The Northumbrian Gathering is an annual gathering held in Morpeth, Northumberland celebrating the traditional culture of Northumberland and the wider North East region.[1] The gathering is held over a weekend in mid April and celebrates music, dance, crafts and dialects of the county, including reenactments of famous events including battles, exhibitions, competitions and workshops.[2][3][4][5] The Border Cavalcade and Pageant through the town happens ever year and draws crowds.[3][6][7] The 50th gathering took place in 2017, and consisted of several traditional dances, workshops, musical performances, a barn dance and the Border Cavalcade and Pageant.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering - Northumbriana". www.northumbriana.org.uk.
  2. ^ Daniel, Brian (25 June 2013). "Morpeth Gathering pays tribute to royal wedding". The Journal. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b "A special gathering at Morpeth". northumberlandgazette.co.uk. Northumberland Gazette. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  4. ^ Aitch, Iain (11 April 2011). "Event preview: Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering, Morpeth". theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  5. ^ Brown, Gemma (26 April 2017). "Abbey's dialect songs gather a double win". Hexham Courant.
  6. ^ Black, David (13 April 2012). "Morpeth's Olympics links recalled at Northumbrian Gathering". The Journal.
  7. ^ "Abundance of characters in Gathering pageant". Morpeth Herald. 20 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Morpeth is all set for a golden Gathering". Morpeth Herald. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Barn dance to bring to an end golden year celebrations". morpethherald.co.uk. Morpeth Herald. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2018.

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