Don Morrison Takes Out First Place at 2025 ARBA Memphis Blues Challenge!
Don Morrison took out first place at the 2025 ARBA Memphis Blues Challenge: Solo/Duo Final held at Norwood Live on Saturday 28th June!
The winner was announced and the trophy presented by Bret Hann and Anthony Scott who are members of last year's winning band 63 Deluxe.
Congratulations to Don who is going to be a worthy representative of ARBA and South Australia at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis in January of next year!
Five acts played on the night and we congratulate all of them for their enteraining performances. Thanks so much to Don Morrison, Jason Kendall, Nate and Stinky, Curtis Summer and Amin & Lachlan Duo for particpating in the 2025 MBC!
We are especially grateful to our judges who had a most difficult job on the night; Chris Finnen, Erica Whetter, Michael Winter, Mary Harrington and Mick Kidd, thank you for a tough job well done. Thanks also to time keeper and scorer Heather Pinder, score checker Janet Cheung and to Bret Hann for being on hand as reserve judge.
Thanks to each member of the large crowd in attendance, to all at the Norwood Hotel, Nivven and Craig from Supersound for providing fine production, MC Michael Saies and the ARBA volunteers and committee.
Special mention to all of our 350 members, without them none of our events or programs would be possible. Thankyou!
Photos by Samra Teague. Thanks legend!