Just one small slice of the lineup for 2009
We talk to Rachel Stringer, Greenbelt's Head of Content, about her role, its joys and challenges, Shlomo about beatboxing, The Vocal Orchestra and coming back to Greenbelt, Mark Vernon about agnosticism and the School of Life, and Vito Aiuto from The Welcome Wagon about their debut album and Sufjan Stevens' friendship.
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Or stream the audio using the player below.
Or if you still prefer good old MP3 format click here (30MB).
Timings – so you can dip in and out if you want to:
00.00 – 01.44 – Intro
01.44 – 03.42 – Rachel – on her role as Head of Content
03.42 – 08.38 – Shlomo
08.38 – 09.22 – Rachel – highs
09.22 – 12.56 – Mark Vernon
12.56 – 14.47 – Rachel – the challenges
14.47 – 18.50 – Vito Aiuto from The Welcome Wagon
18.50 – 20.15 – Rachel – some other highlights
20.15 – 21.50 – Outro
Resources and links
And click here, here and here to read what Sufjan Stevens writes about some of the songs on their new album (and to listen to the material too).
Soundtrack (click to buy in iTunes)
Sufjan Stevens -UFO Sighting / The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders
Royksopp – A Feeling of Care
The Welcome Wagon – Sold to the Nice Rich Man / I am a Stranger
Sway – Fit 4 a King / Letters to Heaven
Shlomo – Kernia / Lyrical Distortion
Credits
• Narrated by Phil Smith and Grace Wroe
• Narration recorded by Iain Archer
• Mixed and Edited – bigJohn Noble
• Written and Executive Produced by Paul Northup
• Co-production – bigJohn Noble
• Field Recording – Paul Northup
June 14th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
[...] The Welcome Wagon is in the lineup for Greenbelt Festival, Aug 28-31, 2009 (specific date/time for TWW's set is TBA) at Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK. Although it is hit or miss if Sufjan will make an appearance in the band, it will still be a great show. Listen to an interview with Vito Aiuto on the Greenbelt podcast. [...]