Kevin Stephenson of Valdosta, Georgia, won Best Country for his song, “It Don’t Get No Better Than This –The Alapaha,” 2022 Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest.
![[Kevin Stephenson, It Don't Get No Better Than This]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2022-08-20--songwriting-stephenson/stephenson.jpg)
Kevin Stephenson, It Don’t Get No Better Than This
Thanks, Kevin! Here’s a WWALS video playlist: Continue reading
Here are videos of Tracy Horenbein, of Tallahassee, Florida, singing her song Wild and Free, and winning Best Americana, at the 2022 Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest.
![[Wild and Free --Tracy Horenbein, Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest 2022]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2022-08-20--songwriting-horenbein/MVI_0008-04-48-wild-and-free-01-15-wild-and-free.jpg)
Wild and Free –Tracy Horenbein, Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest 2022
Thanks for playing, Tracy!
Thanks to Scott James for half an hour of radio time Thursday, mostly about the Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest. The Contest is 7-11 PM today, Saturday, August 20, 2022, at the Turner Center Art Park, 605 N. Patterson St., Valdosta GA 31601.
For entry tickets and how you can get a raffle ticket for that Vibe Yellowfin 120 kayak donated by Georgia Beer Co., see:
https://wwals.net/pictures/2022-08-20–songwriting/
Who’s going to draw the winning kayak raffle ticket? The one and only hippie, kayaking, radio Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson.
Which of the five Finalists will MC Chuck Roberts announce as winners Continue reading
These ten t-shirts will be for sale at the Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest, 7-11 PM, this Saturday, August 20, 2022, at Turner Center Center Art Park in Valdosta, Georgia.
This bunch of ten all have artist Hank Hershey’s image of a Suwannee Bass (Micropterus notius) on the front. Continue reading
You can get a Suwannee Riverkeeper® t-shirt with a Suwannee Bass image by Hank Hershey.
Order online from https://www.bonfire.com/store/suwanneeriverkeeper/
More styles are available online, with combinations of the Suwannee Riverkeeper logo and fish on the front and the WWALS logo on the back, in full color or monochrome. All styles include a choice of Youth Unisex Tee, and a variety of colors. All include the Suwannee Bass Micropterus Notius.
We will also have a few t-shirts on hand for sale at the Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest, 7-10 7-11 PM, Saturday, August 20, 2022, at Turner Center Center Art Park in Valdosta, Georgia.
After bonfire’s base cost, all proceeds go to support the work of WWALS.
WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc. (WWALS): is Continue reading
Songwriters, don’t forget to send in your song to the Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest by tomorrow, July 20, 2022! Really final deadline this time.
![[Movie: Intro: Suwannee Riverkeeper and WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc.]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2022-07-19--scott-james-radio-videos/MVI_0319-01-47-intro.jpg)
Movie: Intro: Suwannee Riverkeeper and WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc.
Valdosta Mayor Scott James and Suwannee Riverkeeper talked about that and many other topics on his radio show this morning.
Here’s a Continue reading
Update 2022-06-30: Facebook event.
Hahira, GA, June 2, 2022 — WWALS presents the “Name That Bass” contest, for the naming rights of our beautiful WWALS mascot. Well respected artist Hank Hershey has given reproduction rights to WWALS for his image of this magnificent fish, found in the waters of the Suwannee River Basin.
The Contest kicks off June 2, 2022, and names will be accepted through July 2, 2022. The winner will be announced at the Fourth Annual Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest on August 20th, 2022, at the Turner Art Center. The winner gets bragging rights for creativity and will be introduced at the Contest.
The rules are simple: Continue reading
That was a fun cleanup, down at Five Holes, a chain of linked swallets on the Suwannee River. We walked up from Suwannee River Campsites.
Five Holes is in Suwannee River State Park. Back then we needed permission and got it (thanks, Craig Liney). We hear it’s now public access. Update 2022-05-28: Actually, Five Holes is closed for renovation. However, we have permission from the Park Manager for an outing there in August; stay tuned. Continue reading
We livestreamed the Fourth Annual Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest over facebook live and zoom. This is the zoom video, for those who want to see how the whole thing went.
![[Musicians, others, and winners]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2021-08-21--songwriting-zoom/many.jpg)
Musicians, others, and winners
Yep, this is the whole thing, from soundcheck to teardown. In between, headliner Little Perks in Paradise plays, three judges perform as a band, then nine finalists perform for the judges, the judges pick winners, and the First Prize winner, Sweet William Billy Ennis, sings again.
Here’s the video: Continue reading
Below there is WWALS video of the winning song, described by Amanda M. Usher, Valdosta Daily Times, August 23, 2021, By the Riverside: Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest winners revealed,
VALDOSTA — Sweet William Billy Ennis of Palatka, Fla., is the first-prize winner of the Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest.
![[First Prize Winner Sweet William Billy Ennis]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2021-08-23--songwriting-winners-vdt/many.jpg)
First Prize Winner Sweet William Billy Ennis.
Top: receiving the prize from Judge J.J. Rolle, introduced again by M.C. “Big Country” Wes James WAAC FM to play again.
Bottom: Sweet William Billy Ennis and his band playing his winning song, “Flat Bottom Boats.”
Photos: Angela Duncan for WWALS.The annual competition was sponsored by WWALS and took place Saturday Continue reading
![[Mayor, Plaques, Sponsors]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2022-08-18--scott-james-radio-videos/many.jpg)
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![[Two styles and more online]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2022-08-09--suwannee-bass-t-shirts/shirts.jpg)
![[Name that Bass]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2022-06-02--bass-pr/m2.jpg)
![[Swallets, Suwannee River]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2018-02-10--five-holes/many.jpg)