BRIGGS FARM PHOTOS: TEDDY YOUNG, ED RANDAZZO & SELWYN BIRCHWOOD
Photos by Jim Gavenus Here are some more photos from the recent 21st annual Briggs Farm Blues Festival in Nescopeck, Pennsylvania, featuring Ed Randazzo & Friends, Teddy Young & The Aces an...
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NATIONAL RESERVE BRINGS AMERICANA ROCK SOUND TO BRIGGS FARM BLUES FESTIVAL
The National Reserve founder and frontman Sean Walsh abruptly interrupted fellow guitarist and bandmate Jon Ladeau during a revealing recent interview about the Brooklyn-based band’s upcoming two-day ...
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WEEKEND ROUNDUP: LEONARD COHEN & LEON RUSSELL PASS, BOB DYLAN RELEASES MINI-DOCUMENTARY
The week in music was bookended by the deaths of two uniquely talented and somewhat underrated artists, with Leonard Cohen, 82, passing on Monday, and Leon Russell, 74, leaving us on Sunday. Plenty of...
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BRIGGS FARM SUNDAY PHOTOS: ALEXIS P. SUTER, VICTOR WAINWRIGHT & FESTIVAL REVELERS
Photos by Jim Gavenus The folks at Briggs Farm Blues Festival are most likely already hammering out plans for next year's edition, but we're still taking some time to reflect on the 2016 fest, whic...
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BRIGGS FARM SATURDAY PHOTOS: ‘BIG A’ SHERROD, JIMMY ‘DUCK’ HOLMES & DUSTIN DOUGLAS
Photos by Jim Gavenus Last week, we rattled off 10 reasons you should not miss the 19th annual Briggs Farm Blues Festival. Now that the dust has settled, we can either help you relive a glorious we...
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BRIGGS FARM BLUES FESTIVAL: 10 REASONS NOT TO MISS THE 2016 EDITION
If you’ve been to the Briggs Farm Blues Festival, you probably don’t need us to convince you to return. From the warm welcome you received when you pulled onto the sprawling festival grounds to the da...
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BRIGGS FARM BLUES FESTIVAL: FRIDAY PHOTO GALLERY, PART 2
Photos by Alex Seeley Photographer Alex Seeley was on hand for the latest installment of the Briggs Farm Blues Festival in Nescopeck, Pa., last weekend. Here is the second round of photos from Frid...
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BRIGGS FARM BLUES FESTIVAL: FRIDAY PHOTO GALLERY, PART 1
Photos by Alex Seeley On Saturday morning, Briggs Farm Blues Festival was still buzzing about Friday night's headlining performance by Devon Allman. With a mix of his own blues and rock, along with...
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BRIGGS FARM RETURNS THIS WEEKEND: COMPLETE SCHEDULE
The Briggs Farm Blues Festival returns to Nescopeck, Pa., on Friday, July 9 and Saturday, July 10 for its 18th annual installment. This year’s edition of the festival features a mix of first-time B...
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EDDIE TURNER TAKES HIS MUSIC BEYOND THE BLUES
By Michael Lello Most musicians shy away from labeling their music, but Eddie Turner is especially averse to genre tags. “I call it all music,” he said in a recent phone interview, previewing his he...
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