The town’s main street became a giant stage interspersed with brightly coloured stalls.

People danced in the street to the beat of the drum and the haunting sound of harmonicas.

Big burly men with shaggy beards and little kids in brightly coloured dresses were standing with heads nodding in time with the music, making little movements with their feet and quietly clapping their hands in appreciation of the quality of the entertainers.

A little further down the street, jugglers tossed fiery batons, keeping their audience in awe at their skills.

The giant Blues Chook greeted children as he passed by.

A little later the local group, Junkadellic — led by a musician called Ollie — showed, that expensive instruments From were not required as they picked up the blues beat on their instruments made from old chemical drums and containers, straight from the Bridgetown tip.

Blues at Bridgetown executive officer Brian Preston said ticket sales were up 500 to 1000 on last year.

Spreading the performance stages to the edges of the town helped to make the weekend more enjoyable for most of the visitors, at the same time, it helped to keep the program running smoothly.

St John Ambulance duty officers had a quiet time. “We only had one major item to deal with over the weekend and that was related to an existing heart problem,” a spokesperson said.

Officer-in-charge at the Bridgetown Police Station, Sergeant Geoff Dickson, said: “In general the public were very well behaved with just a smattering of infringements occurring “Only one major event occurred, a camper van parked on the St Brigid’s site caught fire and had to be dealt with by the fire brigade. It appears that it may have be caused by a faulty stove.”