The 22nd annual Cadgwith Folk Festival, with its music and dance, "delighted crowds and seagulls alike," according to its organiser.

Dave Hearn, who is behind the fundraising festival, is delighted at the growing popularity of the event. "The singing, playing, and dancing goes on all day Saturday and now spills over to Sunday – you can’t stop the music,” he said.

Musicians and dancers from across Cornwall brought their skills to Cadgwith Cove, including the Cornish Caledonian Pipe Band and the Penzance Morris, whose female dancers “thrilled the crowds with their routines.” Monologues from Andrew Whitehorn punctuated the afternoon and there were visiting singers from Bristol and Sheffield.

As this year's event was raising money for the Cornwall Music Therapy Trust, with £500 banked by the end, Emma Packer, a music therapist, gave a brief address on the power of music therapy before playing the fiddle and singing in the Cornish duo Salt and Sky.

Landlord of the Cadgwith Cove Inn, which hosts the event, Garry Holmes said: “The day is always a treat for everyone, including my staff, and I am particularly happy this year that the event has raised funds for music therapy in Cornwall.”

The Cornwall Music Therapy Trust supports the work of state-registered music therapists who deliver music therapy to children and adults across Cornwall with conditions such as autism, cerebral palsy, dementia, Downs syndrome and other emotional and behavioural issues. Music therapists also work in the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro and Little Harbour Children’s Hospice.