One other Notodden Blues Competition is over, and this was my twenty fifth anniversary on the competition – simply on my high three checklist of all of them. The climate was wonderful, many tickets offered, the bands and artists have been nice and I bought to satisfy good mates 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 12 months economically final 12 months, and so they couldn’t get one other 12 months like that with no severe hazard if having to close down. In that perspective it was a fantastic pleasure to see that that they had succeeded in most of the modifications they instigated this 12 months, and that the end result was a significantly better end result. The Notodden Blues Competition is a vital competition for the blues and blues associated music – not just for Norway, however truly worldwide, too. So now we are able to sit up for a brand new competition subsequent 12 months, too.
Listed below are my photographs of the bands I noticed and among the actions on the competition this 12 months.
Billy Gibbons
Eric Gale
Joe Louis Walker
Amund Maarud
Tor Einar “Dr.” Bekken, the winner of the Blues Prize 2019
The Bluestown Outlaws
All photographs are © Per Ole Hagen and should not be used with out written permission.
