Joey was one of the leading lights in the explosive bluegrass, old time and traditional country scene in Toronto in the late 90’s. Joey joined Jenny Whiteley’s band in 1999, and their first two albums (Jenny Whiteley & Hopetown) both won Juno awards for Best Roots Traditional Album.

In 2005 Joey joined Sarah Harmer’s band to record the album I’m A Mountain which earned him a gold record. In 2007 Joey collaborated with Jesse Zubot, Steve Dawson, Dan Whiteley and Joe Phillips to create his own album, Jalopy. Jalopy received a Juno nomination for Best Instrumental Album. The album Hatch followed in 2010 with 2017’s Country, Music just out.

The album explores new sounds combining pedal steel, beautiful brass, and angelic harmonies with creative textures, focused writing and inventive composition and includes Amy Millan and members of Montreal’s Stars, Evening Hymns, Christine Bougie , Aaron Comeau and Jenny Whiteley.

Cost: $10.

Date :
November 23, 2018 from 7 to 10pm

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

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

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 Toronto
THE HOGTOWN ALLSTARS

When we say this band is full of Allstars we ain’t kiddin’! 5 members from Canada’s legendary Downchild Blues Band – Chuck Jackson (vocals), Michael Fonfara (keyboards), Pat Carey (sax), Gary Kendall (bass) & Mike Fitzpatrick (drums) plus Teddy Leonard on guitar (formerly with Fathead). Both of these bands have received multiple Juno Awards over the years and all of members have either won or been nominated for an MBA in their respective instrument categories. Together they represent almost 300 years of Blues-playing experience and it shows. Led by dynamic singer/showman/front man Chuck Jackson these guys mix it up with their unique renditions of old Blues/Soul and R&B classics along with original songs. This marks The Hoggies 5th return visit to BOTR making them another one of the all time favourites of the Series. The most commonly used adjective to describe this band on the Comment Cards is “AWESOME!”

ADVANCE RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

Call 613-273-3636 or 1-888-COVEINN or email info@coveinn.com

Cost: $65.

Date :
Friday, November 16, 2018 from 7 to 11pm

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

Contact :
James Doran – http://www.garykendall.com/Bluestime/THAS.htm%20www.bluesontherideau.ca

Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated in Canada, the United States, some of the Caribbean islands, and Liberia. It began as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Similarly named festival holidays occur in Germany and Japan. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States, and around the same part of the year in other places.

What do people do?

Many people have a day off work on the second Monday of October. They often use the three-day Thanksgiving weekend to visit family or friends who live far away, or to receive them in their own homes. Many people also prepare a special meal to eat at some point during the long weekend. Traditionally, this included roast turkey and seasonal produce, such as pumpkin, corn ears and pecan nuts. Now, the meal may consist of other foods, particularly if the family is of non-European descent.

Date :
Monday, October 8, 2018

Event location :
Westport, ON

HEALING RETREAT

THE GIFT OF THE AUTUMN EQUINOX:

HARVEST YOUR BEAUTY

Join us for an enchanting weekend of Reflection, Connection, and Awakening, during the Autumn Equinox, in a supportive group of spiritually conscious, likeminded friends, who yearn to bring out their    gifts and beauty to the world.

Unleash Your Magnificence, in the gentle energies of the Cosmos and the Land, as we engage in activities that Unite and Align Our Spirit and Soul.

Date: September 21-23, 2018 (Friday evening to Sunday afternoon)

LOCATION: Hidden Buddha Healing Centre, Rideau Lakes, Ontario

(Between Ottawa and Kingston)

COST: $497 + HST, per person

REGISTER NOW: SPACE IS LIMITED

Contact: lidia@AponaHealingArts.com

(416)912-1721/(613)275-2768

ONTARIO FAMILY FISHING WEEK (12:01 a.m. Saturday to 11:59 p.m. Sunday). Fish license-free! Take a friend fishing! Ontario Family Fishing Weekend (OFFW) events make it easy to try fishing in Ontario waters for the first time (or the first time in a long time).

The government of Ontario designates several days during which Canadian residents can fish license-free in any water body where fishing is allowed. During all other periods, most Canadian residents between the ages of 18 and 64 years must purchase an OUTDOORS card and a fishing license to legally fish in Ontario.

