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Blues at The Cove

2 Bedford Street Westport Ontario
Carrying on the tradition of bringing people together to enjoy great blues music in our venue, The Cove Inn in Westport, Ontario!

For 17 incredible years of music, laughter, community and overall great times, Blues on the Rideau was one of the longest running blues music series in Canada! Thanks to the team of James Doran and his wife Diane Leduc-Doran and their Choose the Blues Productions, thousands of ecstatic blues and live music fans have flocked to The Cove Inn to enjoy evenings of all-out dancing to Canada’s greatest JUNO and Maple Blues Award winning blues acts. We thank them for all of those years of partnership!

We continue to produce shows featuring greatest in blues artists as we transition to Blues at The Cove, highlighting some of the best of the series of the years!

Imagine a warm, intimate venue setting in a historic waterside inn on the Rideau Canal featuring a tasty buffet dinner and a donation to a local charity and you have Blues at The Cove! Join us for the new season!

We have an absolutely incredible A-list of Canadian blues and soul talent on the roster for this 2025/26 season! Some have been here many times, for some it’s been a while and some have never been! How exciting! We welcome newcomers, Bywater Call and Crystal Shawanda!

As always, we will continue to support local organizations with a portion of each ticket going toward designated local charities for each show. Please contact us to send someone to accept the charitable donation on behalf of your organization.

We continue to have exuberant, local sponsors who provide wonderful halftime door prizes for attendees to win. This has become incredible icing on the cake for all of those in the house!

All dinner, show and hotel reservations can be made by email to [email protected] or phone 613-273-3636.

We have 12 hotel rooms at The Cove, but there are many other amazing places of accommodation nearby!
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Upcoming Events

20
Nov
19:00 23:00
Blues at The Cove: Bywater Call
A powerhouse seven-piece Southern soul, roots rock outfit from Toronto.
$95
The Cove Inn
Event can be attended in person
10
Dec
19:00 23:00
Blues at The Cove: MonkeyJunk
Ottawa/Toronto’s Swamp Boogie Kings
$95
The Cove Inn
Event can be attended in person
15
Jan
2027
19:00 23:00
Blues at The Cove: Jack de Keyzer
Canada’s King of the Blues
$95
The Cove Inn
Event can be attended in person
16
Jan
2027
19:00 23:00
Blues at The Cove: Jack de Keyzer
Canada’s King of the Blues
$95
The Cove Inn
Event can be attended in person
19
Feb
2027
19:00 23:00
Blues at The Cove: Chambers DesLauriers
Annika Chambers & Paul DesLauriers: a complete powerhouse duo based in Nashville
$95
The Cove Inn
Event can be attended in person
26
Mar
2027
19:00 23:00
Blues at The Cove: Kenny Blues Boss Wayne
A Legendary Barrelhouse Blues Pianist! In the flesh!
$95
The Cove Inn
Event can be attended in person
16
Apr
2027
19:00 23:00
Blues at The Cove: Angelique Francis
A delicious dinner, some world class music and support for local charity.
$95
The Cove Inn
Event can be attended in person
14
May
2027
19:00 23:00
Blues at The Cove: Brandon Isaak
A northern Canadian blues guitar genius.
$95
The Cove Inn
Event can be attended in person

Past Events

16
Oct
19:00 23:00
Blues at The Cove: Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar
Toronto’s Modern Soul Legend
$95
The Cove Inn
Event can be attended in person
09
May
19:00 23:00
Blues at The Cove: Blackburn Brothers
2023 JUNO Award winners for Blues Album of the Year
$95
The Cove Inn
Event can be attended in person
08
May
19:00 23:00
Cancelled - Blues at The Cove: David Rotundo Band
Harmonica ace, singer/songwriter & guitarist.
$95
The Cove Inn
Event can be attended in person
07
May
17:00 20:00
Cancelled - Blues at The Cove: David Rotundo Does Dylan
Harmonica ace, singer/songwriter & guitarist.
$20
The Cove Inn
Event can be attended in person
17
Apr
19:00 23:00
Blues at The Cove: Angelique Francis
She's about as animated as one could imagine. Her joie de vivre is intoxicating.
$95
The Cove Inn
Event can be attended in person
20
Mar
19:00 23:00
Blues at The Cove: Crystal Shawanda
A "fiery blues collection which showcases her full-throttle raspy voice."
$95
The Cove Inn
Event can be attended in person
27
Feb
19:00 23:00
Blues at The Cove: Miss Emily
Weaving blues, country and rock.
$95
The Cove Inn
Event can be attended in person
17
Jan
19:00 23:00
Blues at The Cove: Jack de Keyzer Band
Canada’s King of the Blues. 2 Junos and 7 Maple Blues Awards.
$95
The Cove Inn
Event can be attended in person
16
Jan
19:00 23:00
Blues at The Cove: Jack de Keyzer Band
Canada’s King of the Blues. 2 Junos and 7 Maple Blues Awards.
$95
The Cove Inn
Event can be attended in person
11
Dec
2025
19:00 23:00
Blues at The Cove: MonkeyJunk
Ottawa-based trio. Swampy blues & rock + thoughtful & intelligent lyrics.
$95
The Cove Inn
Event can be attended in person
14
Nov
2025
19:00 23:00
Blues at The Cove: Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar
Toronto’s Modern Soul Legend
$95
The Cove Inn
Event can be attended in person
17
Oct
2025
19:00 23:00
Blues at The Cove: Bywater Call
Toronto’s Southern Soul Powerhouse
$95
The Cove Inn
Event can be attended in person
06
Jun
2025
19:00 23:00
Blues at The Cove – David Rotundo Band
Enjoy a delicious dinner, world class music & help support a local charity.
$95
The Cove Inn
Event can be attended in person
05
Jun
2025
17:00 20:00
David Rotundo Does Dylan
A rare and very special solo. An intimate performance of the music of Bob Dylan!
$20
The Cove Inn
Event can be attended in person

Presenter Articles

Dave Barnes on slide guitars and sliding tour buses
Southern soul and roots-rockers Bywater Call play the Blues at The Cove series in Westport on November 20.
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Author: Seamus Cowan
Published by: The Review-Mirror
Blues at The Cove celebrates 20 years with its biggest series yet
20th anniversary edition of popular live blues music series runs from October 2026 through May 2027.
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Published by: Kingston Live
Author: Seamus Cowan

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