(HUGHESVILLE, PA) – A slate of award-winning blues artists are in place for the 30th Annual Billtown Blues Festival, to be held June 14-16 at the Lycoming County Fairgrounds in Hughesville Pennsylvania. Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials, Nick Moss with special guest Dennis Gruening, rising stars, Vanessa Collier and Lindsay Beaver, Ray Fuller and the Bluesrockers, Miss Freddye Stover, recent IBC Gibson Guitar Award winner Gabe Stillman and his IBC finalist band, The Gabe Stillman Band, the Craig Thatcher Band with G.E. Smith, eclectic duo Mulebone, college circuit favorites, The National Reserve, are among those who are confirmed for three days of music presented by the Billtown Blues Association.
The event will also include seventeen-year-old Nashvillian, McKinley James, and a special set by area favorites the Uptown Music Collective’s Blues Performance Group as well as regional favorites, guitar/boogie-woogie duo, united for this special event, Ramblin’ Dan Stevens and JT “Blues” Thompson, plus an opening Billtown Gospel Revue on Sunday and more to be announced.
The festival offers on-site camping for RVs and Campers as well as Car-Tent camping. A restricted area is reserved exclusively for those wanting to combine three days of great music but at the end of the day enjoy just a short stroll to their lodging location.
Tickets for all camping options as well as “music only” are now available here.
The BBA “host” hotel is the Genetti Hotel in downtown Williamsport. Bus service will be provided to and from the Host hotel on each festival day. Food and beverage is available on site as will be the ever-popular Craft Row.
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