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.
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. 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. 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.
2010 LineUps: Kris Kristofferson - Natalie Merchant - Seasick Steve - Pink Martini - The Imagined Village - The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - Seth Lakeman - Sharon Shannon & Imelda May - Rokia Traoré - The Wonder Stuff - Show of Hands - The Unusual Suspects - Kathy Mattea - The Unthanks - Salsa Celtica - Dervish - Julie Fowlis - Carolina Chocolate Drops - Boban & Marko Markovic Orchestra - Gretchen Peters - Lunasa - The Holmes Brothers - Stornoway - Harper Simon - The Burns Unit - Jackie Oates - Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit - Breabach - Ezio - Brian McNeill - Lissie - C.W. Stoneking - Spiro - Joe Pug - Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends - The Jolly Boys - The Quebe Sisters Band - Mama Rosin - Megson - The Muckle Loons - The Committee Band - Hekety - Cocos Lovers - Lucie & Roddy Skeaping's Musical Mystery Tour - Tyde - Adam Brown & Alan Macleod.
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