Faithful Johannes and Neocia
Durham City rapper Faithful Johannes is a one-off. A performer, storyteller and musician, who weaves Alan Bennett-level observational humour with his own crippling social anxieties. His first album...
Crys Matthews
A troubadour of truth, Nashville resident Crys Matthews is among the brightest stars of the new generation of social justice music makers. An award-winning, prolific lyricist and composer, Matthews...
Dave Gunning
With fourteen albums to his credit, Dave Gunning's remarkable body of work marks him as a true luminary in the Canadian folk music scene. Dave's musical roots took hold in his teenage years,...
Adjoa Andoh
Adjoa is an actor, writer, director, with a career spanning 4 decades. As an actor she is currently best known for playing Lady Danbury in Bridgerton and in its prequel Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton...
Beth Rowley
Beth Rowley acknowledges her early influences predominantly from Gospel Spirituals, Americana and Blues inherited from her parents, who whilst living in South American during the 70's brought the...
Benin International Musical
BIM pays tribute to the music of the forebears of Dahomey. It reflects as much the traditional ceremonies as the trendy clubs of Cotonou, through to the Evangelical churches and the convents where...
BAB L’BLUZ
Bab L' Bluz (literally "The door of the Blues") is a Franco-Moroccan group created in 2018 in Marrakech following the meeting of the Moroccan singer/guitarist Yousra Mansour and the French...
Amber Massie-Blomfield
Amber Massie-Blomfield is a theatre producer, arts consultant and writer. Formerly Executive Director of Complicité and Camden People's Theatre, she has worked for clients including Actors...
It’s what’s on the inside that counts
We've told you all about the new site layout and venue changes for this year. But what about the programming on these stages, in these venues? Well, ahead of our first lineup announcements (next...
2025 Poster
It takes a (festival) village
Greenbelt Creative Director, Paul, takes you on a tour of our new-look festival village, and digs into why we're making some changes. For most people, going to a festival is all about adventure...
Hope in the Making
If grief is the thing with feathers (at least according to the wonderful Max Porter), then perhaps hope is the thing with hands. During our Communion Gathering at the festival last year, we asked...
Spread your wings a little wider
The wings our Angels have given us have helped us stay aloft when so many other small, independent festivals have struggled to keep flying. But times are tough and so we're reaching out to...
Dreaming of Home
If you were forced to flee your home, what would you take with you? Photographs for memories? Documents for identity? Food for sustenance? Almost certainly you would carry with you the hope of a...
Field, Fork, Fashion
Exploring the true meaning of provenance, value and beauty, and how this must be a part of our decision making around the clothes we buy, the food we eat, and the farming and fibre systems we are all...
Speaker(s): Alice Robinson