Nowt so queer as folk

This weekend at the grand age of 47 I attended my first music festival. It was not exactly Glasto or Download, but the rather more genteel Cambridge Folk Festival, reassuring sponsored by the Cooperative Society and the Guardian. Nonetheless, it was a weekend of non-stop music and revelry - 14000 attended each day. Some people there looked as if they were born to attend festivals, but there were plenty of others relatively new to the scene, like me. The Cambridge Folk Festival has a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. There is plenty to do with three or four music stages, shops, and a range of places to eat. I am far from knowledgeable about music generally, but 'folk' music is a very broad genre, so there was something for most tastes. I enjoyed listening to English artists, such as Frank Turner and Kate Rusby, and Laura Marling. From the USA I especially enjoyed Justin Townes Earl. As for my favourite it had to be Newton Faulkener, with his astonishing guitar skills; then he did this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_k8_HSA1-o&feature=related

A view of the main arena: Cambridge Folk Festival 2011