News
We will be updating the news page as and when new information comes in. It will feature updates about the artists playing, any announcements or events around the festival.
We're looking for a panel prepared to fill in a post festival questionaire. The questionaire shouldn't take long to complete and will be a mixture of serious and light hearted questions. You'll also be asked to rate bands and things like that Click Here to send us your details. We will only contact you in connection with the panel
This year's Cambridge Folk Festival Blog has been launched and is available at http://cambridgefolkfestival2008.blogspot.com/
There will also be a number of POD casts available during the course of the festival this year.
The following tickets for Cambridge Folk Festival will be released on Monday 7th July at 10am and will be available by phone on 01223 357851 and to personal callers at the Cambridge Corn Exchange Box Office. All tickets will be available on a first-come first-served basis to both Cambridge City and non-City residents, though prices may vary depending on residence.
259 Full Festival
100 Cherry Hinton Camping (Full Festival ticket required)
240 Coldhams Common Camping (Full Festival ticket required)
36 Coldhams Common Campervan/Campervan (Full Festival ticket required)
200 Thursday
20 Friday
20 Sunday
Children's tickets will be available when purchasing adult tickets, subject to availability.
IMPORTANT: If you have purchased a ticket at a reduced price for Cambridge City residents, then you must bring proof of Cambridge City residence for each ticket when entering the Festival. Failure to produce adequate proof of residence on entry for each ticket will result in you being asked to return home to obtain adequate proof, or you will be required to pay the difference on entry, which will not be refunded.
Who is playing what days has now been announced * only playing that day # Scottish Showcase Artist
| Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Stage 2 Laura Marling* Tunng* Cherryholmes Frank Turner* Club Tent 3 Daft Monkeys* Findlay Napier & The Bar Room Mountaineers*# Megson* The Shivers* |
Levellers* Billy Bragg* Eliza Carthy* The Waifs* Peatbog Faeries# Michael McGoldrick Band* Chris Wood Cherryholmes Brian McNeill# Mauvais Sort Hot 8 Brass Band* Groupo Fantasma* |
K.D. Lang* he Imagined Village* Allen Toussaint* Eric Bibb Martha Wainwright* Altan Peatbog Faeries# Tim O'Brien Karine Polwart# Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba* Kila Devon Sproule Chris Wood Mauvais Sort Lisa Knapp Elizabeth Cook Beoga The Chair# 6 Day Riot* |
Joan Armatrading* John Haitt* Judy Collins* Seth Lakeman* Eric Bibb Altan Tim O'Brien Karine Polwart# Kila Devon Sproule Lisa Knapp Beoga Ross Ainslee & Jarleth Henderson# Elizabeth Cook The Chair# Noah & The Whale* Jeana Leslie & Siobhan Miller*# |
2008 Ticket Prices have been announced. Tickets will go on sale on May 11th. Click Here for more detail