Andrew and Margaret Watchhorn

Andrew and Margaret have many years experience of playing the pipes and fiddle for weddings, corporate and civil functions, private parties and also concerts and festivals. Andrew and Margaret perform regularly throughout Northumberland and the North East as well as other parts of the UK and Europe Andrew and Margaret have over 20 years experience of performing together and have a reputation for playing with great sensitivity, enhancing the tunes with their own arrangements. From the mid 1970’s they were fortunate to learn many tunes from playing alongside older Northumbrian musicians, especially Joe Hutton. Their repertoire is extensive and includes tunes from Northumberland, Scotland, Ireland, Scandinavia and North America. Individually, Andrew and Margaret have both won competitions at traditional music festivals for solo playing and compositions. Together, they have won numerous duet competitions.