Celebrate May Day with the Altruistic Band  performing soul, jazz, gospel, R&B and pop.

Altruistic is a band comprised of musicians from many different walks of life. Their sound can be described as “Gumbo” combining the musical styles of Latin, Contemporary, Fusion, and Straight-ahead Jazz with Funk, R&B and Gospel rhythms.

Led by Al Thomas, the group consists of the following members: Alfred Thomas Jr., flute/vocals; Pat Williams, guitar/vocals; David Ramsey, drums; Donnell Roberts, bass; and John Davis, keyboards. The band collectively has numerous years of experience and has played venues all over the Eastern Seaboard.

Members of the band have played with and/or opened for artists such as: Najee, Marion Meadows, Branford Marsalis, Alex Bugnon, Pieces of a Dream, the late Dizzy Gillespie, Mary Mary, Donny McClurkin, The Winans, Be Be & CeCe, and Tonex.

Date :
Sunday, May 1, 2016 from 2 to 3 p.m

Location event :
The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road Westport, CT 06880.(McManus Room)

Contact :
For more info visit westportlibrary.org.

Wow, those two crazy months of summer have passed already… But wait, the weather is gorgeous and there is still a slew of life and activity in our area all year round!
September looks to be a stunner. Check out www.coveinn.com for event listings are peruse below!

Every Wednesday RACK ‘N TUNES with Shawn McCullough (Country/Guitar) 7-10pm
Acoustic Guitar Giveaway Contest when you perform on stage! Guitar Donated by Renaissance Music of Kingston!

Every Thursday JAZZ NIGHT with Spencer Evans Trio (Westport/Kingston)
9-11pm $5

Every Sunday HEAD OVER HEELS on the Patio (Vocal/Guitar Duo, Gananoque)
12:30-3:30pm

Tue.Sept.1 DEREK OLIVE & THE BLUE DOT MUSIC CYCLING TOUR (Folk) 7-9pm

Thu.Sept.3 EMILY FENNELL (Soul Singer, Kingston) with Jazz Night 9-11pm $5

She is the soul singing diva of Kingston and area! Don’t miss a special night with THE Miss Emily!

www.themissemily.com

Fri.Sept.4 STRUNG OUT TO DRY (Folk/Bluegrass, Kingston) 5:30-8:30pm

Strung Out To Dry are a roots trio from Kingston. Pete Jozsa (mandolin, vocals), Chris Morris (guitar, harmonica, vocals) and Chris Petersen (bass, vocals) are all seasoned musicians who formed musical bond over their love for the Grateful Dead and the traditional string music of the American south: folk, bluegrass, mountain music, Delta blues, etc. They perform original and traditional songs, instrumentals, popular and obscure covers, and a LOT of solos.

www.reverbnation.com/strungouttodry

Sat.Sept.5 HEAD OVER HEELS (Folk Duo, Gananoque) 5:30-8:30pm

Fri.Sept.11 A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO WALTER NORWOOD with HENRY NORWOOD,
SHAWN McCULLOUGH & FRIENDS (Country, Perth/Westport) 7-10pm $10

Sat.Sept.12 HEAD OVER HEELS (Folk Duo, Gananoque) 5:30-8:30pm

Fri.Sept.18 SHAWN McCULLOUGH (Country, Westport) 5:30-8:30pm

Sat.Sept.19 BETWEEN THE LINES: Canadian Songwriter Summit with Kevin Head,
Russell DeCarle, Dean McTaggart & Lynne Miles 7-11pm Buffet & Show $50

Fri.Sept.25 BLUES on the RIDEAU with DANNY BROOKS & LIL’ MISS DEBI with The
Memphis Brothers (Texas/Toronto) 7-11pm Buffet & Show $65

***Events Subject to Change***
Reservations always suggested
Call 1.888.COVE.INN!
www.coveinn.com
www.facebook.com/thecovecountryinn
Twitter + Instagram @thecoveinn

15 August 2015 – FREE

8 Bands – 2 Outdoor Venues – Spring Street Festival

It’s the event you’ve all been waiting for! The *free* MUSICwestport Open Air Music Festival returns 15 August 2015. With 2 stages, 8 bands, the popular VOICE of the Rideau singing contest finale and the Spring Street Festival, WAC promises a full day and full range of music and entertainment for all ages.

Don’t forget to get the festival started at the Kick Off Party 14 August 2015 featuring Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite of Everything.

EVENT SCHEDULE:

Westport is a Transformer. In the off season, it’s more like a train, a
plane, a boat or a truck. In the summer, well, it’s like a big superhero
robot that saves the world! We love summer in Westport and know that many
others do as well! Come and experience the busy but gentle village we live
in year round…Oh, and August is jam packed with events!

