German and Baltic Blues Challenge 2009 - a great success!

Round about 800 spectators from several North European countries provided an appropriate setting for those two days with the first pre-competition worldwide to the International Blues Challenge, the world's final competition in January 2010 in Memphis, TN, USA. According to Jay Sieleman (Blues Foundation, USA) they were lucky to experience and enjoy first class blues on the highest international level.

... and the winners are:

German Blues Challenge

  • Solo/Duo: Georg Schroeter & Marc Breitenfelder (Germany)
  • Band: Hootin' The Blues (Germany)

Winners prize of the audience

(German Blues Challenge only)

  • Solo/Duo: Georg Schroeter & Marc Breitenfelder (Germany)
  • Band: Bluesm@il (Germany)

Ticket to Memphis, IBC world finals (January 2010):

  • Georg Schroeter & Marc Breitenfelder (Germany)
  • Hootin' The Blues (Germany)

Baltic Blues Challenge

  • Solo/Duo: Georg Schroeter & Marc Breitenfelder (Germany)
  • Band: Latvian Blues Band (Latvia)

Ticket to Memphis, IBC world finals (January 2010):

  • Steve Grahn & Mattias Malm (Sweden)*
  • Latvian Blues Band (Latvia)

* Since Georg Schroeter & Marc Breitenfelder already won the German challenge, runners-up Steve Grahn and Mattias Malm were sent to Memphis.

The Baltic Blues association would like to thank all musicians for fascinating days with Blues of highest international level! We also want to say thank you for the high professional work of the jury. Last but not least we want to thank all helpers, donators and a really fantastic audience!

Photos of the winners of the Blues challenges 2009