Pipe dreams: a pipe band's ‘world' tour in Northumberland
Thompson Bathgate, a resident, shares a laugh with Andrew Miller as band members meet at the Newcastle House in Rothbury village
The band load up the tour bus
Band members enjoy a tune as the bus makes its way to the next destination
Drummer Charlie Gale and the band arrive in Netherton village, the first stop of the tour
Local people watch the performance in Netherton
A tractor drives past. The tour was started to help bring entertainment and an injection of money to village shops and pubs
The tour bus makes its way through the Coquet Valley on the way to the next stop, Clennell Hall
Band members take a refreshment break at Clennell Hall in Alwinton
The band play outside Clennell Hall
Band members pose for a picture outside Clennell Hall
The band in the village of Alwinton
A passerby stops to document the performance in Alwinton
Pipers kick back and share a drink
Andrew Charlton, a local music legend, plays at the Rose & Thistle pub in Alwinton. 'I don't want to live anywhere else. I've been around the world with music, but this is home and I wouldn't live anywhere else. Today is the one day of the year I will not miss,' he says
People gather outside their homes in Harbottle to watch the spectacle
Musicians play at The Star, the only pub in Harbottle
Children try their hand at playing a bass drum
Drummers unload at a petrol station as they prepare to march through Thropton
The band enjoy a singalong on the tour bus as they wind through the Coquet Valley
Robert Walker, right, performs a drummers' salute with his son, Steve, in Thropton Photograph: Rick Findler/Story Picture Agency
One of the pipers stops for a much-needed break between stops
The band make their way through Rothbury as they return to where they started the day
Andrew Miller thanks the audience after the band's final tune of the day in Rothbury
People say their goodbyes as they prepare to part ways at the Newcastle House in Rothbury
Miller returns home after a successful 'World Tour of Coquetdale'
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