26, 27, 28, 29 JULY 2012
\nCHERRY HINTON HALL GROUNDS<\/p>\n
FIRST NAMES ANNOUNCED<\/p>\n
Clannad (Sat) Joan Armatrading (Sun) The Proclaimers (Sat)<\/p>\n
June Tabor & Oysterband (Fri) Loreena McKennitt (Sun) <\/p>\n
Billy Bragg celebrates Woody Guthrie\u2019s 100th Birthday (Thurs)<\/p>\n
Nic Jones (Sun)<\/p>\n
Europe\u2019s most acclaimed folk festival has revealed some of the first artists confirmed for 2012\u2019s eclectic bill. <\/p>\n
Performances include a rare Festival appearance by the original line-up of Irish folk royalty and multi-million album sellers Clannad, leading singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading, who has enjoyed success in pop, folk, blues, reggae and jazz genres; ever-popular Scottish icons The Proclaimers, guaranteed to bring the Festival to its feet; a rare Festival appearance by June Tabor & Oysterband, following their acclaimed 2011 collaboration \u2018Ragged Kingdom\u2019 and recent multiple BBC Radio 2 Folk Award wins; internationally acclaimed Canadian singer and composer Loreena McKennitt, playing an intoxicating blend of Celtic and Middle Eastern sounds; renowned singer-songwriter and activist Billy Bragg celebrates Woody Guthrie\u2019s 100th Birthday, which falls in mid July; and the first full public performance in 30 years by English folk legend Nic Jones, whose career was cut short by a car accident in 1982. \u2018Penguin Eggs\u2019 by Nic Jones is widely recognised as one of the finest folk albums of all time.<\/p>\n
More headline names including emerging and contemporary stars will be announced very soon. <\/p>\n
Online booking and information: www.cambridgefolkfestival.co.uk
\nPhone booking: 01223 357851<\/p>\n
Tickets: Full Festival \u00a3120; Thursday \u00a319; Friday \u00a341; Saturday \u00a352; Sunday \u00a352. Camping: (Full Festival tickets only, per 2-3 berth tent) Cherry Hinton \u00a352, Coldhams Common \u00a336 (second site).
\nOnline bookings subject to booking fee. <\/p>\n
Cambridge Folk Festival is promoted by Cambridge City Council. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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