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Published by Faber Music, 2023
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Practising every day for a month! February 2023.
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“We missed out the bit!” rehearsing with Amy
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Echolocation with Laura Cannell, 2023
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Duo touring
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Kathryn & Amy
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Stef Conner, Kathryn, Amy Thatcher
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Working from home
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Kathryn & Amy
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Research trip to Hadrian’s Wall
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Went fishing with Robson Green!
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Folk Tunes From the Women
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Top set (not KT’s) made by Tom Clough & Fred Picknell, late 1920s ish. Blue set (KT’s) made by Mike Nelson.
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Day 16 of Month of Practice! (Feb 2023)
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Dartington Arts dressing room treats!
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Folk On Foot podcast with dad Mike
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Co-presenting with Dalia Essam Hammad at the Aga Khan Music Awards 2022
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With The Lake Poets, opening new venue The Fire Station, Sunderland.
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Presenting at the Aga Khan Music Awards — glam!
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Tunes with Ruth Lyon
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With BBC Radio 4 ‘Add to Playlist’ gang!
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Adoration of a very fabulous sound engineer!
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The Dam, by David Almond
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With fiddle player Martin Hayes at the Masters of Tradition Festival, West Cork, 2022
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Kieran notches it up a gear!
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Tour flyer
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Tour flyer May 2023
![Kathryn Tickell & The Side](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01171057/KTATS-52-scaled.webp)
Kathryn Tickell & The Side
![Kathryn Tickell & David Almond](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01170415/90-scaled.webp)
Kathryn Tickell & David Almond
![Tales & Tunes rehearsing at Stapleford Granary](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01165748/TAT-143-scaled.webp)
Tales & Tunes rehearsing at Stapleford Granary
![Luxe magazine, 2014](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162542/165.jpg)
Luxe magazine, 2014
![OBE received!](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162540/164-jpg.webp)
OBE received!
![OBE award ceremony](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162539/163-jpg.webp)
OBE award ceremony
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Old pal…
![Eek! 1986](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162535/161-jpg.webp)
Eek! 1986
![Champion of Champions, piper Anthony Robb. Photo by Pam Horne.](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162529/159-jpg.webp)
Champion of Champions, piper Anthony Robb. Photo by Pam Horne.
![BBC Proms 2011, Grainger night curated by Kathryn.](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162525/158.jpg)
BBC Proms 2011, Grainger night curated by Kathryn.
![Photo for The Journal](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162523/156.jpg)
Photo for The Journal
![Superfolkus at Sidmouth 2016](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162521/155-jpg.webp)
Superfolkus at Sidmouth 2016
![Perfect backstage rider at Alwinton!](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162518/154-jpg.webp)
Perfect backstage rider at Alwinton!
![A very young piper meets Kathryn at Norden Farm Arts](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162516/153-jpg.webp)
A very young piper meets Kathryn at Norden Farm Arts
![Pre-gig yoga, Tønder Festival, Denmark](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162514/152-jpg.webp)
Pre-gig yoga, Tønder Festival, Denmark
![With Sam Lee, on In Tune, BBC Radio 3](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162512/151-jpg.webp)
With Sam Lee, on In Tune, BBC Radio 3
![The Lads, without whom…](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162509/150-jpg.webp)
The Lads, without whom…
![Singing, talking, clogging, piping, blethering, fiddling. Work in progress, Tales & Tunes at Sage Gateshead](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162458/149-scaled.webp)
Singing, talking, clogging, piping, blethering, fiddling. Work in progress, Tales & Tunes at Sage Gateshead
![Rehearsal notes, Tales & Tunes](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162421/148-scaled.webp)
Rehearsal notes, Tales & Tunes
![Tales & Tunes, work in progress, Sage Gateshead](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162305/146-scaled.webp)
Tales & Tunes, work in progress, Sage Gateshead
![At the Lit & Phil, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2017](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162213/139-jpg.webp)
At the Lit & Phil, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2017
![The Monday Men - Christmas 2019](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162206/138-jpg.webp)
The Monday Men — Christmas 2019
![With Superfolkus at the Magnetic North East launch, Sage Gateshead, 2016](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162155/137-jpg.webp)
With Superfolkus at the Magnetic North East launch, Sage Gateshead, 2016
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With Alistair Anderson at the Magnetic North East launch at Sage Gateshead, 2016.
![What did Louisa do to deserve this?! Behind bars at Ushaw College, Durham](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162151/135-jpg.webp)
What did Louisa do to deserve this?! Behind bars at Ushaw College, Durham
![The Side with post-gig fizz](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162149/134-jpg.webp)
The Side with post-gig fizz
![Autumn 2020 tour. Oh dear…](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162141/133-jpg.webp)
Autumn 2020 tour. Oh dear…
![With Lopa Kothari at WOMAD 2017, for BBC Radio 3.](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162128/132-jpg.webp)
With Lopa Kothari at WOMAD 2017, for BBC Radio 3.
![With Black String, K-Fest, Union Chapel London 2017. Photo by Serious.](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162126/131-jpg.webp)
With Black String, K‑Fest, Union Chapel London 2017. Photo by Serious.
![Kathryn at Union Chapel 2017, photo by Serious](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162123/130-jpg.webp)
Kathryn at Union Chapel 2017, photo by Serious
![Kathryn and Yoon Jeong Heo at K-Fest, Union Chapel 2017. Photo by Serious](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162120/129.jpg)
Kathryn and Yoon Jeong Heo at K‑Fest, Union Chapel 2017. Photo by Serious
![Standing Stones and the Dark Skies of Northumberland](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162113/128-jpg.webp)
Standing Stones and the Dark Skies of Northumberland
![Solo in Durham Cathedral - photo by North East Chamber of Commerce](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162110/127-jpg.webp)
Solo in Durham Cathedral — photo by North East Chamber of Commerce
![Snowbusiness!](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162106/126-jpg.webp)
Snowbusiness!
