Cape Fear Blues Society
Producing, promoting, and presenting blues music throughout the Cape Fear region of North Carolina.
(c) 2008 Cape Fear Blues Society
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The Cape Fear Blues Challenge is sponsored by the Cape Fear Blues Society, an affiliate organization of The Blues Foundation. The CFBC band & solo/duo champions earn the right to compete at the renown International Blues Challenge held on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. The Cape Fear Blues Challenge is uniquely staged on (or near) the first Saturday of November, making it one of the final regional blues contests in America to be held just prior to the IBC.
Acts that compete at our Challenge are vying for a variety of prizes donated by sponsors from within the Wilmington music community. Past awards have included recording packages, merchandise certificates, paid gigs, instruments, accessories and (of course) cold, hard cash.
We thank you for your interest in the Cape Fear Blues Challenge. For more info on the 2010 event, email admin@capefearblues.org or call 910-350-8822. Please provide all necessary contact information, including a mailing address and active phone number. Thank you.
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Get information on the International Blues Challenge in Memphis TN - click here!
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The Cape Fear Blues Challenge is Proudly Sponsored by:
the CAPE FEAR BLUES SOCIETY
The Cape Fear Blues Society congratulates CATESBY JONES on becoming champion of the 2018 Cape Fear Blues Challenge and competing at the 2019 International Blues Challenge in Memphis TN.
For info on the 2019 CFBC, please send an email to info@capefearblues.org
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WSNB (Hickory NC) *IBC Finalist*
TONY ROGERS (Dallas NC)
RICK TOBEY (Wilmington NC)
LIGHTNIN' JAMES (Lillington NC)
RANDY MCQUAY (Wilmington NC) *3-Time IBC Finalist* *IBC 2015 Winner*
CATESBY JONES (Wilmington NC) *IBC Semi-Finalist*
TAMPA BLUE (Southern Pines NC)
TEN DOLLAR THRILL (Wilmington NC)
BULL CITY BLUES BAND (Durham, NC) *IBC Semi-Finalist*
SPIDER MIKE BOCHEY (Wilmington NC)
BLIND LEMON PLEDGE (Wilmington NC)
THE BILL MILLER BAND (Charlotte, NC)
FAT BASTARD BLUES BAND (Mebane NC)
LAWYERS, GUNS & MONEY (Greensboro NC) *IBC Semi-Finalist*
THE CHARLLEY WARD BAND (Greensboro NC) *IBC Semi-Finalist*
E-TRAIN & MISSISSIPPI MIKE (Lizard Lick NC)
TD MACDONALD & NEL NICHOLS (Wilmington NC)
THE CHICKENHEAD BLUES BAND (Wilmington NC)
E-TRAIN & THE RUSTED RAILS (Willow Spring NC)
MICHELE & THE MIDNIGHT BLUES BAND (Wilmington NC)
Cape Fear Blues Challenge Champions
Best Self-Produced CD Nominees
Rickey Godfrey / Nasty Man (Nashville TN)
Theresa Blue / Carolina Blues (Red Springs NC)
Spider Mike Bochey / West End Blues (Wilmington NC)
Theresa & TC Blue / Roll Of The Dice (Red Springs NC)
Jim Nelson / The Blues and Elsewhere (Wilmington NC)
Tommy B. & The Stingers / Steppin' Out (Wilmington NC)
The Chickenhead Blues Band / Calico Magic (Wilmington NC)
Mojo Collins / Live at Corporate Canvas Gallery (Wilmington NC)