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Market Vendors
Food Vendors
Learn
Blues in the Schools
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Piedmont Blues Preservation Society
Building Blues Futures Since 1985
ROAD TO MEMPHIS Blues Challenge
2025 PBPS Blues Challenge Winner: Solo/Duo Category Greg Groden
2025 PBPS Blues Challenge Winner: Youth Category White Reverie
2025 PBPS Blues Challenge Winner: Band Category Carolina Rhythm Machine
Former Board Members Doug Mokaren & Spencer Andrews Pose for a pic with Roy Roberts
Weaver Academy students give it a go!
Soul Blues & Country Legend Roy Roberts hangs out with a friend.
Weaver Academy student Griffin Mills
Ever accessible, Atiba Berkley caught being The People's Blues President
PBPS Vice President, James Shields hosts the contest every year!
Scot Adair and Roy Roberts socialize with their community. OUR COMMUNITY!
Board Archivist Olivia Carteaux hocking t-shirts for PBPS! Our Board Members never mind putting in the work!
WishBass luthier Steve Wishnevsky blessed us with his unique instrument, sotoeytelling and Piedmont Guitar Picking!
Ziggy's Top notch staff takes great care of PBPS patrons. Thank you Ziggy's!
WishBass luthier Steve Wishnevsky blessed us with his unique instrument, sotoeytelling and Piedmont Guitar Picking!
PBPS President, Atiba Berkley delivers strong and unifying messages about Blues culture!
Sunday, Sept 7th, 2025 ROAD TO MEMPHIS Blues Contest VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP
PBPS hosts the ROAD TO MEMPHIS Blues Challenge
every year to qualify the area’s best Blues musicians for
Band, Solo/Duo, and YOUTH
categories to advance to the
International Blues Challenge
in Memphis, TN!
If you are interested in competing in this years Blues Challenge please complete and submit this form:
Click HERE
to COMPETE!!!
