This weekendlooking forward to Rothbury Traditional Music Festival  which is on Friday 18 to Sunday 20 July 2014 in Rothbury, a market town in Northumberland writes Liz Clark.

A fantastic addition to the festival this year is the marvelous Umoja Gaelica  show ‘uniting the world one song at a time’  created by Lea Gilmore  (USA) and Paul Creighton with a African Americian and Celtic  musicians on stage as part of their tour.

(Monday 14 July was in Troon; Friday 18 July, Rothbury Folk Festival; Wednesday 23 July, Perth; Thursday 24 July , St Andrews In The Square, Glasgow and Saturday 26 July, Kilmarnock.  More information their Facebook page.  Friday 18th July at  8.30 in the URC Church, Rothbury.

 Also on Friday Night 8.30 –  Tony Corcoran Ceilidh Band  in the Jubilee Hall and at 8.00pm in The Railway Hotel an Open Mic Night.

Saturday 19 July:

Sees the Children’s Competitions from 9.30 in All Saints Church
10:30 -12pm Northumbrian Pipers Session and Workshop lead by Margaret & Andrew Watchorn –  Jubilee Hall
10:30 – 12pm – Sing-a-round and Workshop with Benny Graham in the Congregational Gallery

10:30 – 12pm – Fiddle Workshop with Stewart Hardy  – Jubilee Hall

12:00 – 4pm – Outside Stage – Featuring: The Pipe Band Parade; The Wilson Family   ; Rag Bag Morris ; Highland Dancers; Benny Graham; Beat the Clogger; Keep Calm and Carry On; Reely Rockin Ceilidh Band  and Rothbury WI Choir not to mention Storytelling with Ian Douglas and plenty of Craft Stall, Face painting and lots more!

6:30  Concert in All Saints Church featuring Festival Guests as well as competition winners.

8:00 Thomlinson Bunkhouse Cafe – Northumbrian Pipes and singaround.

8:30 Non Dance Ceilidh in the Mart: The Wilson Family; Bottle Bank Band; Benny Grahgam ; Andrew & Margaret Watchorn  as well as local artists and festival visitors.

Sunday 20 July:
11:00am Final Fling with the ‘festival survivors band’!!
2:30 – Stalwarts and survivors – ‘session for those sturdy people still wanting more music and song’ 

Please contact Festival before attending in case of any alterations or cancellations. 

Have a wonderful festival and hope to see you there! Liz.