Summer festivals

(A) Nick has been going to the Cambridge Folk Festival for over twenty years. At first, he used to go with friends from university but owе that he is married with two children, it has become an annual family event. "Both Sarah and I are avid folk music fans and the kids really enjoy the party atmosphere of the festival and the fact that they can run wild," he explains. The festival isn't just strictly folk music though, and there is a wide variety of artists to perform. (B) Debby says she would never have started going to the Glastonbury Festival if her friend who runs a food stall hadn't needed a hand a few years back. Debby says it's not just the rock music that makes the festival so special. "There are more than a hundred thousand people there and everyone is incredibly friendly. I've met some wonderful people." When the festival's over she stays on for a couple of days to help the organisers clean up the site. (C) Graham is a dedicated classical music enthusiast. Every year he tries to get to as many concerts as possible using the eightweek Proms festival season. "The Proms" is the largest classical music festival in the world. The atmosphere is much more relaxed than at other classical concerts, specially at the Last Night at the Proms. In fact, the audience sometimes behave more like rock fans, jumping up and down to the music. (D) Joan does her best to get to The International Eisteddfod, a dance and music festival which takes place every July in Wales. Whenever possible she makes it part of her summer holiday, staying at one of the town's hotels. For five days, thousands of dancers, singers and musicians from all over the globe descend on the Welsh town of Llangollen to take part in the festival. Joan loves the wide range of performers.