Music

There are few better ways to spend the summer than listening to live music in a great venue. And that's exactly what the Cambridge Summer Music Festival delivers.

The Irish superstar received a very warm reception on her return to Cambridge, playing most of the songs off her latest record, Life Love Flesh Blood.

Once again, Newmarket racecourse is to welcome some of the biggest and brightest acts from the world of popular music to the home of British horse racing this summer, as the Jockey Club Live stages its annual Newmarket Nights series of concerts.

Bassist Saul Godman looks forward to the gig on May 4, supporting soul singer Michael Kiwanuka.

The New Cambridge Singers (NCS) chamber choir is busy rehearsing for two spring concerts - the first on Saturday - that will bring exciting new perspectives to our understanding of Renaissance music.

Famed for his uniquely British take on hip hop, the Brighton-based inventor of 'chap hop' made his second visit to Cambridge in three months.

Chinese pianist Sunny Li will be performing in Cambridge ahead of a tour around the UK

Less than three weeks shy of his 69th birthday, Shakin’ Stevens is still going strong. His most recent release, the 10-track Echoes of Our Times – a record that blends blues, roots, Americana and classic rock – came out last September and is a look back at his life and family history.

Appearing at the Cambridge Folk Club on Friday, February 17 will be this exciting, London-based folk collective – seven days after their debut album, All That We Had, We Stole, is released.

Hannah Sanders returned to the UK in 2013 (she missed the weather, especially in the springtime) after seven years living in Boston in the USA to retake her place as a major player on the thriving Cambridge folk scene.

Sunday, February 5 saw a welcome dose of country music arrive in Cambridge, as an artist who released her first album 30 years ago treated her fans to a mixture of the old and the new on the last night of a short UK tour.

American country singer Mary Chapin Carpenter is returning to Cambridge for the City Roots Festival.

Jess Morgan is a Norwich-born singer-songwriter who released her debut album, All Swell, in 2010. Since then, the self-taught musician has released two more, Aye Me (2012) and Langa Langa (2014) – as well as three EPs. Her new long-playing effort is due to be launched commercially in April and goes by the curious title of Edison Gloriette.

The renowned European Union Chamber Orchestra returns with a sumptuous programme of works by some of the world's ?best-loved composers.

They've sold more than 1.3 million albums, toured with some of the biggest names in music and repeatedly topped the charts worldwide. Now, All Time Low bring their chart-topping blend of pop punk to Cambridge Corn Exchange.

Evolving from her trademark rockabilly style to a lyrical and soul -oriented sound, critically acclaimed Irish singer Imelda May returns to Cambridge following the release of her latest album Call Me, produced by the legendary T Bone Burnett.

The Brighton-based rapper, the leading exponent of Chap-Hop, stopped off at the J2 in Cambridge on December 1 on his Christmas tour to treat the expectant crowd to his unique blend of hip-hop and British Music Hall.

In a brand new show for 2017, Sons of Pitches will be celebrating the world of TV with a vocal adventure, including performances of TV themes, and sketches about panel, talent and quiz shows.