With its beautiful cathedral towering majestically above the surrounding countryside, the City of Ely lies in the heart of the Cambridgeshire Fens, famed for spectacular sunsets and the vast open sky. What better location for a weekend of the best in folk music and dance?
Each Ely Folk Festival is better than the last, with an impressive guest list and programme of workshops, concerts, displays, ceilidhs and children's entertainment. The musicians appearing at the Ely Folk Festival reflect the rich diversity of the modern music scene, with a mixture of established favourites and newer talent.
We will be spending more than ever on performers and are especially proud to remain a small, friendly festival. You can meet the artists 'unplugged'. You can take part in workshops, dances, sessions or perform in the Club Tent. And you can get really close to the main stage.
The Folk Festival is based on a single site which includes marquees, camping facilities, food stalls, trade stands, real-ale bar, real toilets, showers, children's entertainment... Ely city centre is accessible by shuttle bus (or 20 minutes' walk). We are in town for Morris displays and pub sessions during the daytime.

In Brief:

Club Tent Bring your instruments sign up to play and perform in the Club tent, your chance to be discovered!

Real Ale Bar Enough guest beers and ciders to tempt the most discerning palate with sessions and singarounds

Childrens' entertainment Saturday and Sunday we have storytelling, juggling, Jan and her amazing blackboard van

We are wheel chair friendly with reserved camping area, marquee area, ramp access to the dance floor, an accessible loo near the main marquee, we have been known to help in putting tents up - please advise when booking

Cambridge Ukulele welcomes ukulele enthusiasts of all abilities. We meet fortnightly on a Sunday 2-5pm at The Portland Arms in Cambridge to strum through an eclectic collection of songs, ranging from traditionals to chart toppers.

No membership fee - just turn up with your uke!

If you're just beginning, you'll get lots of help from club members and even though you might not be able to keep up with everything straight away, you'll still be able to belt out the songs, and you'll catch on quickly to the chords with practice. 

See http://www.facebook.com/cambridgeukulele for more info (you don't need to be a facebook member to access this page). If you are on facebook, 'like' us to receive all our updates.

Live, REVERE play with an unparalleled intensity, working songs from music-box soft openings into relentless walls of sound shot through with a show-stopping falsetto.