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2 August - 05 August 2018

Cherry Hinton Hall Grounds, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB18DW

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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.

So far, only the curator has been announced for 2018's event - Rhiannon Giddens, but judging on the list of performers who have appeared at previous years, it is clear that it is always a festival that will always showcase the best of the folk scene, new and old.

Cherry Hinton Hall Grounds

Camping is available for this event.

Swamptruck stage 2
Drever McCusker Woomble stage 2
Grace Petrie stage 2
Whiskey Shivers stage 2
Kinnaris Quintet Club Tent
Peter Buckley Hill Club Tent
Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra Club Tent
Mike Wilton Club Tent
Luke Daniels Club Tent
The Luck The Den
Hot Rock Pilgrims The Den
Dan Bettridge The Den
St Paul and The Broken Bones main stage
First Aid Kit main stage
Songhoy Blues main stage
Eliza Carthy and The Wayward Band main stage
Marlon Williams main stage
Peggy Seeger main stage
Gordie MacKeeman and his Rhythm Boys main stage
Brighde Chaimbeul main stage
National Youth Folk Ensemble main stage
Stillhouse The Den
Carousel The Den
Kate Griffin & Ford Collier The Den
Meaghan Blanchard The Den
Bennett Wilson & Poole The Den
Bella Collins The Den
Alice Phelps The Den
History and Lore The Den
GEORGIE The Den
Ellie Dixon The Den
Pierce Brothers stage 2
Rosanne Cash stage 2
Vishten stage 2
Banter stage 2
John Smith Trio stage 2
Kinnaris Quintet stage 2
Moore, Moss, Rutter stage 2
Morganway stage 2
Relentless stage 2
Vera Van Heeringen Club Tent
Eliza Carthy & Dave Delaware Club Tent
Brian McNeill Club Tent
Granny's Attic Club Tent
Freddie Hall Club Tent
Thursday's Band Club Tent
Chris Fox Club Tent
Three Years Younger Club Tent
Cambridge Folk Club Sessions Club Tent
Brighde Chaimbeul Club Tent
Irish Mythen Club Tent
Max Bianco Club Tent
Rosalie's Lover Club Tent
Alden, Patterson and Dashwood Club Tent
Ben Smith and Jimmy Brewer Club Tent
Elephant Sessions main stage
Patti Smith & her band main stage
Rhiannon Giddens main stage
Eric Bibb main stage
Darlingside main stage
The Shee main stage
Stick In The Wheel main stage
The Poozies main stage
The Shackleton Trio main stage
Hazey Jane The Den
Amy & The Calamities The Den
KIOL The Den
Bella Gaffney & Polly Bolton The Den
Zoe Wren The Den
Ben Smith and Jimmy Brewer The Den
Ian George The Den
Lozt The Den
Jack Parker The Den
Alden, Patterson and Dashwood The Den
honeyfeet stage 2
John Moreland stage 2
Irish Mythen stage 2
Darren Eedens & the Slim Pickins stage 2
Amythyst Kiah stage 2
The East Pointers stage 2
Brian McNeill stage 2
Daoiri Farrell Club Tent
A K Patterson Club Tent
Mark Lang Club Tent
Tony Clark & Karen Johnson, Bob Hines, Karl Hunter and Roger Smith Club Tent
Feis Rois Club Tent
Solasta Club Tent
Saul Bailey Club Tent
Paul McClure Club Tent
Katie Spencer Club Tent
Revelation Brothers Club Tent
Kevin Hunt Club Tent
Medoly Causton Club Tent
Paul Christophersen Club Tent
The Shee Club Tent
Peatbog Faeries main stage
John Prine main stage
Janis Ian main stage
Kate Rusby and Friends main stage
All Our Exes live in Texas main stage
Kaia Kater main stage
Daoiri Farrell main stage
Irish Mythen main stage
The Orange Circus Band The Den
Sivu The Den
Ferris & Sylvester The Den
August and After The Den
Mera Royle The Den
Bristol Ceilidh Quartet The Den
Fellow Pynins The Den
OandO The Den
Sarah Munro The Den
Beth Nielsen Chapman stage 2
Damien O'Kane and Ron Block stage 2
Birds of Chicago stage 2
Yola Carter stage 2
William Crighton stage 2
Robert Vincent stage 2
Mera Royle stage 2
Edgelarks stage 2
Rhiannon Giddens Club Tent
Edgelarks Club Tent
The Hub Band Project Club Tent
Punk Floyd Club Tent
Lizzie J Taylor Club Tent
Sound Tradition Club Tent
Robin Gillan Club Tent
David Savage Club Tent
Granny's Attic Club Tent
Hickory Signals Club Tent
Polly Paulusma Club Tent
Rambling Valentines Club Tent
Bernard Hoskin Club Tent
Artist Stage Day
A K Patterson Club Tent Sat 4th
Alden, Patterson and Dashwood Club Tent Fri 3rd
Alden, Patterson and Dashwood The Den Sat 4th
Alice Phelps The Den Fri 3rd
All Our Exes live in Texas main stage Sun 5th
Amy & The Calamities The Den Sat 4th
