Cambridge Folk Festival have announced the first names for the 2015 event as Joan Baez, Passenger, Frank Turner, Joan Armatrading, John Butler Trio, Nick Mulvey, Wilko Johnson, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, The UnthanksShow of Hands, Katzenjammer, Altan Treacherous Orchestra, Danú, ShoogleniftyMartin Simpson, Andy Cutting & Nancy Kerr, Peggy Seeger, Bella Hardy, Amsterdam Klezmer Band, The Lone Bellow, Chris Smither, Angaleena Presley, Josienne Clarke & Ben WalkerJim Moray’s Silent Ceilidh, Keston Cobblers Club, The Stray Birds,Rura, Goitse, De Temps Antan, & Lynched.

Having started life in 1965, the 14,000 capacity Festival draws acclaim for its combination of internationally renowned headline artists and support for up and coming young performers and continues to enjoy sell-out crowds year on year.

Popular for its unique parkland setting, great facilities and family friendliness, the Festival offers something for everyone with four covered stages, street theatre, music workshops and sessions, raucous ceilidhs, open stages, a youth area, internet café, kids’ ceilidh, storytelling, free creche, paddling pool and playground, real ale bars.