Feijoada : Featured on Saturday Night at the NAWF (March 8,2008)

Feijoada was formed by bassist Beau Treadwell, drummer Mac Kramer, and guitarist Jon Poor, in the summer of 2005. The three made an immediate musical connection through songwriting and performing. Originally the trio played as the Jon Poor Band. As the collaborative spirit took root and more members were added to create a “fuller” sound, it became clear that the music deserved a more inclusive title. After a brief trip to Brazil, Poor came home with the name Feijoada. Soon Will Cash and Joe Cain were added on guitar and percussion. The five have since been busy searching for a new sound with elements of funk, jazz, Latin rhythm, rock ‘n roll, and a whole ton of soul. Local area keyboardists Matt Slocum and Peyton Grant have been known to round out the lineup on stage. The group has finished recording and will be releasing their debut CD sometime in the spring of 2008. They play shows all over Birmingham, Auburn, and soon in Tuscaloosa. Bring your a-game when you come to see these fellas because they like to throw it down hard! 

Visit them on their sick funky fresh MySpace.

To book Feijoada please call Jon at 205 807-0996

Ted Tedder : Featured on Saturday Night at the NAWF (March 8,2008)

Ted Tedder is a local singer, songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama. This versatile musician has incredible harmonica and guitar skills and a soulful voice to back it up with his own style! His new CD Two Broke Hands and Six Bad Habits shows off these skills and songwriting abilities. His musical style is hard to narrow down with a little rock, blues, Southern charm, classic rock, blues with a little Stank on top.  Ted’s musical influences is one of the most all around you will see at the entire North Alabama Whitewater Festival.  These include: Son Volt, Drive By Truckers, Widespread Panic, Grateful Dead, ZZ Top, The Allman Brothers and most of all local musicians and friends: Highwater, Justin Johnson, Taylor Hicks, Clay Connor and the Criminals. He is influenced by all facets of music and the list goes on forever.  We are excited to have Ted back again this year and maybe he will be on time.  Make sure to check out his Website and Myspace. 

If you are interested in booking Ted Tedder please email him at Ted@TedTedder.com or call him at (404) 786-3427.

He will be selling CD's at the show and wanted to let everyone know a portion of sales will be donated to NAWFEST so we can keep this great event growing and become bigger, badder, and better every year!

Clay Connor & The Criminals:

Clay Connor was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. Connor then moved to Jacksonville, Alabama to attend college and that's where Connor's musical career was born. Heavily influenced by the likes of R.E.M. Jay Farrar & Son Volt , Bloodkin , Widespread Panic , Little Feat , and Public Enemy , etc... Connor formed Cool Beans in 1994 with fellow band member Beau Nolen. And that's when the wheels began to turn. Several band members fluctuated over the years to finally solidify to create their CD " Pipe Dreams " with members Daniel Belk , Paul Crawford , Derek Day , and Craig McGriff. Connor has since fluctuated around playing in The Taylor Hicks Band and with Daniel Hutchens & Eric Carter of Bloodkin. More recently, Clay has returned to Birmingham Alabama after playing down in Orange Beach , Alabama with Johnny Barbato & The Lucky Doggs. Connor has since been performing around Birmingham and the surrounding area.

If you are interested in booking Clay call 256-225-7603 or just Email him.

Jonny on the Rocks :

Jonny On The Rocks' sound is inspired by genre defying groups like The Clash and Beastie Boys. It's on stage where you'll see them truly shine with a soulful punk live performance that is soulful and explosive. A genuine artist in his own right, Jonny deserves to be compared to the greats. Coming of age far from the "Golden Era" of music, his work is a rebellion against what dominates TRL and ring tones.  Make sure to check out Jonny On The Rocks on their Website and MySpace.  If you are interested in booking or talking to JOTR please email Jonny at jonnyontherocks@gmail.com. This is one of the many great opportunities we have on our spring tour ’08 and we are so happy to be involved!!  

BJ Parnell :

BJ Parnell was born in Dothan, Alabama and now resides in Orange Beach, Alabama. From the days of playing the guitar in the middle of practicing free throws, this acoustic singer/songwriter has come a long way.  His acoustics on the guitar are one of a kind and his lyrics have a heartfelt impression and majestic way of speaking to you.  With musical influences from Dave Matthews Band, John Mayor and almost every other major band of the 90’s his love for music is like no other.  BJ’s first album Secondary Someone will soon be a hit everywhere. 

Make sure to check him out at his MySpace. 

If you are interested in booking BJ please call him at 344-333-2250 or send him an Email. 

Jeremy Adkins would like to give a very special thanks to BJ for a twenty year friendship and the continued support and shared dream of making NAWF the biggest and best whitewater kayaking festival in the world. 

Gorilla Cookies:

The Gorilla Cookies is amalgamation of accomplished musicians from across the South that has been a staple in the Southeastern music scene for years. Their members have toured throughout the south as members of such respected bands as The Highly Kind Band, Cool Beans and Soup Bone. Along their journey they have shared the stage with such acts as The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Allman Brothers, Blues Traveler, Galactic and The Taylor Hicks Band just to name a few. The Gorilla Cookies are made up of Craig McGriff on keys, organ, guitar and vocals, Derek Day on drums and vocals, Ryan Keef on guitar, vocals and keys and legendary bass man and instrumentalist Tyler Jones, who is the heart of the group. The Gorilla Cookies have a broad range of styles that they pull from to showcase their amazing versatility from Tom Petty, Steely Dan, The Police, Galactic, Ben Folds Five and Jon Cleary to original material.  Look forward to a very wide range of music and a great morning showing from these guys. 

Thanks guys for getting up early and helping us wake people up and get the party started. 

If you are interested in booking The Gorilla Cookies please call Derek Day at 256-305-3222 or shoot him an Email.