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Pentangle - Light Flight video
Super Furry Animals - Run-Away video
Spiritualized - Soul On Fire video
Video - DJ Vantoosh at Green Man 2007 (as DJ Pockets)
Video - The Cave Singers -Dancing On Our Graves
Video - School Of Language - Rockist Video
HISTORY OF THE GREEN MAN FESTIVAL2003 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, 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 The Green Man 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....
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