Briggs Farm Blues Festival

Briggs Farm Blues Festival is an annual event that takes place near Hazleton, Pennsylvania in the town of Nescopeck, Nescopeck Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania[1] since the summer of 1998. The festival is hosted every July[2] on the farmland owned by the Briggs family.

Briggs Farm Blues Festival
GenreBlues
Location(s)Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Years active1998–present

Briggs Farm offers concertgoers a weekend of blues, camping, southern-style barbequed food, and an informal atmosphere. In 2014, more than 6,000 people attended the festival.[3]

History

The Briggs Farm Blues Festival was initiated in 1998 by Richard Briggs on a farm which had been in his family since 1768.[4] After working as a TV producer later in life, Richard decided to use his skills to produce a blues festival.[5] Since then the festival has grown and expanded each year, and draws attendees from all over the United States and around the world gathering to hear Delta-style blues.[6]

In 2015 the festival presented mainly blues-rock on the main stage. The Back Porch stage presented a mix of local, regional and national blues musicians.[4][7]

Camping

Many attendees at the Briggs Farm Blues Festival stay in the campground which is set up near the main stage, at the edge of cornfields, or in a wooded area. The campground accommodates RVs, trailers, and tents. Camping allows people to stay throughout the weekend and to meet other blues music enthusiasts.[8]

Program
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References
  1. "Briggs Farm Blues Festival set for July 8–9 - News". Standard Speaker. 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
  2. "Up against a wall". Timesleader.com. 2015-06-18. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
  3. "Briggs Farm Blues Festival / Nescopeck, PA / July 11–12". Elmore Magazine. 2014-07-21. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
  4. "Festival review: Briggs Farm Blues Fest a not to be missed summer destination". The Morning Call, Jodi Duckett, July 13, 2015.
  5. "13th annual Briggs Farm Blues Festival to be bigger, better - News". Standard Speaker. 2010-06-27. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
  6. "Briggs Farm hosts 14th annual Blues Festival this weekend in Nescopeck Twp". The Times-Tribune. 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
  7. "Live Show Reviews: Briggs Farm Blues Festival". Elmore Magazine, July 20th, 2015
  8. "BRIGGS FARM BLUES FESTIVAL: ‘A LOT OF HAPPY PEOPLE’". Highway81 Revisited, Interview by Michael Lello July 3, 2013
  9. "Havertown teen Jesse Loewy feels the blues - Life". Delco News Network. 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
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