CRBN Blues News
WHAT'S HOT, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CAPITAL REGION'S BLUES SCENE
More Blues Book Donations to Public Libraries
Recently, CRBN presented a collection of children’s books on the blues to the Voorheesville Public Library and the Nassau Free Library. On the right is Colene Phoenix, Assistant Director for…
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Blues Challengers 2024!
From January 16th to January 20th the The Blues Foundation‘s International Blues Challenge (IBC) 2024 takes place in Memphis, TN. Representing CRBN at this year’s challenge are the Diego Mongue…
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Blues Book Donation to Colonie Public Library
On Friday, December 15th, CRBN presented a collection of children’s books on the blues to the William K Sanford Town Library in Colonie, NY. Shown are Ann-Marie Helldorfer, Head of…
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NYSTEC and the Golub Foundation Donate to CRBN
It is our great pleasure to announce that both New York State Technology Enterprise Corporation (NYSTEC) and the Golub Foundation recently made generous donations to CRBN to support both our…
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LeFever wins Solo-Duo Challenge!
On September 17th we held the CRBN Solo-Duo Challenge event live at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs. Three great area acts competed for the right to represent CRBN at the…
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Diego Mongue Band wins Band Challenge!
On August 6th we held the CRBN Band Challenge event live at the Linda in Albany. Three great area blues bands competed for the right to represent CRBN at the…
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Blues BBQ at the Music Haven Summer Concert Series
Such a great night at the The Blues BBQ featuring Vanessa Collier, Johnny Sansone, and Jontavious Willis. We are appreciative of our members who came early to set up the…
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Learnin’ the Blues Workshop
On Saturday May 20th CRBN President, Richard Green, led a workshop entitled “Learnin’ the blues by playing the blues” at Spencertown Academy Arts Center in Spencertown, NY. This was an…
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Blues Book Donation to Kinderhook Public Library
The Capital Region Blues Network (CRBN) is pleased to announce another book donation to an area public library. Through our member donations and our partnership with the Stewart’s Foundation Holiday…
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