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Previewing Briggs Farm Blues Festival 2021 with Maegan Bishline and Dina Briggs | Bluesville

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The Briggs Farm Blues Festival will return to Nescopeck, PA for its 24th year on July 8 through 10. Bluesville host Jack Adams talks with Maegan Bishline and Dina Briggs about what's in store for this year — including Jack's own performance with his band and Dane Tilghman.

The full schedule for the festival is below:

Thursday, July 8 6 - 11pm Bret Alexander & Friends *Performing songs from the summer of 1970 MiZ *Performing songs from Grateful Dead's American Beauty album Friday, July 9 Main Stage 4:15 - 5:45pm Vanessa Collier 6:05 - 7:35pm Campbell Brothers 7:55 - 9:25pm Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials 9:45 - 11:15pm Ana Popovic Back Porch Stage 1 - 2pm The Jack Adams Band & Dane Tilghman 2:20 - 3:50pm Gabe Stillman 4:45 - 5:45pm Uptown Music Collective 6 - 6:45pm Bring On the Blues Open Jam 7:10 - 8:40pm Pappy Biondo & Justin Mazer 9 - 10:30pm Swampcandy Saturday, July 10 Main Stage 4 - 5:30pm Scott Pemberton 5:50 - 7:20pm Mac Arnold & Plate Full 'O Blues 7:40 - 9:10pm Victor Wainwright & The Train 9:30 - 11pm Shemekia Copeland Back Porch Stage 1 - 2:10pm The Mighty Susquehannas 2:30 - 4pm King Solomon Hicks 4:20 - 5:10pm Mike Miz 5:30 - 6:20pm Wes Knorr 6:40 - 8:10pm Gracie Curran 8:30 - 10pm The National Reserve

Tickets and more information can be found at the Briggs Farm Blues Festival website.

(Original air-date: 6/26/2021)

Born and raised in Allentown, Pa, Jack has been an avid drummer/singer in the rock, R&B, and blues genres. He is a longtime board member of the Lehigh Valley Blues Network. You can catch Jack serving as a frequent MC at various events throughout the tri-state area. Jack has been a programmer at WDIY since 2010, hosting Bluesville on Saturdays from 3 to 5 pm.