Tuning up for festival fun

Tuning up for festival fun The Aberdonian

The Aberdeen and North East of Scotland Music Festival has been a staple of the area from 1909 when it first began.

People of all skills and talents can enter and perform music for the locals and in this week's Aberdonian we've taken a look at the festival from years gone by.

Inverbervie School team taking a break before competing in the country dancing competition

Karen Lamont after winning the descant recorder class for under-10s

Joint winners of the under-15s flute section Angela Stone, left, and Angela Young, with other competitors

The Andersons from Tarland met their cousins from Aberdeen at the festival

Contestants in the under-8s section of the piano solo competition

Fraserburgh competitors, who took part in the Scots Song competition for under-12s, at the previous year’s festival

Alford Academy music group, who were competing in the secondary schools section

A trio of duets in the under-16s contest. From left are Samantha Henderson and Leila Mackie, Caroline Shaw and Paula Sked, and Sheila Christie and Fiona Duncan

Last-minute practice for Auchenblae Primary School choir, with conductor Marion Jenkins

Ballater School recorder group

St Peter’s RC Primary School pupils at Aberdeen and North East of Scotland Music Festival in 1988

Youngsters from several city schools gather outside the Kirk House in Aberdeen after competing in the descant solo recorder under-13s category

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