For the first time ever there will be a live webcast of the festival. The BBC will be providing pictures and the like from Friday. For more detailed information just follow this link.
Cambridge Folk Festival is completely sold out. Please do not travel without a ticket. Live broadcasts and updates can be obtained on the above link from Friday.
John Prine has broken his arm and will be unable to play at the festival. Loudon Wainwright has been signed up as a last minute replacement. For more info on Loudon, check out our artists section.
Following calls from young musicians attending the festival, Cambridge is introducing a small sessions tent. The stage is predominently aimed at younger musicians as an alternative to the sessions that happen in the bars. It is anticpated to be near the traders marquee close to the Mojo Signing area.
All tickets are selling extremely quickly and are expected to start selling out in the not too distant future. The most popular day is Saturday where £30 gives you the chance to see the Richard Thompson Band, John Prine, Brian Kennedy(solo), Sharon Shannon & The Wood Choppers, North Mississippi All Stars, Carlos Nunez, Show Of Hands, Michael McGoldrick Band, Kathryn Williams, Peatbog Faeries, Slainte Mhath , The Campbell Brothers, Brian McNeill, Slaid Cleaves, Colin Reid, Bill Jones, North Cregg, The Black Cat Theory and Cara Dillon. So get your tickets bought quickly.
The showcase sessions in the Club Tent provide a great boost for the artists taking part. Many come back in future years on the larger stages. This year's artists are: Singer Cara Dillon, U.S. country/folk singer songwriters Buddy Mondlock & Carol Elliot, folk, blues and soul writer and performer Jeb Loy Nichols(U.S.), traditional Irish instrumentalists Alan Burton & Steve Hunt and traditional instrumentalists Jenny Crook & Henry Sears
Further commitment to the future generation of festival goers has been put in place with a youth/kids ceilidh on Friday afternoon. Dance has played an important part in the Friday at Cambridge and this has been enhanced by the addition of the kids ceilidh. Not only does it provide entertainment for the children, but it should also provide an opportunity for learning steps and moves for future years.
The family entertainment for Coldhams Common has now been
announced BONESHAKER(Fri/Sat), Storytelling from POLLY HOWAT(Fri/Sat/Sun),
Mural workshop HUGH JART(Fri/Sat/Sun), children's ceilidh MONSTER
MASSIVE (Fri/Sat/Sun), Children’s painting MAKENDOO (Sat/Sun),
Walkabout characters THE FACELESS COMPANY (Sat/Sun). In addition
to which the site will have it's own club tent running.
Cambridge have now announced which artists will be playing on which days. This is possibly still subject to changes. Artists only playing one day are marked with a #. Some artists may play more than once on a day on more than one stage. These are subject to contract
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FRIDAY, Mike McGoldrick(Whilstle & Flutes), SATURDAY, John-Joe Kelly(bodhran) Kirsty Cotter & Friends(youth music and dance), SUNDAY, Alan Kelly(Piano Accordion), Kirsty Cotter & Friends(youth music and dance. In addition Mike Tabrett will be running his populat Tai-chi workshops for those who want a little relaxing exercise to ease them into the day and there'll probably be a chance to learn juggling as well.
This year sees the introduction of the 14-15 year old ticket. Festival organisers have responded to complaints that the leap from aged 13 to a full adult price at 14 could be hard on families and have introduced a cheaper ticket for children in that age range. The information was gathered from the regular on-site surveys and shows the value of filling these in.
Not directly connected to the festival or this site, a new mailing list has been set up for people to chat about the Cambridge Folk Festival past, present and future. It's all pretty informal and social and the craic's good. You may even find the odd posting from the FATEA crew. Just follow the link for subscription details.