British fiddle Folk superstar Seth Lakeman and veteran rock singer-songwriter Roy Harper are among the acts confirmed today for the Cambridge Folk Festival. They join other acts previously announced, including Clannad, Joan Armatrading and Billy Bragg and the council-run weekend folk event, to be held 26-29th July at Cherry Hinton Hall, on the outskirts of the city of Cambridge.

im Edey & Brendan Power, Megson, ahab, and Ioscaid are also confirmed for Thursday 26th July.

On Friday 27th, the Treacherous Orchestra, and Blackbeard’s Tea Party appear.

Roy Harper, best known as the subject of Pink Floyd’s ‘Hats Off To Harper’ track as well as a slew of acclaimed albums that go back to 1964, will appear on Saturday 28th. Also appearing on the same day are The Unthanks with The Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band, and Jim Moray’s Silent Ceilidh.

Other acts appearing on Friday and Saturday are Gretchen Peters,the  Pine Leaf Boys, and Brian McNeill.

Sunday 29th sees Seth Lakeman, Lau, Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party, Karine Polwart, Ross Ainslie & Jarlath Henderson, and Habadekuk.

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The first artists have been confirmed for the 2012 Cambridge Folk Festival. They are:

Clannad (Sat)
The Proclaimers
(Sat)
Joan Armatrading
(Sun)
June Tabor & Oysterband
(Fri)
Loreena McKennitt (Sun)
Billy Bragg celebrates Woody Guthrie’s 100th Birthday (Thurs)
and Nic Jones (Sun)

Cambridge Folk Festival 2012 is proud to present a very rare Festival performance by the original line-up of Clannad, plus the appearance of leading British singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading, and Scottish singing icons, The Proclaimers. June Tabor & Oysterband are also confirmed to appear, still glowing from their multiple Radio 2 Folk Awards and their acclaimed 2011 collaboration ‘Ragged Kingdom’. British folk-rock protest singer-songwriter Billy Bragg celebrates Woody Guthrie’s 100th Birthday, acclaimed Canadian singer-songwriter Loreena McKennitt  flies in and we are especially pleased to see the first full public performance in 30 years by English folk legend Nic Jones of ‘Penguin Eggs’ fame.

More headline acts will be announced very soon.

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