Enjoy the beauty of fall in Westport, on the Rideau and at The Cove! 

Labour Day Weekend has done come and gone already and it’s time to start coming inside to think about cozying up with a beautiful bottle of wine, a delish hearty meal and some of the most compelling musical artists to be seen in the whole area!

Music and the Party.

The fall just gets better around here with music when things slow down! We have a great lineup for Blues on the Rideau this season. It’s shaping up to the be the best season yet! Before the decade closes, you will see Harrison Kennedy, Hogtown Allstars, Samantha Martin and MonkeyJunk! Music continues weekly from Wednesday to Sunday with Rack ‘n Tunes + The Open Mic, Jazz Night, Head over Heels and more! Speaking of Head Over Heels, you will love when they come on Fri.Sept.27 with their Allstar backup BLUE MONDAY BAND! Check out our Events Calendar for September OR online http://coveinn.com/index.php/events/

Food and Drink.

Enjoy our weekly food specials…Ribs every Wednesday. Roast Beef Buffet every Saturday Night. Enjoy our summer menu while it lasts. New menu for fall and winter coming after Thanksgiving! Keep an eye out for seasonal wine/beer dinners, great daily specials and more!

Just a reminder, buy 10 lunches, get one free! Ask your server to get your card! Gift Certificates to The Cove available all the time too!

Stay Social.

Check us out online.

Facebook thecoveinn

Instagram + Twitter @thecoveinn

Follow our kitchen on Instagram! @thecovekitchenchronicles

WE HAVE A NEW EMAIL thecoveinnwestport@gmail.com

Thanks.

As always, we thank you for your interest and support and interest in our place!

SEPTEMBER 2019 EVENTS

Fri.Sept.6 HENRY NORWOOD & SHAWN McCULLOUGH (Country, Westport) 8-11pm www.facebook.com/henrynorwoodartist www.reverbnation.com/shawnmccullough

Sat.Sept.7 DAVID ALLEN JAMES (Folk/Rock, Picton) 5:30-8:30pm www.davidjamesallen.ca

Fri.Sept.13 CLAUDIO VALENTINI (Classical Guitar feat. Jazz, Classical, Folk, Pop Classics, Ardoch) 11:30am-3pm www.claudiovalentini.com & Blues on the Rideau with HARRISON KENNEDY BAND (Soul/Blues, Hamilton) 7-11pm Buffet, Show + Charity $70 + HST www.bluesontherideau.ca www.harrisonkennedy.ca

Sat.Sept.14 TERRY TUFTS (Acoustic Folk/Fingerstyle Guitar Master) 5:30-8:30pm www.terrytufts.com 

Fri.Sept.20 ROB MOIR (Folk/Rock, Toronto) 5:30-8:30pm www.robmoir.com

Sat.Sept.21 DAVE BALFOUR & JAMIE CAMPBELL (Folk/Rock, Westport/Rideau Ferry) 5:30-8:30pm

Fri.Sept.27 HEAD OVER HEELS with THE BLUE MONDAY BAND (Blues/Jazz/Rock, Gananoque/Kingston) 7-11pm $50 + HST Buffet, Show + Charity $20 Show + Charity www.kevinheadmusic.com St. Edward’s School Music Program Fundraiser

Sat.Sept.28 MARIO FRANCO (Cuban Guitar, Kingston) 6-9pm www.facebook.com/Mario-de-Cuba-106697324032652/

WEEKLY ENTERTAINMENT!

