The latest additions to the this years festival line up are ground breaking Malian husband­ and ­wife duo Amadou & Mariam (Fri) The Staves (Sun) Tommy Emmanuel (Sat) Thea Gilmore (Sat) The Rambling Boys of Pleasure (Sat/Sun)  Darrell Scott (Fri) Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo (Fri) Jamie Smith’s Mabon (Thurs) The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band (Sun)  Valerie June (Sun)

CLUB TENT SHOWCASES

Ross Couper & Tom Oakes (Fri) Blair Dunlop (Sat) Ewan McLennan (Sat) Nick Mulvey (Sun) Emma Sweeney (Sun) 

THE DEN (EMERGING TALENT STAGE)

Marika Hackman (Thurs) Hudson Taylor (Fri)  Common Tongues (Fri) Blue Rose Code (Sat) Rae Morris (Sun)

Each year the Festival selects five up and coming artists it identifies as future stars of folk to play prestigious showcases in the Club Tent. Previous examples include Seth Lakeman, Newton Faulkner, Karine Polwart, Rachel Unthank, Julie Fowlis, Bella Hardy, Jackie Oates and Jim Moray.

This year’s selections are: rocket powered fiddle and guitar music from Shetland and Devon courtesy of Ross Couper & Tom Oakes; BBC Folk Horizon Award winner 2013 Blair Dunlop, rapidly emerging as one of the country’s finest young singer­songwriters; acclaimed Scottish singer songwriter and guitarist Ewan McLennan, whose music has been described as “a mix of the Tradition, social history and political awareness”; founding member of Mercury Music Prize nominated Portico Quartet Nick Mulvey, building a growing reputation for his solo work and intricate guitar style; exhilarating fiddle player Emma Sweeney, with her own unique take on traditional tunes.

Acclaimed fourth stage The Den will host emerging talent over the Festival weekend including:super cool 20­year old folk singer, hotly tipped by Radio 1, Marika Hackman; busking and youtube sensations Hudson Taylor, featuring brothers Harry and Alfie’s vivacious folk­pop melodies; indie folk five­piece from Brighton Common Tongues;  Blue Rose Code, featuring the Caledonian soul sound of singer­songwriter Ross Wilson; the raw talent and inimitable voice of 18 year old singer­writer and pianist Rae Morris.
The Cambridge Folk Festival showcases both international headline artists and young, emerging talent across four different stages and continues to enjoy sell­out 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.

Cambridge Folk Festival 2013 takes place at Cherry Hinton Hall, Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, between Thu 25th to Sun 28th July 2013.

Tickets: Full Festival £126; Thursday £20; Friday £45; Saturday £55; Sunday £55. Camping: (Full Festival tickets only, per 2­3 berth tent) Cherry Hinton £54, Coldhams Common (second site) £37.  Online bookings subject to booking fee for ticket links and further line up news click here.