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Due to a combination or reasons both business and personal Choose The Blues Productions has closed its doors as of June 23, 2023.

I want to thank everyone whom I have had the pleasure of getting to know since I started into the Blues business in Canada over 30 years ago, including the Blues On The Rideau Dinner & Show Fundraiser Series at The Cove Inn, Westport Ontario which ran for 17 years.

I will be leaving this website up for awhile for anyone who might like to revisit any of the PAST EVENTS I have done. That includes all of the INSIDE THE BLUES radio shows on DAWG FM Ottawa (2011-2017) and the CANADIAN BLUES SPOTLIGHTS on Mark Stenzler's BLUES ZEPPELIN radio show, Bern Switzerland (2013-2017).

The BLUES ON THE RIDEAU Series legacy lives on however with the BLUES AT THE COVE Series using the same format - monthly Dinner & Show Fundraisers in support of local charities featuring Canada's best Blues artists.
Visit www.CoveInn.com for details.

Thanks everyone. Long live great Blues!

James Doran

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1000 ISLAND BLUES CRUISE

ON THE ISLAND QUEEN,

KINGSTON, ONTARIO

June 20, 2023

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Includes a 3 -hour sunset cruise through the magnificent 1000 Islands, a delicious chicken & rib buffet dinner, the Show, Door Prizes, dancing and donation to the Food Bank.
June 20, 2023 (6:30 to 9:30 pm)

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BLUES ON THE RIDEAU

AT THE COVE INN,

WESTPORT, ONTARIO

176 Shows from 2006 to 2023

$86K Raised for Local Charities

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A monthly Dinner & Show Fundraiser Series
featuring some of North America's best Blues bands
with proceeds going to support local charities
October to May
 


INSIDE THE BLUES

Weekly radio show on DAWG FM Ottawa & streamed globally

306 Shows from 2011 to 2017

Featuring the best in Blues, both classic and contemporary,
with interesting background information on the artists
and a strong focus on Canadian talent.

 

Hosted by James Doran

 

Recorded and engineeed by Diane Leduc-Doran

Broadcast on 101.9 DAWG FM
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada


Ottawa, Canada

All times ET
Original: Sunday evenings 7-8 pm
Repeats: Tuesdays 8-9 am & Fridays 2-3 pm
 

Reporting Play Lists to: Living Blues monthly and Roots Music Report weekly
Posting weekly to: Blues-DJ, Maple Blues, Canuck Blues, Maple Post & Matchbox Blues

  

All Shows are archived after broadcast on and can be listened to there at any time


Click here for ARCHIVES



CANADIAN BLUES SPOTLIGHT

15 minute feature on different Canadian Blues artists
on Mark Stenzler’s BLUES ZEPPELIN radio show
Broadcast bi-weekly on Radio Rabe, Bern Switzerland and streamed globally

87 Spotlights from 2013 to 2017

Hosted by James Doran

Recorded and engineeed by Diane Leduc-Doran

CANADIAN BLUES SPOTLIGHT showcases a different Canadian Blues artist
on Mark Stenzler's BLUES ZEPPELIN show broadcast every second Sunday on

Radio RaBe www.rabe.ch Berne, SWITZERLAND from 9 to 11 am EDT (3 to 5 pm CEST)
and rebroadcast on Radio LoRa www.lora.ch Zurich
and WRFI Community Radio - Ithaca & Watkins Glen NY USA www.ithacaradio.org
Saturdays from 4 to 5 pm ET

All Spotlights are ARCHIVED here after broadcast.


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