Welcome to Cambridge Folk Club

Intimate roots and acoustic music 

Cambridge Folk Club presents Open Stage, Showcase and Guest Nights. Buy your tickets on-line from this website or phone 01638 603986

We are a live music club offering all styles of acoustic and folk music. We support local and national artists in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. We meet every Friday night at 8.00pm in the upstairs function room at The Golden Hind, Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1SP. This easily accessible pub offers a wide selection of draught lagers, beers and ciders, and a great range of pub food, and there's parking too.

For details of what's coming up, see the Programme at a glance page  and the Detailed Programme page.

 

 

Events around Cambridge Folk Club:

 

 

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Praise for the Folk Club 

 Maddie Morris sent us this after performing at the Folk Club on 16th February:

"Cambridge Folk Club is an example of what a folk club should look like, and the direction I hope the folk scene continues to go in. With a commitment both to the tradition, and to creating events that welcome everyone. Cambridge Folk Club is a warm, welcoming and safe atmosphere for artists and audiences and a true embodiment of what folk music should be. People coming togend tickets.

ther, sharing music, laughter and community through song. The team are welcoming, friendly and helpful, the sound is beautiful and the audiences are appreciative."

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Open Stage 2024 album

This album is now available on streaming platforms.

A play list is available on YouTube at:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yLo4_Tifwg&list=OLAK5uy_lfzk4z7Fz8WqDfPC66H3enzvB_YWqhFGY

 

For more details see the Open Stage 2024 Album page.

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Monday 7th October 2024:

Round-the-room session

TICKETS NOT REQUIRED

 

Round the Room Session starting at 8:00 pm

At the Golden Hind, 355 Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 1SP

Another opportunity to come along and perform. Instruments welcome. There’s no need to book, just turn up.

Free admission but donations welcome.

 

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Friday 11th October 2024:

Pete Morton

Support: False Colours

At the Golden Hind, 355 Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 1SP

8pm (Doors open 7:30pm)

Entry: £12(door), £11(advance), £10(members).

Buy tickets here.

 

Pete Morton is a singer and entertainer with a wealth of self penned songs that express everything from the highly personal to the truly international.

Often referred to as an old time troubadour he delivers an unruly mix of humanism politics, love, social commentary and humour, all wrapping its way around the folk tradition.

Originally from Leicester, England, Pete discovered the acoustic music scene at 16, and has been on the never-ending tour as a folk singer songwriter ever since. 

With his powerful, euphonious voice storytelling and compelling stage presence he continues his merry niche, singing songs, peace, justice, open global inclusion, with a fun, loving and approachable style.

"An independent spirit, an old school troubadour...he continues his merry niche"  Froots Magazine

https://www.petemorton.com/

 

False Colours are an "award-winning" duo (otherwise known as Polly and David) performing their own unique and intricate style of uplifting, 'happy/sad', rhythmic, indie, jangle folk music. Based in East Anglia, the pair have become known throughout the live music scene of the south east of England for their highly entertaining, and often unexpected, live jangle folk show, playing many of the regions best festivals- from Broadstairs Folk Week to FolkEast, and (almost) everywhere in between.

Their inventive and ear worm-inducing songwriting combines traditional open and fresh sounding folk style tunes, with a tenor guitar sound which is reminiscent of 1960’s jangle pop- which David plays both harmonically and melodically, but probably also rhythmically, at the same time as providing a percussive drive with a nice, not too big, bass drum. When combined with Polly’s "beautiful voice," warm and characterful bass-lines and the never ending vocal harmonies in their interesting but well blended singing styles, the thoughtful lyrics come to life with an original, unexpected sound that is sure to captivate, welcome, divert and uplift the listener.

In 2023, after five years of planning, writing, learning, recording and then ripping it all up and starting again, False Colours finally released their second EP- "On The Verge" 

https://www.falsecolours.co.uk/