Rothbury Traditional Music Festival
Friday 10th - Sunday 12th July 2009
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The crowds enjoy the Market Place live entertainment.

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Informal sessions around the village draw in great musicians like Joey Oliver

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Harry Lime, from Rothbury, gives us a tune on the spoons.

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Rothbury Traditional Music Festival 2004

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Children enjoy the puppet show.

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Robert Walker from Neilston and District Pipe Band, judges the Snare drumming competition.

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Highland Piping Competition.

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Andrew Lyon from Neilston and District Pipe Band kicks back and listens to some of the live music compeitions.

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Music Festival President Thompson Bathgate hasn't quite learnt to let go of everything.

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Morpeth Highland Pipe Band Pipe Major enjoys the Highland Piping competition outside the Festival Office

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Sallyport Rapper Dancers at the Market Cross 2005

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Highland dancers at the Market Cross entertain the crowds

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Highland Dancers at the Market Cross, 2005

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Andrew Charlton entertains once again at the Dialect Poetry Competition

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Rothbury Music Festival 2005

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Dick Charlton, Rothbury 2005

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Dick Charlton enjoys a break dressing in as many tartans and musical connections as possible.

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Stephen Walker from Neilston and District Pipe Band brings a second generation of musicians from Glasgow.

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Sallyport Rappers show us how its done at the Mart Ceilidh.

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Crowds enjoy the live music and dancing at Rothbury Music Festival.

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Pipe Band members enjoy a bit of sunshine, 2005

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Dick Charlton marches in the parade opening the 29th Festival, 2006

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Visitors and locals enjoy the sunshine at Rothbury Music Festival 2006

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Morpeth, Neilston and District and Rothbury Highland Pipe Bands. 2006

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2006

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Kathryn Tickell enjoys the new music session at the Rose and Thistle in Alwinton, 2006

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Winner of the Novice and Intermediate Highland Piping Competition.

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The Punch and Judy Show.

2007
The opening of the 30th Anniversary Festival. 2007

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Rothbury and Neilston and District Highland Pipe Bands paraded through the village to the new open stage.

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Kathryn Tickell opens the new outdoor stage.

2007
Long supporter of the festival Finlay MacDonald.

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Joe Hutton

down by the river side 2008

an informal session 2008

and more music

some young competition winners 2008

a budding Northumbrian piper

some lively dancing on the outdoor stage

some winners of the competions for local children of first and middle school age

our retiring chairman, Alistair, performing on the outdoor stage in 2008

never too young to learn

the crowd around the outdoor stage on Saturday afternoon

enjoying a tune

duelling fiddles

taking a break

Emily Smith delighting the audience on Saturday afternoon

Photographs taken by official festival photographers may be used in future publicity

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