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The feature below was first shown on my website on 18 August 2002

John Ball

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Street Market - Pontardawe Festival




Page 1: General scenes       Page 2: French market       Page 3: Morris dancers


People-watching

As always, one of the greatest pleasures of a visit to a market is observing the characters present.

Street musician Street musician
Above and below: A colourful street performer entertains the children with various instruments including five foot-operated percussion puppets.
Percussion puppets

Didgeridoo Didgeridoo
Above and below: A stall-holder demonstrates the haunting sound of a didgeridoo, while another gentleman prefers the scurl of the pipes.
Didgeridoo Bagpipes

Characters Character
Above: Markets attract a wide variety of visitors!

Seated trio
Above: This trio prefer to sit down and watch the world go by.

Cafe table
Above: Groups of visitors enjoy an early lunch seated outside a café in Herbert Street.

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