Mayo's Kameron Williams will be trying out for a spot in the Suwannee River Jam.

LIVE OAK — The second Suwannee River Jam Audition will take place Saturday in Steinhatchee during the 10th annual Fiddler Crab Festival.

The auditions get underway at 10:30 a.m. with solo artists. Band auditions begin at 1 p.m. Winners will be announced at 7 p.m.

Soloists and duets will all take part as each tries to impress the judges with their country music performances hoping to make it to the final SRJ audition April 13 at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak. The winners from April 13 will entertain on-stage at the Jam from May 2-5. Bands chosen at the Fiddler Crab Festival and Feb. 24 and March 10 at the SOSMP will go straight to the Jam without further auditions.

Signed up to be part of Saturday’s solo auditions are TrinityAnn Martinez (Inverness), Ashley Holbrook (Orange Park), Richard Scarborough (Windermere), Cliff Dorsey (High Springs), Fiona Chalmers (Mims), Kameron Williams (Mayo) and Brandon Heape (Ocala). Bands participating are Southern Burn (Gainesville), Danny Dawson Band (Pearson, Ga.), Trey Tucker Band (Lake Butler), Sondra Hunt Band (Lake Butler) and Broken Trust Band (Perry).

To learn more about the Fiddler Crab Festival in Steinhatchee on the Gulf of Mexico, how to get there, what’s happening during the festival and more, please go to https://www.steinhatchee.com/10th-annual-fiddler-crab-festival.  

Future auditions are set for Feb. 24 at SOSMP for bands only; March 10 solo, duets and bands at SOSMP and the finals; April 13 finals for solo and duet winners. All SOSMP Jam auditions begin at 7 p.m. in the Music Hall. Admission is free.