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Wednesday RACK \u2018n TUNES with SHAWN McCULLOUGH (Westport) (guitar player\/singer\/alternative lyricist) to help you break up your week and give you a little social fix. Shawn has played and toured with Canadian Country star Jason McCoy and has been a part of Telecaster supergroup, The Telebastards, featuring Steve Piticco. His is highly in demand as a session and sideman and has incredible skill, wit and stage presence. He has a solo record to his name \u201cThis is Me\u201d and is currently performing with rising Country star Brea Lawrenson.<\/p>\n
One Rack of Ribs with Fries $10\u2026 7-10pm www.reverbnation.com\/shawnmccullough<\/p>\n
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Every Thursday JAZZ NIGHT with Spencer Evans Trio 9-11pm<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n She is the soul singing diva of Kingston and area! Don\u2019t miss a special night with THE Miss Emily! 9-11pm www.themissemily.com<\/p>\n JAZZ NIGHT with SPENCER EVANS TRIO The Cove Inn hosts one of the most original and memorable Live Music Experiences you\u2019ll have! The Popular Spencer Evans Trio with Rob Radford on drums, Seamus Cowan on bass and Spencer Evans on piano, clarinet and vocals has proven a formidable three performing all styles of music to huge crowds of all ages. The party has been going for over 19 years now! Join us for dinner too\u2026 The Trio plays select dates throughout the fall until the spring and EVERY THURSDAY from late spring to Thanksgiving Long Weekend. Call The Cove 1.888.COVE.INN to make reservations and confirm dates. SPENCER EVANS was born in Picton, grew up around the Quinte area, and graduated from B.C.I. Spencer plays piano, clarinet, accordion, sings, dances, prances and has been a professional musician for the past 15 years. He has played Bermuda to Bosnia, New Orleans to the North Pole, and has recorded and toured with The Cowboy Junkies, Sarah Harmer and Pat Temple, and has performed with Jeff Healey, Dan Aykroyd, Willie P. Bennett, Jack Mahieu, Alex Pangman, Maria Muldaur, and Toronto\u2019s Swing Gang, among countless others. Spencer has appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, CBC Radio\u2019s The Vinyl Caf\u00e9 with Stuart McLean, MUCHmusic and CMT. A resident of Kingston for several years, Spencer keeps busy playing with numerous local bands such as Bloom, Pico de Gallo, Ghetto Xpress, The River Cats and various jazzy combos. SEAMUS COWAN plays the low bass and sings the high notes\u2026Kind of strange but it works. Has played all kinds of music in his career so he fits right in. ROB RADFORD has a solid synergy with the boys. His drumming is some of the best around and his ferocity is difficult to tame, behind the kit that is. Together, the trio are a powerful combination. Enjoy them weekly in the summer months! JAZZ NIGHT will continue EVERY THURSDAY from Jun.4-Oct.8! 9-11pm $5 Reservations recommended!!!<\/p>\n Every Sunday HEAD OVER HEELS on the Patio (Vocal\/Guitar Duo) 12:30-3:30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n Sat.Jul.11 HEAD OVER HEELS (Vocal\/Guitar Duo) 6-9pm<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fri.Jul.3 YOUNG PETTY STONES: Music of Neil Young, Tom Petty + The Rolling Stones 8-11pm<\/strong><\/p>\n Fri.Jul.3<\/p>\n YOUNG PETTY STONES: A Musical Tribute to Neil Young, Tom Petty and The Rolling Stones.<\/p>\n Revel in the Glory of all things Rock and Roll. 3 Sets of music played by Seamus Cowan (Spoon River, Bullmoose, The High Dials), Jason Kent (Kandle & The Krooks, Sunfields, Spoon River, The Dears), Eric Lawrance (Bullmoose, Ladies of the Canyon) and Rob Radford (Rueben DeGroot, Miss Emily, Greg Ball)!<\/p>\n 8-11pm<\/p>\n $10<\/p>\n Reservations necessary\u2026<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sat.Jul.4 JEFF CALLERY (Country\/Rock Guitar) 6-9pm<\/strong><\/p>\n Never afraid to put his music and performance out there for all to see and critique, Jeff has won and placed honorably in contests all over North America \u2013 both for his performance and songwriting.