Music at Greenbelt 2006: Redemption Songs
All Star United
Over a span of eight years, 20 countries and 1000 live shows, GRAMMY-nominated party rock super group All Star United have become something...
Atlum Schema
2011 is the backdrop to Atlum Schema's third studio album, One World Less: it contains sixteen tracks and a novella, which are being released...
Beth Rowley
Beth Rowley is a singer, known for her unique rich soulful voice and her love of Blues and old Gospel music. Hailing from Bristol, and...
Blindside
Not only do Blindside rock, they know their way round a good tune: imagine Rage Against the Machine playing Franz Ferdinand covers. Noisy music...
Brian Houston
Acoustic sparks on stage. Brian Houston offers up intense live performance with melodic dexterity. Championed by Radio 2's veteran DJ Bob Harris,...
Butterfly Polite
It pleases us to suppose that lounge lizards Butterfly Polite were named for a Googlewhack. Glockenspiel, strings, reeds, world percussion...
Candi Staton
Beaujolais nouveau is all very well, but if you want fine wine check out the Sweetheart of Soul, Candi Staton. A veteran of both the gospel...
Cara Dillon
Q Magazine calls her vocals “expressive beyond her years” and folk music mag fRoots reckons she’s “amongst the very finest to be heard today”....
Cathy Burton
A firm fixture on the list of Greenbelt favourites, Cathy Burton has a voice of emotional resonance and tender fragility that recalls pop goddess...
Clarky Cat
Ponces beware: Clarky Cat are a self-styled “Nottingham-based anti-ponce punk band”. To our ears they combine the energy of the Futureheads...
Coco Mbassi
She played Live 8 at the Eden Project; she cites Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley and Handel’s Messiah as inspiration; she’s done backing vocals for...
Courtney Pine
Greenbelt are thrilled to welcome Courtney Pine back to the festival, after previous appearances in 2001 and 2006. He is a leading figure in...
Crave
Touting guitar fuelled infectious riffs, this Northern Irish four-piece have four years' experience of gigging across Ireland and...
Dan Wheeler
Expect a set of well honed acoustic gems from session man turned songsmith Dan Wheeler. The 2004 release 'Long Road Round' marked Dan out as...
Daniel Bedingfield
Stars don’t come much more stellar than this. His debut album spawned five Top 10 hits, including three UK Number Ones. To date the album has...
Dave Sharp
“Infectious, gritty and visceral” said the Yorkshire Evening Post, and they know a thing or two about grit in Yorkshire. He was lead guitarist...
David Clifton
David Clifton had his first break with indie band Sensible Jerseys, who were discovered by John Peel & then signed to Virgin Records. He has...
Delirious?
Still crazy after all these years, anthemic rock outfit Delirious? have fans a-plenty and critical acclaim from secular and religious critics...
Denys Baptiste
Born in London of St Lucian parents, Denys took his first lessons in music at the age of 13. He was considered too small to hold a tenor sax...
Electralyte
Electralyte call themselves 'a crowning glory in intelligent rock'. They cite a dizzying range of influences, but may we invoke Robbie Williams...
Fair Witness
Edinburgh's Fair Witness blend open-tuned melodious folk with the energy of acoustic rock, coupling pure yet high-powered vocals and fiddle...
Fire Fly
Fire Fly have played as far east as Poland and as far west as the USA to audiences of thousands. But those of you who have come in contact with...
For the Day of Redemption
An exciting act from Belgian (yes, that's right), For the Day of Redemption have gigged solidly for the past two years all over Europe. They...
Gareth Davies-Jones
Combining Folk, Americana, Roots and Acoustic traditions the Irish-born singer-songwriter Gareth Davies-Jones demonstrates that the legacy of...
Harbour Lights
The Harbour Lights began life in early 2005 acting as house band for regular Derby event Soul Café. Their genre-defying blend of sounds has...
Jessi Markee
Jessi Markee formed her band in 2004. She has been performing her songs to audiences throughout London, and just this past month has perfomed...
Jon Gomm
Even the most seasoned musos will watch Jon Gomm with their mouths uncontrollably hanging open. Gomm uses one acoustic guitar to create drum...
Kevin Max
He’s sold over 9 million records worldwide, won four Grammy Awards, had a US Top 40 hit with Just Between You and Me; and the Morrissey-esque...
King Creosote
In 1995 Kenny Anderson, then lead singer/songwriter for the Scottish bands Skuobhie Dubh Orchestra and Khartoum Heroes, launched his own label...
LDL
The artists formerly known as Lies Damned Lies, Greenbelt stalwarts LDL have been making music together since 1989. Steve, Charlie and Dot cite...
Levi Weaver
Heart-rending harmonicas, guitar fingers strumming your pain, and a voice to soothe that pain: Levi Weaver puts you in mind of an alt-country...
Linchpin
They met three years ago at a South London skate park. They have lovely hair. And 33,000 people downloaded their first music video. Linchpin...
Lleuwen
Every day, when she wakes up, she thanks the Lord she’s Welsh. Then belts out a hymn and a Bob Dylan classic before breakfast. The Observer...
Love & Joy Gospel Choir
First came the Beatles, then Cilla Black, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Echo and the Bunnymen, the La's and now the Love & Joy Gospel Choir....
Lovers Electric
David Turley & Eden Boucher started making music together a few years ago, combining their love of pop, fashion, guitars & synths, and began...
