Omar Barghouti
Omar Barghouti is a Palestinian human rights defender and a co-founder of the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian rights. He is a co-recipient of the 2017...
Neal Jolly
Neal has been leading singing sessions in Cornwall for 8 years. His style is influenced by membership of the NVN (Natural Voice Network) and tends to be based in short form songs, rounds and chants...
Old Plough Folk Club
Nicky and Nigel Coates tell us there's scientific evidence that singing and playing together is good for you, but we don't need science to tell us that. The Old Plough is a safe and welcoming...
No Direction Home
No Direction Home is a pioneering project produced by Counterpoints Arts featuring stand-up comedians from refugee and migrant backgrounds. Since 2018 they have performed gigs around the country,...
Naomi Kelly
An indie-folk songwriter with a “gift for articulating emotions”, Naomi Kelly is an artist with their roots firmly in Greenbelt soil. Attending the festival their whole life, Naomi first...
Luisa Omielan
Luisa Omielan is a British stand-up comedian, writer and performer known for pioneering a new wave of feminist stand-up in the UK. Her groundbreaking show What Would Beyoncé Do?! became a cultural...
Liz Bucar
LIZ BUCAR is a religious ethicist and professor of religion at Northeastern University, as well as a certified intenSati and Kripalu yoga instructor. Her popular writing has appeared in The...
Maria Skoyles
Maria is the CEO of The Dorcas Dress Project, an international Christian charity that supports people living in financial hardship. The charity uses dressmaking as their means of mission: sharing...
Matt Winning
Dr Matt Winning is a climate change comedian and a Lecturer in the Economics of Sustainability at University College London where he has researched many aspects of climate policy, including on the...
Lizzy Hardingham
Sometimes all you need is a pure alto voice, a guitar, and some heartwarming songs. Joni Mitchell, Sandy Denny and KT Tunstall all wrapped into one, Lizzy Hardingham is a highly respected English...
Martyn Joseph
Greenbelt legend Martyn Joseph shows no sign of tiring after the release of his 28th studio album Troubled Horses. Concerned with making music that is relevant and vital to his audience, he engages...
Luke Wallace
Like a modern day Pete Seeger, Luke Wallace is a dynamic force in the world of folk music, using his talent as a songwriter, speaker, and choral arranger to champion environmental causes and inspire...
Lee Bains
Lee Bains was partly responsible for one of those Greenbelt moments wherein those a-bed thought themselves accursed they were not there: namely a late-night impromptu session featuring Lee and his...
Michael Sheen
MICHAEL SHEEN is a multi-award-winning Welsh actor and RADA graduate, known for his extensive work across film, TV and theatre, as well as his charity work. His extensive film credits include...
Martin Shaw
Dr. Martin Shaw is a writer, mythographer, and Christian thinker, and the author of 18 books. He holds a visiting position at the Faculty of Divinity at Cambridge University and is a fellow of the...