A rare street organ that’s been lovingly restored to its former glory will be a star attraction at a top music festival.

New life has been breathed into the Dutch organ called Astrid by owner Francis Stapleton, from Bala, and it will be out and about on the streets of Bangor during the city’s two-day music festival.

The event, which takes place on Friday and Saturday, 14 and 15 February, at Pontio Arts and Innovation Centre in Bangor, will showcase Astrid’s talents as part of a unique collaboration between The Vale and Glamorgan Festival and Bangor Music Festival, led by Welsh composer David Roche.

The organ was originally built in 1957 in Rotterdam and has been painstakingly restored and modernised to expand her range and sound.

Ten multi-award winning composers, including eight from Wales, were commissioned by the Vale of Glamorgan Festival to write short pieces for her in an exciting experiment and celebration of their artistry.

The works now form part of an exciting line up at Bangor Music Festival, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year under the theme ‘Music, Health and Wellbeing’.

Astrid will be playing the new works during Saturday, 15 February, first on Bangor High Street and later at Pontio.

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