2011 - 2015

Cambridge Folk Festival 2011

Laura Marling – Richard Thompson – Mary Chapin Carpenter – Rumer – Newton Faulkner – Pentangle – The Robert Cray Band – Bellowhead – Femi Kuti & The Positive Force – Kate Rusby – Frank Turner – Raul Malo – Penguin CafeChris Wood – Port Isaac’s Fisherman’s Friends – Peatbog Faeries featuring The Wayward Boys – Frankie Gavin & De Dannan – Home Service – Spiers & Boden – Danú – Mahala Rai Banda – Villagers – Justin Townes EarleMartin Hayes & Dennis Cahill – Caitlin Rose – James vincent McMorrow – The Secret Sisters – Abigail Washburn & The Village – Emily Smith – Anxo Lorenzo Band – Jim Moray’s Silent Ceilidh – Orkestra del Sol – Feufollet – KatzenjammerBrian McNeill – The Spooky Men’s Chorale – Damien O’Kane – Saltfishforty – Admiral Fallow – Mànran – The London Lasses & Pete Quinn – Nathaniel Rateliff – Tickled Pink – Bedlam – Moore, Moss, Rutter – The Paul McKenna Band – Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs – Alex Patterson, Bryony & Grace Lemon – The Willows

Cambridge Folk Festival 2011 – The Den

The Den is Cambridge Folk Festival’s stage dedicated to emerging talent Mary Hampton Cotillion – Matthew P – Melodica, Melody and Me – Driver Cakes and Ale – Elliott Morris – Folk With Attitude – Leddra Chapman – Nick Hart – PBS6 – Robinson – Sean Taylor – The Staves – You Are Wolf - City Shanty Band – Ethan Ash – Horses Brawl – Maia – Megan Henwood – Polly & The Billets Doux – Rachel Sermanni – Revere – Solaference – This Is The KitSundayBard – Firefly – Fribo – Louise and The Pins – Milly Hirst – Mozzy Green – Passenger – Pete Roe – Sam Amidon – Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou

Cambridge Folk Festival 2012

Clannad- Joan Armatrading- The Proclaimers- John Prine- Loreena McKennit- James Vincent McMorrow- Nanci Griffith- June Tabor & Oysterband- Roy Harper- Angelique Kidjo- Keb Mo BandBilly Bragg celebrates Woody Guthrie’s 100th Birthday- The Unthanks with Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band- Seth Lakeman- Nic Jones- Lau- Gretchen Peters- Ruthie Foster- Karine Polwart- Four Men & A DogDry the River- Benjamin Francis Leftwich- Treacherous Orchestra- Raghu Dixit- Pine Leaf Boys- The Unwanted- Jim Moray’s Silent Ceilidh- Tim Edey & Brendan Power- Anais Mitchell- Kan- JuJuLazy Lester & Friends- Steve Tilston- The Mighty Doonans- The Destroyers- Spiro- Brian McNeill- Megson- Phanton Limb- Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party- The Staves- Ross Ainslie & Jarlath Henderson Band- ahab- Naomi Bedford- Hahadekuk- Lera Lynn- loscaid

Cambridge Folk Festival 2012 -The Den

Robin Green- Jake Bugg- Nick Mulvey – Liz Green – ADam Beattie & Brooke Sharkey – Chasing Owls – David Gibb & Elly Lucas – Lee Mitchell – Seamus Cater & Viljam Nybacka – Cath & Phil Tyler – Gerard 7 the Watchmen – Eska – Jay Leighton – Klak Tik – The Half Sisters – King Charles – The Miserable Rich – Dear Winesburg – Charlene Soroia – House of Harts – Annie Dressner – Lucy Kitt – Three Cane Whale – Tom Copson – The Beguilers – Moulettes – Karima Francis – Solarference – Keston Cobbler’s Club – Magic Lantern

Cambridge Folk Festival 2013

The Mavericks -The Waterboys – Bellowhead – KT Tunstall – Levellers – Liam O’Flynn, Andy Irvine, Paddy Glackin & Dónal Lunny aka LAPD – Capercaillie – Shelby Lynne – BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet – Heritage Blues Orchestra – Patty Griffin – Lucy Rose – Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick – Mud Morganfield Band –   Martin Simpson – Le Vent du Nord – Sam Lee & Friends – Breabach – Heidi Talbot -The Chair  – Mokoomba – Willy Mason – The Bombay Royale – Bella Hardy & The Midnight Watch – Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman – John Hegley – Frigg – Larkin Poe – Brian McNeill – We Banjo 3 – Korrontzi – Sketch – Monster Ceilidh Band – State Of The Union – English String Band – The Willows – Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar – Rusty Shackle – The Brass Funkeys – Peter Buckley Hill – Amadou & Mariam – The Staves – Tommy Emmanuel -Thea Gilmore – The Rambling Boys of Pleasure – Darrell Scott – Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo – Jamie Smith’s Mabon – The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band – Valerie June

