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23 pictures from a fantastic Rothbury Traditional Music Festival

Rothbury Traditional Music Festival drew in the crowds as the event returned for the first time proper since 2019.
By Ian Smith
Published 20th Jul 2022, 17:26 GMT
Updated 27th Jul 2022, 15:13 GMT

After two years of Covid-enforced disruption - and 45 years since it first filled the Coquet Valley with the sounds of fiddles, pipes and drums - the busy weekend-long festival offered a packed programme featuring performances, workshops, competitions and street entertainment perfect for all the family.

Pipe bands were very much part of the mix along with the Damien Mullane trio, Eryn Rae and Scott Turnbull, Cameron Nixon, Ken Wilson, Andy May plus a special performance from Johnny Handle accompanied by Chris Hendry.

Here are 23 pictures from the day, taken by Susan Barwood Photography.

Kathryn Tickell and Eryn Rae were among those playing.

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Kathryn Tickell and Eryn Rae were among those playing. Photo: Susan Barwood

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Young singers.

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Young singers. Photo: Susan Barwood

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Andrew Charleton and Richard Mason, centre, winners of dialect poetry and traditional songs and tunes contest.

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Andrew Charleton and Richard Mason, centre, winners of dialect poetry and traditional songs and tunes contest. Photo: Susan Barwood

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Martha Darcy won the solo singing.

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Martha Darcy won the solo singing. Photo: Susan Barwood

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