The Blast Furnace Blues Festival is a blues music festival held annually in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The Blast Furnace Blues Festival was founded to showcase contemporary and traditional blues, acoustic and electric blues, soul, zydeco and gospel music. Performers have included national recording artists as well as local and regional performers.[1]
Blast Furnace Blues Festival | |
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Genre | Bluegrass, Blues, Blues Rock, Electric Blues, Gospel, R&B, Roots Music, Soul, Zydeco |
Dates | Dates vary by year |
Location(s) | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Years active | 2011–2012, 2014-19, 2021-present |
Founders | ArtsQuest |
Website | Official website |
The festival began in 2011.[2]
No festival was held in 2013 nor 2020.
References
edit- ^ "Lineup announced for first ArtsQuest Blast Furnace Blues Festival". ArtsQuest. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ^ "Three of SteelStacks' six music-genre festivals won't return for 2013". Lehigh Valley Music. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
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