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    Originally from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Rik Walton has spent a lifetime photographing music and theatre all over the world. In the early 2010s he lived in South-West Donegal and recorded the music he found in that community with his camera. The selection of images presented here are of Donegal fiddler’s performances at the Glencolmcille Folk Village. For more information on Rik and his images see https://www.rikwalton.com

    Tommy Peoples, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village, 26 July 2010
    Tommy Peoples, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village, 26 July 2010
    Connie Drost-Byrne,playing fiddle ; Merle Drost-Byrne, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village, 26 July 2010
    Tommy Peoples, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village, 26 July 2010
    Seanna Drost-Byrne, playing fiddle ; Aisling Drost-Byrne, playing fiddle ; Tommy Peoples, playing fiddle ; Connie Drost-Byrne ; Merle Drost-Byrne, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village, 26 July 2010
    Tommy Peoples, listening at Glencolmcille Folk Village, 26 July 2010
    Tommy Peoples, playing fiddle ; Connie Drost-Byrne, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village, 26 July 2010
    Tommy Peoples, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village, 26 July 2010
    Tommy Peoples, listening ; Merle Drost-Byrne, playing fiddle ; Connie Drost-Byrne, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village, 26 July 2010
    Tommy Peoples, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village, 26 July 2010
    Manus Lunny, playing bouzouki ; Theresa Kavanagh, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village, 30 September 2010
    Manus Lunny, playing bouzouki at Glencolmcille Folk Village, 30 September 2010
    Theresa Kavanagh, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village, 30 September 2010
    Tommy Peoples, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village, 18 July 2011
    Seanna Drost-Byrne, playing fiddle ; Aisling Drost-Byrne, playing fiddle ; Connie Drost-Byrne, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village, 18 July 2011
    Unknown, playing fiddle ; Tommy Peoples, playing fiddle ; Merle Drost-Burne, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village, 18 July 2011
    Tommy Peoples, playing fiddle ; Merle Drost-Burne, playing fiddle ; Seanna Drost-Byrne, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village, 18 July 2011
    Tommy Peoples, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village, 18 July 2011
    Connie Drost-Byrne, dancing ; Aisling Drost-Byrne, dancing ; Danny Meehan, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village on 17 November 2011
    Connie Drost-Byrne, dancing ; Aisling Drost-Byrne, dancing ; Danny Meehan, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village on 17 November 2011
    Danny Meehan, talking at Glencolmcille Folk Village on 17 November 2011
    Danny Meehan, talking at Glencolmcille Folk Village on 17 November 2011
    Danny Meehan, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village on 17 November 2011
    Aisling Drost-Byrne, playing fiddle ; Danny Meehan, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village on 17 November 2011
    Danny Meehan, talking at Glencolmcille Folk Village on 17 November 2011
    Connie Drost-Byrne, playing fiddle ; Aisling Drost-Byrne, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village on 17 November 2011
    Danny Meehan at Glencolmcille Folk Village on 17 November 2011
    Merle Drost-Byrne, playing fiddle ; Seanna Drost-Byrne, playing fiddle ; Connie Drost-Byrne, playing fiddle ; Aisling Drost-Byrne, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village on 17 November 2011
    Aisling Drost-Byrne, laughing ; Danny Meehan, talking at Glencolmcille Folk Village on 17 November 2011
    Danny Meehan, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village on 17 November 2011
    Peter Campbell, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village on 6 October 2011
    Catherine McGinley, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village on 6 October 2011
    Denise Boyle, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village on 6 October 2011
    Tara Connaghan, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village on 6 October 2011
    Denise Boyle, playing fiddle ; Tara Connaghan, playing fiddle ; Peter Campbell, playing fiddle ; at Glencolmcille Folk Village on 6 October 2011
    Paul Anderson,watching ; Denise Boyle, playing fiddle ; Tara Connaghan, playing fiddle ; Peter Campbell, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village on 6 October 2011
    Paul Anderson, singing at Glencolmcille Folk Village on 6 October 2011
    Paul Anderson, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village on 6 October 2011
    Unidentified, watching ; Peter Campbell, playing fiddle ; Denise Boyle, watching ; Tara Connaghan, watching ; Paul Anderson, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village on 6 October 2011
    Paul Anderson, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village on 6 October 2011
    Unidentified, playing fiddle ; Peter Campbell, playing fiddle ; Denise Boyle, playing fiddle ; Tara Connaghan, playing fiddle ; Paul Anderson, playing fiddle at Glencolmcille Folk Village on 6 October 2011