5 Years of Blues in Berks County
The Reading Blues Festival returns for it’s fifth installment on the weekend of November 17th-20th, 2022. I had the pleasure of speaking to Mr. John Ernesto once again. Ernesto is…
Freshly Polished Diamonds
This year marks the 30th anniversary of The Badlees‘ debut LP, Diamonds In the Coal. To mark the occasion, the group has released a special remixed version of the 1992…
25 Years of Bringing Blues to a Little Country Town
Well, another year down in the books for the Briggs Farm Blues Festival, the “best weekend of the year”, and let me say it was just that. The weather was…
25th Annual Briggs Farm Blues Festival
I had the pleasure of speaking to Bobby Kelchner, the stage manager for Briggs Farm Blues Festival and gathered some great information. This year there will be a new angle…
Bringing Back Memories
Speaking to Deb Callahan brought back so many memories. I first saw her perform in the late 90’s at a local blues club in Northeast Pennsylvania. Ms. Callahan mentioned that…
Berks County Jazz Festival, 30 Years of Musical Phenomena!
The Berks Jazz Fest is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2021. How is it that this festival is still going strong? Well, I interviewed Mr. John Ernesto, the General Manager…
Until Next Year…
Well there you have it, the best weekend of the year comes to an end. As promised, a lot of new and exciting things happened. The most notable being that the…