Coverage of the 2010 International Blues ChallengeChampions Crowned In 2010 International Blues ChallengeThe Winners of the 2010 International Blues Challenge Were Selected Saturday, January 23, 2010 at the Orpheum Theater in Memphis, Tennessee, and I Have the Results For You Here On Full-Time Blues!The Winner of the Band Category Is Grady Champion, Who Was Sponsored By the Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola. Second Place Went To the Karen Lovely Band, and Third Went To Cheryl Renee With Them Bones. This Is Video of The Grady Champion Band Performing. This Is Not Video of His I.B.C. Performance. The Winner of the Solo/Duo Category Is Matt Anderson, Who Was Sponsored by Harvest Jazz and Blues From Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. Second Place Honors Went To Alphonso Sanders and Bill "Howl-n-Madd" Perry. This Is Video of Matt Performing. This Is Not Video of His I.B.C. Performance. You might be asking yourself what the winners of the I.B.C. walk away with. Here's the breakdown of the 2010 prize packages... Matt Kelly of the Big Boy Little Band Won the Best Guitarist Award, He Walks Away With A Gibson Custom ES-335 guitar with Blues Foundation logo and Category 5 Amp. 1st Place Band First Place International Blues Challenge plaque 2nd Place Band 2nd Place International Blues Challenge plaque 3rd Place Band 3rd Place International Blues Challenge Plaque 1st Place Solo/Duo 1st place International Blues Challenge plaque 2nd Place Solo/Duo 2nd Place International Blues Challenge plaque Best Self Produced CD WinnerThe Best Self Produced CD Winner was actually two winners at this year's International Blues Challenge.Laurie Morvan Band's Fire It Up! and Crime Scene Queen by The Informants were selected as co-winners. For more information on the Best Self Produced CD Competition, and all of the 2010 Finalists, as well as Links to Artist Websites, Click Here
2010 I.B.C. Finalists!The Finalists In the 2010 International Blues Challenge Have Benn Announced. Solo/Duo Finals Were Held At Memphis' Orpheum Theater at 2:00 PM and Band Finals at 7:30 PM January 23, 2010.Stay Tuned to FullTimeBlues.com For Info On Winners and Prizes! Solo/Duo Finalists Matt Anderson (Harvest Jazz & Blues) Band Finalists Mojo Theory (Pomeroy Blues & Jazz Society) I.B.C. On YouTubeThe first videos are starting to hit YouTube from the 2010 International Blues Challenge, which is really exciting for the folks who didn't get to make it to Memphis this year.Stay Tuned For More Videos As They Become Available! I.B.C. Program Available OnlineThe Blues Foundation has posted the International Blues Challenge Souvenir Program online for folks to read. You can get all of the information on who's-who and what's-what in the official I.B.C. program, and it's an excellent reference, as well.Click Here and Look For the Link In the First Paragraph.  2010 I.B.C. Kicks Off With International FlairOfficials with the Blues Foundation are very pleased with the success of Wednesday's FedEx International Showcase, which featured 16 acts from outside of the U.S.Click Here For A List of Bands That Played and Links To Their Websites From the Blues Foundation Website: "Just to name a few highlights, the Mandolin Brothers featured not only the mandolin but also the accordion as they put these traditional Italian instruments to work on blues songs. And Harrison Kennedy filled in the final two minutes of his short set with an a capella version of "Give Me Just a Little More Time" the soul classic by The Chairman of the Board, his late 60's soul group. And Tips, the female lead singer for Soulmate from India--well I do not know how to describe her singing and take on the blues but it created the buzz. If this is any indication of what to expect over the next few days, the 26th annual International Blues Challenge is going to be something to keep an eye (and an ear) on. I.B.C. Award Nominee In The Blues' First Viral VideoPat Pepin, one of the finalists for the Blues Foundation's International Blues Challenge Best Self Produced CD Award, has rode into Memphis this week thanks to her trusty RV.The vehicle is featured in a new video for Pepin's song, "Living At Walmart," which is featured on the album In It For the Long Haul. The video has gone viral in the short time it's been on YouTube, already racking up more than 10,000 views. Pepin is not competing in the I.B.C., but you've got a really good chance at seeing her around Memphis this week. And, if you ask nicely, I'm sure she'd let you snap a picture next to her famous RV.
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