GENEVA FESTIVAL ON THE RIVERS

LAST SATURDAY IN APRIL

APRIL 29th, 30th & MAY 1st, 2011

GENEVA, ALABAMA

ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY IN GENEVA

SEPTEMBER 1987 PLANS BEGAN FOR ANOTHER RIVER FESTIVAL OF COURSE, THE FESTIVAL AT THIS TIME HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR 12 YEARS.  COMMITTEE MEMBERS  AN APPOINTED COMMITTEE BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DECIDED THEY WANTED TO ADD MORE TO THE FESTIVAL. TALK BEGAN TO VENTURE OUT TO ADD SOME BIG NAME ENTERTAINERS TO THE FESTIVAL..  A TICKET PRICE WAS ADDED TO GENERATE FUNDS TO PAY FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT. WITH PROFIT MADE FROM THE FESTIVAL,  COMMITTEE MEMBERS COULD BEGIN HELPING OUR COMMUNITY.  PLANS ALSO WHERE MADE TO HELP THE CITY MAINTAIN ROBERT FOWLER MEMORIAL PARK WHICH INCLUDED MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS.

GENEVA - MY HOMETOWN

Geneva, Alabama is my hometown,

one of the nicest, quaintest

little places around,

Once a year - they celebrate

Festival on the Rivers

When I attend, I get the proud shivers;

There is a junction of two rivers you see,

One is the Choctawhatchee and

the other is the Pea,

Nestled in the southeastern

corner of our State,

You have to meet the people there

They're absolutely, "GREAT!"

Written by:

Mary Clemmons Kelly

02/18/2000

NASHVILLE ENTERTAINERS WHO HAVE PERFORMED AT

GENEVA FESTIVAL ON THE RIVERS

1988

Kathy Mattea

1989

Billy Joe Royals

Bobby G. Rice

Shennadoah

To the Max (AFB)

1990

Lee Greenwood

1991

Charlie Daniels

Southern Star (AFB)

1992

Ronnie McDowell

Exile

Six Shooters

Hy Tyme

1993

Patty Loveless

Clutch

Quick Silver

1994

Billy Joe Royals

Daryl & Don Ellis

Southern Star (AFB)

1995

Ronnie McDowell

Daryl & Don Ellis

Nite Owl

1996

Confederate Railroad

Bama Jam

1997

Aaron Tippin

Mustang Sally

Lynn Smith

1998

Ricky Van Shelton

T. Graham Brown

Nappy Brown & Electric City Blues

1999

David Lee Murphy

Gene Watson

2000

George Jones

2001

Ronnie Milsap

Mustang Sally

Shane Owens

Lynn Smith

2002

Neal McCoy

2003

The Tailgate Party Tour

Rhet Akins

Chad Brock

Daryle Singletary

Wade Hayes

Linda Davis

Deborah Allen

The Kinleys

2004

Billy Joe Royals

Jordanaires

Ronnie McDowell

2005

Lorrie Morgan

Earl Thomas Conley

Twice Robin

(Festival Rain Out)

2006

Earl Thomas Conley

Jeff Bates

Shane Owens

2007

Steve Holy

Luke Williams

2008

T. Graham Brown

Mel McDaniel

2009

Sammy Kershaw

Carolina Rain

2010

Confederate Railroad

Andy Griggs

Ash Bowers

2011

Jeff Bates

Watson & Nash

Shane Owens