Hi there - it's Clare from the Radio 2 interactive team - enjoying my third festival and happy to be sat here blogging once again and watching the stars of the folk world wander past (as Martin Simpson just did).
Talking of Martin - you can (for the next few weeks) watch 3 songs and look at photos and the setlist from his stunning set yesterday and please do add your comments if you were there to see him. He's a personal favourite of mine - I have to have a hanky handy for Never Any Good and I know I'm not alone!
We're gradually adding video now - so keep checking in. And if you're reading this within the next few weeks, get yourself to the Radio 2 Cambridge Festival site right now and watch all the highlights while they're still available.
And best of all - the video of Jon Boden's 'surprise gig' is now live. Don't miss it - it was one of those great moments when it all falls into place and the music just flows.
Ah, there's Cara Dillon wandering past with a double buggy - a song from her lovely performance is due online very soon.
Off to prepare to dance in the mud to Lau. Hurrah!
Clare - and the Radio 2 Interactive Team
About Me
- The Co-operative Cambridge Folk Festival
- The Cambridge Folk Festival is one of the premier music events in Europe and one of the longest running and most famous folk festivals in the world. It has become hugely popular and a regular sell out attracting ten thousand people, many of whom return year after year. The Festival is renowned for its eclectic mix of music and a wide definition of what might be considered folk. The best traditional folk artists from the UK and Ireland rub shoulders with more contemporary acts, the finest American country, blues and roots artists, acclaimed singer songwriters and even the odd pop star. Bluegrass, gospel, cajun, zydeco, jazz, world, klezmer and a ceilidh are also regular features. The line up has reflected the many changes in the music scene from the 60s to the present and is always a hotbed mix of the old and the new. The list of performers who have appeared reads like a who’s who and the Festival has been a launching pad for many now well known artists.
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