre at Concordia. Her powerful, soulful voice is also perfect for singing the Blues – which she loves as much as Jazz – and she’s won 3 Canadian Maple Blues Awards and 9 Quebec Lys Blues Awards over the years to prove it! Last year she teamed up with one of the hottest Soul/Blues/R&B groups in Quebec – the Ben Racine Band – and travelled to the famed International Blues Challenge in Memphis. They won first place beating out over 260 bands from around the world and Ben won Guitarist Of The Year – an amazing double honour. Dawn’s latest album “Jawbreaker” was nominated for the Maple Blues Award for Recording Of The Year in 2017 and she has another record coming out shorty backed once again by the Ben Racine Band. Can’t wait! Although Ben has played BOTR before this is Dawn’s first visit and we are honoured to finally have her here. What a fabulous double bill!

Date :
February 15, 2019 from 7 to 11pm

Event location :
The Cove
2 Bedford St.
Westport, Ontario K0G1X0 Canada

Contact :
http://www.dawntylerwatson.com

www.benracineband.com

www.bluesontherideau.ca

Enjoy a delicious meal with your love with great entertainment and a stay overnight in a cozy suite! What better way to enjoy Valentine’s Day!

Music by Head Over Heels (Acoustic Jazz/Blues/Folk/Rock)
TABLE D’HOTE MENU

Glass of Bubbly

Choice of Appetizer

Mixed Greens Winter Salad with maple roasted beets, warm goat cheese + citrus dressing

or

Firecracker Shrimp in a crispy wonton wrapper with mango dipping sauce

or

Creamy Sweet Potato, Pear + Leek Soup

Choice of Main

Prime Rib au jus with Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Yorkshire Pudding + Roasted Vegetables

or

Butter Poached Lobster with Linguine Alfredo

or

Beet + Squash Wellington with Romesco sauce

Dessert

Valentine’s Trio of Chocolate dipped Strawberry, French macaron + Coconut cream truffle

$60 + HST + Gratuity per person
ROMANTIC OVERNIGHT PACKAGE

Includes 3-Course Dinner for Two, Entertainment, Room with Breakfast as well as in-room Roses, Bubbly and Chocolates!

Standard Suite $250 + HST + Gratuity

Jacuzzi Suite $300 + HST + Gratuity

*Menu Subject to Change*

Please Call 613.273.3636 for More Info and Reservations!

Date :
Thursday, February 14, 2019 from 6 to 9pm

Event location :
The Cove
2 Bedford St.
Westport , Ontario K0G 1X0 Canada

Contact :
Website: http://www.headoverheelsmusic.blogspot.ca/

John is a singer/songwriter/entertainer from the Kemptville, Ontario area. He has been playing and writing music for the last 25 years and can play a number of different instruments. John is known around the area as a bass guitarist and, as well as performing his solo acoustic show, is currently playing with the band Buckledown and a duet called The Standby Brothers.

John has played with bands such as The Campfire Boys, URBAN – a tribute to Keith Urban, The Andi G. Band, Jeff Callery & Runaway Train and has opened up for artists such as Blue Rodeo, Alannah Myles, Trooper, Colin James, Michelle Wright and many more!

Date :
Saturday, February 9, 2019 from 6 to 9pm

Event location :
The Cove
2 Bedford St.
Westport, Ontario K0G 1X0 Canada

Contact :
Website: http://www.johnwmusician.com/

Two of Canada’s Top TELECASTER Country Guitar Pickers battle it off for an evening of true showmanship and guitar slingin’!
STEVE PITICCO – 7-Time CCMA Award Winner + International Touring Guitar Wizard from South Mountain. Recorded and played with Merle Haggard and Charlie McCoy to name a few…They say “He’s from another planet!”
WENDELL FERGUSON – 7-Time CCMA Guitar Award Winner. Won so many times they retired him. He’s no longer eligible. Insanity on the guitar and hilarious on the mic, he has played George Fox, Shania Twain, Lisa Brokop, Michelle Wright, Tommy Hunter, The Dixie Chicks and countless more! With album titles like “Cranky Christmas”, “Menage a Moi”, “The $#!t Hits the Fans” and “Happy Songs Sell Records, Sad Songs Sell Beer”, this night is sure to entertain and make you howl in more ways that one!

THE BAND consists of Westport’s Shawn McCullough on Guitar (Brea Lawrenson, formerly with Jason McCoy), Wade Foster on Fiddle (Johnny Reid, Brea Lawrenson), Almonte’s Mark Lemieux on Drums (Johnny Reid) and Orleans’ Roch Lafleur on Bass (Rory Gardiner). Shawn is calling this one his DREAM GIG. See you at the Show!
$50 + HST Buffet, Show + Charity

Date :
Friday, February 8, 2019 from 7 to 11pm

Event location :
The Cove
2 Bedford St.
Westport, Ontario K0G1X0 Canada

Contact :
www.reverbnation.com/stevepiticco
www.wendellferguson.com
www.reverbnation.com/shawnmccullough
www.coveinn.com

Cook together in the community kitchen on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month! What’s Cooking in Westport is on the 1st Tuesday each month (10am-1pm) at the Free Methodist Church! Learn new skills, take home food. Childcare is available.

Join us to try new foods and recipes, share a meal, bring extras home, have a good time, and meet new people in your community. We pick the recipes together, focusing on local, seasonal, budget-friendly ingredients. Some months we have a specific cultural theme, a guest speaker from the community, or a special event.

The group is facilitated by Registered Dietitian, Kate Earl, from Country Roads Community Health Centre. We discuss different nutrition and food safety topics each month and members share healthy eating tips with each other.

