Festival No. 0000141 · Est. 1965
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Where it happens
The details
- Venue
- Cherry Hinton Hall
- Address
- Cherry Hinton Road CB1 8DW
- City
- Cambridge, UK
Somewhere to sleep it off
Where to stay
Apartments and hotels near Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge for the nights of the festival.
For the record
About the artists
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Balham Alligators is a group, founded 43 years ago in 1983. -
Bo Diddley was a singer. Bo Diddley was born 97 years ago, on Sunday, 30 December 1928 in Mccomb, US.
Bo Diddley passed away at age 79 on Monday, 2 June 2008. Bo Diddley is most often considered to be blues, blues rock, electric blues, funk, r&b, rock, rock and roll. -
Capercaillie is a group, founded 42 years ago in 1984 in Oban, UK. They are most often considered to be celtic, folk.
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Charlie Musselwhite is a singer. Charlie Musselwhite was born 81 years ago, on Monday, 31 January 1944 in Kosciusko, US. Charlie Musselwhite is most often considered to be blues, chicago blues, electric blues.
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Flaco Jimenez was a singer. Flaco Jimenez was born 86 years ago, on Saturday, 11 March 1939 in San Antonio, US.
Flaco Jimenez passed away at age 86 on Thursday, 31 July 2025. Flaco Jimenez is most often considered to be tejano, tex-mex. -
Hans Theessink is a singer. Hans Theessink was born 77 years ago, on Monday, 5 April 1948 in Enschede, Austria. Hans Theessink is most often considered to be blues.
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Martin Carthy is a singer. Martin Carthy was born 84 years ago, on Wednesday, 21 May 1941 in Hatfield, UK. Martin Carthy is most often considered to be celtic, folk, folk rock.
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Neil Innes was a singer. Neil Innes was born 81 years ago, on Saturday, 9 December 1944 in Danbury, UK.
Neil Innes passed away at age 75 on Sunday, 29 December 2019. Neil Innes is most often considered to be comedy rock. -
The Men They Couldn't Hang is a group, founded 42 years ago in 1984 in London, UK. They are most often considered to be folk, folk punk, punk.
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Whippersnapper was a group, founded 42 years ago in 1984.
They dissolved after 9 years in 1993.