British Blues Awards


The British Blues Awards were inaugurated in 2010. The prize was awarded in various categories, such as 'Male Vocals', 'Female Vocals', 'Guitarist', 'Bass Player' and 'Keyboard Player', 'Blues Band', 'Young Artist', 'Blues Album', 'Blues Festival' and 'Lifetime Achievement'.
The Awards were suspended in 2017, due to technical problems surrounding the validity of the online public voting system, which over time had become susceptible to abuse.

British Blues Awards Hall of Fame

The entrants to the "British Blues Awards Hall of Fame", who have won a category three years in a row, are shown below. Members of the Hall of Fame can no longer be nominated for the British Blues Awards in the respective category.

Awards

The following is a list in chronological order of the award winners in the various categories.

Male Vocals

Female Vocals

Blues Band

Harmonica Player

Guitarist

Acoustic Act

Bass Player

Keyboard Player

  • 2010: Jonny Henderson
  • 2011: Jonny Henderson
  • 2012: Paddy Milner
  • 2013: Bennett Holland
  • 2014: Steve Watts
  • 2015: Paddy Milner
  • 2016: Paul Long

Drummer

  • 2010: Simon Dring
  • 2011: Wayne Proctor
  • 2012: Stephen Cutmore
  • 2014: Wayne Proctor
  • 2015: Wayne Proctor
  • 2015: Wayne Proctor
  • 2016: Andrew Naumann

Instrumentalist

  • 2010: Son Henry
  • 2011: Son Henry
  • 2012: Becky Tate
  • 2013: Becky Tate
  • 2014: Sarah Skinner
  • 2015: Becky Tate
  • 2016: Becky Tate

Young Artist

Blues Festival

  • 2010: Blues on the Farm
  • 2011: Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival
  • 2012: Hebden Bridge Blues Festival
  • 2013: Hebden Bridge Blues Festival
  • 2014: Hebden Bridge Blues Festival
  • 2015: Upton Blues Festival
  • 2016: Upton Blues Festival

Overseas Artist

Blues Broadcaster

Independent blues broadcaster

Lifetime Achievement

Blues Album

Kevin Thorpe Award for Songwriter of the Year

Song

Barry Middleton Memorial Award for Emerging Artist

British Blues Great