Don't Miss a Beat

Join the UK's most passionate festival community. Keep up with the latest conversations, line-up rumours, and music news.

250,000+ Members

Connect with a massive network of fellow festival-goers.

Lively Discussions

Thousands of active topics on music, campsites, and tips.

Hot Rumours & News

Hear about secret sets and lineup drops before anyone else.

Create Free Account
OR

Amadou & Mariam, and Jamie Smith's Mabon Cambridge Folk Festival

plus many more across four stages

By Scott Williams | Published:

Cambridge Folk Festival 2013 - Amadou And Mariam
Photo credit: Andy Pitt


Malian husband-and-wife duo Amadou & Mariam, Jamie Smith's Mabon, and The Staves are amongst the latest additions added to the line-up at this year's Cambridge Folk Festival.

Amadou And Mariam
Added to Thursday's line-up are Jamie Smith's Mabon, Rusty Shackle, and The Brass Funkeys.

Appearing on Friday will be Amadou & Mariam, Darrell Scott, Emily Barker and the Red Clay Halo, Patty Griffin, Korrontzi, The English String Band, and Monster Ceilidh Band.

On Saturday the festival plays host to Tommy Emmanuel, Thea Gilmore, Shelby Lynne, Beausoleil avec Michael Doucet, Breabach, Korrontzi, State of the Union, Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar, and The Rambling Boys of Pleasure.

The Rambling Boys of Pleasure return on Sunday alongside The Staves, The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, Valerie June, Beausoleil avec Michael Doucet, Breabach, John Hegley, Sketch, Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick, and Peter Buckley Hill.

The first Club Tent Showcase acts have also been announced and are Ross Couper & Tom Oakes, Blair Dunlop, Ewan McLennan, Nick Mulvey, and Emma Sweeney.

The first emerging talent names have also been confirmed for The Den and are Marika Hackman, Hudson Taylor, Common Tongues, Blue Rose Code, and Rae Morris.

Headliners Bellowhead, The Mavericks, and The Waterboys plus KT Tunstall, Levellers, LAPD, Capercaillie, Heritage Blues Orchestra, Martin Simpson, Le Vent du Nord, Mud Morganfield, Sam Lee & Friends, Heidi Talbot, The Chair, Mokoomba, The Bombay Royale, Bella Hardy & The Midnight Watch, Frigg, Lucy Rose, Willy Mason, Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman, Jim Moray's Silent Ceilidh, Brian McNeill, We Banjo 3, Larkin Poe, Monster Ceilidh Band, The Willows, and Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar.

For the line-up details, and day splits, as available, click here.

The festival takes place from Thursday 25th until Sunday 28th July 2013 at Cherry Hinton Hall Grounds, in Cambridge.

Tickets are priced at £126 for a full adult festival pass (not including camping), and a concession full festival pass is priced at £94. Day tickets are priced as follows - Thursday £20, Friday £45; Saturday £55; and Sunday £55. Children aged 5-13 years tickets is priced at £37, and children aged 4 and under can attend for free. Camping is available for full festival ticket holders only, priced at £37-£54 per 2-3 berth tent.

To buy tickets, click here.