Godfrey Daniels is cruisin’ right along as it celebrates its 50th birthday season, and the Bethlehem listening room is marking the milestone in a big way this year!
Lehigh Pizza and Godfrey Daniels Mark 50 Years at the 2026 SouthSide Arts District Annual Meeting!
The 2026 SouthSide Arts District Annual Meeting was held February 9 at Wind Creek Bethlehem, bringing together local businesses, arts partners, volunteers, and community leaders to celebrate the district’s 10th anniversary and recognize the people doing the work on the ground.
Todd Snider Tribute Brings Songs and Stories to Godfrey Daniels on February 19
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Various artists will come together at Godfrey Daniels on Thursday, February 19 at 7:00 PM for a special tribute honoring the life and music of Todd Snider.
The Todd Snider Tribute is a benefit show featuring musicians sharing Snider’s songs and personal reflections on how his writing shaped their own musical paths. Known for his humor, honesty, and sharp storytelling, Snider built a career rooted in connection and songs that thrived in intimate listening rooms like Godfrey Daniels, where he performed in 2001 and 2002.
The evening is organized and emceed by Dan Sullivan and Miki Sparks and will feature performances by Jack Murray, Nick Franclik, Jason Agar, Rin Elizabeth, Josh Herman, Hobo Houston, Ian Gallagher, and Josh and Amber Finsel.
This is a rescheduled show from January 25. If you already RSVP’d, you do not need to do so again.
A $10 suggested donation will be collected at the door. RSVP is requested to save your seat.
More information and RSVP details are available here:
https://godfreydaniels.org/event/todd-snider-tribute-january-25-2026/
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Godfrey Daniels February 2026 Concerts in Bethlehem, PA (Plus March–May Highlights)
Godfrey Daniels, the Lehigh Valley’s original live music listening room, is celebrating its 50th Anniversary Season with a full slate of shows in February 2026, plus more already lined up for March, April, and May.
David Bennett Cohen Trio at Godfrey Daniels, Keyboard Roots and a Hendrix Memory
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David Bennett Cohen is a founding member of Country Joe & The Fish and a keyboard player with deep roots in blues and early rock. He brings the David Bennett Cohen Trio to Godfrey Daniels in Bethlehem on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 8:00 PM.
Cohen has been a professional musician for more than 60 years, known for innovative keyboard playing and a career that stretches across major blues and rock scenes. Along the way, he played and recorded with a long list of artists, and he also built a serious teaching catalog through Homespun, plus published piano instruction with Hal Leonard.
Celebrate 50 Years of Godfrey Daniels with Upcoming Listening-Room Shows (Jan–May 2026)
It’s the 50th year of a Lehigh Valley absolute treasure, and this is the year you go if you haven’t been.
Since opening on March 19, 1976, Godfrey Daniels has built a national reputation with great artists, a quiet room, and an audience that prioritizes listening.
The club began as a coffeehouse in a former doughnut shop on Bethlehem’s Southside, founded by Dave Fry and Cindy Dinsmore, and it has been nurturing live music ever since. It became a nonprofit soon after, helping keep the focus where it belongs, on the performers and the shared experience in the room.
There is nothing quite like this intimate Southside Bethlehem listening room, where the whole point is to show up, listen closely, and leave with a new favorite artist.
‘Rooted’ to premiere on PBS39 Nov. 21 at 7 p.m.
“Rooted,” a 75-minute documentary about Bethlehem’s arts community, will make its broadcast debut on WLVT-TV PBS39 on Friday, November 21, 2025, at 7 p.m.
Godfrey Daniels adds October and November 2025 shows for its 50th anniversary season
Godfrey Daniels is keeping the music flowing through fall with an eclectic October and November lineup that spans folk, jazz, blues, Americana, and a lot in between.
From Grammy winners like Jim Lauderdale and David Cullen to local favorites such as Tavern Tan, Maria Woodford, and Roi & The Secret People, the 50th anniversary season brings something for every kind of listener.
