September 22
From Montreal & The Eastern Townships, Quebec
ANGEL FORREST BAND |
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To kick off this year’s Series – a great singer/songwriter and entertainer from Quebec with a career spanning 27 years, 9 albums and multiple Awards including the Maple Blues Award for Best Female Vocalist in the country for the last 4 years running! Angel has played major festivals and clubs across Canada, the U.S. and Europe. Backed by her talented songwriter/guitarist husband Denis Coulombe and a very tight band Angel belts out rockin’ Soul Blues with a vengeance. She often draws comparisons to the late, great Janis Joplin because of the uncanny similarity in her voice and her dynamic stage presence but Angel can sing it soft and slow as well. This is her second visit to BOTR (March 2016) and she absolutely blew the house down then. Expect more of the same this time around! |
PROCEEDS TO RUBY GLAND CHARITY
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October 27
From Toronto, Ontario
BLACKBURN
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A soulful band of brothers – literally – Blackburn is - Brooke (guitar & vocals), Duane (keyboards & lead vocals) and Corey (drums) plus good friend Andrew Stewart on bass. They play a unique blend of Soul/Blues/R&B/Jazz & Funk - New Orleans meets the Great White North. They come by their talent honestly – it’s in the blood. Their ancestors came from the American south making the long journey to Upper Canada via the Underground Railroad in the 1860’s to escape slavery - and they brought their music with them. Eventually the family moved to Toronto where their dad Bobby Dean Blackburn (keyboardist & singer) became a seminal figure on the vibrant R&B scene in that city in the ‘50’s, ‘60’s and ‘70’s. Blackburn have recorded two great albums – the most recent one “Brothers In This World” was nominated for a Juno Award last year and they have won multiple Maple Blues Awards. This is their 3rd visit to BOTR @ The Cove and they have rocked the house every time! |
PROCEEDS TO THE WESTPORT LIBRARY
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November 24
From NY State and Ottawa, Ontario
TAS CRU & WICKED GRIN
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| Singer, songwriter, guitarist Tas Cru plays Country Blues mixed with southern Soul & Rock. He’s raucous, rowdy, gentle, sweet, eccentric, quirky and outright irreverent. Based in New York’s Hudson Valley Tas performs in a variety of formats from solo acoustic to a 7 piece band. For this show he’s bringing his drummer and harmonica player with him and will be joined by Maple Blues Award winners Murray Kinsley on guitar & vocals & Leigh-Anne Stanton on bass – part of the great Ottawa Rock Blues band Wicked Grin. What a killer combo! Tas met Murray and Leigh-Anne last year. They started playing gigs together in the U.S. and really enjoyed the experience. Now they’re bringing it to The Cove. |
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January 19 & 20
From Toronto, Ontario
JACK DE KEYZER BAND
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Canada’s King Of The Blues guitar – and he’s an excellent singer/songwriter as well. Jack leads one of the hardest working and most skilled Blues bands in the country with David “The Groove Doctor” Morrow on keyboards, Alan Duffy on bass, Richard Thornton on sax and Gary Donaldson on drums – and of course Jack up front on lead vocals and playing that scorching guitar of his. You get some Rock, Funk, Swing and Jazz overtones with Jack’s Blues and it’s all good! A 2X Juno and 7X Maple Blues Award winner Jack is one of the all time favourites at BOTR (this is his 8th visit) thus the 2 Night Stand so we can accommodate everybody. All his previous shows have Sold Out so book early for this one! |
PROCEEDS TO FRIENDS OF FOLEY MOUNTAIN & KICK IN FOR KIDS RIDEAU DISTRICT HS
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February 16
From Vancouver, BC & Toronto, Ontario
HARPDOG BROWN
& The Travellin' Blues Show w. SUGAR BROWN
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Harpdog Brown has been a major force in Canadian Blues since 1982. Born in Edmonton and raised in Vancouver he’s played thousands of gigs at clubs and festivals in Canada, the U.S. and Europe. He’s received multiple Award nominations over his career including the Maple Blues Award for Best Harmonica Player the past 2 years running. Harpdog plays “Old School” Blues – vintage ‘40’s and ‘50’s “Lo-Fi” – with his great deep voice and harp backed by The Travelin’ Blues Show - Jordan Edmonds on the very tasty fat tone guitar and Pat Darcus on upright bass. They’re joined for this show by a drummer and Special Guest Sugar Brown (aka Dr. Ken Kawashima) from Toronto – a singer/songwriter/guitarist who also plays brilliant “real deal” Blues. |
