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Influences
JOHN BARLEYCORN WILLO THE WISP ROBIN HOOD THE WICKER MAN TREES GRASS LEAVES MOUNTAINS THE SUN BRECON ANTLERS BEARDS THINGS MADE FROM WOOD NO TV THE MOON THE STARS CLOUDS DUST FAIRIES DRUIDS WITCHES GOBLINS PSYCHEDELICS....
Along with- 6 Day Riot - www.myspace.com/6dayriot 9 Bach - www.myspace.com/9bach Andrew Bird - www.myspace.com/andrewbird Bella Union night including Beach House, Peter Broderick & others - www.myspace.com/bellaunion Beth Jeans Houghton - www.myspace.com/bethjeanshoughton Beyond The Wizards Sleeve - www.myspace.com/beyonthewizardssleeve Bird Engine - www.myspace.com/birdengine Blue Roses - www.myspace.com/musicofblueroses Bon Iver - www.myspace.com/boniver British Sea Power - www.myspace.com/britishseapower Broken Records - www.myspace.com/brokenrecordsedinburgh Camera Obscura - www.myspace.com/cameraobscura Cate Le Bon - www.myspace.com/catelebon Dent May and his Magnificent Ukulele - www.myspace.com/dentmay Diagonal - www.myspace.com/diagonalband Dirty Three - www.myspace.com/dirtythree DJHistory - www.myspace.com/djhistorycom Dollboy - www.myspace.com/dollboycouk Emmy The Great - www.myspace.com/emmythegreat Erland & The Carnival - www.myspace.com/carnival Errors - www.myspace.com/weareerrors Euros Child - www.myspace.com/euroschild The Fence Collective Presents… Rozi Plain - www.myspace.com/roziplain The Three Craws – www.myspace.com/fencerecords Pictich Trail – www.myspace.com/pictishtrail Four Tet - www.myspace.com/fourtetkieranhebden Gang Gang Dance - www.myspace.com/ganggangdance Golden Animals - www.myspace.com/goldenanimals Grizzly Bear - www.myspace.com/grizzlybear Hawkwind - www.myspace.com/hawkwindofficial Its A Buffalo - www.myspace.com/itsabuffalo James Yuill - www.myspace.com/jamesyuill JC Carroll - www.myspace.com/jccarrolldotcom Le B - www.myspace.com/www.myspace.com/monnomestleb Love.Stop.Repeat. - www.myspace.com/lovestoprepeat Magic Arm - www.myspace.com/magicarm Martin Carr - www.myspace.com/martincarrmusic Mary Hampton - www.myspace.com/maryhampton Megson - www.myspace.com/megsonmusic Meilir Tomos - www.myspace.com/meilirtomos No Thee No Ess - www.myspace.com/notheenoess Noah and the Whale - www.myspace.com/noahandthewhale Pagan Wanderer Lu - www.myspace.com/paganwandererlu Peggy Sue - www.myspace.com/peggysueandthepirates Pivot - www.myspace.com/pivotpivot Player Piano - www.myspace.com/playerpianomusic Right Hand Left Hand - www.myspace.com/righthandlefthand Roky Erickson - www.myspace.com/rokyerickson Ruby Samba - www.myspace.com/rubysambamusic Scott Matthews - www.myspace.com/scottmatthewsmusic She Keeps Bees - www.myspace.com/shekeepsbees Sibrydion - www.myspace.com/sibrydion Sound Carriers - www.myspace.com/thesoundcarriers Stornoway - www.myspace.com/stornoway Swanton Bombs - www.myspace.com/swantonbombs Sweet Baboo - www.myspace.com/sweetbaboo The Aliens - www.myspace.com/thealiens1 The Fuzzbirds - www.myspace.com/thefuzzbirds The Gentle Good - www.myspace.com/gentlegood The Leisure Society - www.myspace.com/theleisuresociety The Phantom Band - www.myspace.com/thephantombandpage The Strange Boys - www.myspace.com/thestrangeboys The Yellow Moon Band - www.myspace.com/theyellowmoonband Trembling Bells - www.myspace.com/tremblingbells Unicorn Kid - www.myspace.com/unicornkid Vetiver - www.myspace.com/vetiver Wave Machines - www.myspace.com/mywavemachine Wooden Shjips - www.myspace.com/woodenshjips Zun Zun Egui - www.myspace.com/zunzunegui
This year’s festival will see more than 100 acts play indie, psychedelia, americana and folk across 5 stages, while DJ’s playing everything from psychedlia, dub-reggae, modern electro and stoner rock will keep the party alive right through the night. There are also art installations, literature and film tents, Welsh poetry, art and music, ceilidhs, poetry, theatre, science, comedy, Nature and Nurture massage area, a daily dusk till dawn bonfire, impromptu jamming sessions, and the wonderful food stalls offering a wide range of mouth watering cuisine most of which is locally sourced and organic. More than enough to keep you stimulated...and we haven’t even mentioned the local cider served from an array of quirky bars dotted around the site with the only 24-hour drinks licences at a UK festival, serving everything from real ale, wine, hot toddies to cocktails.
