One other Notodden Blues Pageant is over, and this was my twenty fifth anniversary on the competition – simply on my prime three checklist 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 competition had a nasty yr economically final yr, they usually couldn’t get one other yr like that and not using a critical hazard if having to close down. In that perspective it was a fantastic pleasure to see that they’d succeeded in most of the modifications they instigated this yr, and that the outcome was a significantly better outcome. The Notodden Blues Pageant is a crucial competition for the blues and blues associated music – not just for Norway, however truly worldwide, too. So now we are able to stay up for a brand new competition subsequent yr, too.
Listed below are my photographs of the bands I noticed and a few of the actions on the competition this yr.
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.
