2025 BLUES FESTIVAL
We are excited to announce the first annual Philadelphia Blues Society Blues Festival from 11am to 6:00pm on October 11, 2025!
Held on the festival grounds of the beautiful campus of Temple University in Ambler PA, with an alternate setting of the auditorium in case of rain.
Temple University Ambler Campus
580 Meetinghouse Road
Ambler, PA 19002
Plenty of food trucks and a beer garden will be on hand! Do not BYO food or alcohol.
Bring blankets or lawn chairs.
Reservations are $40 and are on sale now.
PERFORMANCES
11am to 11:45pm – Danielle Miraglia
12pm to 12:45pm – The Philly Blues Kings with Clarence Spady and Kate Gaffney
1pm to 1:45pm – Erin Harpe & Jim Countryman
2pm to 3pm – Billy the Kid & the Regulators with Philadelphia Slim
3:15pm to 4:15pm Mikey Junior Band
4:30pm to 6pm – Solomon Hicks Band
SOLOMON HICKS
Solomon Hicks aka King Solomon Hicks the 28-year-old guitar phenom from
New York City. Solomon won the 2021 Blues Music Awards for Best Emerging Artist for his 2020 CD release, Harlem on Provogue Records.
He was WXPN’s “Artist To Watch” for August 2020 , His original song “421 South Main” made the Top 20 Blues songs of 2020 on Spotify and the song “What the Devil Loves” still gets spins on “Sirrus Bluesville” Radio.
He has performed on KISS Kruise V, Joe Bonamassa’s Blues Alive at Sea [2017 & 2019].
DANIELLE MIRAGLIA
Danielle Miraglia (murr-Ä L e a) comes armed with a strong steady thumb on an old Gibson,an infectious stomp-box rhythm, harmonica and tunes ranging from heart-felt to socially conscious that will move both your heart and hips.
“Straddling the line where folk/roots meets rock/blues, Miraglia has a voice that can go from a raspy come-hither purr to an Etta James-esque powerhouse belt,
although she may be best known for her lead thumb — a heavy, thumping strike on her Gibson that’s backdrop percussion in itself.” – Lauren Daley, The Boston Globe
2021 NEW ENGLAND MUSIC AWARD WINNER –
“Blues Act of the Year”
THE PHILLY BLUES KINGS
The Philly Blues Kings has been around for a minute. This band represents the best that the contemporary blues has to offer. The lineup is fronted by internationally acclaimed Nola Blue recording artist Clarence Spady on guitar and vocals, and national singer/songwriter Kate Gaffney on vocals and guitar, with Mr. Saxman, Frank McKitty on tenor, Hammond ace Joey ‘Bignote’ Stout at the Hammond organ, piano and vocals, and driven by the powerful rhythm team of Jamey Reilly on bass and Paul Albrecht on drums.
ERIN HARPE & JIM COUNTRYMAN
“When I listen to the blues, it makes me want to cry—it’s a part of me—but before making this album, I felt I was neglecting the acoustic blues woman in me,” award-winning blues artist and educator Erin Harpe shares. Erin proudly acknowledges the acoustic blues woman in her with the return-to-roots duo record, Meet Me In The Middle, out now on VizzTone/Juicy Juju Records! It is an album of joyous music made for desperate times.
The Boston-based multi-band leader, producer, indie label owner, singer-songwriter, and guitarist leads the electric blues quartet Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers with her husband and label co-owner, bass player Jim Countryman.
Billy The Kid & The Regulators with Philadelphia Slim
Billy the Kid and The Regulators with Philadelphia Slim are a high powered, guitar and blues harp driven, rhythm and blues band based in New Hampshire. Lead singer Billy Evanochko is widely-known for his impassioned lyrics, seductive vocals, and stinging guitar riffs.
Together with his band, The Regulators they deliver a well-balanced dose of funky rhythm and blues, with heart and soul being the main ingredient, playing countless clubs and festivals throughout the country. The band attracts fans with their fresh mix and interpretation of the iconic Blues Rock experience.
THE MIKEY JUNIOR BAND
“Mikey Junior’s amazing skills on diatonic and chromatic harmonicas—combined with muscular vocals make him an exciting presence on today’s blues scene. The best way to hear his latest album, ‘Traveling South’ is with the volume cranked way up!”
— Bobby Reed, Downbeat Magazine
“Mikey Junior’s performance… seals the deal on a release that sets a high bar for blues with real personality…the kind of stuff that could single handedly light the fuse on a whole nu blues revival.”
— Chris Spector, Midwest Record
SPONSORS
Conshohocken Brewing Co
Jamey’s House of Music