Kath Kennedy (left), Rob McCarthy and Tim Slate make some good music.
All the way from England to the gathering are Gretel Stanley and Barossa Valley expat Phil Thomson.
Bordertown's Greg Blenkiron, Mannum's Henk Groot, Greg's wife Betty and grandkids Jacob and Serenity Stanton take in the atmosphere inside the Frances pub.
On a perfect Saturday afternoon in the shade, Graeme (left) and Ann Bell share some drinks and a laugh with Georgia Shepherd, Ann Brooks and Rose Pfitzner.
Naracoorte Lucindale Council mayor Erika Vickery and husband Neville watch the show in the competition tent. Mrs Vickery officially opened the gathering last Friday.
Mount Gambier's Louise Adams and Robe's Lauren Alexander were at the Frances Folk Gathering.
Nicki Wight (left, holding son Sid) and Tiffany Pearce (holding daughter Willa) get out of the sun under a shady tree.
Littlehampton's Geoff and Sue Byham sit under the main marquee watching the acts.
Danielle Walker (left), Tiarna Edwards, Erin Lee, Erin Hurtig, Melissa McIntyre and Vaughn Colwill sit outside the pub, watching the gathering happen around them.
Ann Medcalf and Greg Stevens travelled down from Adelaide for the gathering.
Tony O'Rourke (left) and Irishmen Pat Organ and Liam Flynn jam outside the pub.
FRANCES came alive over the weekend with what may have been the best ever Frances Folk Gathering from a musical perspective.
Despite crowd numbers being down on previous years, gathering chairman Michael McGregor was happy with how the festival went.
"From my point of view the whole weekend went off how we expected it to," he said. "The venues were not at any stage looking the least bit empty."
And he lauded the acts - from the experienced to the amateur - that made the weekend as good as it was.
"The competitions were good and the quality of the music overall was better than usual," Mr McGregor commented. "They played beautiful music."
A particular highlight was Sunday's "mixed grill" where musicians of all ages and experiences were jumbled together and gave an impromptu performance.
The performers were then grilled by a judging panel that included Frances local Lynette Bronca.
The success of the festival was a relief after just months ago the festival looked in trouble due to lack of funding.
The Naracoorte Lucindale Council put more money into the gathering, on top of some very successful fundraising by the gathering's committee in the lead - which has a smile across the organisers' face.
"The council gave us some good funding," Mr McGregor said.
"It's an indication of how much the council has come on board...things are looking a lot more positive."
He commended the "superb" work of the local volunteers - the "Friends of Frances.
"The local community did an absolutely top job," Mr McGregor said. "The organisation of the weekend went really well."
He thanked everyone who helped make the weekend a success, from the musicians and judges to the people who helped clean up afterwards.