The fear of rain saw Kiama’s annual Folk By The Sea festival moved indoors on Sunday.
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Artists shifted from Kiama Showground to the Pavillion where a smaller audience took advantage of the more intimate experience.
Performers included Murmur, The Con Artists and Lizzie Bennet.
Meantime, Saturday’s sunny weather made for a spectacular day for folk lovers.
People wearing flowing skirts, hats and smiles were seen to follow the sound.
Kiama Showground became a tent city with canvas and campers scattered about with festival goers seen grabbing their own guitars for campsite singalongs.
Saturday afternoon light guitar riffs were heard echoing out of the Rugby Club, such as the melodies of The Martins.
“The shopkeeper says: ‘move on, we don’t want beggars here’ ... and I was at the time, the National Australian Champion Busker on tour in the UK,” guitarist Mike Martin tells the crowd.
The “cold plastic prick” was then honoured with a song by Mike and partner, violinist Lindsay, to much enjoyment from the crowd.
At The Pavillion, various rooms were decked out with hand-painted backdrops of Norfolk Island Pines and the Kiama lighthouse while local, national and international artists took to the stage.
Japanese singer-songwriter, dubbed “a loop pedal ninja”, was the pick of the afternoon creating an orchestra of sounds by electronically layering vocals, guitar, effects and percussion.
Sunday saw the melodies move to Hindmarsh Park and the Kiama Bowling Club where a smaller contingent of artists performed freely for the masses.
Folk by the Sea is a prelude to its big sister event, the Illawarra Folk Festival, in January.
Next year’s theme will be “The Open Road”.