MUSIC festivals which appeal to all tastes and ages are few and far between.

Yet Corbridge Festival continues to meet the brief year-on-year, the event justifying its tag as one of the North’s fastest growing music events.

Branded as a family-friendly festival, there is plenty for everyone to enjoy with a varied musical line-up over three stages, a circus tent, food and drink stalls and children’s rides.

Festival organiser Cheryl Durkin expertly blends established and popular artists with a smattering of local acts, with Humshaugh teenager Amy Ridley particular evidence of the success of promoting music from within the Tyne Valley.

After an early set on the Dragonfly Stage, she was invited on the main stage for a single-song set – and delivered one of the highlights of the day with an emotional rendition of Robyn’s Dancing on my Own in memory of her best friend Chloe Rutherford and boyfriend Liam Curry, who lost their lives in the Manchester terror attacks.

Amy, who was one of 32 musicians from across the North-East involved in a tribute single of Ariana Grande’s One Last Time which was released this week, had the crowd swaying and in tears with her touching tribute.

She shared the stage with fellow Tynedale singer Elle Sunderland, of Riding Mill, who earned the right to perform three songs to a large crowd after winning a competition run by Corbridge Festival. Her swing version of Radiohead’s Creep was an interesting take on the hit single.

Hexham’s young singer/songwriter Chris Kelly signed off his impressive set with Come Away by the now defunct Blind Buffalo, while Haydon Bridge and Alston folk band Dansi warmed up for the Dragonfly Stage main acts.

One of the surprise hits of the event hailed from Newcastle, as the B Hives, described as the world’s premier female-fronted Hives tribute band, brought the roof of the tent down with a storming set of the Swedish rock group’s catalogue of hits.

More mainstream artists proving a hit were the excellent Bloxed Beats who again stole the show who were invited back after going down a storm in 2015 – the sounds coming from the mouths of all three beatboxers was beyond belief.

From The Jam, featuring the original bass guitarist from legendary punk band The Jam, Bruce Foxton, got the crowd involved in a sing-a-long with the group’s household classics, such as That’s Entertainment and Going Underground, with lead singer Russell Hastings proving an able replacement for Paul Weller.

The Pauline Black-fronted The Selecter had the crowd pogoing to their 2-tone ska music, with festival openers The Happy Cats enjoying the same success.

North-East alternative rockers Coquin Migale ripped through their set, with former X Factor contestant Lucy Spraggan drawing people to the front of the stage.

There were also good performances from Keston Cobblers’ Club and Thabo and the Real Deal, both of whom made the trip to the Tyne Valley after appearing at Glastonbury a matter of weeks ago.

Scouse Britpop band Cast justified their billing as the festival’s main headliners. Their performance was the perfect way to bring a great weekend of live music to a close.