2026 PorchFest Preview: Bellim, Memory Lane and If Not

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By Marlena Ballinger / PHOTOS from Facebook

Bellim, Memory Lane, and If Not will be among 30 bands performing at Bluffton's 2026 Play Music on the Porch Day festival on August 29. The event is part of a worldwide movement featuring music in neighborhood settings.

This is the third year for the event in Bluffton, also known locally as PorchFest. A final list of bands and a map of performers is attached above (CLICK to enlarge).

Bellim
Lynea Diller is in the duo Bellim and will be performing in Bluffton. The duo is a Nashville-based, faith-inspired music project that blends original songs with crowd-favored covers. They feature Americana, classic rock, pop, gospel and more. Bellim shares messages of hope, redemption and religion through honest storytelling and soulful vocals and performances. 

Diller is native to Columbus Grove and currently resides in Nashville, Tenn.

Memory Lane
Self-described as “Not your grandma’s cover band,” Memory Lane will be one of the final performers at this year’s PorchFest. This full-energy, local band can regularly be seen at Southgate Lanes, the downtown gazebo and several other local venues.

According to Facebook, the band members are “millennials by birth, rockers by heart, and assembled by fate."

Facebook goes on to say their “fresh beats will reverberate in your head, pulling your heartstrings and probably rock your face off.”

If Not
Playing in its debut performance, If Not is excited to play during this year’s PorchFest.

A six-piece Christian rock band, local to Bluffton, came up with its name from a moment in the Bible’s book of Daniel 3:16-18. According to the group’s Facebook page, “Three men were standing in front of a furnace, told to bow down or burn. They said they believed God could save them. But even if He didn't, even if the rescue never came, they still weren't going to bow. But if not. That's where we got it. It's faith that doesn't depend on getting the outcome you want. Standing firm before you know how the story ends. That idea is the whole heart of this band, and it shows up in everything we play.”

The band consists of Leslie Lewis, Malaya McBrien, Mike McBrien, Bret Woldford, Ayden Diller and Liam Moore. 

Read about other performers at PorchFest from previous stories in this series:

 

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