The colour and spunk of folk music returned to Port Fairy for the 44th time.
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Crowds cruised into the seaside town and the festival organisers delivered yet another outstanding lineup and the small festival village set up on the city-centre reserve.
Former Mailors Flat resident C.W. Stoneking blew audiences away with his out-of-this-world voice reminiscent of New Orleans legend Louis Armstrong.
"I would say my music is very atmospheric," he said.
"I don't know how to sum it up in small words.
"It's influenced by early blues, jazz, Caribbean music, gospel and RnB and I kind of stew it up into some new invention."
Stoneking performed on the River Stage on the opening night of the festival and will take to the stage again on Sunday.
"I'm going to do a one man show and I'll probably just play a selection of material from my different albums," he said.
"I've been touring around everywhere for the last couple of years with the one man thing.
"I enjoy it, it should be good."
For something completely unexpected, a historic theatre performance written and starring former ABC presenter Michael Veitch was performed to a full house.
"Hellship is based on a book I wrote of the same name," Mr Veitch said.
"It's the story of the famous Ticonderoga ship which departed Liverpool in august 1952 and passed right by Port Fairy and docked in Melbourne on November 2."
Typhus swept through the ill-fated ship resulting in 100 dead passengers before arrival.
"The ship's assistant surgeon was a young guy on his first mission. After the main surgeon got sick, the young man had to step up and was assisted by a passenger Annie Morrison," Mr Veitch said.
"That young man is my great-great grand father and Annie became his wife after the voyage."
Hellship is a family affair with Mr Veitch's son Tom introducing and concluding the show with original Celtic music.
Koroit resident Gary McCosh entertained the crowds lining up with his sign which read 'Will swap my festival ticket for 100 rolls of toilet paper'.
"I'm down to my last one," he exclaimed.
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