Rich harmoniespublished at 07:08 British Summer Time 5 June 2015
Rachel Kerr
BBC News
And here they are - the beautiful voices of Dalston Male Voice Choir filling the church at Burgh by Sands.
Summary
As it happened: Hadrian's Wall of Sound
Rich harmoniespublished at 07:08 British Summer Time 5 June 2015
Hundreds of performers to travel routepublished at 07:06 British Summer Time 5 June 2015
Dalston Male Voice Choir are performing next
On the roadpublished at 07:03 British Summer Time 5 June 2015
Rachel Kerr
BBC NewsWe're now following the vintage bus along the estuary from Bowness to Burgh by Sands.
Driving into the sunrise, it's a beautiful scene.
The view from the artistspublished at 06:56 British Summer Time 5 June 2015
BBC Singers
Our view about an hour ago from Birdoswald Roman Fort Visitor Centre at Hadrian's Wall - stunning.
All in tunepublished at 06:49 British Summer Time 5 June 2015
Dalston Male Voice Choir, external was formed by a group of 16 people in February 1985 and several of the founder members still sing with the group.
Members come not only from Dalston, but also from Carlisle and a wide surrounding area. They will be singing at Burgh by Sands in Cumbria near St Michael's Church, external.
Image source, Dalston Male Voice ChoirOut in the countrypublished at 06:44 British Summer Time 5 June 2015
Petroc Trelawny
BBC Radio 3Broadcasting to the sheep here at Birdoswald. Listen live.
The start of it allpublished at 06:40 British Summer Time 5 June 2015
'I can read the writing on the wall'published at 06:38 British Summer Time 5 June 2015
Wallsend-born Guitarist Tom Lapworth, external will be playing Paul Simon and Sean Spillane songs as he travels on our vintage bus from Bowness-on-Solway. He's the second act to kick off our Hadrian's Wall of Sound spectacular.
Image source, Tom Lapworth'Passing the sound'published at 06:33 British Summer Time 5 June 2015
Roz said: "Its absolutely amazing, it's so special, its great that it's all the local musicians, we're lined up along this great historic wall from one side of the country to the other, and we're going to be passing the sound from one to the other."
'Perfect start'published at 06:30 British Summer Time 5 June 2015
Rachel Kerr
BBC NewsBeautiful music from saxophonist Roz Sluman as the sun streams over the estuary. A perfect start to the Hadrian's Wall of Sound extravaganza.
Stay in tunepublished at 06:28 British Summer Time 5 June 2015
Here's the first look at the baton that people will be handing over along the length of Hadrian's Wall.
On air nowpublished at 06:26 British Summer Time 5 June 2015
Jayne McCubbin
BBC BreakfastI'm live on BBC Breakfast right now:
Moos watching who?published at 06:21 British Summer Time 5 June 2015
Alison Freeman
Look North, NewcastleMy favourite audience at Bowness-on-Solway - Waiting for the jazz solo to start to kick-off.
'People forget about Bowness'published at 06:18 British Summer Time 5 June 2015
Rachel Kerr
BBC NewsA small group of people have come out to watch the start of the relay. One of them, Bill Knowles, told me: "It's great. People tend to forget about Bowness. It's a great idea."
Ready to gopublished at 06:15 British Summer Time 5 June 2015
Tara Parashar
BBC Look NorthThe scene here is just breathtaking.
'All aboard'published at 06:08 British Summer Time 5 June 2015
Robin Brown tweets, external: "This is the next bus to Segedunum Fort - calling at all forts on the way!"
Image source, Robin BrownSmile for the camerapublished at 06:08 British Summer Time 5 June 2015
Rachel Kerr
BBC NewsBBC Breakfast filming the event - getting ready to start now.
Sun through the cloudspublished at 06:03 British Summer Time 5 June 2015
Nell Dunn
BBC Radio CumbriaBeautiful sunrise on the way to Bowness-on-Solway for our Hadrian's Wall of Sound event as part of BBC Music Day - I'll be live on BBC Radio Cumbria throughout the day.
Ready for the startpublished at 06:02 British Summer Time 5 June 2015
Here's the crowds starting to gather around the bus before it starts its 73-mile journey from Bowness-on-Solway to Wallsend.
'Real sense of anticipation'published at 05:57 British Summer Time 5 June 2015
Rachel Kerr
BBC NewsIt's a beautiful morning in Bowness with the sun already breaking through the clouds over the estuary.
There's a real sense of anticipation as we count down for the start of Hadrian's Wall of Sound.
You can get involved by tweeting us @BBCNewNE, external.
