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One other Notodden Blues Competition is over, and this was my twenty fifth anniversary on the pageant – simply on my prime three listing of all of them. The climate was wonderful, many tickets offered, the bands and artists had been nice and I received to satisfy good buddies and acquaintances. What extra are you able to ask for? (Picture above: Steven van Zandt and the Mostar College of Rock.
The pageant had a foul 12 months economically final 12 months, they usually couldn’t get one other 12 months like that with out a critical hazard if having to close down. In that perspective it was an excellent pleasure to see that that they had succeeded in lots of the modifications they instigated this 12 months, and that the consequence was a a lot better consequence. The Notodden Blues Competition is a crucial pageant for the blues and blues associated music – not just for Norway, however truly worldwide, too. So now we will look ahead to a brand new pageant subsequent 12 months, too.
Listed here are my photographs of the bands I noticed and among the actions on the pageant 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.
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