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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. 

Keeping the Blues Alive in the Valley!

Hudson Valley Blues Society
PO Box 63, Patterson, NY 12563

  • Home
  • About US
    • Ian Bennett Blues in the Schools Fund
    • HART Fund
    • Media Press Coverage
  • Events
    • Events Calendar
    • PAST HVBS Events >
      • 2023 HVBS Annual Blues Benefit
      • 2023 Art and the Blues 2
      • 2022 HVBS Annual Blues Benefit
      • 2022 Guitar Raffle
      • 2022 Blues on the Farm: Cider, Blues & BBQ
      • 2022 The Road to Memphis Challenge
      • 2022 Art and the Blues
      • 2021 HVBS Annual Blues Benefit
      • 2021 The Road to Memphis Challenge
      • 2021 Guitar Raffle
      • 2021 Inaugural Downstate Virtual Bluesfest 2021
      • 2019 HVBS Annual Blues Benefit
  • Bands
    • HVBS Jams Info
  • Contact Us