Cambridge Folk Festival - Recognised at BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards!

Cambridge Folk Festival to recieve an award!!!

BBC Radio 2 has announced that the Cambridge Folk Festival, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year is being awarded a prestigious award at this year’s BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. The festival will receive 'The Good Tradition' award which is given to a person, group or organisation for their contribution to the preservation, dissemination and continuance/ progression of traditional music over a number of years.

Also being recognised for life time contributions to Folk music at the awards ceremony are Clannad, Martin Carthy and Cecil Sharp.

The Cambridge Folk Festival showcases both international headline artists and young, emerging talent across four different stages and continues to enjoy sell-out success year on year. Renowned for its unique parkland setting, great facilities and family friendliness, the Festival offers something for everyone with street theatre, music workshops and sessions, raucous ceilidhs, open stages, a youth area, internet café, kids’ ceilidh, storytelling, free creche, paddling pool and playground and real ale bars.

Check Out! the teaser Video for the 2014 festival Below...

Tickets for the 50th Cambridge Folk Festival are on sale now online booking and information can be found on this link: www.cambridgefolkfestival.co.uk