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 2010.
We will be sending Dan Dinnen to participate in
the IBC (International Blues Challenge).
Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society Inc.
MBAS would like to give hardy thanks to all the people who made this contest possible, without them it wouldn’t go on.
Sponsors: PBS 106.7FM (major Sponsor).
The Judges: Ian Ross, Helen Jennings, Billy Pinnell, Pete Merrett, Andrea Marr.
Scorekeeper: Rob Rowe (Bendigo Bank manager & Way Out West Blues & Roots Club)
Timekeeper: Sonia Meggs (MBAS)
Sound engineer: Robert Dillon (best sound guy in the world)
Jimmy Rowe: Stage Manager (Vic President MBAS )
And a huge thank you to all the artists who entered this contest, our hats are off to you all
|
|
|
|
|
Our
Sponsors for Blues
Performer of the Year
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Results of the MBAS 2009 Contest
Blues Performer of the Year 2009
Grand Central Hotel Cnr Coppin/Swan Sts Richmond
Sunday 25th October 5 – 10pm
The aim of the MBAS Blues Performer of the Year Contest is to find the best possible blues band/artist/s to represent the MBAS and Australia in Memphis Tennessee USA at the International Blues Challenge in February 2010.
The Winner for 2009 is Dan Dinnen
He will receive return airfares, accomodation and entry to the International Blues Challenge and has been presented with a $1000 cheque from PBS 106.7FM – major sponsor of the event.
Second place went to Ash Dilorenzo, and Third to the Duo of Tom Richardson and Eddy Boyle.
The entrants for 2009 were
Wild Dog Blues, Tom Richardson – Eddy Boyle Duo, Stackfull, Mr Black & Blues, Ash Dilorenzo , Pete Walsh, Dan Dinnen and Dave Diprose.
Dan will also feature as part of the Heather Stewart Trio, who will perform with Louis King & the Liars Klub on the MBAS Blues Cruise Sunday 22nd November. Bookings are still available.
A further fundraising concert will be held in January 2010 just prior to Dan’s departure for Memphis USA.
Gary Jones
MBAS President
The Winner
 Dan Dinnen
Vocals – Guitar – Blues Harp
Singer/songwriter, guitar fingerpicker and blues harp wailer Dan Dinnen plays soulful, solo-acoustic blues with a feel and style that harks back to the 30’s and 40’s. Dan has played gigs from Byron Bay to Tasmania and was an MBAS Blues Performer of the Year Finalist in 2007. He’s supported the likes of Chris Wilson, and as a side-man on guitar and harmonica has accompanied some of Melbourne’s finest players including folk-roots singer Kavisha Mazzella.
During 2009 Dan has played the famous Blues Train in Queenscliff, appeared on the bill for the Echuca Winter Blues Festival, and has performed some electric blues gigs as frontman for Bluez Deluxe.
At the 2008 Port Fairy Folk Festival, Dan played blues harp with Kavisha Mazzella at some of her shows, including the Gospel Blues Theme Concert where he had the thrill of playing and singing harmonies with the amazing Ruthie Foster (USA) and Melbourne's own Suzannah Espie, whilst headline international bluesmen Guy Davis and Hans Theessink held court.
"You rocked it, man!" - Ruthie Foster
"He's got the heat!" - Kavisha Mazzella
Dan also plays 20’s and 30’s style Blues with the Heather Stewart Trio - Heather Stewart, Vocals & Fiddle and Danny McKenna, Drums. The trio played at the 2008 Broadbeach Blues Festival where they were also the backing band for Jimi Hocking's Blue Mandolin gigs and were invited back to Broadbeach 2009.
Dan Dinnen - website: www.dandinnen.com
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
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
|
