Rachel Grubb of Lake City, Florida, will sing her haunting encore from last year, as well as the song she won with, as Headliner for the 2025 Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest.

Come hear the finalists this year, Saturday, September 6, 2025, at the Turner Center for the Arts, in Valdosta, Georgia. “Musicians, send in your own song!” said Gala Committee Chair and WWALS Board President Sara Squires Jones.
https://forms.gle/LfXFBVESipd231Dr7

The Contest is part of WWALS River Revue, which features food, drink, a silent auction, and speakers from Georgia and Florida. Rachel Grubb’s encore, “Ghost of the Suwannee,” will call you home.
https://youtu.be/IVKrUqiwXBk?si=EtZ3K8SsqbOyrhHP

Then the Finalists will play, and three judges will pick winners in multiple genres, as well as Best from Inside the Suwannee River Basin, Best from Outside, and First Prize.

Persistence paid off last year when Rachel Grubb came back after several years with her song, “Cruising Down the Suwannee.” She won plaques not only Best Americana Indie-Folk Song, but also First Prize, with $300 check.

Rachel Grubb with her two prize plaques –Karen Corbin

Here are videos of her winning song and her awards:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKwQ5xfKf-QwHgcxLdwOzUQNJDAj4zEi3&si=S6_kNrttvtPm5nd3

Rachel wrote about herself, “I’m a singer-songwriter from Lake City, Florida. I find a great deal of inspiration in the beauty of our area springs and rivers. I am currently completing my second solo album entitled “Florida Home,” a collection of songs about rural north Florida and its natural beauty.”

Best Americana Indie-Folk Song, “Cruising Down the Suwannee,” Rachel Grubb

For more about her winning song, see Videos: Rachel Grubb, First Prize, Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest 2024-09-07.
https://wwals.net/?p=66055

You can listen to all the 2024 finalists and their awards, plus “Ghost:”
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKwQ5xfKf-QzJ7P8gLZAeDYW2TpNdVIdP&si=NfPiARQ47Tk63Olp

For more information abou the 2025 WWALS River Revue and the Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest, see:
https://wwals.net/pictures/songwriting2025