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.
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May events at Cambridge Folk Club
We have a fantastic month of events lined up for you. Spread the word and let your friends know, but most of all, be there yourself!
On Friday 2nd May, the special guests at our Open Stage are the duo After the Flood. This will be Corinne and Andy’s first appearance at the Folk Club. Come along to listen or to play.
On Friday 9th May, we’re welcoming back the wonderful Liz Simcock, one of the country’s finest female singer/songwriters. Our support act that night will be the local choir, Mnatobi, led by Cambridge musician James Eisner.
There’s no gig on Friday 16th May. Instead, we have a very special gig on Saturday 17th May. We’re very excited to be presenting the unmissable Daphne’s Flight, four top-notch singer/songwriters Chris While, Julie Matthews, Helen Watson and Miranda Sykes, on their last ever tour, The Final Flight Tour. We wish it wasn’t their last ever tour, so don’t miss this opportunity to see them. This gig will be at the wonderful Storey’s Field Centre, Eddington.
As if that wasn’t special enough, we have another fantastic night the following Friday, 23rd May, when we’re back at Storey’s Field again with local legend Boo Hewerdine, songwriter extraordinaire, writer of “Patience of Angels” and “Bell Book and Candle.” Tickets are still available.
We round off this very special month, on Friday 30th May, with Bob Fox. Bob hasn’t been to Cambridge for a while, so do come along to hear him. We’ll be back at our usual venue, The Golden Hind, Milton Road, for this gig.
https://cambridgefolkclub.co.uk/collections/tickets/products/20250530-friday-30th-may-2025-bob-fox
See you there! The Cambridge Folk Club Team
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Friday 9th May 2025:
Liz Simcock
Support: Mnatobi
At the Golden Hind, 355 Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 1SP
8pm (Doors open 7:30pm)
Entry: £12(door), £11(advance), £10(members).
Liz Simcock has been called “one of the country’s finest female singer songwriters” (AcoustiCity). Her songs – often autobiographical and highly personal – are immediately accessible to audiences and injected with poetry, emotion and splashes of humour. In 1999 she featured on the Playpen Album of New Acoustic Music alongside Eliza Carthy, Billy Bragg, Eddi Reader and Kathryn Williams. Since then she has trodden an independent path, gaining a growing reputation as a performer and songwriter. Liz counts Richard Thompson, Clive Gregson, Boo Hewerdine and Joni Mitchell amongst her songwriting influences. Liz has made five albums. Friday Night Train Home, released in 2013, featured the virtuoso backing of Dave Ellis and Boo Howard. In 2015 and 2017 Liz toured with Clive Gregson performing songs from the Gregson & Collister back catalogue and promoting an album of brand new Gregson songs. As always though, Liz’s main focus is on her own songwriting and live performances. 2020 brought the release of her fifth album Winter Hill, a pared down acoustic album featuring one voice, one guitar and a handful of beautifully crafted and previously unreleased songs. A new album is in the making, working title "Into The Light".
Mnatobi (bright star): Vocal
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Praise for the Folk Club
Lester Lloyd Reason of The Lights made the following comment after they had performed at the Folk Club on 28th March 2025:
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"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 together, sharing music, laughter and community through song. The team are welcoming, friendly and helpful, the sound is beautiful and the audiences are appreciative."
FOLK DAY 2025
Folk@CMT2025
11am to 8pm 26th July 2025
Featuring performers selected by
Black Fen Folk Club and Cambridge Folk Club
Folk @ CMT 2025: Where Folk Music Meets Industrial Heritage!
Get ready for a toe-tapping, family-friendly day out at Folk @ CMT 2025! On July 26th, from 11 am to 8 pm, the Cambridge Museum of Technology will come alive with the sounds of incredible local talent, thanks to the Black Fen Folk Club and the Cambridge Folk Club.
Imagine this: soul-stirring melodies echoing against the backdrop of a magnificent, iconic Victorian pumping station. David Savage of the Black Fen Folk Club says it best: "It's great to showcase all this great talent against this amazing backdrop!"
But it's not just about the music; it's about the atmosphere! Marion Treby of the Cambridge Folk Club knows that "Folk music and our industrial heritage are perfect partners, making the Cambridge Museum of Technology an ideal venue."
To buy tickets and view a programme of the day, including a list of performers, see https://www.museumoftechnology.com/folkday
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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.