Date :
Saturday, June 30 to Sunday, July 8, 2018

Event location :
Rideau Lakes, ON

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

RIDEAU LAKES PUBLIC LIBRARY presents an afternoon with Merilyn Simonds at the Morton Community Hall 2-4pm.  Enjoy a fascinating afternoon with the author of Gutenberg’s Fingerprint.  Refreshments will be served.  Tickets available at all branches of the Rideau Lakes Public Library.

Date :
Sunday, May 27, 2018 from 2-4pm

Event location :
24 Halladay Street
K0G 1E0 Elgin, Ontario
Contact :
Phone number: +1 613-359-5315
Website: http://www.rideaulakeslibrary.ca/

There’s a first time for everything and the first time any member of Blues on the Rideau approached Seamus to ask if he would like to sit in an play a tune, it was David Rotundo. Ever since then, there has a been a connection both musical, spiritual and personal. Let’s see what happens when the two meet for music over lunch…

Seamus Cowan
Seamus has been playing in bands since he was seventeen and has toured extensively throughout Canada and the US. He started early in a rhythm section on bass with his twin brother Jeff on drums. He’s played in dozens of bands (including his own band Bullmoose, as well as Spoon River, The High Dials, Spencer Evans Trio, JP Houston and The Murder, Young Petty Stones, Tavis E. Triance & The Natural Way, and many others).
His first recording with his band Bullmoose was released in 2004 and has since released a second album and three as a member of Spoon River and The Natural Way. He now writes his own tunes on acoustic guitar, etc. He has co-written songs for these records and has sung, played and recorded on over 15 albums and performed on an NFB film. He studied Jazz Performance on upright bass at McGill University in Montreal and graduated with a BMus in 2002. He also runs a family hotel/music venue called The Cove in Westport where he guests and backs up many musicians and currently lives with his wife and two sons.

David Rotundo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqXcjQeAEDM&feature=youtu.be

$30 + HST Served Lunch + Show
www.davidrotundo.com
www.bluesontherideau.ca
www.coveinn.com
A Co-presentation of Choose the Blues Productions and James Doran.

Date :
Saturday, May 12, 2018 from 12pm to 3pm

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

Contact :
Organizer: James Doran – Website:  http://www.choosetheblues.ca/

The Lonesome Ace Stringband brings grit, skill and abandon to old-time, Appalachian folk songs and fiddle/banjo tunes. These are songs and tunes for life and all of it’s occasions: festivals, dances, wars, parties and funerals. The music comes from a tradition that has inspired and brought together generations of people. It’s themes – love, loss, hard work and hardship, faith, and everyday life – speak to everyone. The members are Chris Coole on banjo, John Showman on fiddle and Max Heineman on bass. Together they bring a deep respect for the roots of the music, a keen sense of innovation to the performance and material, and a passion for the sound that transcends both.

This is old-time music for today’s old soul.Their debut album, “Old Time”, was recorded in 2014, and was met with critical acclaim from the folk, old-time, and bluegrass community. In 2016, the band recorded their sophomore album “Gone For Evermore”. Heading into the studio, the group’s goal was to capture the feel, energy and narrative of their live playing.

Fee: $15.

Date :
Friday, May 4, 2018 from 7pm to 11pm

Event location :
The Cove Inn, 2 Bedford St., Westport, ON
Contact :
Organizer: Seamus Cowan (1.888.COVE.INN)
Website: www.lonesomeace.com

Take the DAFFODIL DAYS TOUR and enjoy the thousands of daffodils blooming in Rideau Lakes, the Daffodil Capital of Ontario. Pick up your Daffodil Days brochure at the Township Office in Chantry or other local sites. The Perfect Mothers Day Activity!

Date :
May 1 to May 13, 2018

Event location :
Rideau Lakes ON

Contact :
Phone number: 1-877-798-5725 or send e-mail to: info@twprideaulakes.on.ca

RLHS is a thriving organization. Members plant and maintain municipal gardens and support all manner of horticultural activities in the community. Wednesday, May 2 – RIDEAU LAKES HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY presents Joanna Kowalczyk of Singing Nettle Farm speaking on Designing a Holistic Garden starting at 7:15pm at the Portland Community Hall. All Welcome! Free for members, $5 for guests. Refreshments and conversation start at 6:45, meeting begins at 7:15pm

Date :
Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Event location :
Portland Community Hall, 24 Water St, Portland, ON K0G 1E0, Canada

Contact :
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/rideaulakeshorticultural/