There were banjos, whistle, fiddles and guitars galore during the three days of a recent folk music festival.

The Isle of Man Traditional Music weekend took place at three different locations last weekend and featured a wide range of Celtic music played in a friendly, informal and happy style.

Despite the travel restrictions meaning that guest musicians weren’t able to travel over, the festival still attracted a good number of musicians joining in, especially with an ’open genre’ evening of music at Sir Norman’s Bar, in Douglas, where Nell Kneale and Steph Tomlinson, John Barker, Dickie Best and more played the blues along with the trad musicians.

’We continued the hooley in the Prospect pub with more tunes songs from Ireland ,the Isle of Man ,Scotland ,Wales England and further afield as trad musicians from all over the Island converged,’ said Susan Coyle, from the Isle of Man Trad Music Society.

’Dave Collister and a group of set dancers performed set dances, including the Connemara set, and one of the many highlights was a solo performance by John Kilgallon, where the high kicking and twirling during the dance cleared many tables of pints.

’It was a sight of great elegance and performed with aplomb.

’Thanks to everyone who contributed ,musicians, dancers, singers and audiences who came out to support this unique event .’