The River will headline the Nashville South Jams Concert at Horse Creek Winery on October 22^nd.  The River was formed in the spring of 1994 when several South Georgia, many from Berrien County, came together for an informal jam session.  The Nashville South Jams Concert will feature the original band members from The River, Todd Griffin (lead vocals), Matt Hughes (bass guitar), Patrick Best (drums), Wally Colwell (guitar) and Henry McGill (lead guitar & vocals).  Nashville South Jams will also feature Blake Brown, a Valdosta based artist of the former band Little Brown Peach and Nashville, Georgia based artist Brent Browning who now headlines shows at Tooties Orchard Lounge in Nashville, Tennessee. 

 “The idea for Nashville South Jams was a direct result from feedback our community received during the state’s Tourism Product Development Team visit in 2015,” said Bo Lovein, Chairman, Berrien County Chamber of Commerce Board.  “The idea was to capitalize on the Nashville name as well as our local musicians.”

The Nashville South Jams event is a recipient of a Tourism Product Development Grant awarded through the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Tourism Division.

“It has been more than 12 years since those of us that started the band played together,” stated Todd Griffin and Matt Hughes, The River.  “While we enjoyed playing all around the region and separately in other groups, we are all really excited to bring the original group back together to play for our hometown during Nashville South Jams.”

Horse Creek Winery will open its gates for the concert at 6:30 pm.  Blake Brown will kick off the show at 7 pm, followed by Brent Browning at 8 pm and The River will take the stage at 9 pm.  Reserved seating is available, $300 for a table of 10 (limited availability) and general admission tickets are $15 per person in advance and $20 at the gate the night of the event.  Advance ticket purchase is highly recommended.  Tickets for the concert are currently on sale at the Berrien County Chamber of Commerce, 201 North Davis Street (inside the Berrien County Administrative Building), Nashville—229-686-5123 or at Horse Creek Winery, 2873 Highway 76 West, Nashville \--229-686-5646 or 229-686-WINE.