The Pinetop Perkins Foundation 16th Annual Workshop Experience 2025 will be held in June from 10 to 13. For piano, guitar, bass, drums and harmonica, professional Blues musicians will present the music and techniques for playing it.
EBU Blues School USA 2025
To qualify for Pinetop Perkins Workshop scholarship:
- You must be between the ages of 18 to 26 (or 15-17 but with a parent at his own expenses)
- Have a good musical abilities (no beginning students allowed, everyone needs to already have a basic knowledge of their instrument)
- Have intermediate English language knowledge
- Have good knowledge of blues
- Have European citizenship
What is offered:
- 3 Workshop fees
- Lodging (encouraged the Shack Up Inn)
- Travel contribution of 700 €
What is excluded:
- Flight and extras

Pinetop Perkins Foundation Workshop Students 2024 at Ground Zero
What should be sent:
- Name
- Address and country
- Phone number
- Passport number
- Short curriculum and/or experience
- Motivated reasons for the interest in that particular summer blues stage
- song mp3 and/or video
Please send all docs before November 10th 2025 to the following email:
president@europeanbluesunion.com
Other EBU scholarships: https://europeanbluesunion.com/blues-for-youth-2026/
More info on the Workshops:
https://www.pinetopperkinsfoundation.org/workshop