Published September 18. 2020 10:47AM
By LOU WHEELAND
Special to The Press
Continuing the tradition of music at The Great Allentown Fair, the Pennsylvania Music Preservation Society presented an afternoon of live music Sept. 5 at the Farmarama Theater on the fairgrounds.
As The Great Allentown Fair had been canceled for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Allentown Fair Association instead held a “Feast the Fair” from Sept. 4-7 in front of Ag Hall.
By including live performances from popular local groups, the fair association kept the music alive.
PRESS PHOTOS BY LOU WHEELAND The BC Combo performed for the crowd Sept. 5 at the Farmarama Theater on the Allentown fairgrounds.
Bev Conklin, founder of the BC Combo, and her group presented a delightful Blues-inspired concert Sept. 5 at the Farmarama stage at the Allentown Fairgrounds.
Lead guitar and backup vocalist Wayne Smith performs with the BC Combo.
Bassist Brad VanEtten provides the bottom to the music of the BC Combo.
Guitarist Joe Mac, a Chicago native, brings his love of the Blues to the BC Combo.
Retired firefighter and now drummer Glenn Spadone provides an energetic rhythm to the BC Combo.
Two Queens were on hand for Feast the Fair and the BC Combo musical performance at the Allentown Fairgrounds. Bryndil Kemler, Bloomsburg Fair Queen for 2020, and Allentown Fair Queen Ayla Blatt for 2019 and 2020 enjoyed mingling from a safe distance with the crowd.