<\/p>\n In 1999 Jeff won the New York State Title for the True Value Home Hardware Country Star Search. In 2007, Jeff won the New York State Title for the Colgate Country Showdown and placed respectably in the National Semi-Finals of that same contest in West Virginia.<\/p>\n In 2008, Jeff had his first single cut as a songwriter by a finalist of the famed \u201cIdol\u201d franchise and it was included on her debut album \u2013 Tara Oram\u2019s Chasing the Sun \u2013 Canadian Idol finalist.<\/p>\n He is a married father of 2. His family is his life. He is also a dedicated community volunteer and Rotarian.<\/p>\n When asked about his music, he says he likes to think of it somewhere between James Taylor, John Mellancamp and Canadian hit band Blue Rodeo.<\/p>\n \u201cI just like to make music. Every song is about me or someone in my life. Most times I sing songs to and about the guy in the mirror. When other people can connect with those songs, it\u2019s very satisfying because they are written from my very personal point of view.\u201d \u201cWhen that happens it reminds me that everyone is going through the same stuff \u2013 maybe at different times and with different priorities, but it binds us.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe songs say more about me than any bio could!\u201d says Callery<\/p>\n Thu.Jul.9 HELEN HUMPREYS (New York Times Bestselling Author) 4-6pm<\/strong><\/p>\n |<\/span>\u00a0$10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Thu.Jul.9 Tickets available at The Cove and any Rideau Lakes Public Library Branch. Enjoy a cash bar, cheeses and appetizers, reading and book signing. Helen Humphreys is the author of four books of poetry, six novels, and two works of creative non-fiction. She was born in Kingston-on-Thames, England, and now lives in Kingston, Ontario.<\/p>\n Her first novel, Leaving Earth(1997), won the City of Toronto Book Award and was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Her second novel, Afterimage (2000), won the Rogers Writers\u2019 Trust Fiction Prize, was nominated for the Commonwealth Writers\u2019 Prize, and was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Her third novel, The Lost Garden (2002), was a 2003 Canada Reads selection, a national bestseller, and was also a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Wild Dogs (2004) won the Lambda Prize for fiction, has been optioned for film, and was produced as a stage play at CanStage in Toronto in the fall of 2008. Coventry (2008) was a national bestseller and was shortlisted for the Trillium Book Award and the Canadian Authors Association Award for Fiction. It was also a New York Times Editors\u2019 Choice. The Reinvention of Love (2011) was longlisted for the Dublin Impac Literary Award and shortlisted for the Canadian Authors Association Award for Fiction. Her latest novel, The Evening Chorus was published in February of 2015.<\/p>\n Humphreys\u2019 work of creative non-fiction, The Frozen Thames (2007), was a #1 national bestseller. Her collections of poetry include Gods and Other Mortals (1986); Nuns Looking Anxious, Listening to Radios (1990); and, The Perils of Geography (1995). Her most recent collection, Anthem (1999), won the Canadian Authors Association Award for Poetry. Her most recent work of non-fiction is Nocturne (2013), a memoir about the life and death of her brother, Martin.<\/p>\n In 2009 Helen Humphreys was awarded the Harbourfront Festival Prize for literary excellence.<\/p>\n Helen Humphreys\u2019 fiction is published in Canada by HarperCollins, and in the U.S. by W.W. Norton and Harcourt Houghton Mifflin. Her UK publisher is Serpent\u2019s Tail and her Italian publisher is Playground.