Bluesville
Saturdays, 3:00-5:00pm
Every Saturday afternoon, Jack Adams has the soundtrack for music fans that like their blues served loud and smokin' hot. From the biggest musicians of today to the greats of the past, Bluesville is your weekend blues detonation. Plus, listen for regual features on artists playing in and around the Lehigh Valley.
Latest Stories
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WDIY's Jack Adams talks with New York City-based blues guitarist and singer King Solomon Hicks ahead of his performance at the 2024 Reading Blues Fest. -
New York blues singer Alexis P. Suter talks with WDIY's Jack Adams about everything new in her world — from her new tour dates in Pennsylvania at the Philadelphia Folk Festival and Reading Blues Festival to her new single to her reunion with previous band members. -
WDIY's Neil Hever talks with Lehigh Valley blues harmonica player and singer James Supra as his band with Sarah Ayers prepares to play WDIY's Family Fun Day — Groovin' in the Grove on May 18, 2024. -
Harmonica player and vocalist Mark Wenner from Washington, D.C.-based blues and roots rock band The Nighthawks speaks with Carlos Benjamin about the band's new EP, upcoming performance at the Blast Furnace Blues Festival in Bethlehem, and celebrating the band's 51st anniversary. -
Neil Hever talks with Lehigh Valley blues singer Bev Conklin as she prepares to perform with BC Blue at the 2023 Blast Furnace Blues Festival. Bev discusses what makes the festival so special to her. -
GRAMMY-nominated bluesman Victor Wainwright joins Jack Adams to talk about Victor Wainwright & The Train's upcoming performance at the 2023 Briggs Farm Blues Festival. He also reflects on where he finds himself musically in 2023 along with new material in the works for his other band, Southern Hospitality. -
Jack Adams talks with Maggie Walters, manager of the Downtown Allentown Business Alliance about the music, food, drinks, and other surprises that are planned for Blues, Brews & Barbecue 2023. -
Lehigh Valley guitarist and singer Doug Ashby from Lehigh Valley blues rock joins WDIY's Bill Dautremont-Smith ahead of the band's set at this year's Musikfest. They discuss the band and listen to some tracks off Tavern Tan's albums including 2020's Tandemic. -
Check out photos from the 14th Blues, Brews & Barbecue festival which took place in downtown Allentown on Saturday, July 23, 2022 with music from Mr. Sipp, Veronica Lewis, the Groove Merchants, and more. -
"Lil' Ed" Williams of Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials talks with WDIY's Neil Hever about his unlikely job cleaning cars during the pandemic lockdown, and his return to headlining festivals — including the the Blast Furnace Blues Festival in Bethlehem on Sunday, July 24, 2022.