Whether you’re drawn to storytelling songwriters, foot-tapping blues, or finely tuned harmonies, there’s no better place to experience it than Bethlehem’s legendary listening room.
If you’ve never been to one go hear what you’ve been missing.
From Roi and the Secret People to the California Guitar Trio: Fall 2025 Live at Godfrey Daniels
Since 1976, Godfrey Daniels has stood at the heart of Bethlehem’s Southside as one of the country’s most respected live music listening rooms.
It’s the kind of space that has to be experienced to be understood; where the focus is on the music and the stories, not on cell phones or background noise.
The venue continues its legacy this fall with a lineup spanning folk, roots, Americana, blues, and more.
From international performers to local songwriters, every show invites intentional listening and offers a rare connection where artist and audience meet on equal ground.
Rooted: 50 Years of Art, History, and Community in Bethlehem
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The SouthSide Film Festival is proud to present Rooted — a new documentary tracing 50 years of creative life in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
In this episode, George Wacker sits down with three of the artists featured in the film: Bill George of Touchstone Theatre, Doug Roysdon of Mock Turtle Marionette Theatre, and Dave Fry of Godfrey Daniels. Together, they reflect on what it means to create and collaborate in a post-industrial city shaped by both hardship and hope.
We talk about the early days of the Lehigh Valley arts scene, the personal and cultural challenges that defined their work, and how a community of artists helped transform Bethlehem from a steel town into a space for bold, grassroots creativity.
🎥 Rooted Screening: Sunday, June 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
📍 Location: Baker Hall at Zoellner Arts Center
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Southside Film Festival Dates: June 10–14, 2025 (with a showing of Rooted on the 15th!)
📍 Locations: Cathedral Church of the Nativity, Touchstone Theatre, PBS39, and more
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A Musical Conversation with Steve Brosky and Dave Fry at Godfrey Daniels | Lehigh Valley Music Legends
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In this episode we sit down at Godfrey Daniels in south Bethlehem to talk with Lehigh Valley music legends Steve Brosky and Dave Fry.
Both Brosky and Fry have been playing in the Lehigh Valley for decades, but have had different paths to get to where they are today. Learn about their respective journeys.
We talk about Fry’s founding of Godfrey Daniels in the 70s, Brosky’s memories of early gigs in Allentown, how they first met, and what both are up to today as they continue to play.
We’re also treated to a musical performance from the two about 3/4ths of the way in.
Steve Brosky Website: https://stevebrosky.com
Dave Fry Website: www.davefrymusic.com
Watch our video version of this episode below or at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyzI0sHaVpY
Carver Commodore / The Groove Merchants / Marc Douglas Berardo : Lehigh Valley with Love Music
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Lehigh Valley with Love Music co-host Phil Reese and I recently sat down with Carver Commodore, Marc Douglas Berardo, and The Groove Merchants to talk touring, music during covid, and plans for the future.
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Marc Douglas Berardo
Website: https://www.marcdouglas.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/63HR11YTVLfZHvSvytkKBF?si=bznltArgRX21gONzoAeNuw
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Mapsong
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marcdouglasberardo
Carver Commodore
Website: https://carvercommodore.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0JYBvQbg4xyCfKy1S5YGpU?si=Lr04Hh7gT1-kpl-yotLz0Q
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/CarverCommodore
The Groove Merchants
Website: https://www.groovemerchantsmusic.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6wXo2yYq5uSA3oJ058me1Y?si=42Iq2JkuQq68KNOKIuPKtA
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIYAPS6Ov1BzyTn0Rb66R2Q
Special thank you to Carver Commodore, argonaut&wasp and Blair Crimmins for allowing us to use selections of their songs for our opening, transitions and closing music. Please check out their music and give them a follow on Spotify and social media.
Opening Music
“Runner Up” and “Pathetic Again (Acoustic)” by Carver Commodore; “Pretend You Know” by argonaut&wasp
Transitions
“Tell Me What You Want (I Want It)” and “Can’t Stay Away” by Carver Commodore
Closing Music