Actually, I think there are valid criticisms to be made of all the festivals. I would agree with the above guest that there is a lot of fuss over Sidmouth every year that I think is unwarranted too. It has always seemed to me like a festival "old home week" for aging white English hippies, not a festival showcasing the best and most innovative musicians in folk.

Actually, its the same tired old list of acts year after year, with a token "young" band thrown in here and there, in the hopes that the old folk's teenagers will stop complaining about being forced to be there.

Despite all the drawbacks of Cambridge (size, crowds, cost, etc) I'd take it any day over Sidmouth.