This was the tenth year for the concert, which raises money for a number of local charities, while honoring the memory of the late John Jarrard, a songwriter from Gainesville, who is now enshrined in the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.
This year's event began Friday night at Brenau with a concert and continued Saturday with a family day and art exhibit, auction and the songwriter's concert Saturday night.
"It has been our goal to make the John Jarrard Concert more than just a one-day event," John Jarrard Foundation Executive Director Jody Jackson said. "We had stretched the one-night format as much as we could. We've continued to search for ways to add more elements to the concert and with a Friday-Saturday format we can do that. We also liked the idea of expanding to a two-day event in celebration of the 10th anniversary milestone."
Jarrard was a Gainesville native and Nashville songwriter who was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame last year. He wrote songs for performers such as Don Williams, Alabama, George Strait, Diamond Rio and Tracy Lawrence. Jarrard battled diabetes before passing away in 2001. The concert benefits several local charities each year that were dear to John Jarrard including Good News at Noon Clinics, Good News at Noon, and Boys and Girls Clubs of Hall County.
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