CRBN Blues News
WAMC Plays the Blues!
WAMC’s Live in Concert series highlighted six groups that, over the span of about 10 years, have competed in CRBN’s regional qualifying challenge event for the International Blues Challenge. The…
Read MoreMemphis Bound!
Congratulations to the Amy Ryan Band (winners of this year’s Band Challenge) and Trevor Collins (winner of the year’s Solo-Duo Challenge) as they head to Memphis, TN for the International…
Read MoreMusic Haven Children’s Book Giveaway
CRBN’s participation in the Music Haven Concert Series blues night on August 3rd in Schenectady, gave us an opportunity to spread the word about the blues among younger audiences. We…
Read MoreDonation from the Bank of Greene County
CRBN President Richard Green receiving a grant from the Bank of Greene County. Don’t get too excited – we didn’t get $556,000! That was the total the bank paid out…
Read MoreBlues @ Niskayuna Senior Center!
On July 10th the Niskayuna Senior Center enjoyed a concert “Baby Boomer Blues” with The Tony Berkley Band. The show was sponsored by The Capital Region Blues Network in our…
Read MoreBlues in the Schools at Mohonason High School
On April 29th CRBN held a Blues in the Schools program with guest musician-educators Garland Nelson and Gail Sparlin. The program was held for the entire Junior class at Mohonason…
Read MoreMore Blues Books Donations!
We recently donated a collection of children’s books about the blues to several libraries in Columbia County – CRBN Board Member Margo Singer presented the collection to Shea Wert, Director…
Read MoreCongratulations to Our 2025 IBC Winners
Blues Book Donations to Two More Libraries
Sarah Kerr-Mace Melissa Tacke Recently, CRBN Board Member Margo Singer presented a collection of children’s books on the blues to Sarah Kerr-Mace, Director of the Menands Public Library and to…
Read MoreMember Appreciation Night – Tas Cru at the Linda
On September 12th we paid tribute to our members with a free show at the Linda featuring our very own Tas Cru and his great band. This was a great…
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