Youth Songwriters Showcase

The Kaua’i Music Festival kicked off with a slate of songwriters from high schools around the island at Shutters Lounge at the Kaua’i Beach Resort. The event, which preceded the 2012 Kaua’i Music Festival Songwriter Conference July 11 to 14, featured young musicians playing originals, covers, piano solos and duets for a packed audience. To learn more, go to kauaimusicfestival.com

Photos by Amanda C. Gregg