Green Man Festival 2014

I think I have finally found the perfect festival. Beautiful surroundings, landscaped stage areas, eclectic music and clean loos.

Set beneath a breathtaking view of Table Mountain on the Glanusk Estate in the Brecon Beacons, Wales. This is the stunning view for festival campers every morning and a dramatic backdrop for performers on the mountain stage.

The giant Green Man effigy watches over the festival goers at the top of the field.

The circus arena included entertainment from trapeze artists as well as workshops in juggling and hula hooping.

The stables courtyard is home to some eclectic eateries, as well as the ever busy cider bar - offering 99 different ciders and ales.

The beautiful sunshine in the day did mean the nights felt considerably autumnal. Thankfully the Green Man provided a camp fire each night to snuggle round...

...and seasoned festivallers are always resourceful!
Festival People Rock!

Romance is not dead - a festival goer delivered a beautifully touching proposal of marriage in an endearingly nervous speech in front of a very supportive crowd - and yes she accepted!

And The Music

Adult Jazz
My favourite new music discovery this weekend - with echoes of early Wild Beasts and phenomenal vocal reach I was transfixed throughout their whole set.
https://www.facebook.com/adultjazz

Sun Kil Moon

Sun Kil Moon
Dark, mournful tones accompanied by heartbreakingly beautiful vocals - Mark Kozelek did not disappoint his loyal fans.

http://www.sunkilmoon.com/

Eaves
Another first for me - I was totally unprepared for the power of this guy's voice and the delicacy of his songwriting. Beautiful stuff!
https://www.facebook.com/JosephEavesMusic

Mutual Benefit

Mutual Benefit
https://www.facebook.com/mutualbenefit

Happyness
Some eelsesque beauty and infectious energy from the South London Trio.

https://www.facebook.com/Happynessmusic

Happyness

Highasakitehttps://www.facebook.com/highasakitemusic/timeline

Ry X

https://www.facebook.com/RYXmusic

Neutral Milk Hotel
As the band requested that we took no photos - an artist's impression is being used to represent the awesome presence of this year's Sunday Headliners.

I have been wanting to hear this band for years now - as have quite a few of us - and they exceeded all my expectations. Unique, quirky, energetic and a perfect final headliner!
http://www.walkingwallofwords.com/

Farewell Green Man

The Green Man festival ended in real style with a firework finale and the burning of The Green Man

Farewell Urban Forest

So after five weeks of fun in the Urban Forest Festival its sadly time to say goodbye to the gorgeous little Kopparberg Car Park Pop up. After creating such an oasis of flora and...well not fauna but cider, music, cocktails and incredibly creative lighting systems, they are, of course, saying goodbye in a very individual way - with floral beards!

Kopparbeard
The queues by the flower cart continued throughout the afternoon - everyone eager to have flowers sprouting from their beards - or entwined in their hair. The artistry of the florists was very impressive - and festival goers were even allowed to pick out their own flowers and have a go themselves.

After a summer of big names such as Gaz Coombes, some excellent live performances from We Were Evergreen and Sailor and I, and dj entertainment every night - Kopparberg treated us all to some more talent on their final Saturday night.

Totally worth the wait once you're in!

Mø

Danish singer songwriter

Mø gave an energetic performance to an incredibly enthusiastic crowd - and to everyone's delight she jumped off the stage and danced amongst her audience. She also joined in with the flower decoration trend. Her Grimes/Twin Shadow synth electro pop also echoed shades of Toni Basil and Ting Tings teen charm. http://www.momomoyouth.com/

Last Lynx
Californian vibes from this upbeat Swedish pop band. Funky bass lines and melodic vocals with accents of Fleetwood Mac and De La Soul. Also impressive use of a variety of toy instruments from female band member Camilla Dahlstedt.
https://www.facebook.com/LastLynxMusic

Buffalo Joe's
Yummy buffalo wings (mild or hot - whatever your preference) and the best coffee on site. I was even able to request my usual three sugars with no look of reproach ;)