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Derek
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Back to basics
Oct 20, 2008, 20:17
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Having read a lot of suggestions for next years line up I've noticed many suggestions for "rock bands". I hope the organisers don't pay to much attention to this. If Greenman goes down this route it will be become just another rock festival and the uniqueness will be lost.
Don't get me wrong, I like a bit of rock but if it becomes predominant then I believe that there will be a change in the types of people who attend, becoming less family orientated, and less folky.
Am I being alarmist or just an old fogey?
Feel free to comment.....
regards,
An ancient one.
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pettypretty
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Re: Back to basics
Nov 03, 2008, 20:44
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no you are completely right, i think it has already changed quite a bit since the baskerville hall days :-( it used to be promoted as a folk festival, but it doesn't seem to be now!
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Mule
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Re: Back to basics
Nov 05, 2008, 13:10
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Well even back in the Baskerville Hall days, it was never just folk. They always had bands like Fonda 500 and the Broken Family Band. But the festival has grown - one wouldn't want to begrudge Jo and Danny that success - so the Festival must diversify. Especially since the 'folk revival' turned out to be little more than a fashion-led craze.
I think the most important thing is to be true to some sort of spirit in their booking policy, which is largely what they seem to be doing, while at the same time balancing it out with what's available, and what will keep people coming.
Admittedly there was some stuff on this year that had me raising an eyebrow or two, and some that I wouldn't have gone near with a bargepole. That's the same at any festival. But importantly, Green Man still stays true to its roots with an unusually large share of small-scale and little-known acoustic acts. Not always everyone's cup of tea, but a good rule to build a festival on.
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Saul
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Re: Back to basics
Nov 11, 2008, 12:18
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Mule wrote: Admittedly there was some stuff on this year that had me raising an eyebrow or two, and some that I wouldn't have gone near with a bargepole. That's the same at any festival. But importantly, Green Man still stays true to its roots with an unusually large share of small-scale and little-known acoustic acts. Not always everyone's cup of tea, but a good rule to build a festival on.
Green Man is one of my favorite festivals, and I like most of the booking policy of the main stage and folkey dokey, but when i talk about the festival with mates the thing that comes up again and again is that the Rumpus Room has never really got it together.
Its very up and down and could do with a re-think.
Maybe its because dance music has not been the traditional route of the festival that if falls down?
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