MIKE WHEELER BAND @ Lehigh River Blues Festival in Bethlehem, PA
16th ANNUAL LEHIGH RIVER BLUES JAM
This not-to-miss Winter Blues Festival returns after a 5-year hiatus on
Feb. 1 at the historic Bethlehem Ice House from 2-10 PM.
Each band will reel you in with a diverse offering of Blues, Funk, Soul and more. It’s been a long while since Delmark recording artist Mike Wheeler and his band and James Armstrong have been in the region. Bobby Kyle and his Band with special guest Dave Keyes from New York and the Dave Keller Band from Vermont have built their legacies working with many major Blues headliners like Johnny Clyde Copeland, Shemekia Copeland, Johnny Rawls and more. Rounding out the line-up is New Jersey’s native Bill Dehart with his roots shakin’ band Big Bone Daddy and our festival founder and host… MoMojo recording artist Bev Conklin with her international powerhouse band The BC Combo introducing some of their new releases by Wayne Smith.
8:30-10:00 PM Mike Wheeler Band
6:50-8:10 PM Bobby Kyle Band with Dave Keyes (WFMZ Music Monday Jan. 20, 2025)
5:30-6:30 PM James Armstrong
4:00-5:15 PM Dave Keller Band
3:05-3:40 PM The BC Combo
2:00-2:45 PM Big Bone Daddy (WFMZ Music Monday, Jan. 6, 2025)
Special guest emcees include:
Michael Cloeren (Pocono Blues Festival; Pennsylvania Blues Festival; Penns Peak)
AJ Fritz (Fritz Rocks; WMUH; WZZO)
Mitch (the Hawk 99.9)
Dr. Mojo (WMUH)
Thank you to our sponsors to include Bethlehem Ice House Tonight, Godfrey Daniels, WDIY, WMUH and North Jersery Blues Society and much gratitude to the host of donors and volunteers.
Festival ads and features in Living Blues Magazine, Blues Blast Magazine, The Morning Call, Communities Alive, Blues Festival E-Guide, Bandsintown, Facebook, WFMZ News Video and WFMZ Music Monday (links to be posted Jan. 6 and Jan. 20), Compact Disk Center and more.
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