1966 - 1970

Cambridge City Council decided to stick with the Festival and their confidence was rewarded as its popularity quickly grew.

Over the years it saw more and more great acts play...

Cambridge Folk Festival 1966

Doc Watson and son Merle, The Dubliners, Cyril Tawney, Ungdom Med Ton, Louis Killen, Hedy West, The Bothyfolk Singers, Colin Wilkie & Shirley Hart, Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick, Isla Cameron, Bill Clifton, Sydney Carter, Alex Campbell

Cambridge Folk Festival 1967

Tom Paxton, Alex Campbell, Tom Rush, AL Lloyd, Dorris Henderson, Young Tradition, Trevor Lucas, Nigel Denver, Judy Roderick, The Tinkers, Fred Jordon, Johnny Handle and The High Level Ranters, Skid Skidmore, The Coal Creeks

Cambridge Folk Festival 1968

Odetta, Tom Rush, The Pentangle, Cyril Tawney, Hedy West, The New Deal String Band, Ray & Archie Fisher, Sweeney’s Man, Bob Roberts, Stefan Grossman, Roy Harper, Packie Burn, MC’s Noel Murphy, Leon Rosselson, Derek Brimstone

Cambridge Folk Festival 1969

The Dubliners, The Toby Jug & Washboard, Dave & Toni Arthur, Al Stewart, Joe Locker, Derek Brimstone, Patrick Sky, Ralph McTell, Murphy and Shagnus Noel, Alex Campbell, The Young Tradition, The Johnstons, The Famous Jug Band

Cambridge Folk Festival 1970

The Pentangle, Mike Seeger, Martin Carthy, Stefan Grossman, Ralph McTell, The Chieftains, Joe Ann Kelly, Bridget St John,  Bob Roberts, Fred Jordan, Watt Nicoll & The Whisky Fizz, The Pentangle, Terry Cox, Bert Jansch, Jacqui McShee, John Renbourn, Danny Thompson, Third Ear Band

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