Every Wednesday RACK ‘n TUNES + OPEN MIC with SHAWN McCULLOUGH 7-10pm

(Country/Rock, Westport) Sing & Win a guitar!  www.reverbnation.com/shawnmccullough

Every Thursday JAZZ NIGHT with SPENCER EVANS TRIO (All Styles of Music!) 8-10pm $5 Until Sept.12 SPENCER EVANS SOLO 8-10pm Until Oct.10

Every Sunday until Oct.13 HEAD OVER HEELS on the PATIO (Acoustic Blues/Folk/Roots, Gananoque) 12:30-3:30pm www.kevinheadmusic.com

To kick off this year’s Series – from The Hammer – arguably Canada’s best Soul/Blues/Roots male vocalist (and a damn fine songwriter too) – Harrison returns to The Cove for a fourth visit. Growing up in Hamilton the Kennedy house was always full of music thanks to his famous uncle – Jazzman Jackie Washington who would bring artists home like Lonnie Johnson, Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday when they were passing through.  Harrison began his career in the late ‘60’s when his dynamic vocal talent earned him a spot on the world famous Motown band “Chairmen Of The Board” who shared the stage with artists like B.B. King, James Brown, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder and many more.

When the band broke up in the ‘70’s Harrison returned to Hamilton and took a “real job” as a factory foreman only playing music on the side for the next couple of decades. But his love of the Blues was too powerful and in 2000 he returned to music full time with his first album “Sweet Taste”. 7 more have followed including his most recent “Who U Tellin’?” 4 of them were nominated for Juno Awards and he won in 2015 for “This Is From Here”.

He’s also won 9 Hamilton Music Awards and received an astounding 38 Maple Blues Award nominations since 2005 in the categories of Male Vocalist, Acoustic Artist, Songwriter and Album Of The Year. Internationally he’s been nominated 8X for American Blues Music Awards and won the prestigious French Academie Charles Cros Award in the Blues category (other winners include Buddy Guy, Doctor John and Otis Taylor).

The past few years Harrison has hooked up with the great Eric Bibb and toured with him, Ruthie Foster and another Canadian talented Michael Jerome Browne wowing audiences everywhere especially in Europe where he has a huge following.

Fee: $70.

Date :
Friday, September 13, 2019 from 7-11pm

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

Contact :
James Doran

Phone number: 613-273-3636

E-mail: thecoveinnwestport@gmail.com – Website: www.BluesOnTheRideau.ca

Cook together in the community kitchen on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month! Learn new skills, take home food. Childcare is available.  The 1st Tuesday is at the Free Methodist Church in Westport and the 3rd Tuesday is at Country Roads in Portland. For more information check out Facebook!

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 :
Tuesday, September 3, 2019 from 10am to 1pm

Event location :
Free Methodist Church, Westport, ON

Contact :
Kate at 613-272-2799 X237

E-mail: kearl@crchc.on.ca
Website: https://www.crchc.on.ca/nutrition/

HEAD OVER HEELS (Gananaoque, Vocal/Guitar Duo) Bask in the sunshine with amazing entertainment! Kingston’s Kevin Head is an accomplished singer, songwriter, musical director and actor. Formerly from Nova Scotia, where he still has close ties, and once called “The Original Salt Cod Cowboy”, Kevin toured extensively throughout the Maritimes with bands, theatre troupes and as a solo performer/singer, songwriter.

He has performed in shows with Valdy, Charlie Major, The Rankins, Gowan, opened a cross-Canada tour for Chris DeBurgh, acted on stage with the late Denny Doherty, and over the years has had lovely musical contributions on his recordings from Ken Pearson (Janis Joplin, Bruce Cockburn), Willie P Bennett, and Kate McGarrigle.

Kevin’s most recent appearances include a mainstage appearance at the 2012 Blue Skies Festival in Clarendon, hosting the 2012 edition of Liner Notes Live Songwriter Circle, 2012 Limestone City Blues Festival, opening for Alex Cuba with the Bob Robertson Trio as part of the Limewire music series in 2011, and numerous solo appearances and performances with his duo “Head over Heels” in the Kingston, Gananoque and Westport areas. He recently releases a new CD of LIVE material recorded October 2013 with his band and life/musical partner MISS V with whom he performs regularly here at The Cove!

