Legendary acts set to play four-day folk festival

Singer-songwriter Ralph McTell wrote the folk standard Streets of London

Cambridge Folk Festival, which is one of the longest-running folk festivals in the world, starts today with Ralph McTell among the opening acts.

McTell is best known for writing the song Streets of London.

Held in the grounds of Cherry Hinton Hall, this year's line-up includes former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant with his band Saving Grace, featuring singer Suzi Dian.

Brown Horse, from Norwich, and Cambridgeshire singer-songwriter Annie Dressner are also on the bill.

Robert Plant is heading to Cambridge Folk Festival

“Cambridge Folk Festival is definitely one of my favourite festivals to play - and no, it’s not just because I live in Cambridge," Dressner told the BBC.

"It is intimate and filled with wonderful music and people. I am so excited.”

The festival runs from Thursday to Sunday, with other acts including Scottish acts Talisk and Capercaillie, and US blues-rock outfit Larkin Poe.

It will also showcase artists from Norway through a tie-up with Music Norway, with support from the Norwegian embassy.

Norwegian acts Ævestaden, Alexander Aga Røynstrand, Erlend Viken Trio and Julie Alapnes will be playing.

Cambridgeshire-based singer Annie Dressner, who originally came from the United States, is playing the festival