2024 "Road to Memphis" Solo/Duo and Band Blues Challenge 

Important Message: The HVBS local Challenge is on hiatus
​until a future date is determined.
Each act (Solo/Duo or Band) entered will perform a 20-minute judged and timed set. The HVBS Blues Challenge winners of each act (Solo/Duo and Band) will be sponsored by HVBS to participate in the International Blues Challenge (IBC) in Memphis, January 7-11, 2025. Please note: Each act should be prepared to perform its original music. Covers may be performed in the band's style, however, in an IBC competition points will be deducted from your scoring.

​HVBS Local Eligibility Requirements
  • An act competing as a Band for the HVBS Blues Challenge must have a current up-to-date HVBS Band Membership.
  • An act competing as a Solo/Duo for the HVBS Blues Challenge must have a current up-to-date HVBS Individual Membership.
  • A minimum of 2 solo/duo acts are required to hold the solo/duo competition, and a minimum of 2 band acts are required to hold the band competition.
  • All competitors must be 21 years or older.
  • Registration for the HVBS Blues Challenge can only be done online (see above). No walk-ins will be allowed on the day of judging.
  • Under The Blues Foundation rules, Blues Music Award (past or present) nominees are ineligible to compete.
  • An act may enter the IBC a maximum of 3 times, after which they are no longer eligible. They may not participate in the IBC for three consecutive years, i.e. there must be a break of at least one year after competing in a first or second IBC.
  • A musician may not compete in the band category and the solo/duo category in the same year.
  • All performances will be judged by writers, DJs, musicians, and fans active in the Blues community.

IMPORTANT READ! Download the 2024 Hudson Valley Blues Society Challenge guidelines and rules.