Date :
Sunday, September 1, 2019 from 12:30pm to 3:30pm

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

Contact :
Website: http://www.kevinheadmusic.com/ or http://coveinn.com/index.php/event/head-heels-patio/2019-09-01/

Enjoy the rest of the summer at The Cove and in Westport! 

Civic Long Weekend has already passed and we are just about into MUSICwestport festival weekend…see schedule and more info below!

Music and the Party.

The weekly summer programming has been a hit again! Music weekly from Wednesday to Sunday! Some great new artists from abroad like Fanaid from Belfast, Ivor Simpson Kennedy from Australia and Morgan Davis from Nova Scotia gave some memorable performances at The Cove as did some returns from regulars like Benni Vander, Henry Norwood and Tony Silvestri. Check out our Events Calendar for August and September below OR online http://coveinn.com/index.php/events/

Food and Drink.

Enjoy our all day menu! People have been loving this…no more munchie menu! We have been swamped with orders for the Lobster Roll, the Ginger Peanut Spinach Salad with an unreal Miso Maple Dressing! We have been enjoying serving tasty new bottles of wine, local beer in can and on tap and weekly signature cocktails to serve at The Cove!

Just a reminder, buy 10 lunches, get one free! Ask your server to get your card! Gift Certificates to The Cove available all the time too!

Check out the Festival Schedule Weekend below!

Fri.Aug.16.2019

Kick Off Party with THE STEADIES @ The Cove

Sponsored by Westport Arts Council

@ The Cove Country Inn, 2 Bedford St.

www.coveinn.com

7:00-8:00pm Buffet & Served Dessert

8:30-11:00pm The Steadies

$60 + HST Buffet & Show (priority seating)

The Steadies (feat. Earl Pereira of Wide Mouth Mason). Reggae/Pop/Funk from Saskatoon. www.facebook.com/thesteadies

Sat.Aug.17.2019

Lockwood Park Stage

Sponsored by Westport Village IDA Pharmacy

@ Lockwood Memorial Park on George St. between Spring and Concession

Free

12:00-1:00pm Bob Burtch Bluegrass Band. Traditional Bluegrass from Seeley’s Bay/Cornwall/Kingston. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT4BawohH9E

1:30-2:40pm  Nick MacLean Quartet. Modern Jazz from Toronto.http://nicholasmaclean.com/

3:00-4:10pm A Fellow Ship. Folk/Pop/Jazz/Funk/Soul from Toronto. www.afellowship.net

4:30-6:00pm Scotty James. https://scottyjamesmusic.com

The Cove Stage

Sponsored by The Cove Country Inn

@ The Cove, 2 Bedford St.

www.coveinn.com

Free

12:30-1:40pm Emily Bashall. New Country from Kingston. http://emilybashall.com

2:00-3:10pm Slack Bridges. Neo Soul/Funk/R&B with Horns from Ottawa. www.slackbridges.com

3:30-4:40pm The High Dials. Psychedelic Folk Rock Pop from Montreal. www.thehighdials.net

5: 00-6:30pm Miss Emily. Soul/R&B/Rock from Kingston. https://themissemily.com/

Wandering Minstrels

Downtown Westport

1:00-5:00pm The Goat Steppers Parade Band. Oldtime/Dixieland from Kingston. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1409434065793400

Food, Kidzone, Vendors Market, Horse Wagon Rides, Street Minstrels, living statue, face painting, clowns, activities, games, balloon twister & more.

This all happens throughout the day!

www.westportartscouncil.com

Facebook Westport Arts Council Twitter @WestportAC

Stay Social.

Check us out online.

Facebook @thecoveinn

Instagram @thecoveinn

Follow our kitchen on Instagram! @thecovekitchenchronicles

WE HAVE A NEW EMAIL thecoveinnwestport@gmail.com

Thanks.

As always, we thank you for your interest and support and interest in our place!

