Mrs. J From A and I loved this show in Austin, even after it was delayed by two hours for rain. Two great performances from two great bands. Kate and Cindy were in particularly fine form and harmonized beautifully on “Dead Beat Club” and “Roam.”

From the website

In an exciting shake up for 2026 the Cambridge Folk Festival umbrella reaches wider than ever. Organisers will work with local venues, promoters and folk clubs to schedule a variety of events in multiple venues across the city. These will include concerts at Cambridge Corn Exchange on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 July and city venues during the week commencing 27th July.

Cambridgeshire Music will host the Summer School again in 2026, 27-30 July, with a finale performance on Saturday 1 August during the Cherry Hinton Hall weekend.  

This innovative new approach will provide extra opportunities for existing fans to enjoy more of the music they love and encourage new fans to join the community.

And...Big Big Train touring next Autumn...

More accurately: Frank Turner, Suzanne Vega and RT (with Zara) headlining.

Having decided Mr anti-Corporate Rock, Neil Young can go swivel due to the very Corporate Rock prices for his gigs, I'm getting really rather tempted by this lovely little lineup.  Hard not to smile watching these four acts, I'd have thought....

Let's hope this isn't silly money too....?

RT headlining 2026.  Tickets on sale Dec 3rd.

I don’t know if this link will work, but I just rewatched JC performing “I Can See Clearly Now” on David Letterman’s show back in the early 1990s. Always a joy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxD-rBgjWE0&list=RDsxD-rBgjWE0&start_radio=1

Not a musician, but Andrew Lauder has left us...

Lauder's personal music preferences were West Coast hippy bands such as Quicksilver Messenger Service and the Grateful Dead,[2] which was reflected in his signing bands like Man and Help Yourself; but Lauder became known for releasing an extremely diverse range of bands; from Krautrock:- Can, Amon Düül II and Neu! via Underground music:- Hawkwind and Motörhead to Pub rock:- Brinsley Schwarz, Dr Feelgood and The Inmates[4] and then Punk rock, signing The Stranglers and Buzzcocks shortly before leaving United Artists.[citation needed]

Lauder commissioned a number of notable artists, including Barney Bubbles, Rick Griffin and Hapshash and the Coloured Coat and used a wide variety of promotional techniques: coloured vinyl, elaborate album covers, limited edition budget albums and charity concerts.[citation needed]

Lauder brought the Flamin' Groovies to Britain even though they had been turned down by United Artists in the US.[5] He would also stick with artists who left bands in his roster, e.g. signing Motorhead, Michael Moorcock and Robert Calvert from Hawkwind, and Deke Leonard, Clive John and The Neutrons when they left Man.[

No worries I was glad to read it myself

Thanks for sharing that again! It made me go back and look at a lot of the questions that were asked of Peggy back then. Interesting that he was talking about writing his biography back then, and hoping it would be out the next year. Only took about 10 more years in the end!