The Northumbrian Smallpipes is a quite unique bagpipe from England, composed by one chanter and four drones. Its particularity is a completely closed end, each note is played opening only one hole, so the musician can play staccato, very surprising from a bagpipe! Here beautifully played by Andy May, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUMK7K5RIig #rareandstrangeinstruments | Rare And Strange Instruments

Take a deep dive into the stories and songs of Northumberland with pipe player Kathryn Tickell and her Dad Mike in this classic episode from 2022. 🎧 Listen here - https://pod.fo/e/344d44 | Folk on Foot

Ringing the seasonal changes in song at Morpeth - video TRADITIONAL songs and carols of Christmas rang out at Morpeth’s Sanderson Arcade today. They were performed by the Northumberland folk choir VoiceMale, which is based in the town. We spoke to musical director Jon Doran who told us how the group had developed from individuals whose previous experience was mostly as ‘shower singers’. | MorpethNewsTV