The Very best in Folk Roots & Acoustic Music
Growing in stature every year, East Anglia’s fast-rising FolkEast is back for the seventh time this August, proving why it is nothing like other music festivals.
The three day festival will return to the glorious 300-acre Suffolk estate of 16th century Glemham Hall, the home of Major Philip Hope-Cobbold, between
August 17-19.
Steve Earle & The Dukes, Kate Rusby and Lau among those set to appear at Underneath The Stars Festival 2018 edition of their music & arts festival from 20th – 22nd July 2018 at Cinderhill Farm, Yorkshire.
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Hot off the heels of the official Chapter 10 trailer, Boomtown have just released the full headliners announcement for their 10th Chapter celebrations! Held over the 9th – 12th August at the Matterley Estate, Hampshire, the live acts topping the bill as well as the sheer scope of musical genres on offer, perfectly sum up the evolution of the 60,000 capacity, multifaceted music and theatrical event over the past decade.
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Cambridge Folk Festival is delighted to announce Swedish duo First Aid Kit as the third and final headline act. The Brit Award nominated and critically acclaimed indie-folk sisters will close the Festival’s main stage on Friday night with what is set to be an unmissable Festival highlight.
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Boomtown Fair has released the first act to headline the tenth Chapter of the musically diverse and theatrically led festival.
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Acclaimed English indie-folk singer songwriter, Frank Turner joins the bill to headline Saturday night with his band The Sleeping Souls. He made his Cambridge debut in 2008, with a completely new take on English folk, fuelled by the intense energy that marked him out as frontman of his post-punk band Million Dead. The creative force of his ever-evolving material has made Frank Turner a hugely popular name at Cambridge, as he makes a timely return following his last appearance in 2015 where he performed a solo set.
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Boomtown, the 60,000 capacity Hampshire based festival, taking place from 10th – 13th August, marries immersive theatre with outstanding music and has officially sold out in record time!
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Cambridge Folk Festival is delighted to reveal exciting new additions to this year’s bill, including Lisa Hannigan and Martin Simpson. They join a line-up that brings together up and coming artists and established folk legends in the grounds of Cherry Hinton Hall.
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The latest names have been announced for Cambridge Folk Festival 2017, including legendary folk singer and respected song collector Shirley Collins, who recently returned to recording and performing after 38 years; a Festival exclusive from multi-platinum selling Indigo Girls, whose celebrated and influential career spans almost four decades and chart-topping, English country twin-sister duo Ward Thomas, all part of a completely female line-up on Main Stages 1 and 2 on the Friday.
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Saddle up the horses and polish those spurs, Boomtown’s most musically varied district has announced it’s line-up for Chapter 9. The Wild West, home of bluegrass, folk, and world to bassline, is for the leg shaking do- si-do-ers, and midnight party people alike!
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