AUG/SEPT 2019 Events at The Cove

Sat.Aug.10 BREA LAWRENSON with SHAWN McCULLOUGH (New Country featuring their 2 New Singles! Carleton Place/Westport) 7-10pm $10 www.brealawrenson.com www.reverbnation.com/shawnmccullough

Fri.Aug.16 MUSICwestport KICK OFF PARTY with THE STEADIES feat. EARL PEREIRA, bass player from WIDE MOUTH MASON (Reggae/Funk/Pop/Rock, Saskatoon) 7-11pm $60 Buffet + Show www.facebook.com/thesteadies/www.westportartscouncil.com

Sat.Aug.17 13th Annual MUSICwestport FREE OPEN AIR FESTIVAL feat. 8 Bands on 2 Stages (The Cove + Lockwood Park), Wandering Minstrels, KidZone and more! www.westportartscouncil.com

Fri.Aug.23 HALFCOCKED & LONESOME (90s + 00s Country Hits & Honky Tonk, Ottawa) 8-11pm www.halfcockedandlonesome.com

Sat. Aug.24 TIM MOXAM (Incredible Indie/Alt-Country, Toronto) 5-8pm www.timmoxam.com

Fri.Aug.30 THE GOODNIGHT IRENES (Folk, Kingston) 5:30-8:30pm www.facebook.com/TheGoodnightIrenes/ & HENRY NORWOOD (Classic Country, Westport) 8-11pm www.facebook.com/henrynorwoodartist/

Sat.Aug.31 DEAD ROOT REVIVAL feat. TOM SAVAGE + TONY SILVESTRI (Original Jam Rock/Classic Rock, Kingston/Belleville) 8-11pm $15 www.facebook.com/DeadRootRevival/

Sun.Sept.1 JOHN WILBERFORCE (Folk/Rock, Kemptville) 5:30-8:30pm www.johnwmusician.com

Fri.Sept.6 KRIEF (Indie Rock, Montreal) 5:30-8:30pm www.krief.ca

Sat.Sept.7 DAVID ALLEN JAMES (Folk/Rock, Picton) 5:30-8:30pm www.davidjamesallen.ca

Fri.Sept.13 Blues on the Rideau with HARRISON KENNEDY BAND (Soul/Blues, Hamilton) 7-11pm Buffet, Show + Charity $70 + HST www.bluesontherideau.ca www.harrisonkennedy.ca

Sat.Sept.14 TERRY TUFTS (Acoustic Folk/Fingerstyle Guitar Master) 5:30-8:30pm www.terrytufts.com 

WEEKLY ENTERTAINMENT!!!

Every Wednesday RACK ‘n TUNES + OPEN MIC with SHAWN McCULLOUGH 7-10pm

(Country/Rock, Westport) Sing & Win a guitar!  www.reverbnation.com/shawnmccullough

Every Thursday JAZZ NIGHT with SPENCER EVANS TRIO (All Styles of Music!) 8-10pm $5

Every Sunday until Oct.13 HEAD OVER HEELS on the PATIO (Acoustic

Blues/Folk/Roots, Gananoque) 12:30-3:30pm www.kevinheadmusic.com

HOURS

Every Day 11:30am-9pm

TRY OUR TAKE OUT MENU TOO!

***All Events Subject To Change. Please Call For Reservations

For event info, go to Entertainment at www.coveinn.com 613.273.3636 thecoveinnwestport@gmail.com

The Cove Country Inn 1.888.COVE.INN @thecoveinn @thecovekitchenchronicles

Seamus Cowan
Manager
The Cove Country Inn
2 Bedford Street
Box 490
Westport,ON
K0G 1X0
thecoveinnwestport@gmail.com
1.888.COVEINN
www.coveinn.com
Facebook, Instagram + Twitter @thecoveinn

A group of local musicians have joined forces with the Township of Beckwith to host a Country Music Festival at Beckwith Park this summer! This festival will be held on August 2nd – 4th, 2019, featuring local Ottawa Valley Country Musicians!

