* TOMMY ALLSUP & KEVIN MONTGOMERY (USA) * MATT ANDERSEN (Canada) [Blues) * ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM * STEVE ASHLEY * BARKER BAND * LES BARKER * BATTLEFIELD BAND * BELLOWHEAD * BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST - the duo Paul Hutchinson and Paul Sartin * ERIC BIBB (USA) * BOB BROZMAN (USA) [Blues) * CAMBRIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL 31 July to 3 August * ELIZA CARTHY BAND * CHUMBAWAMBA * ELIZABETH COOK (USA) * CROOKED STILL (USA) * STEVE CROPPER [USA] * THE DEMON BARBERS * CARA DILLON * DR JOHN * KRIS DREVER * DREVER McCUSKER WOOMBLE * DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS (USA) * STEVE EARLE [USA] * JULIE ELLISON * FAIRPORT ACOUSTIC CONVENTION * FAIRPORT'S CROPREDY CONVENTION * FARMER JASON (USA) * FAUSTUS BAND * STEPHEN FEARING (Canada) * THE FELICE BROTHERS support Danny & The Champions Of The World * JULIE FOWLIS * THEA GILMORE * ANDREA GLASS * THE HANDSOME FAMILY (USA) * HARPER (Australia/USA) (blues) * RACHEL HARRINGTON (USA) * BRYN HAWORTH * BOO HEWERDINE * JETHRO TULL 40th Anniversary Tour * EILEN JEWELL & BAND (USA) * JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN * LUCY KAPLANSKY (USA) * JAMES KEELAGHAN (Canada) * LAST NIGHT'S FUN * LAU * LANDERMASON * LEVELLERS * JEZ LOWE & The Bad Pennies/ Jez Lowe Solo/ Kate Bramley * MANDOLINQUENTS * THE MAVERICK FESTIVAL, Suffolk, August 29th, 30th & 31th * MAWKIN:CAUSLEY * SIMON MAYOR & HILARY JAMES * ELEANOR McEVOY * TIFT MERRITT (USA) * MICHAEL MESSER (blues) * REG MEUROSS * MOSELEY FOLK FESTIVAL, Birmingham 29-31 August * MOSTLY AUTUMN * RUTH NOTMAN * JACKIE OATES * THE OUTSIDE TRACK Ailie Robertson+ Norah Rendell + Alan Jordan + Fiona Black * DOLLY PARTON * PATRICK STREET * PEATBOG FAERIES * PEGGY & PJ (Dave Pegg & PJ Wright] * PENTANGLE - The Original Pentangle * PICKERING FOLK FESTIVAL, North Yorkshire August 8th, 9th & 10th 2008 * KARINE POLWART * RHYTHM FESTIVAL 2008 - August 29-31 * MIA RIDDLE (USA) * JASON RINGENBERG (USA) * KATE RUSBY BAND * PEGGY SEEGER (USA) * EVE SELIS (USA) * SHOW OF HANDS * SHREWSBURY FOLK FESTIVAL - August Bank Holiday 22-25 August * MARTIN SIMPSON * BEVERLY SMITH & CARL JONES (USA) * CHRIS SMITHER * SOUTHERN TENANT FOLK UNION * JOHN SPIERS & JON BODEN * STEELEYE SPAN: SPANFEST 08, 26 July Lutterworth Leicestershire * MARTIN STEPHENSON * STOKES BAY FESTIVAL - Alverstoke, Hampshire 31 July - 3 August * DAVE SUTHERLAND * DAVE SWARBRICK including original line-up Whippersnapper dates * RICHARD THOMPSON Solo * STEVE TILSTON * GUY TORTORA (USA) (Blues) * RACHEL UNTHANK & THE WINTERSET * UISCEDWR * TIM VAN EYKEN * KREG VIESSELMAN * AMY WADGE * THE WAILIN' JENNYS (Canada) * MARTHA WAINWRIGHT (USA) * WATERSON:CARTHY * JOE WHYTE (USA) * BROOKS WILLIAMS (USA) * CHRIS WOOD