Northumbrian Gathering

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 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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