Each year MBAS hosts their Blues Performer Of
The Year Contest, giving Australian blues artists the opportunity
to win an air ticket and accommodation to the USA to represent
Australia in the IBC
(International Blues Challenge) that is held annually in Memphis.
MBAS Will Be Sending The Best Act To Memphis 2012.
Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society Inc.
MBAS would like to give hardy thanks to all the people who make this contest possible, without them it wouldn’t go on.
Sponsors: PBS 106.7FM (major Sponsor).
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Results of the MBAS 2011 Contest
Blues Performer of the Year 2011
Greyhound Hotel 1 Brighton Rd St Kilda,
Sunday 23rd October 5 – 10pm
The aim of the PBS 106.7 FM Blues Performer of the Year Contest (BPOYC) conducted by MBAS, is to find the best possible blues band/artist/s to represent the MBAS and Australia in Memphis USA at the International Blues Challenge (IBC) 31st January – 4th February 2012.
The Winner for 2011 is
Dreamboogie
3 RETURN AIRFARES & ACCOMMODATION
TO MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, USA, AND ADMISSION TO THE IBC.
RADIO COVERAGE AND A $1000 CHEQUE TO THE WINNER FROM PBSFM.
Second place went to Andrea Marr Band, and Third to Shaun Kirk.
The entrants for 2011 were
Blues Mountain,Jules Boult and The Redeemers, Stevie Paige & Anthony "Tok" Norris, Dreamboogie, Mr Black & Blues, Luke R Davies,Wayne Jury & Rory Millar, Blue Eyes Cry, Dave Diprose, Dukesy and The Hazzards, Shaun Kirk, Andrea Marr Band
Dreamboogie fundraiser concert Sunday 22nd January at the GH Hotel. "find out more"
Online Bookings
See Previous Years' Winners below.
Competition Entry Rules
Qualifications for entry are:
1) Entrants must be a Member of
MBAS
2) Entrants must be Victorian
3) Blues music only
If you have any further queries, please feel free to
email us.
More details will be posted for the next contest soon.
Previous Contest Winners
2010: Sweet Felicia and the Honeytones
2009: Dan Dinnen
2008: Collard Green and Gravy
2007: Suzannah Espie & Big Boy Lemonade (Duo) & Jaimi Faulkner Band
2006: Nick Charles
2005: Andrea Marr
2004: Jimi Hocking (winner of acoustic division)
2003: Ash Grunwald
2002: Fiona Boyes (winner of acoustic division)
2001: Andy Cowan (second place, acoustic division)
1999: Collard Greens & Gravy
1997: Bill Kavanagh
1996: Anne-Marie Sharry
1995: Geoff Achison (winner of the Albert King Award)
1994: Ian Collard
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