Name: Blues at The Cove: MonkeyJunk @ The Cove Inn - Dec 10, 2026
Start: 2026-12-10T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-12-10T23:00:00-05:00
Location: The Cove Inn

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Blues at The Cove: MonkeyJunk

Ottawa/Toronto’s Swamp Boogie Kings

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Music Country / Roots / Bluegrass / Rockabilly Jazz / Blues Pop / Rock / Indie

Thu. December 10th + Add to Calendar

The Cove Inn

7:00pm - 11:00pm Doors at: 6:00pm

$95 (Dinner, Show and donation to Rideau Waterway Land Trust)

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Blues at The Cove

Annual live blues music festival at The Cove Inn, Westport

2 Bedford Street Westport Ontario

Open / Operational

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“Like a well-oiled machine ….an unyielding display of soulful blues rock robustness… a tenacious trio gifted with an arsenal of instrumental ability.”
Blues Rock Review, USA

The continuously popular Blues at The Cove series returns to The Cove Inn with an annual show by Ottawa/Toronto’s Swamp Boogie Kings, MonkeyJunk! Enjoy a Blues at The Cove Series show with delicious dinner, world class music and support for local charity (Rideau Waterway Land Trust) from 7-11pm on Thursday, December 10, 2026!

Blues at The Cove Series 2026/27

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!

Call us 613.273.3636 or email [email protected] for reservations!

20th Season of Live Blues at The Cove Inn!

Dinner, Show Charity $95 HST

Includes delicious full course buffet style dinner with served dessert, amazing door prizes from sponsors, dancing and a donation to local charity.

Doors 6pm

Dinner 7pm

Show Sets 8:30-9:30pm 10-11pm

ADVANCE RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Call 613-273-3636 or email [email protected]

BOOK EARLY! – ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT TO STAY OVERNIGHT
(Well priced accommodation at The Cove, nearby B&B, AirBnb and Westport Station Motel)
MOST SHOWS SELL OUT WELL AHEAD OF SHOW DATES. The earlier you reserve the better the choice of seating location.

We look forward to seeing everyone again soon for another GREAT season Blues at The Cove

Co-Sponsored by:

Black Dog Inn, Westport www.whatsonwestport.ca/profile/the-black-dog-inn/

Gristmill Place, Westport www.thegristmillplace.com

Upper Rideau B&B, Westport www.urbb.ca

The Victorian Luxury Suites, Westport www.thevictoriansuites.com

Lake Main Skin Health, Westport www.lakeandmain.ca

Pinecone Westport, Westport www.instagram.com/pineconewestport

Burns Jewellers, Perth www.burnsjewellers.com

Amethyst Holistic Spa, Perth www.amethystholisticspa.com

Top Shelf Distillers, Perth www.topshelfdistillers.com

Perth Brewery, Perth www.perthbrewery.ca

Kingston Sound Works, Kingston www.kingstonsoundworks.com

To keep up to date on everything at the Cove, including Blues at The Cove, please join our Mailing List www.coveinn.com/mailinglist. Thanks and we look forward to seeing you again soon and keeping in touch!

Thursday, December 10, 2026

MonkeyJunk (Ottawa/Toronto)

Since 2008, the name MonkeyJunk has been synonymous with the emergence of a new kind of blues on the Canadian and international scenes. Continually pushing boundaries and blurring genre lines, the Ottawa-based trio has added an edge to their music by incorporating swampy blues & rock with thoughtful and intelligent lyrics. MonkeyJunk is Tony D on lead guitar, Steve Marriner on lead vocals/baritone guitar/harmonica and Matt Sobb on drums. The band has released 5 full-length albums and are poised to release new music in 2023 – just in time to celebrate 15 years as a band! As one of the hardest working bands on the scene today, these Canadian ambassadors of blues/rock are constantly working to up their game in terms of songwriting and musicianship, on record and especially live! 23 Maple Blues Awards, 2 Indy Awards, 1 USA Blues Music Award, 2 JUNO AWARDS!

MonkeyJunk’s sound is unique – to quote Tony D – “we respect the traditions of Roots music and then give it a modern approach”. We’ve been lucky enough to have them play Blues On The Rideau @ The Cove 4 times in the past and Steve Marriner has performed here separately a number of times as well. They never fail to deliver a fantastic show. If you haven’t seen them before be prepared to be blown away. Be sure to bring you dancing shoes!

www.monkeyjunkband.com

Proceeds from this show go to support Rideau Waterway Land Trust

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