Portsoy's folk festival proves a winner
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The first lady of folk was amongst the performers at the Haal traditional music festival in Portsoy last weekend.
With no fewer than 24 albums under her belt, Peggy is still going strong at the age of 86.
So much so that she headlined the three-day festival on Saturday evening, and also took part in a Q+A session during the day.
With Scottish singer/songwriter Archie Fisher also selling out on the Friday evening, it marked a highly successful return for the festival after it was forced to cancel last year.
Organiser Bob Philips said: "There were lots of smiles on lots of faces.
"Loads of people were just happy to see each other again and to be able to sing together once more.
"We dropped the capacity from 250 to 160 because we wanted people to feel as safe as possible.
"But despite that – and although the beans have yet to be counted – it looks like we've managed to hold our own financially.
"We couldn't have asked for anything better."
The festival wants to thank, amongst others, The Station Hotel, the Shore Inn, the Portsoy Coffee Shop, Portsoy Ice Cream, the Thrift Shop and the Portsoy 75 Club.
In addition it has also received very generous support from Hamlyns of Scotland, the Aberdeen-based energy company Hydrasun, as well as Kemnay Tyres which does a lot of business in the North East.
Peggy Seeger was famously the subject of The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, the classic ballad written by her late husband Ewan MacColl.
She's also the half sister of the prolific songwriter Pete Seeger who helped nurture Bob Dylan's career.
The Haal festival was founded just over a decade ago.
Concerts, workshops, exhibitions and sing-alongs were held at various locations including the town hall, The Shore Inn, the Salmon Bothy, the Portsoy Boatshed and the scout hall.
