Miss Freddye
Performing 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 29
Pittsburgh's "Lady of the Blues," the award-winning Miss Freddye appeared at Westsylvania in 2019. Her accolades include two Blues Foundation Awards nominations for her 2017 album Lady Of The Blues. In 2020, her recording of the century-old spiritual, “Wade In the Water,” reached #2 on the international iTunes Gospel sales charts, and made the European indie radio charts, too.
Miss Freddye’s influences include: Koko Taylor, Etta James, Sarah Vaughn, Billie Holiday, Big Mama Thornton, Big AL Leavitt, and Bessie Smith.