One other Notodden Blues Competition is over, and this was my twenty fifth anniversary on the competition – simply on my high three record of all of them. The climate was wonderful, many tickets bought, the bands and artists have been nice and I received to satisfy good pals and acquaintances. What extra are you able to ask for? (Photograph above: Steven van Zandt and the Mostar College of Rock.
The competition had a nasty yr economically final yr, they usually couldn’t get one other yr like that with no critical hazard if having to close down. In that perspective it was an awesome pleasure to see that they’d succeeded in lots of the modifications they instigated this yr, and that the outcome was a a lot better outcome. The Notodden Blues Competition is a vital competition for the blues and blues associated music – not just for Norway, however really worldwide, too. So now we are able to sit up for a brand new competition subsequent yr, too.
Listed below are my pictures of the bands I noticed and among the actions on the competition this yr.
Billy Gibbons
Eric Gale
Joe Louis Walker
Amund Maarud
Tor Einar “Dr.” Bekken, the winner of the Blues Prize 2019
The Bluestown Outlaws
All pictures are © Per Ole Hagen and should not be used with out written permission.
