{"id":715,"date":"2010-10-01T11:33:04","date_gmt":"2010-10-01T15:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.explorewestport.com\/?p=715"},"modified":"2010-10-01T11:33:04","modified_gmt":"2010-10-01T15:33:04","slug":"blues-on-the-rideau-at-the-cove-is-back-for-its-6th-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/blues-on-the-rideau-at-the-cove-is-back-for-its-6th-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Blues on the Rideau at The Cove is back for its 6th season!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blues On The Rideau at The Cove Inn<\/a>, Westport Ontario \u2013 the popular once a month Dinner & Show Fundraiser Series – returns for its 6th season starting October 22nd<\/strong>. It\u2019s another superb Line-Up of artists this year with multiple Juno, Maple Blues and American Blues Award nominees\/winners. Proceeds from all Shows go to support different local charities. $27,000 has been raised over the past 5 years and the goal is to raise at least $5,000 more this season. If you love good food and great Blues in a small, friendly atmosphere and you haven\u2019t been to a BOTR @ The Cove night before then you owe it to yourself to try one. You won\u2019t be disappointed. If you\u2019re a regular you already know how good these nights are! Welcome back. Summer withdrawal is over. See you for the first show on October 22nd with SHAKURA S\u2019AIDA<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

\"Blues<\/a>All artists appear with their bands.
\nVisit artists\u2019 web sites and MySpace sites for more information, audio and video clips, etc<\/p>\n

October 22 \u2013 SHAKURA S\u2019AIDA<\/strong>
\nBorn in NY, raised in Switzerland, now living in Toronto \u2013 a beautiful woman with great stage presence and a passionate, powerful voice. Jazz, Blues and R&B as good as it gets.
\nwww.shakurasaida.com<\/a>
\nProceeds to the Lucy Drysdale Memorial Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

November 19 \u2013 DAVID ROTUNDO <\/strong>
\nBack by popular demand. Down and dirty Blues with dynamite harmonica and voice. A high energy, entertaining show guaranteed every time.
\nwww.davidrotundo.com<\/a>
\nProceeds to the Westport Library<\/strong><\/p>\n

January 21\/22 (*2 night stand) – JACK DE KEYZER<\/strong>
\nSinger\/songwriter and the King of Canadian blues guitar Jack de Keyzer returns to BOTR for a 4th time. 2010 Juno Award winner for Best Blues CD (his 2nd Juno \u2013 he also won in 2003) & and a 7X Maple Blues Award winner his reputation speaks for itself.
\nwww.jackdekeyzer.com<\/a>
\nProceeds to Rideau Vista & St. Edwards\u2019 Elementary Schools<\/strong><\/p>\n

February 18 \u2013 CLIO & THE BLUES HIGHWAY<\/strong>
\nA rising new star from Quebec with a beautiful voice. Nominated for Best New Artist Of The Year Lys Award and Best Female Vocalist Maple Blues Award last year. Swing style, jazzy, smoky Blues.
\nwww.myspace.com\/cliovalerie<\/a>
\nProceeds to the Rideau Waterway Land Trust<\/strong><\/p>\n

March 18 & 19 (*2 night stand) – MONKEY JUNK<\/strong>
\nOttawa\u2019s own and a very HOT band these days. Winners of the American Blues Award for Best New Band Of The Year and 6 Maple Blues Awards in 2010! Swamp R&B, soul boogie & bedroom funk.
\nwww.monkeyjunkband.com<\/a>
\nProceeds to the Friends of Foley Mountain<\/strong><\/p>\n

April 15 \u2013 PAUL REDDICK<\/strong>
\nCanada\u2019s poet of the Blues with his superb harmonica and voice returns to BOTR for a 3rd visit. A multiple Maple Blues Award winner with a great new album.
\nwww.paulreddick.ca<\/a>
\nProceeds to Westport In Bloom<\/strong><\/p>\n

May 20 \u2013 TREASA LEVASSEUR<\/strong>
\nBack for a 2nd visit. The slim lady with the BIG voice. A 2010 Juno Award nominee & multiple Maple Blues Award nominee. Delicious Blues, soul, funk & R&B.
\nwww.treasalevasseur.com<\/a>
\nProceeds to the Rideau District Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n

June 10 \u2013 RAOUL & THE BIG TIME<\/strong>
\nToronto actor and Blues man who blows harp like Little Walter reincarnated. A multiple Maple Blues Award winner. Rough \u2018n ready swing Blues.
\nwww.raoulandthebigtime.com<\/a>
\nProceeds to Habitat For Humanity<\/strong><\/p>\n

NOTE * If there is enough advance ticket demand on single show weekends a Saturday night show may be added – so BOOK EARLY! <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Blues On The Rideau at The Cove Inn, Westport Ontario \u2013 the popular once a month Dinner & Show Fundraiser Series – returns for its 6th season starting October 22nd. It\u2019s another superb Line-Up of artists this year with multiple Juno, Maple Blues and American Blues Award nominees\/winners. Proceeds from all Shows go to support […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[243,959,1238,1505,1711,1737],"class_list":["post-715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-westport-ontario-events","tag-blues-on-the-rideau","tag-lucy-drysdale-memorial-scholarship-fund","tag-rideau-lakes-events","tag-the-cove","tag-westport-entertainment","tag-westport-library"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}