Even with The Grammy’s cutting down the size of their Blues awards…The International Blues Challenge proves The Blues Are Alive and BIGGER than ever!
Archive for Category: "International Blues Challenge 2012"
IBC Memphis 2012, Sunday, February 5 Events
Sunday, February 6 11:00am Blues Brunch (The Majestic Grille)
IBC Solo/Duo Winners!
The winner of the solo/duo competition is: Ray Bonneville (Ozark Blues Society of Northwest Arkansas) 2nd Place: Dr. Don’s Double Dose (Sydney Blues Society)
IBC Band Winners!
And the winner is…The WIRED! Band (Washington Blues Society) Second Place: The Bart Walker Band (Nashville Blues Society) Third Place: Paula Harris (The Golden Gate Blues Society)
What does one do after a night of competition on Beale Street?
What does one do after a night of competition on Beale Street? First, you shake off the “competition” mode that you were in all day. You head out to all of the clubs to find out what is happening or what has happened. You ‘walk the talk’…the blues people are always eager to share what [...]
The curtain is slowly falling…
The semi finals at the 2012 International Blues Challenge had finally ended. The clubs were packed…. the fans and their bands were anxiously awaiting the results. A cry resounded in B.B. King’s around 10:30 pm. The acts that were moving on to the finals were announced. The gasps, the whoops, the cheers, the tears….it was [...]
The Finalists-Solo/Duo Acts!
28th International Blues Challenge Finalists Announced The doors of the Orpheum Theatre open at 1:00pm Saturday, Feburary 4. T the solo/duo finals will begin at 7:30 pm. Eight acts will compete in the solo/duo finals. They are (in performance order): Lucious Spiller (Arkansas River Blues Society) Randy McQuay (Cape Fear Blues Society) D’Mar and Gill (Central [...]
IBC Memphis 2012, Saturday, February 4 Events
The itinerary for Saturday, February 4, 2012, at the International Blues Challenge offers the final competition and the Keeping the Blues Alive Award Brunch!
Let the Good Times Roll…Life after announcing the Semifinalists!
After a a sunny afternoon filled with some of the best blues one could find, the fans turned out in the early evening to fill Beale Street. They were in search of their own blues bands from their home town. They were also looking to discover new talent and musical delights. The smiles, the laughing [...]
Announcing the semi-finalists for Solo/Duo!
The International Blues Challenge Semi Finalists for Solo/Duo have been announced!
Best Self Produced CD and Best Harp!
Congratulations Dave Keller for Best Self Produced CD and Congratulations to Randy McQuay (Cape Fest Blues Society) Best Harp!
Reflections…Following the Music to Memphis with Chris Nacy of Izzy and Chris
As the musicians roll into Memphis, each has their own expectations of what the 2012 International Blues Challenge will offer them. Each will leave with different perceptions and different rewards. As we enter the competition this week, I wanted to talk with past performers who traveled several times to Beale Street and find out their [...]
IBC Memphis 2012, Friday, February 3 Events
The events of the Blues Challenge for Friday, February 3, 2012!
What it was like when the semi finalists were announced!
The second day of competition at the 2012 International Blues Challenge had ended several hours earlier. Two hundred acts from around the world had competed at nineteen venues. The music at the New Daisy Theater came to an abrupt halt at 1:00 A.M. Jay Sieleman, executive Director of the Blues Foundation, took center stage, microphone in one [...]
