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Waiheke Radio in association with the Waiheke Winter Blues Festival is hosting the Blues Talent Competition during this years festival. All you need to do is email your band name, contact details and the title of one blues song you'd like to sing on Sunday the 29th of August at the Woolshed, on Waiheke Island to Del at del@letmeout.co.nz and we'll give you the opportunity of impressing the audience with your skills.

The winner of the emerging talent gets a Music Video Produced By Let Me Out Ltd and uploaded onto YouTube.

Waiheke Radio will also record the event and replay the winning number on the B-Squared Blues Show on Tuesday night. So dust off the old six-string, and tell the devil you'll meet him next weekend and enter into the comp.

To enter, all you have to do is email us and we'll let you know if there's a spot left in the sing off.

Mister Lastboat (formerly Whiskey Mac) made their Waiheke Winter Blues Festival debut last year as The B-Squared Blues Band to much popular acclaim. They return this year to represent the local scene with a high-energy blues-rock sound that includes some long awaited original tunes as well as some blistering cover versions of blues rock classics from Zeppelin, Hendrix, and more. Country Mike will take the reigns on the B-Squared Blues Show this Tuesday for a live-to-air Mister Lastboat set with both Ben and Ben weilding guitars rather than twiddling the knobs. Listen in at 8pm for news and updates about the Waiheke Winter Blues Festival and for a chance to win tickets to the event.

Podcast of show now available: http://www.waihekeradio.org.nz/node/879

The Mojo Risers are Waiheke blues. The fluid guitar work of Neal Ghoshal and the travelled voice and blazing harmonica of Aaron Carpenter form a special synergy between two unique artists that share at least one thing - the timelessness of the blues. On Tuesday the 10th of August The Mojo Risers will play a mix of original songs and covers live-to-air on the B-Squared Blues show at 8pm as part of our lead up to the Waiheke Winter Blues Festival. And tune in for a chance to win tickets to the festival and for more news and information on festival events and artists.

It's just under a month away until The Waiheke Winter Blues Festival warms up winter on the 28 & 29 August with a great line up of New Zealand Blues artists in paradise!

More artists are being added to the already top line up and the full programme is now available to view on the website: http://www.whatsonwaiheke.co.nz/

Tickets are ON SALE from Fullers ferries, SeaLink, i-Site, Oneroa and through the festival website. Don't forget that getting your tickets in advance of the weekend means you'll save at least $10. Under 18's go free to festival venues if accompanied by an adult.

Emerging Blues Talent Competition

Waiheke Radio in association with the Waiheke Winter Blues Festival is launching a competition this year to find the best emerging Blues talent around. Entrants will get the opportunity to perform one blues song of their choice at The Woolshed on Sunday 29 August with the audience deciding the winners. Winners will receive a music video produced by Let Me Out Ltd. So if you know of any great young or new blues performers who you think would relish the opportunity, please feel free to let them know about it and take a look at the competition page here: http://www.whatsonwaiheke.co.nz/blues_competition.html

We'll continue to add more details and information to the web site and be sure to listen in on the B-Squared Blues show on Tuesday nights for more information and ticket give-aways.

Katy Soljak will be performing the first of our Waiheke Winter Blues Festival live-to-airs this Tuesday the 27th of July on the B-Squared Blues show at 8pm. Ben and Ben will be having a series of performers from the festival appearing every Tuesday as well as ticket give-aways and news of the event as it unfolds. For more information on the festival visit: http://www.whatsonwaiheke.co.nz/