Luma
They're from north of the border and they love playing live: we like them already. The Edinburgh Evening News reckons they have "the sweep of...
LZ7
LZ7 is the latest offering from the Manchester-based outfit that brought you the World Wide Message Tribe. An energetic and explosive combination...
Mammuth
About 6,000 years after the famous words 'In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth...' Mammuth were formed out of the dust of...
Maria McKee
She’s written with Steve Earle; the Dixie Chicks and Feargal Sharkey have covered her songs; she’s on the Pulp Fiction soundtrack; and she’s...
Mark Wilson
Singer and virtuoso guitarist Mark Wilson wowed audiences at Glastonbury last year with his moody percussive blues. He’s been a BBC radio...
Martyn Joseph
Just when you think you’ve got a handle on singer songwriters, along comes Martyn Joseph to blow the myth away... In a year that marks...
Michael Franti & Spearhead
If the words 'protest singer' conjure up worthy-but-dull diatribes listened to in reverential silence by men in chunky sweaters, take a look...
My Morning Jacket
What happens when you get legendary British producer John Leckie, who moved the likes of the Stone Roses and Radiohead into new musical territory,...
My Spoon
Releasing their debut album Love stories and Lies in March 2006, My Spoon have since been touring relentlessly around the UK. These guys have...
Nick Harper
Nick Harper is a highly accomplished guitarist to whom the term virtuoso truly belongs. Yet his guitar playing is only a part of his skill....
Nizlopi
They are Luke and John (Matthew and Mark are being hired as we speak). John plays a double bass called Stephanie. Jamie Cullum is alleged to...
NlighteN
Regional finalists of the Lee Sounds Unsigned competition, NlighteN count U2, Coldplay, Athlete and delirious? among their sources of inspiration....
Note for a Child
Described by BBC Radio 2’s Bob Harris as ‘perfect’, Greenbelt faves Note For A Child blend percussive rhythms, subverted dance beats and hooky...
One Life Left
With a sound by turns tight and expansive, south-coast four-piece alt-rock outfit One Life Left offer up “glimpses of the transcendent in the...
One Nation
Described as “one of the most exciting crossover funk acts in Britain today” One Nation return to Greenbelt with their global funk sound, blending...
Phil Campbell
Radio 2’s Colin Paterson says he has “a voice that deserves to be heard [and] songs that will stick in your head”. Phil Campbell has a guitar,...
Quench
With an ever-developing sound and spiritual passion, the smart money's on Quench. Quench exploded onto the UK scene in 2001 with their unique...
Rachel Taylor-Beales
Brought up on a diet of Joni Mitchell, Suzanne Vega, and the Beach Boys, Rachel Taylor-Beales soon found her own voice, and a soulful, resonant...
Radiate
Radiate are a three piece rock band with a fresh vibrant sound. They deliver a rich mixture of abrasive vocals and grinding guitars against...
Randy Stonehill
With over 30 years in the business you’d think he might deserve some time off for good behaviour, but elder statesman of the US Christian music...
Reem Kelani
Reem Kelani was born in the UK, but raised in Kuwait by Palestinian parents, and has become an unofficial cultural ambassador for the art and...
Replenish
Replenish are a three-piece guitar-based rock band from the south coast of England who mix fat riffs, gutsy lyrics and hooky melodies. Jam Magazine...
Scratch play 2004
Devise, rehearse and perform a play over the course of the weekend on the Freedom Bound theme, under the expert direction of Tim Benton. Yes,...
Shaico
Shaico is the new collective formed by Shay, formerly of Greenbelt fave band Why? Shay’s been known to play the bazouki and the didgeridoo....
Shawn McDonald
US artist Shawn McDonald offers poetic pop, soulful howling and vulnerability with a nod in the direction of Damien Rice, Cat Stevens and Ben...
Steve Lawson
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Stop! Thief!
Their myspace tag is “silent screams of suburbia”, but Stop! Thief! are anything but silent. There’s more than a little of the energy and stylings...
Supervision
If you like your rock big, bold and tuneful, with the amps turned up to 11, Supervision are your men. With chugging guitars and anthemic choruses,...
Terri Walker
To read singer Terri Walker’s CV you’d think she’d clocked up at least twice as many as her 26 years. She’s collaborated with Mos Def, Ben Watt...
The Cadets
When you come from Penge, the only way is up. Thankfully The Cadets have oodles of get-up-and-go, guitars, a kitbag full of epic indie tunes...
The Reign
Formed in 2002, Hull worship band theREIGN have developed a strong ministry, particularly amongst young people, with their blend of original...
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
The Ukulele Orchestra is a group of all-singing, all-strumming Ukulele players, who use instruments bought with loose change, and who believe...
Thomas Trilby
Thomas Trilby, aka Jem Maynard Watts, is an experienced stiltwalker and entertainer. He has looked down on most things - especially festivals...
Through Solace
Tthis hard-working band from South Wales look set to become one of Europe's premier heavy artists. Live, they are a force to be reckoned with...
Titus
Rock. Rock! Rock!! Titus promise to “rock your face off”. Now, I rather like my face. And yours is quite nice too. But let us put aside such...
Verra Cruz
Verra Cruz rock, and hard. They’re busy touring and building up a loyal fan base on both sides of the pond. Their 2006 debut album Emancipation...
Zealous
The band’s live show is energetic and powerful and highly entertaining. Once described by Sandman Magazine as 'Tibetan Grunge', Zealous draw...