Cambridge Folk Festival 2013 – The Den 

Hudson Taylor – Blue Rose Code – Common Tongues – Luke Jackson – Rae Morris – Dead Rat Orchestra – Rachael Dadd & Ichi – Jarlath Henderson – Janet Devlin – Robyn Sherwell – Hot Feet – Boho Dancer – Matt Tighe & Tad Sargent – Cara Winter – Ellie Rusbridge – Jess Morgan – Liz Lawrence – The Black Feathers – Sam Brookes & Magic Lantern – The Young Folk – Joe Innes & The Cavalcade – Fiona Bevan – Woodpecker Wooliams – The Cadbury Sisters – Cocos Lovers – Freya Roy – A Band of Buriers – JP Cooper – Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker – Ballina Whalers – Luke Sital-Singh – Hladowski & Joynes – CC Smugglers – We Were Evergreen

Cambridge Folk Festival 2014

Van Morrison – Sinéad O’Connor – Ladysmith Black Mambazo – Richard Thompson – Rosanne Cash – Newton Faulkner – Afro Celt Sound System – Loudon Wainwright III – Seth Lakeman – Eddi Reader – The Full English – Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham – Oysterband – Martin & Eliza Carthy – Julie Fowlis – Fisherman’s Friends – Cara Dillon – Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker & John Doyle – Pokey LaFarge – Peatbog Faeries – Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit – Jason Isbell – Lúnasa – Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita – North Mississippi Allstars – Ian Siegal & The Mississippi Mubbloods – David Bromberg & Larry Campbell – Sarah Jarosz – Yves Lambert Trio – The High Kings – O’Hooley & Tidow – Hudson Taylor – Moulettes – Molotov Jukebox – Hazmat Modine – Skinny Lister – Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin – Habadekuk – Lindi Ortega – Jim Moray’s Silent Ceilidh – Ezio – Brian McNeill – My Darling Clementine – Whapweasel – New Rope String Band – The Rails – Old Swan Band – Megson – The Young’uns – Calan – Hat Fitz & Cara – The Mischa Macpherson Trio – CrossHarbour – Naomi Randall & Tom Gaskell

Cambridge Folk Festival 2014 – The Den

Brother & Bones – CoCo & The Butterfields – Samantha Crain – The Dovetail Trio – Annie Eve – Sam Kelly Trio – The Mae Trio – The Melodic – Dan Owen – Georgia Ruth – Lucy Ward – Siobhan Wilson

Cambridge Folk Festival 2015

Joan Baez - Passenger - Frank Turner - Joan Armatrading - The Proclaimers - Punch Brothers - John Butler Trio - Nick Mulvey - Wilko Johnson - The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - The Unthanks - Show of Hands - Katzenjammer - Altan - Treacherous Orchestra - Gretchen Peters - The Skatalites - Danú - Stornoway - Martin Simpson, Andy Cutting & Nancy Kerr - Rhiannon Giddens - Shooglenifty - Peggy Seeger - Bella Hardy - Alvin Youngblood Hart - Amsterdam Klezmer Band XL - The Lone Bellow - Chris Smither - Angaleena Presley - Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker - Skinny Lister - Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino - The Demon Barbers XL - Jim Moray’s Silent Ceilidh - Keston Cobblers Club - The Stray Birds - Rura - Olivia Chaney - Goitse - De Temps Antan - Lynched - Ben Miller Band - Blackbeard’s Tea Party - Brian McNeill - The Willows - CoCo & The Butterfields - Fara - Mawkin - Talisk - The Elephant Sessions - Hannah Sanders - 3Sticks - Jaywalkers - David Gibb

Cambridge Folk Festival 2015 - The Den 

Ajimal - Anna Pancaldi - Bouche - Boundless Brothers - Call Me Ceilidh - Callaghan - Ciaran Lavery - Crewsdon & Cevanne - Dan Walsh - EdwardAlice - Fabian Holland - Flo Morrissey - Hattie Briggs - IDER - Inti Rowland - Jake Isaac - Jaron Freeman-Fox - Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith - Kings of the South Seas - Laish, Lewis & Leigh - Lorelai - Òkina - Rozi Plain - Seafret - Sorren Maclean - Stu Larsen - Teyr - The Emerald Armada - The Half Earth - Three Minute Heist - Threepenny Bit - Twelfth Day - Ward Thomas

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