Green Man on Tour with Herman Dune

The wonderful Herman Dune, one of the hits of GM07, host the last Green Man on Tour of 2008 in support of their much-acclaimed new album 'Next Year In Zion'. The Paris duo, described by Plan B as "like a comforting hug" will be returning to the UK for just the following 6 dates:

December
13th Deaf Institute, Manchester
14th Stereo, Glasgow
15th Brudnell Social Club, Leeds
16th Thekla, Bristol
17th Scala, London
18th Duke Of Yorks, Brighton

As with all Green Man on Tours, gig-goers have the chance to win tickets to Green Man 09.

A free MP3 of My Home Is Nowhere Without You is available here:

or you can enjoy the video below -





Competition
If you'd like the chance to win a pair of tickets to a Herman Dune gig of your choice, just answer the following question:

Where is the Green Man Festival held?

Email your answer to Carl@thegreenmanfestival.co.uk with your answer
and the gig you would prefer to go to.

Green Man on Tour - Pete Greenwood & Mary Hampton

The Green Man on Tour returns with a double header from Pete Greenwood and Mary Hampton. Word Magazine described Pete as having 'the same restful, bucolic poise as this realm's high priest Nick Drake', while Uncut described Mary's music as 'coffee-table-shattering purity...these are songs of unnerving delicacy, elemental and acoustic simplicity...potent and enchanting.'

Competition
To have a chance to win a pair of tickets to a gig of your choice just answer the following question:

Who headlined the Saturday night at this year's Green Man Festival?

Email your answer to Carl@thegreenmanfestival.co.uk with your answer and the gig you would prefer to go to. (And remember, all Green Man on Tour gig-goers have the chance to win tickets to next year's Festival!)

Pete Greenwood Reviews:
'Ensnares you from the word go' - Sunday Times
'Sounds like a lost 1970's classic' - Independent on Sunday

Mary Hampton Reviews:
'If Joanna Newsom's spiders-in-the-hair folk floats your tankard, then Brighton's Mary Hampton is the new brew. Spectral and spartan she mixes poetry and classical influences into plinking, piano-led folk ballads...giving her debut an exotic, gothic drama'- Q

November
25th Glasgow – Captains Rest - Box Office 0844 847 2487
26th Edinburgh - The Bowery - Box Office - thebowery.org.uk
28th Manchester - Dulcimer - 0161 8600044
30th Eaglescliffe – Waiting Room - Box Office 01642 780465

December
1st London - Luminaire - Info 0207 3727123
3rd Bristol - Cube Cinema - Box Office (Bristol Ticket Shop) 0117 9299008
4th Cheltenham - Slak Bar - Box Office 01242 227724
5th Cardiff - Instore @ Spillers 02920 224905
6th Brighton - Unitarian Church - Box Office - 01273 606312

Vashti Bunyan - London Film Festival

If you’re around for the London Film Festival this weekend, check out the remarkable film ‘Vashti Bunyan – From Here To Before’ “a gorgeously shot, achingly intimate portrait”(Time Out). Directed by our good friend Kieran Evans (who supplied the visuals for the Rumpus Room at Green Man 08) the film re-traces Vashti’s legendary journey to the Hebrides in a horse-drawn caravan, and sees her returning to live performances over 30 years later.
“I loved playing at the Green Man in 2007 and stayed the whole weekend. It shines brightly in my memory as I fondly remember the beautiful green Welsh hills and generous and spirited atmosphere. (One of my best memories is of a kid offering to roll down a steep hill for a quid a time. I hope he made a fortune.) Thank you to everyone involved with the Green Man for putting together a festival that makes you feel that people are genuinely there for the love of music.”
VB
Tickets & Booking Information –
BFI Southbank Office: 0207 928 3232
http://www.bfi.org.uk//lff/vashtin_bunyan_here

Black Cab Sessions at the Green Man

(extract from) The Guardian Friday 12th September
'The Black Cab Sessions - a terrific online series that features musicians performing a song in the back of a London taxi - charted new territory by posting five performances filmed on a trip out of London to the Green Man festival. Join Damien Jurado, James Yorkston, King Creosote, Mumford and Sons and Badly Drawn Boy for a drive around the stunning Welsh countryside while they deliver five very lovely performances. Wonderful stuff.' See Chapters 54-58 on the Black Cab Sessions below:

blackcabsessions.com

Reviews For 2008

Click here to read some of this year's fantastic reviews!