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The Co-operative Cambridge Folk Festival
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See the highlights from Europe's best folk fest
Cambridge Folk Festival
Cambridge Folk Festival is one of the premier music events in Europe and one of the longest running and most famous folk festivals in the world. It has become hugely popular and a regular sell out attracting ten thousand people, many of whom return year after year
Cambridge Folk Festival
The Festival is renowned for its eclectic mix of music and a wide definition of what might be considered folk. The best traditional folk artists from the UK and Ireland rub shoulders with more contemporary acts, the finest American country, blues and roots artists, acclaimed singer songwriters and even the odd pop star
Cambridge Folk Festival
Bluegrass, gospel, cajun, zydeco, jazz, world, klezmer and a ceilidh are also regular features. The line up has reflected the many changes in the music scene from the 60s to the present and is always a hotbed mix of the old and the new
Cambridge Folk Festival
The list of performers who have appeared reads like a who’s who and the Festival has been a launching pad for many now well known artists
Cambridge Folk Festival
Kris Kristofferson
Cambridge Folk Festival
Seasick Steve and his 3 string guitar
Cambridge Folk Festival
Natalie Merchant
Cambridge Folk Festival
Seth Lakeman
The Co-operative Cambridge Folk Festival runs yearly ever summer, and has been described by The Times as "Europe's premier Folk Festival".
It features the very best in acoustic, world, country, blues and folk music plus much more.
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Set in the beautiful surroundings of Cherry Hinton Hall, this family-friendly celebration also offers a host of street theatre and interactive workshops, a free creche and children's area, great food and shopping, a free internet café, and much more for people of all ages.
Kris Kristofferson, Seth Lakeman, Natalie Merchant, Seasick Steve, Julie Fowlis, The Burns Unit, The Imagined Village, Boban & Marko Markovic, Heart, Quebe Sisters, Salsa Celtica, Rokia Troare and Carolina Choclate Drops are just a few of the great acts who will be appearing on the bill.
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Corrina Hewat
Tue 6 July 2010, 14:33
You should definitely film The Unusual Suspects at 10.25pm - 11.25pm on Friday night Stage One. This gig launches theirr second album and it’s going to be a spectacular event.
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Sarah
Wed 4 August 2010, 09:02
When will the highlights be shown please?
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dennis bloomqren
Sat 26 February 2011, 01:25
Love the quebe sisters, can’t get enough. Listen to them every day on you tube. What an interesting super talented group. definitely going to see them live somewhere if I ever get the chance. So much sweet personality. just wonderful people.
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Jenny Knight
Mon 21 March 2011, 09:20
A good fan site for Cambridge Folk Festival:
http://www.cambridgefolkfestival.org
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Franc Bridges
Mon 23 January 2012, 14:38
I would like to play at the cambridge folk festival.
I currently live in Luxembourg and gig all over europe, I played Cambridge many years ago 1970s just want to experience it again.
I am very good and would not let anyone down, ask Richard Thompson!
I will play anywhere at the festival, Tents Loos underwater
I play folk blues self penned songs with a smattering of blues and footwarming relics
Thanks for reading this
Boo Bridges
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