Amythyst Kiah stage 2 Sat 4th
August and After The Den Sun 5th
Banter stage 2 Fri 3rd
Bella Collins The Den Fri 3rd
Bella Gaffney & Polly Bolton The Den Sat 4th
Ben Smith and Jimmy Brewer Club Tent Fri 3rd
Ben Smith and Jimmy Brewer The Den Sat 4th
Bennett Wilson & Poole The Den Fri 3rd
Bernard Hoskin Club Tent Sun 5th
Beth Nielsen Chapman stage 2 Sun 5th
Birds of Chicago stage 2 Sun 5th
Brian McNeill Club Tent Fri 3rd
Brian McNeill stage 2 Sat 4th
Brighde Chaimbeul main stage Fri 3rd
Brighde Chaimbeul Club Tent Fri 3rd
Bristol Ceilidh Quartet The Den Sun 5th
Cambridge Folk Club Sessions Club Tent Fri 3rd
Carousel The Den Fri 3rd
Chris Fox Club Tent Fri 3rd
Damien O'Kane and Ron Block stage 2 Sun 5th
Dan Bettridge The Den Thu 2nd
Daoiri Farrell Club Tent Sat 4th
Daoiri Farrell main stage Sun 5th
Darlingside main stage Sat 4th
Darren Eedens & the Slim Pickins stage 2 Sat 4th
David Savage Club Tent Sun 5th
Drever McCusker Woomble stage 2 Thu 2nd
Edgelarks stage 2 Sun 5th
Edgelarks Club Tent Sun 5th
Elephant Sessions main stage Sat 4th
Eliza Carthy & Dave Delaware Club Tent Fri 3rd
Eliza Carthy and The Wayward Band main stage Fri 3rd
Ellie Dixon The Den Fri 3rd
Eric Bibb main stage Sat 4th
Feis Rois Club Tent Sat 4th
Fellow Pynins The Den Sun 5th
Ferris & Sylvester The Den Sun 5th
First Aid Kit main stage Fri 3rd
Freddie Hall Club Tent Fri 3rd
GEORGIE The Den Fri 3rd
Gordie MacKeeman and his Rhythm Boys main stage Fri 3rd
Grace Petrie stage 2 Thu 2nd
Granny's Attic Club Tent Fri 3rd
Granny's Attic Club Tent Sun 5th
Hazey Jane The Den Sat 4th
Hickory Signals Club Tent Sun 5th
History and Lore The Den Fri 3rd
honeyfeet stage 2 Sat 4th
Hot Rock Pilgrims The Den Thu 2nd
Ian George The Den Sat 4th
Irish Mythen Club Tent Fri 3rd
Irish Mythen stage 2 Sat 4th
Irish Mythen main stage Sun 5th
Jack Parker The Den Sat 4th
Janis Ian main stage Sun 5th
John Moreland stage 2 Sat 4th
John Prine main stage Sun 5th
John Smith Trio stage 2 Fri 3rd
Kaia Kater main stage Sun 5th
Kate Griffin & Ford Collier The Den Fri 3rd
Kate Rusby and Friends main stage Sun 5th
Katie Spencer Club Tent Sat 4th
Kevin Hunt Club Tent Sat 4th
Kinnaris Quintet Club Tent Thu 2nd
Kinnaris Quintet stage 2 Fri 3rd
KIOL The Den Sat 4th
Lizzie J Taylor Club Tent Sun 5th
Lozt The Den Sat 4th
Luke Daniels Club Tent Thu 2nd
Mark Lang Club Tent Sat 4th
Marlon Williams main stage Fri 3rd
Max Bianco Club Tent Fri 3rd
Meaghan Blanchard The Den Fri 3rd
Medoly Causton Club Tent Sat 4th
Mera Royle stage 2 Sun 5th
Mera Royle The Den Sun 5th
Mike Wilton Club Tent Thu 2nd
Moore, Moss, Rutter stage 2 Fri 3rd
Morganway stage 2 Fri 3rd
National Youth Folk Ensemble main stage Fri 3rd
OandO The Den Sun 5th
Patti Smith & her band main stage Sat 4th
Paul Christophersen Club Tent Sat 4th
Paul McClure Club Tent Sat 4th
Peatbog Faeries main stage Sun 5th
Peggy Seeger main stage Fri 3rd
Peter Buckley Hill Club Tent Thu 2nd
Pierce Brothers stage 2 Fri 3rd
Polly Paulusma Club Tent Sun 5th
Punk Floyd Club Tent Sun 5th
Rambling Valentines Club Tent Sun 5th
Relentless stage 2 Fri 3rd
Revelation Brothers Club Tent Sat 4th
Rhiannon Giddens main stage Sat 4th
Rhiannon Giddens Club Tent Sun 5th
Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra Club Tent Thu 2nd
Robert Vincent stage 2 Sun 5th
Robin Gillan Club Tent Sun 5th
Rosalie's Lover Club Tent Fri 3rd
Rosanne Cash stage 2 Fri 3rd
Sarah Munro The Den Sun 5th
Saul Bailey Club Tent Sat 4th
Sivu The Den Sun 5th
Solasta Club Tent Sat 4th
Songhoy Blues main stage Fri 3rd
Sound Tradition Club Tent Sun 5th
St Paul and The Broken Bones main stage Fri 3rd
Stick In The Wheel main stage Sat 4th
Stillhouse The Den Fri 3rd
Swamptruck stage 2 Thu 2nd
The East Pointers stage 2 Sat 4th
The Hub Band Project Club Tent Sun 5th
The Luck The Den Thu 2nd
The Orange Circus Band The Den Sun 5th
The Poozies main stage Sat 4th
The Shackleton Trio main stage Sat 4th
The Shee main stage Sat 4th
The Shee Club Tent Sat 4th
Three Years Younger Club Tent Fri 3rd
Thursday's Band Club Tent Fri 3rd
Tony Clark & Karen Johnson, Bob Hines, Karl Hunter and Roger Smith Club Tent Sat 4th
Vera Van Heeringen Club Tent Fri 3rd
Vishten stage 2 Fri 3rd
Whiskey Shivers stage 2 Thu 2nd
William Crighton stage 2 Sun 5th
Yola Carter stage 2 Sun 5th
Zoe Wren The Den Sat 4th
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