Every Wednesday RACK ‘N TUNES with Shawn McCullough (Country/Guitar)
7-10pm Acoustic
Guitar Giveaway Contest when you perform on stage! Guitar Donated by
Renaissance Music of Kingston!

Every Thursday JAZZ NIGHT with Spencer Evans Trio (Westport/Kingston) 9-11pm

Every Sunday HEAD OVER HEELS on the Patio (Vocal/Guitar Duo, Gananoque)
12:30-3:30pm

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Sat.Aug.1

FOLEY MOUNTAIN PLAYBOYS (New Original Bluegrass, featuring
Westport’s Tom Savage) 7-10pm $10 www.tomsavage.ca

Sun.Aug.2

ROCKABILLY RIOT (Acoustic Rockabilly Trio, featuring Westport’s
Marty Crapper) 6-9pm on the Patio www.buddyholly.ca

Tue.Aug.4

DEAR DENIZEN (Indie Rock, Montreal) + SEAMUS COWAN (Acoustic,
Westport) 8-10pm $5 www.deardenizen.com

Fri.Aug.7

SHAWN McCULLOUGH (Country/Guitar, Westport) 6-9pm
www.reverbnation.com/shawnmccullough

Sat.Aug.8

CHRIS MURPHY (Celtic/Folk, from Turpin’s Trail of Kingston) 6-9pm
www.turpinstrail.com

Tue.Aug.11

JAKE “THE SNAKE” ROBERTS – The Unspoken Word (Former WWF
Wrestler) + Comedians 8-10pm $20 www.jakethesnakeroberts.com

Fri.Aug.14

MUSICwestport KICK OFF PARTY with JARON FREEMAN-FOX & THE
OPPOSITE OF EVERYTHING (World/Klezmer/Jazz/Fiddle, Toronto)
www.theoppositeofeverything.com

Sat.Aug.15

9th Annual MUSICwestport FREE OUTDOOR FESTIVAL
www.westportartscouncil.com
Westport Village Pharmacy Stage
(Beside Artemisia. 4 groups)
10:00-11:45am 4th Annual The Voice of the Rideau
12:00-1:00pm After The News. Indie Rock. Kingston.
1:30-2:30pm Alex The Folk Band. Folk, Orillia.
3:00-4:00pm Ariana Gillis. Folk Pop, Toronto.
4:30-5:45 The Foggy Hogtown Boys. Bluegrass, Toronto.
Jake by the Lake Stage
(Behind The Cove. 4 groups)
12:00-12:30pm Magician!
12:30-1:30pm Jacob Moon. Folk Rock, Hamilton.
1:50-2:50pm Rueben deGroot. Pop Rock, Kingston.
3:20-4:50pm Brea Lawrenson with Shawn McCullough. Country, Perth/Westport.
5:30-7:00pm Salsa Norte. Cuban Salsa, Toronto.

Fri.Aug.21

MONKEYJUNK (Juno Award Winning Blues/Swamp Rock Trio from
Ottawa) 7-11pm Buffet + Show $60 www.monkeyjunkband.com

Sat.Aug.22

HEAD OVER HEELS (Vocal/Guitar Duo with Piano, Gananoque) 7-11pm
www.kevinheadmusic.com

Sun.Aug.23

AUDREY OGILVIE – Small Vegetables, A Novel (Local Author
Reading) 3:30-5:30pm

Fri.Aug.28

JOHN WILBERFORCE (Country/Folk, Oxford Station) 6-9pm
www.reverbnation.com/johnwilberforce

VOTR is back this summer and we’re eager to follow the music until the best amateur singer on the Rideau is crowned at the MUSICwestport open air music festival. Sing it. Win it. July 25, 2015

Singers will compete in age categories: Adult, Youth (13-18) or Child. Along with the title, winners will be awarded a trophy and cash prize. Auditions will take place 25 July 2015 at the North Crosby Community Centre beginning at 10am. Finals will take place during the MUSICwestport open air music festival on 15 August 2015 in front of the live festival audience.

“The only thing better than singing is more singing.”
– Ella Fitzgerald

You said it Ella. MUSICwestport in conjunction with Brad Wing of Century 21 Real Estate is excited to announce The VOICE of the Rideau 2015 all ages singing competition. VOTR is back this summer and we’re eager to follow the music until the best amateur singer on the Rideau is crowned at the MUSICwestport open air music festival. Sing it. Win it.

Singers will compete in age categories: Adult, Youth (13-18) or Child. Along with the title, winners will be awarded a trophy and cash prize.