<\/p>\n Fri.Jul.10 LUTHER WRIGHT (Bluegrass\/Country\/Folk\/Guitar) 6-9pm<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n LUTHER WRIGHT (Bluegrass\/Country\/Guitar) Luther Wright has been writing, recording and performing music for over 20 years now. He started out in a band with his talented songwriter brother Geordie in the garage\/punk, vigilante vegetarian outfit The Mugworts who honed their chops while traveling in Mexico and playing to gringos and locals alike. In 1994 he joined up with his friends Sarah and Mary Harmer to play lead guitar in the Canadian, pop-rock band, \u201cWeeping Tile\u201d (WEA\/Atlantic). It was during the next 5 years of full-on touring and recording with that band that Luther, Weeping Tile drummer Cam Giroux and his roots compadres Sean Kelly and Dan Curtis formed the now-renowned, country\/punkgrass road daemons, \u201cLuther Wright & The Wrongs\u201d. Known on one hand for their brilliantly executed, country\/bluegrass reworking of Pink Floyd\u2019s classic The Wall, Luther and the band have also recorded and released five all-original albums, Hurtin\u2019 For Certain (1997), Rogers Waltz (1999), the valentine gone awry, Guitar Pickin\u2019 Martyrs (2003), Instrumentality(2005), Man of Your Dreams (2008). Also to boot, they made two cds of original children\u2019s music under the guise of Butterfingers. From its release internationally in 2001, Rebuild the Wall (Universal\/Backporch), opened up doors for \u2019the Wrongs to play over 500 shows of old-country, inspired music across the continent. Luther\u2019s music is used in the CTV television show, \u201cRobson Arms\u201d, and his song \u201cTumbler Ridge\u201d is part of the soundtrack in Ron Mann\u2019s documentary film about Woody Harrleson entitled, \u201cGo Further\u201d. At the request of the Goodman family Luther contributed a version of \u201cThe City Of New Orleans\u201d, to a wonderful album that pays tribute to folk legend Steve Goodman. He is currently recording a new album produced by Chris Brown (Bourbon Tabernacle Choir\/Chris Brown & Kate Femner) and touring steadily around North America as well as producing music locally and presenting shows when the feeling is right.<\/p>\n Fri.Jul.17 JOHN WILBERFORCE (Country\/Rock Guitar) 6-9pm<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n![\"jazz-night-2015_animal\"](\"https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/files\/2015\/07\/jazz-night-2015_animal.jpg\")
<\/a>EMILY FENNELL!!! One night only\u2026<\/p>\n<\/a>HEAD OVER HEELS (Gananaoque, (Vocal\/Guitar Duo) Bask in the sunshine with amazing entertainment! Kingston\u2019s Kevin Head is an accomplished singer, songwriter, musical director and actor. Formerly from Nova Scotia, where he still has close ties, and once called \u201cThe Original Salt Cod Cowboy\u201d, 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\u2019s 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 \u201cHead over Heels\u201d 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 her at The Cove! 12:30-3:30pm www.kevinheadmusic.com<\/p>\n<\/a>Young Petty Stones: Musical Tribute to Neil Young, Tom Petty & The Rolling Stones
\nJuly 3 @ 8:00 am – 11:00 pm | $10<\/p>\n<\/a>JEFF CALLERY (Rock\/Folk\/Guitar)
\nJuly 4 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
\nJeff has been playing music for more than half of his life. Starting in high school, he hit the road young and played in every bar, at every fair, festival and theater that would hire him and his bands all over the province of Ontario, Quebec and New York State.<\/p>\nHELEN HUMPHREYS (Author\/Poet Laureate)<\/h2>\n
July 9 @ 4:00 am<\/span>\u00a0–\u00a06:00 pm<\/span><\/h3>\n
\nAN AFTERNOON WITH HELEN HUMPHREYS<\/p>\n
\n4-6pm
\n$10 (all proceeds go to Friends of Rideau Lakes Public Library)
\nMake a reso for Jazz Night after the reading!
\nfriends.rideaulakeslibrary@gmail.com
\nhhumpreys.com<\/p>\n
\nJuly 10 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
\nFri.Jul.10
\nLuther Wright! (Bluegrass\/Country Hero!)
\n6-9pm
\nwww.lutherwright.com<\/p>\n