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The Ramsbottom Festival<\/a> is annual music festival which takes place on the outskirts of Ramsbottom town, just south of Bury. I last visited a couple of years ago (photographs here<\/a>), and have been wanting to get ever since. Of all the music festivals I\u2019ve been to, it\u2019s definitely the most relaxed and family-friendly.<\/p>\n

I spent the last day of the festival exploring the site with my camera in tow, documenting both bands onstage and various acts that traversed the festival grounds. I witnessed all manner of sights, from sword swallowing to a golden robot man giving out hugs.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve selected a few highlights to share below. You can find the full gallery over on flickr here<\/a>. My favourite is the shot of Gordie MacKeeman<\/a> leaping off the double bass, which required a quick run though the crowd in order to capture the moment.<\/p>\n

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