![The Monday Men - Christmas 2018](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162046/124-jpg.webp)
The Monday Men — Christmas 2018
![Kathryn and Laura Cannell](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162042/123-jpg.webp)
Kathryn and Laura Cannell
![In the Music Room at the Lit & Phil, Newcastle upon Tyne 2017](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162036/121-jpg.webp)
In the Music Room at the Lit & Phil, Newcastle upon Tyne 2017
![Eat your greens!](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162032/120-jpg.webp)
Eat your greens!
![Hairy Pipers](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162025/119-jpg.webp)
Hairy Pipers
![The Darkening at The Sage 2019](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01162013/118-scaled.webp)
The Darkening at The Sage 2019
![Very small, at Scunthorpe Folksong Club](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161944/117-jpg.webp)
Very small, at Scunthorpe Folksong Club
![Big Foot spotted in Northumberland!](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161936/116-jpg.webp)
Big Foot spotted in Northumberland!
![Bellingham Show 2019](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161930/115-jpg.webp)
Bellingham Show 2019
![Kathryn at twelve](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161925/114-jpg.webp)
Twelve
![Tales & Tunes tour - autumn 2017](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161921/113-jpg.webp)
Tales & Tunes tour — autumn 2017
![The Side with fabulous lights by Andy Wright](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161916/112-jpg.webp)
The Side with fabulous lights by Andy Wright
![The Side at Wickham Festival 2017](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161910/111-jpg.webp)
The Side at Wickham Festival 2017
![The Side with Ian Stephenson - Wickham Festival](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161905/110-jpg.webp)
The Side with Ian Stephenson — Wickham Festival
![Scone-tastic!](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161859/109-jpg.webp)
Scone-tastic!
![Fabulous fiddling!](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161853/108-jpg.webp)
Fabulous fiddling!
![B+W fiddle solo](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161847/107-jpg.webp)
B+W fiddle solo
![Louisa with the essentials!](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161841/106-jpg.webp)
Louisa with the essentials!
![The Darkening at Victoria Hall, Settle, 2019](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161831/104-jpg.webp)
The Darkening at Victoria Hall, Settle, 2019
![The Darkening with Mike Lindup of Level 42 fame, backstage at Wickham Festival 2019](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161827/103-jpg.webp)
The Darkening with Mike Lindup of Level 42 fame, backstage at Wickham Festival 2019
![The](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161822/102-jpg.webp)
The “coolest” gig ever, The Darkening at Abbeydale Picture House, Sheffield 2019
![Honorary Doctor of Music, Newcastle University 2019](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161814/100.jpg)
Honorary Doctor of Music, Newcastle University 2019
![Honorary Doctor of Music - with proud parents!](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161807/99-jpg.webp)
Honorary Doctor of Music — with proud parents!
![Bagpuss](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161755/98-jpg.webp)
Bagpuss
![Kathryn Tickell photographed through the strings of a harp](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161742/89-jpg.webp)
Contemplative Side
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In the studio for BBC Radio 3 “In Tune”, 6 October 2014
![The Side + Fosbrooks, Sidmouth August 2014](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161720/77-jpg.webp)
The Side + Fosbrooks, Sidmouth August 2014
![At Side-mouth Festival! August 2014](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161717/76-jpg.webp)
At Side-mouth Festival! August 2014
![Lichfield Festival 2014](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161714/75-jpg.webp)
Lichfield Festival 2014
![Amy and Kathryn applying eye make-up](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161711/74-jpg.webp)
Pre-gig lashes
![Bradley Creswick, Leader 1st violin, Royal Northern Sinfonia, recording with The Side](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161705/72-jpg.webp)
Bradley Creswick, Leader 1st violin, Royal Northern Sinfonia, recording with The Side
![Ruth Wall, Louisa Tuck and Amy Thatcher snuggling under blankets while seated in a van](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161653/71-jpg.webp)
3/4 Snuggly Side April 2014
![Ruth Wall looks at several pages of sheet music](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161651/70-jpg.webp)
That’s a lot of notes #2
![Kathryn's](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161649/68-jpg.webp)
Kathryn’s “Local Heroes” plaque! March 2014
![Kathryn kneels by the per commemorative 'Local Heroes' plaque](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161646/67-jpg.webp)
Kathryn’s Local Heroes” plaque! March 2014
![Louisa Tuck looking at several pages of sheet music](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161644/66-jpg.webp)
That’s a lot of notes #1
![Louisa and Amy in rehearsal, March 2014](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161642/60-jpg.webp)
Louisa and Amy in rehearsal, March 2014
![Kathryn Tickell & The Side at the Millennium bridge, Newcastle](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161640/58-jpg.webp)
Tyne Side
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The Side – premiere at The Sage Gateshead June 2013
![Amy Thatcher](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161635/56-jpg.webp)
Cloggy Side
![Kathryn rehearses with Ruth Hall on harp](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161613/54-scaled.webp)
Kathryn & Ruth – Cambridge rehearsals Aug 2013
![The Side - post show Loughborough](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161538/53-scaled.webp)
The Side – post show Loughborough
![Amy Thatcher, Kathryn Tickell and Ruth Wall rehearsing in 2013](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161507/51-scaled.webp)
Amy, Kathryn & Ruth; The Side rehearsals August 2013
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Kathryn and dad
![Kathryn Tickell sits next to a lamb](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01161132/41-scaled.webp)
Kathryn and lamb
![Kathryn Tickell performing on stage](https://media.kathryntickell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01160633/5-jpg.webp)
At a gig somewhere…