Savor the summertime flavor of outdoor performances by singer-songwriters at the Tallahassee Museum’s 31st annual Swamp Stomp on Saturday, July 11, 4-9 p.m.

And speaking of flavor, you can feast on watermelon and ice cream on the Big Bend Farm, then compete in a seed-spitting contest, see native Florida animals up close, dig for fossils, and play old-fashioned games such as “Graces” (hoop and stick).

For the main event, stake out a shady spot among the lakeside oaks and enjoy hours of great music into the cool of the evening. The line-up includes contemporary acoustic, Americana, folk, bluegrass, and a special style of regional music that festival organizer Del Suggs calls saltwater music.

“It’s acoustic music with a sunburn,” says Suggs, who made up the name to describe the north Florida music he’s been playing for decades.

Like saltwater music, much of the acoustic music performed annually at the Swamp Stomp has the authentic sound and feel of Old Florida, evoking images of salt marshes, cool rivers, limestone sinks, and red clay roads. Over the years, it has by its singer-songwriter nature adopted the youthful sounds of contemporary acoustic music, rich with sincere lyrics, ripe for free-flowing jam sessions.

The genuine quality of the songs, coming from the hearts of the performers, is what makes singer-songwriter music so great and has made the Tallahassee Museum’s Swamp Stomp a summertime favorite for 31 years.