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Vikki Thorn’s soaring vocals and blues playing brought the crowd to its feet with Lighthouse, Freight Train and a sneering spin on Dylan’s Subterranean Homesick Blues.<\/p>\n
Across the road, crowds packed the Ex-Services Club to see the Versace Boys, while JB’s Blues Breakers brought the foot-stomping energy down on the corner.<\/p>\n
Hootenanny Sunday kept the sunny, smiley vibe going, with regional country queen Clelia Adams leading singalongs and yodelling through Hank and John Prine.<\/p>\n
For Bradley, who organised and directed the event, the response from the crowd was overwhelming.<\/p>\n
“My goal was to make it all about the music, and seeing the venues filled with appreciative audiences, I couldn’t be more proud,” she said.<\/p>\n
“There’s a big demand out there for a smaller, locally based community event.”<\/p>\n
Artist Karena Wynn-Moylan called the festival a courageous gamble.<\/p>\n
“The arts community is under pressure. Rising costs, venue closures, shrinking support,” she said.<\/p>\n
“So to bring a new festival into a small town like Mullumbimby was not only long overdue, it was clearly embraced.”<\/p>\n
Bradley is already planning for 2026. “It’ll be a hard act to follow,” she said. “Kind of like a second album.”<\/p>\n
BY DIGBY HILDRETH<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
SHE built it, and the punters did come. Musician Lou Bradley’s vision of resurrecting a quality music festival in Mullumbimby came to life at the weekend, as thousands of music lovers hit the town for the inaugural Mullum Roots Festival. From the get-go, the omens were good. The sun came out between sets, the stars […]<\/p>\n