In our last podcast of 2009 – and of the decade – we take a look back over Greenbelt's noughties.
We talk to Andy Thornton, The Festival's Manager coming into the decade, about the move to Cheltenham, Jude Levermore, The Festival's Chair in the early part of the decade about beginning to turn things round, Karen Napier, the Festival's Chair in the mid-to-late part of the decade, about moving Greenbelt from crisis to sustainability, and Andy Turner, the Festival's brand new Chair at the start of a new decade, as he looks forward to what the next ten years might bring.
Click here to download the .mp3 podcast file (34.8MB)
Or stream the audio using the player below.
[podcast]http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/downloads/podcasts/gb_dec_09_final.mp3[/podcast]
Timings – so you can dip in and out if you want to:
00.00 – 01.20 – Intro
01.20 – 03.30 – Andy Thornton talks about the 'hairy' early days of the decade
03.30 – 08.00 – Jude Levermore talks about how close Greenbelt came to death
08.00 – 10.20 – Karen Napier talks about steadying the ship and setting a course
10.20 – 13.50 – Andy Turner looks back to look forward
13.50 – 16.20 – Andy Thornton talks about where he sees the Festival being now
16.20 – 17.20 – Jude Levermore talks about the good things that have been born
17.20 – 19.00 – Karen Napier talks about the wonderful volunteers
19.00 – 19.55 – Jude Levermore says 'thank' you to Christian Aid
19.55 – 21.00 – About Greenbelt's 'Just Peace' campaign
21.00 – 24.11 – Goodbye and play-out with Sufjan Stevens
Resources and links
The Thirty Book
The book Greenbelt published on turning thirty in 2003
Read about it and download a PDF version of it here
Read it online here
Video
Click here to view video footage captured at Greenbelt
Click here to view BBC 1 Heaven and Earth Show footage from GB07
On the record
What people have said about Greenbelt over the past 10 years
A decade of Festivals – those we have sections for on the website
2002: Kiss of Life
2003: Diving for Pearls
2004: Freedom Bound
2005: Tree of Life
2006: Redemption Songs
2007: Heaven in Ordinary
2008: Rising Sun
2009: Standing in the Long Now
The Soundtrack of the Greenbelt Decade
Jah Wobble – Heaven and Earth
ADF – Obsession
Bugge Wesseltoft – Stille Nacht
My Morning Jacket – I'm Amazed
U2 – I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Jose Gonzales – Storm
Coldcut – Music for 18 Musicians
Hope Springs Eternal – Autumn Leaves
Eddi Reader – Lazy Heart
Sufjan Stevens – Sister Winter
Credits
- Narrated by Grace Wroe and Garry Rutter
- Mixed and Edited – bigJohn Noble
- Written and Executive Produced by Paul Northup
- Co-production – bigJohn Noble
- Narration recording – Iain Archer
- Field Recording – Paul Northup