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March 16
From Kitchener, Ontario
SEAN PICHIN BAND
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Sean Pinchin is a not only a fabulous slide guitarist he’s got a great voice and writes inspired, powerful songs. He plays acoustic as well as electric Blues both solo and with his band and when he’s not doing that he backs the wonderfully talented Soul Blues singer Dione Taylor. Sean has been playing over 180 shows a year for the past 8 years and it shows. He has two excellent albums out - both recorded LIVE off the floor – which means what you hear on his records is what you get in his performances. His second one “Monkey Brain” was nominated for a Juno this past year. Sean is bringing his full band for this show so you’ll get to see the electric dancin’ Blues side of this wonderfully talented artist. This is his first visit to BOTR @ The Cove and we’re very pleased to have him! |
PROCEEDS TO THE RIDEAU WATERWAY LAND TRUST
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April 20
From Edmonton, Alberta
BOOGIE PATROL |
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Founded in 2007 in Edmonton Boogie Patrol has become one of western Canada’s premier party bands garnering acclaim and an army of enthusiastic followers dubbed “repeat offenders”. Led by singer/harp player Rott’n Dan Shinnan (who reminds me of an early Joe Cocker with his voice and stage presence) and Yuji Ihara playing some killer guitar these guys bring an amazing amount of energy to the stage - rockin’ Blues, Soul & Funk as good as it gets. You’ll be buzzing for a week after this show! Boogie Patrol doesn’t get to eastern Canada that often and this is their only performance in the area on this tour so don’t miss them when they’re here. It’s their first visit to BOTR @ The Cove and we are very pleased to have them.
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PROCEEDS TO COUNTRY ROADS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE
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www.boogiepatrol.com |
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May 11 & 12
From Mexico & Toronto, Ontario
DAVID ROTUNDO BAND |
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Arguably the most popular artist to have played BOTR @ The Cove over the last 12 years David Rotundo is back to close out the 2017/18 season and just like Jack de Keyzer he requires a two night stand to accommodate all of his fans. If you’ve been around the Canadian Blues scene for the past two decades David really needs no introduction. A remarkable harmonica player, singer and songwriter he started out in Toronto but now plays all over the world wintering in Mexico and touring in eastern Europe where he has a huge following. And no wonder - David delivers one of the most entertaining shows you will see anywhere. He’ll have his full band with him for both evening shows of course but this year he’ll also be doing a special ACOUSTIC LUNCH on Saturday from noon to 3 pm with Cove Manager and bass player superb SEAMUS COWAN - only $30 and that includes a full lunch. You’ll want to reserve for this one too. This will be David’s 8th visit to The Cove - most of them 2 night stands – and they always Sell Out so reserve early!
PROCEEDS TO WESTPORT IN BLOOM &
4-H CANADA LEEDS CHAPTER
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DINNER & SHOW $65 |
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(plus HST) |
| Buffet Dinner starts at 7pm - show at 8:30pm |
ADVANCE RESERVATIONS REQUIRED |
Book early - most shows sell out in advance! |
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All shows run from 7-11 pm and include a delicious full course buffet dinner followed by the show and dancing.
There are great Door Prizes at every show and a Big Draw for two Grand Prizes at the end of the season from all of the Comment Cards submitted over the year.
Comfortable, well-priced
ACCOMMODATION is available at The Cove, nearby B&B’s and a motel – but BOOK EARLY. All the rooms in town usually sell out on BOTR nights.
The Cove Inn is located at 2 Bedford St. in Westport on the shores of Upper Rideau Lake - part of the beautiful Rideau Waterway (a UNESCO World Heritage Site). It’s only a 1.5 hour drive from downtown Ottawa, 45 min from Kingston, 3 hours from Montreal or Toronto.