2019 full weekend pass with rough camping Thursday through Sunday: $50 PER PERSON (gift certificates are available)
*camping includes showers and restroom facilities

Date :
Friday,Aug 2 to Sunday, August 4, 2019

Event location :
Beckwith Park
1319 9th Line Beckwith

Contact :
https://www.facebook.com/groups/374898896243904/

Come to The Cove in July! 

We just finished Canada Day Weekend at The Cove in the village of Westport and surrounding area!

The Fredenburgh House.

There is no one sadder than all of us at The Cove to see the demise due to a fire in January and subsequent of the beautiful Fredenburgh House , which we have  lived in and enjoyed for almost 35 years. You would have look at the structure and say it doesn’t really look that damaged by the fire and you would be right. The experts tell us that more fire damage is done by water and smoke than by fire. Thousands of litres of water were pumped into the attic of the house to prevent the fire from spreading last January. The Fire Department did an admirable job under very difficult conditions. This water has lodged in the walls, ceiling and floors for months and, with warmer weather, is now resulting in mold and would have to be removed back to the frame if we were to restore the house. Estimators have put the cost in the millions and that is prohibitive to us financially. We hope you will understand and feel our pain as well. Thanks, and rest assured that, going into the future, we will make the Inn stronger and more appealing than it’s ever been.

Mary, Terry and Seamus Cowan

Music and the Party

The weekly summer schedule is now here! There is music every week from Wednesday to Sunday! Some new artists, some returns and some completely out there! We had Manacanabo all lined up from Cuba on Jul.27 but they were denied their travel visas because of complications with immigration in Havana. We were so looking forward to them. We thank Ish Theilheimer for his hard work on trying. Perhaps sometime down the road soon. Check out our Events Calendar for July below OR online http://coveinn.com/index.php/events/

Food and Drink

Enjoy the new dishes on our all day menu! We have been enjoying serving exciting new bottles of wine, cans of beer, beers on tap and weekly signature cocktails to serve at The Cove! Very excited to have these new additions to go with your meal or on their own!

Don”t forget, buy 10 lunches, get one free! Ask your server to get your card!

Stay Social

Check us out online.

Facebook @thecoveinn

Instagram @thecoveinn

Follow our kitchen on Instagram! @thecovekitchenchronicles

WE HAVE A NEW EMAIL thecoveinnwestport@gmail.com

Thanks.

As always, we thank you for your interest and support and interest in our place!

JULY 2019 Events at The Cove

Fri.Jul.5 HENRY NORWOOD (Country) 7-10pm www.facebook.com/henrynorwoodartist 

Sat.Jul.6 HEALY & ORR (Classic Rock ‘n Roll, Rockville) 8-11pm $15

Fri.Jul.12 FÁNAID (Traditional Irish Music from Belfast, Ireland!) 7-10pm $10 www.facebook.com/fanaidmusic 

Sat.Jul.13 TONY SILVESTRI (Classic Rock, Belleville) 6-9pm www.facebook.com/mr.silvestri

Fri.Jul.19 BENNI VANDER (Classic Rock, Belleville) 6-9pm www.bennivander.com

Sat.Jul.20 HENRY NORWOOD (Country) 8-11pm www.facebook.com/henrynorwoodartist 

Fri.Jul.26 MORGAN DAVIS (Master Acoustic Blues, Halifax) 7-10pm $10 www.morgandavis.com 

Sat.Jul.27 IVOR SIMPSON KENNEDY (Delta Blues from Australia!) 6-9pm www.ivorsk.com

Every Wednesday RACK ‘n TUNES + OPEN MIC with SHAWN McCULLOUGH 7-10pm

(Country/Rock, Westport) Sing & Win a guitar!  www.reverbnation.com/shawnmccullough

Every Thursday JAZZ NIGHT with SPENCER EVANS TRIO (All Styles of Music!) 9-11pm $5

Every Sunday until Oct.13 HEAD OVER HEELS on the PATIO (Acoustic

Blues/Folk/Roots, Gananoque) 12:30-3:30pm www.kevinheadmusic.com

HOURS

Every Day 11:30am-9pm

TRY OUR TAKE OUT MENU TOO!

