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- The Co-operative Cambridge Folk Festival
- The 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.
4 comments:
Last one out turn out the lights
What happened to Mike Harding? He was meant to introduce Joan Baez, but he didn't show. (And she forgot the words to Love is just a 4 letter word, sadly).
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Peter Shaw
Our first Cambridge. Great music and people. If you didn't hear them, check out Le Vent du Nord. Been dancing to them ever since. Other than them - Joan Baez (of course), CJ Chenier, Martin Simpson, Seasick Steve and Toots werre my favorites. Also have to congratulate Shooglenitsy on a suitably mainc-boppy ened to it all. Hope to b e back next year.
Ruthie Foster lit the stage with her fantastic voice and had the audience swaying in the isle.
What about Under the Sky? Sounds better played back on the web, seemed a bit lost live on the stage.
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