LIVE MUSIC with ' The Water Runners ' at the Tathra Hotel.
Sun 4th April 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Free admission.
The Water Runners hail from Kiama and Gerringong, South Coast NSW, and have become a popular act at pubs, clubs, festivals and other events in the Illawarra, Shoalhaven, the Snowy's, Far South Coast, Sydney and beyond. We play a high energy blend of original, bluegrass-infused Australian folk that also draws on country, roots and traditional folk.
A mix of both experienced and talented young players, they combine banjo, mandolin, fiddle, double-bass and percussion with powerful vocals in songs about love, loss and local legends.
As a result of the devastating South Coast New Years Eve Bushfires, The Water Runners wrote a song called The End Of The Year and recorded it after encouragement received from audiences who heard it at The Illawarra Folk Festival and Tamworth Country Music Festival. It is available from their website as a free download.
In April 2020 The Water Runners played several Live Stream gigs for the Social Distance Inn as well as performing for the Kiama Sea Tunes Live Stream-notching up over 5000 views on each occasion. We have also been interviewed by multiple radio stations including in the UK, received great airplay and exposure and charted well on Country Thunder Music Network. At the end of this year we were awarded Best Band and Second place in the Open Category for The Australian National Busking Championships which was held online. Our time of lockdown has kept us busy!