We also want to announce the first of many new hidden surprises around the site. Einstein’s Garden, will introduce thought provoking green issues in a fun, informative way, and Little Folk, is a larger childrens area with even more workshops, entertainment and great stuff to do.
From feedback we recieved after last year’s festival, many of you wanted to include the festival into a longer holiday in Wales. For this reason we are offering a Holiday Ticket, where for only an extra £30 you can arrive on site on Monday 17th and camp for a further 3 days in Glanusk Park. This exclusive offer enables you to stay on site for a full week and experience all the wonderful activities on offer in the surrounding Brecon Beacons including fishing, hiking, climbing, riding and exploring the incredible countryside.
HISTORY...
2003... The first Green Man Festival took place in Craig Y Nos Castle in the Brecon Beacons mountains of Wales 25th August 2003. It was one day and had James Yorkston, King Creosote, and founders it's jo and danny plus other folk and folktronica artists, short films, literature and kids making cardboard instruments. 350 people came. It was great. The Times reviewed it and gave it 4 stars.
2004... The festival moved to Baskerville Hall, just outside the town of Hay on Wye in Wales. It went to two days. Peopled camped. Four Tet headlined the Saturday and Alasdair Roberts headlined the Sunday. Joanna Newsom played at lunchtime on the Saturday. Two music stages, films, literature, kids stuff, mountains. Baskerville Hall inside djs Cherrystones and Stuart Souter whoop it up. 1,000 people came.
2005... Started at 6pm on Friday 19th August and finished on the night of Sunday 21st. Still at Baskerville Hall. Everyone camped on site. The Incredible String Band, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and Joanna Newsom headlined. James Yorkston, Josephine Foster, The Earlies, it's jo and danny, The Broken Family Band, Wizz Jones plus many more played. 2,200 people came. The moon was full and the festival was magic.
2006... Green Man founders Jo and Danny went into partnership with Fiona Stewart, and the festival moved to a new venue, Glanusk Park, still inside the Brecon Beacons. Headline acts were Donovan, Jose Gonzalez, Calexico plus Silver Jews, Micah P. Hinson, Gruff Rhys, Juana Molina, Alasdair Roberts, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Malcolm Middleton, The Sunburned Hand of the Man, Jack Rose and many many more. Plus Joe Boyd and Robert Kirbey with John Williams in the literature tent....Andy Votel and B Music djs....psych commune films....science tent.....6,500 people came.....without advertising......
2007... Second year at Glanusk, fifth Green Man Festival...Robert Plant, Joanna Newsom, Stephen Malkmus, Devendra Banhart, Bill Callahan, Vashti Bunyan......Battles, Victoria Williams, Seasick Steve, Martin Stephenson, The Aliens, Fridge, Tunng, unbelievable....Robert Plant encoreing with 'Whole Lotta Love'. Cinema tent rammed for Woodcraft Folk's live soundtrack to midnight Hammer films........10,000 people came....
2008... Spiritualized, Super Furry Animals, Pentangle (World Festival Exclusive!) Black mountain, domino Records - Lightspeed Champion, Wild Beasts, Caribou, Magik Markers, Richard Thompson, Badly Drawn Boy, The Rumpus Room featured Sean Rowley, Richard Norris, B Music, David Holmes, Heavenly Juke Box, Cherrystones, Cinema tent with live sound tracks and black and white gothic horror......10,000 people amazing reviews across the board.....
Hello, We are mechanical owl and we are through to round 2 of the Greenpoll.
This festival is amazing and we neeed to play it.
We are from Wales, and play songs inspired by the landscape and memories of home, but influenced by bands like Radiohead, Broken social scene, Wolf Parade, animal collective, grizzly bear, diane cluck...and, oh, how the list goes on.
Anyway, we'd REALLY appreciate your vote, and if we win and you're in the crowd, we'll show you love and give you lollypops.
GALS AND GUYS. Roll up, roll up and join us at this years Green man festival.
We are a brand new boudoir of delights & masquerade. Purveyors of reclaimed & customised costumes & frills to frolic in. Masks & corsets, waistcoats & wigs, eyelashes to die for, fancy frocks and feathered hats.
Step through the velvet curtain into our photography booth and have your picture taken looking flamboyant and foxy.
You can hire, buy or just try on for fun. Don't forget to bring your deposits. See you all there...
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