Dowling Park’s First wins songwriting contest

Riverkeeper event paid $300 for first place.

  • Joe First, playing the accordion, performs ‘Beautiful Florida Day’ with Martin Sensiper (guitar) and John White (percussion) in the Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest at the WWALS River Revue on Sept. 6 at The Turner Center for the Arts. (COURTESY)
    Joe First, playing the accordion, performs ‘Beautiful Florida Day’ with Martin Sensiper (guitar) and John White (percussion) in the Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest at the WWALS River Revue on Sept. 6 at The Turner Center for the Arts. (COURTESY)

    VALDOSTA — Out of the six songs sung at the Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest at the WWALS River Revue earlier month, the best was deemed to be from a Dowling Park group.

    The two judges chose a …