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Thursday July 27 to Sunday July 30, Cherry Hinton Hall Grounds, Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge
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Now in its 36th year, the council-run Cambridge Folk Festival is renowned across Europe, and has won various production awards, including a Chartermark accolade for ‘excellence’. Audiences come for its warm atmosphere, besides the consistently strong music, encompassing traditional roots, Cajun and Celtic, jazz, zydeco, klezmer, and a whole world more. This year, a Thursday night concert extends the festival to a four-day event. Highlights will be broadcast on Radio 2 (88-91 FM)
ATMOSPHERE:
With strict regulations on capacity, safety, this is a civilised alternative to rough ’n’ raucous rock festivals. It’s family orientated, there’s disabled access, its three stages are easily reached, there’s an internet café, and you can take your own food and drink on site. Its diverse array of music should entertain, even if you’re not a hardcore folkster.
DON’T MISS:
No staid, fusty festival, this. Besides big names including the Afro Cuban Allstars, there’s a new Club Tent, showcasing superb new artists, including mellifluous vocalist Kathryn Williams and highly-rated London country twosome The Arlenes.
HANDY HINTS:
Don’t bother driving, and partake of Cambridge Folk Festival’s official brew, Bombardier.
TICKETS:
Weekend tickets cost £50, or day tickets range from £28 (Sat or Sun) to £18 (Fri). Camping tickets are purchased seperately, and should be booked quickly; spaces for the Cherry Hinton site in particular sell out quickly.
Box Office: 01223 357 851.
By post: Cheques made payable ‘Cambridge City Council’, to: Folk Festival Postal Booking, PO Box 385, Cambridge CB2 3QT.
INFO:
Phone: 01223 457 245
Web: www.cam-folkfest.co.uk
GETTING THERE:,br>
By Train: Trains regularly serve Cambridge station from Kings Cross (approximately every 30 minutes).
By Coach: Hourly National Express coaches from Victoria; Info: 0990 808080.
By Road: Located off the A1134, there’s limited parking at the site, but it’s well served by local buses.
Camping (weekend ticket holders only, per 2-3 person tent) costs £23 at Cherry Hinton grounds, or £15 at the popular second site Coldhams Common, which has its own facilities.
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JOAN BAEZ + JUAN DE MARCOS AND AFRO-CUBAN ALLSTARS + BILLY BRAGG + DR JOHN + ANI DIFRANCO + ELIZA CARTHY + KATHRYN WILLIAMS + THE ARLENES + EDDI READER AND BOO HEWERDINE + DR JOHN + HEATON AND ROTHERAY + DE DANNAN + ODETTA + GUY CLARK + DICK GAUGHAN + LONESOME RIVER BAND + GLENN TILBROOK + HARDLAND + ROY BAILEY AND TONY BENN MP + JOHN MCCUSKER AND FRIENDS WITH KATE RUSBY + SOLAS + COREY HARRIS AND THE 5X5 + EZIO + THE HOT CLUB OF COWTON + SIN É + MORE
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