The program is FREE. There is no cost to participate. We also offer free childcare. Please ask us if you need help with travel costs. All we ask from you is that you participate in the cooking (and clean up!), come ready to have fun, and be open to trying new foods.

Date :
Tuesdays, February 5 & 19, 2019 from 10am to 1pm

Event location :
Free Methodist Church
Westport, ON, Canada

Contact :
Kate
Phone contact: 613-272-2799 X237
E-mail: kearl@crchc.on.ca
Website: https://www.crchc.on.ca/nutrition/

Dave Balfour is a real talent and vivacious musical personality! He reels you in! He has been the MC of Stewart Park Festival in Perth for 18 years and hosted the Wednesday night jam at O’Reillys in Perth for over 10 years, bringing in a mix of young and old local talent each week. Each week Dave and guests would play a for a few hours of acoustic magic and mayhem with weekly new material keeping musicians on their toes. This larger than life man, with a sweet soft voice will have you tapping and humming along to your favorite tunes from the likes of Dave Matthews Band, Little Feat, U2 and The Beatles. He has played with Dog Day Afternoon (with Jamie), Guthrie House, Bald Like Dad and more.

Jamie Campbell has quite a prolific past in the music business as well. He is a member of Fireweed with Gary William Rasberry & Rob Unger. Voiceplay, guitarwork and a mutual love of all things acoustic fire the songs that we write and perform. Fireweed’s reputation for heartfelt, intimate live shows is wide-spread and well-known. They’ve performed at Blues Skies Music Festival, Summerfolk, Stewart Park Music Festival, the Ottawa Folk Festival, Mariposa, Hillside Music Festival, Skeleton Park Music Festival and the Amherst Island Folk Festival. He was also a member of acclaimed Quebecois performer Roch Voisine’s touring band! A high accomplishment for sure. Most recently, he has been playing the co-lead with Miss Emily Fennell and Doug Reansbury is a sensational tribute to the music of Carole King and James Taylor called You’ve Got a Friend featuring the best in Kingston’s musical veterans in Zak Colbert on bass, Ken Hall on keyboards, Duncan Holt on drums and James Wannamaker on sax. Always a packed house, this band will play The Cove again on Fri.Sept.7.2018!

Date :
Friday, February 1, 2019 from 6 to 9pm

Event location :
The Cove
2 Bedford St.
Westport, Ontario K0G1X0 Canada

Contact :
Phone contact: 1.888.COVE.INN
Website: http://www.coveinn.com/

Stay active during the spring/summer months. Join us for a free outdoor walking program!

• Meet at Lockwood Park – 31 Spring Street
• Please wear appropriate footwear and bring a water bottle
• Rain or Shine – excluding extreme weather conditions

This event is open to everyone.

Date :
February 2,9,16,23,30, 2019 from 9am to 10am

Event location :
Lockwood Park – 31 Spring Street

Contact :
Emily Beelen at 613-272-2799 Ext.256
Website: https://www.crchc.on.ca

Master guitar player/singer/alternative lyricist/showman/songwriter Shawn McCullough helps you break up your work week and give you a little social fix. Shawn has played and toured with Canadian Country star Jason McCoy (The Roadhammers) and has been a part of Telecaster supergroup The Telebastards featuring Steve Piticco, as well as a member of DoubleBack with Wade Foster and John Wilberforce.

He is highly in demand as a session musician and sideman for his incredible skill, wit and stage presence. He has a solo record to his name “This is Me” and is currently performing with rising CMAO and CCMA nominated Country star Brea Lawrenson!

Have a Night out on the town with Music and a Rack of Ribs with Fries $15

Date :
January 30, 2018 from 6:30 to 9:30pm

Event location :
The Cove
2 Bedford St.
Westport , Ontario K0G 1X0 Canada

Contact :
Website: http://www.reverbnation.com/shawnmccullough

A solo artist from Kingston, Ontario, Smitty has has played thousands of shows over a 25 year span! He has shared the stage with great musicians like The Tragically Hip, Tom Cochrane, Blue Rodeo, Kim Mitchell, David Wilcox, Dan Aykroyd and more. He has played hundreds of shows over the past 20 years with his bands 49 Stares, Crooked Rain, The Furleys and The Tonekats.

He hosted a long 22 year solo house gig on Sunday nights at The Brass Pub in Kingston. He now shares his time between Nashville and Canada to write, record and perform. He has released 4 solo records and is currently working on a new album!

Date :
January 26, 2019 from 7 to 10pm

Event location :
The Cove
2 Bedford St.
Westport, Ontario K0G1X0 Canada

Contact :
Website: http://www.smittykingston.com/

Canada’s King Of The Blues guitar – and a great singer/songwriter as well. Born in England and raised in Hamilton where he apprenticed under the late, great King Biscuit Boy Jack plays classic Blues-Rock with scorching guitar work in the style of Hendrix, Page and Clapton. He also fronts one of the hardest working and most talented Blues bands in the country: Nick Succi on keyboards, Alan Duffy on bass, Richard Thornton on sax and Gary Donaldson on drums. You get elements of Rock, Funk, Swing and Jazz in Jack’s Blues and it’s all good!

A 2X Juno and 7X Maple Blues Award winner he’s another all time favourite at BOTR (this is his 8th visit) thus the two night stand so we can accommodate everybody. All of his previous shows have SOLD OUT so this is another show that you want to reserve early for.

DINNER & SHOW $65 (plus HST)
ADVANCE RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Call 613-273-3636 or 1-888-COVEINN or email: info@coveinn.com

Date :
Friday, January 18, 2019 from 7 to 11pm

Event location :
The Cove
2 Bedford St.
Westport, Ontario K0G 1X0 Canada

Contact :
Website: http://%20www.jackdekeyzer.com%20www.bluesontherideau.ca/