first acts for Cambridge Folk Festival

June Tabor & Oysterband, plus Lucy Ward

By Scott Williams | Published: Fri 10th Feb 2012

Cambridge Folk Festival 2012 - June Tabor
Photo credit: Danielle Millea

Cambridge Folk Festival 2012

Thursday 26th to Sunday 29th July 2012
Cherry Hinton Hall Grounds, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 8DW, England MAP
£120 for full weekend
Daily capacity: 10,000

June Tabor & Oysterband, Lucy Ward are the first names confirmed for this year's Cambridge Folk Festival.

June Tabor
Ahead of the proper major acts line-up announcement, expected soon, Cambridge Folk Festival has revealed the first acts on their line-up will be the big winners from Wednesday Folk Awards. Veteran singer June Tabor won four awards including folk singer of the year, and for her work with her collaborators Oysterband. 21-year-old Lucy Ward won the Horizon award - which recognises the achievements of newcomers. There are no acts announced yet for the four stages of music.

The festival takes place from Thursday 26th until Sunday 29th July. Early bird tickets are priced at £120 for a full adult festival pass (not including camping), day tickets are priced as follows - Thursday £19, Friday £41; Saturday £52; and Sunday £52. Children aged 5-13 years tickets is priced at £35, and children aged 4 and under can attend for free. Camping is available for full festival ticket holders only, priced at £36-£52 per 2-3 berth tent.

To buy tickets, click here.




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