Success for Cumbria guitar show

A VINTAGE guitar show struck the right chord with hundreds of music lovers at Rheged over the Bank Holiday weekend.

Queues stretched out of the doors of the grass-covered building with people waiting to enter the annual Cumbria Vintage and New Guitar Show.

And after a successful first day on Sunday, the event’s organiser Malcolm White said he anticipated around 1,500 music fans from across the north to crowd into the event.

Mr White said: “I has gone brilliantly, people were queuing up from about 9.30 waiting to come in. A lot of people who come regularly, every year, have said it is excellent, another good show.

“People have been turning up and there’s a lot of playing going on – the weather has been fine but people have still been coming in.

“We have had a lot of youngsters come in too this year, as we have seen a few families.”

He added that many people had brought their own guitars to sell at the show.

Much of the trading at the two-day Bank Holiday show happens on the Monday, as specialists flock to the show to look at the wares on offer.

Last year’s show saw around 1,300 visitors come to Penrith to look at hand-made and custom guitars, and hear musicians perform.

But this year the event was expected to top that figure.

Among the attractions were performances by jazz guitarists Rod Sinclair and James Birkett, and rare and custom-made guitars.

A competition was run to win a guitar weekend, with performers playing numerous different types of music at the event.

This festival is now in its 12th year.

As always, you can bid on your very own vintage guitar at VintageGuitarZone.com! Bidding is free, and you can bid as low as you want!