Auditions will take place 25 July 2015 at the North Crosby Community Centre beginning at 10am.

Finals will take place during the MUSICwestport open air music festival on 15 August 2015 in front of the live festival audience.

All singers must read the rules and apply for an audition by completing the form below. There are limited audition spaces, apply early or be disappointed.

Click to download: VOTR 2015 Rules and Audition Application

Thanks so much for your support! Hope to see you at the festival. Please
help spread the word!
Seamus Cowan
www.westportartscouncil.com

MUSICWestport Festival Aug 15/16

8th ANNUAL MUSICwestport FESTIVAL
A free outdoor music festival with 2 stages, 8 groups, The 3rd Annual VOICE
of the RIDEAU Amateur Vocal Competition and WAC Street Fair!
Supported by local businesses, residents and generous citizens.
www.westportartscouncil.com

August 15

MUSICwestport KICK OFF PARTY @ THE COVE
H’SAO (Montreal/Chad, Afro Soul R&B)
Drawing from gospel, traditional African music, as well as their Chadian
roots, H’sao display clear soul, pop, and R&B influences. All the members
of this Montréal afro-pop group are singersongwriters; elements of their
various influences are smoothly blended with African rhythms to create
fresh songs in a unique style. Masterful a capella singing sets them apart
on the vast soundscape of world music.
8-11pm
$10
Reservations suggested!
www.hsao.ca

August 16

SPRING STREET STAGE (7 Spring St.) 12:00-5:00pm
12:00-1:00pm
Mikey & The Reelers (Westport/Toronto, Fishing/Comedy)
www.mikeyandthereelers.com
1:20-2:00pm
Kevin Warren East West Project (Montreal, Modern Jazz)
www.kevinwarrendrums.com
www.eastwestproject.bandcamp.com
2:40-3:40pm
Drumhand (Toronto, World Music/Percussion)
www.drumhand.ca
4:00-5:00pm
Alex The Folk Band (Orillia, Folk)
www.facebook.com/alexthefolkband

THE COVE STAGE Sponsored by JAKE by the LAKE (2 Bedford St.) 10:00am-6:00pm
10:00am-12:00pm
3rd Annual THE VOICE OF THE RIDEAU Amateur Vocal Competition
12:30-1:30pm
Bob Burtch Bluegrass (Seeley’s Bay/Cornwall, Bluegrass)
Abrams Brothers Songs
(Listen to Bob at 4min 30sec with the Abrams Brothers)
1:50-2:50pm
Krief (Montreal, Indie Rock)
www.krief.ca
3:10-4:10pm
Miss Emily feat. Emily Fennell (Kingston, Soul/Pop)
www.themissemily.com
4:30-6:00pm
New Country Rehab (Toronto, Indie Country)
www.newcountryrehab.com

FREE ADMISSION…Thanks to local businesses and supporters!!!
www.westportartscouncil.com

For more information visit the MUSICwestport website.

Fri.Aug.16 – Kick Off Party at The Cove Country Inn (2 Bedford St.)

8:00pm – 11:00pm Zal Sissokho (West African)
$10/person (all proceeds to MUSICwestport)

Sat.Aug.17 – Free outdoor shows, rain or shine

The Cove Country Inn Stage (2 Bedford St.)

    10:00am – 11:30am Voice of the Rideau (Amateur Singing Contest) 

    12:30pm – 1:45pm Trin-Can Steel Drum Band 

    2:05pm – 3:20 pm Henry Norwood & Friends 

    3:40pm – 4:55pm Amanda Rheaume Band
    5:15pm – 6:30pm Beginner’s Guide to Endings 

Artemisia Stage (7 Spring St.)

    11:30am – 12:45pm Crooked Wood 

    1:05pm – 2:20pm Shaun Riley Blues Band

    2:40pm – 3:55pm The Heavyweights Brass Band

    4:15pm – 5:30pm Kingston Jazz Composers Collective 

    5:50pm – 7:05pm Foley Mountain Playboys

Celebrate how the Beatles revolutionized music and pop culture by coming out to Beatle Juice: The Beatles Undercover presented by the Westport Arts Council. The Beatles Dance will be on Saturday, June 15th from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at The Cove Inn in Westport, Ontario. It’s only $50 per person for the buffet and show and the proceeds will benefit the Music Westport Festival (August 17th). Make sure you plan your rockin’ outfit ahead of time, because there will be prizes for the best looking Beatle! If you have always wanted to dress up as John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, or Ringo Starr, now is your big chance! It will be a night of great music, delicious food, and memorable moments! Call The Cove Inn for reservations at 613-273-3636.