WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc. (WWALS) is Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
WWALS advocates for conservation and stewardship of the surface waters and groundwater of the Suwannee River Basin and Estuary, in south Georgia and north Florida, among them the Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Little, Santa Fe, and Suwannee River watersheds, through education, awareness, environmental monitoring, and citizen activities.
Hahira, GA, August 24, 2020 — Everyone went
away happy. The finalists got prizes, and the audience was
impressed with the song each judge played, and with the headliner.
The audience was impressed that one contestant, who couldn't come
due to the virus pandemic, was projected on the bandstand via zoom
anyway.
7-10 PM, Saturday, August 22, 2020, Turner Center Art Park, 605 North Patterson Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31601
Headliners will play, food truck and cash bar, finalists will play, silent auction and kayak raffle, judges will judge, prizes will be awarded, winners will play
Song submissions are closed.
Finalists, please remember to arrive by 5PM for sound check,
and to send a stage plot if you will have more than one person on the stage.
Winners*: Brian Barker via zoom*, accepting for him, Scott
Perkins*, Laura D’Alisera, Kathy Lou Gilman*, John S. Quarterman,
Sweet William Billy Ennis*, Ronni Dillon (not present)
Hahira, Georgia, July 14, 2020 — Our headliner is
Dirty Bird and the Flu,
“Funky-blues-soul-fusion born straight out of the South Georgia swamps and a charismatic front-man who catches comparisons of all the famous soul singers, Dirty Bird and the Flu is not your typical fare! Come see us live - no two shows are ever the same!”
Photo: Sara and Scotti Jay for WWALS, of Kyle Chamberlain and David Rodock playing
Alapaha Laphogs at the 2019 Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest.
Photo: Sara and Scotti Jay for WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc.,
of Laura D'Alisera and Patrick playing Gone at Last, by Paul Simon,
in Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest 2019.
WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc. (WWALS), est. 2012, is an IRS 501(c)(3) non-for-profit charity.
WWALS advocates for conservation and stewardship of the surface waters and groundwater of the Suwannee River Basin and Estuary, in south Georgia and north Florida, among them the Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Little, Santa Fe, and Suwannee River watersheds, through education, awareness, environmental monitoring, and citizen activities.
Since 2016,
Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
is a project and a staff member of WWALS as the Waterkeeper Alliance® member for the 10,000 square mile Suwannee River Basin in Florida and Georgia.
Photographs by WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc.,
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