Walton Folk Festival hit all the high notes with a fantastic line-up of top acts.

Traditional - members of the Bows and Bells morris dancing group performing in Millennium Square during the Walton Folk festival. Picture: STEVE BRADING (38270-c)

Organisers of the annual event said it lived up to hopes it would be the best yet.

The three-day show attracted hordes of folk fans as the town came alive to the sound of music with gigs, poetry sessions, workshops and a street fair.

Festival chairman Owen Lewis said the festival hit the right note from the start when chart-toppers Chumbawamba opened the entertainment at Martello Caravan Park in front of a sell-out crowd.

He said their "marvellous performance" was the first of many.

"It's gone really well," he said. "We must have had a very busy A12 full of very satisfied customers travelling home."

Published Tuesday, September 14, 2004

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