***All Events Subject To Change. Please Call For Reservations

For event info, go to Entertainment at www.coveinn.com 613.273.3636 thecoveinnwestport@gmail.com 

The Cove Country Inn 1.888.COVE.INN @thecoveinn @thecovekitchenchronicles

Master of Traditional Country Blues with a humorous angle. Former David Wilcox band member. International Electro-fi Recording Artist, JUNO and Maple Blues Award Winner. Don’t miss this incredible solo one-night stand!

For 45 years Morgan Davis has been on the road travelling across Canada, the United States and Europe. His performances draw from a rich tradition of country blues, as well as his own contemporary songs infused with wit and a large dose of humour.

Originally from Detroit, Davis grew up listening to a prolific mix of rhythm and blues. The music of Jimmy Reed, Ike and Tina Turner, Chuck Berry and Fats Domino was in the air. He later moved to California with his family, and then in 1968 left for Canada.

While living in Rochdale College, Toronto’s mecca for the subculture of the late 1960’s, he immersed himself in the study of Delta Blues, especially the music of Robert Johnson. Toronto’s music scene in the early 1970’s was the perfect place for Davis to cut his teeth as a journeyman, having the opportunity to see and play with many legendary performers. Bukka White, Johnny Shines, Sunnyland Slim, Snooky Pryor, Hubert Sumlin, and John Hammond were encouraging supporters.

Date :
Friday, July 26, 2019 from 7 to 10pm

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

Contact :
http://www.morgandavis.com/

Benni has been an emerging force in the Ontario music industry since finishing high school in 2012. His perfect blend of class and energy grabs attention in venues of every size. He can take endless requests, impress music aficionados with his dynamic jazz-influenced piano and guitar style, or offer something completely fresh in his contagious original music.

On top of extensive performance experience with the likes of Miss Emily, members of The Tragically Hip, Spin Doctors, The Glorious Sons, The Trews, and The Guess Who, he has worked alongside and learned from some of the country’s best songwriters – George Thoroghgood, Chilliwack, Kim Mitchell, Big Sugar, Tom Cochrane, Gowan and Randy Bachman.

Benni’s 2019 Tour brings unreleased original music and a slew of covers ranging from Elton John to Brittany Spears.

Date :
Friday, July 19, 2019 from 6 to 9pm

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

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

The 4th Annual RETURN of the GREAT “GRANT FULLERTON” formerly of Canadian Classic Rock Band “Lighthouse”!

To watch Grant Fullerton perform is to experience a one man powerhouse. His unique style and unparalleled guitar playing has to be heard to be believed. He performs a variety of songs from the sixties to the nineties with passion and conviction.

In December 1969 Grant Fullerton and Pinky Dauvin joined Skip Prokop and Paul Hoffert in Lighthouse, a 13-piece rock group combining horns, violins, cellos and vibes with the traditional rock and roll instruments of guitar, bass and drums. The band debuted at the Rockpile in Toronto on May 14, 1969.
They signed a contract with RCA Victor shortly thereafter, released three albums on Victor before moving onto GRT. Fullerton left amidst their biggest hit period.

Grant would also go on to play in such low-key acts as Mudflat and Friends before putting together Fullerton Dam with drummer Steve Negus (who would to on to gave fame with Saga) and who released one album on Condor Records called ‘Breaks’ before disbanding.

He also tried his hand with The Madcats who released several records in the late ’70’s before going solo as Grant Fullerton. The solo stint led to the release of the single “Lenny” and Grant put a backing band behind him to tour. The Grant Fullerton band would later get signed to Freedom Records and release several singles from the EP ‘My Mind And My Music’.

Date :
Friday, June 28, 2019 from 7pm to 11pm

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

Contact :
Website: http://grantfullerton.weebly.com/