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theartsdesk Q&A: Jo Bartlett of the Green Man Festival
theartsdesk Q&A: Jo Bartlett of the Green Man Festival
Pioneering festival promoter talks grime and greenery
Sunday, 15 August 2010
The Green Man himself at the 2009 festivalRichie Lord
The Green Man festival takes place this coming weekend at the Glanusk estate near Abergavenny in the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons. What begun in 2003 as a glorified gig for the husband and wife duo It's Jo And Danny has become the very epitome of the 21st-century “boutique festival” - indeed is very possibly responsible for that concept itself.
The Green Man festival takes place this coming weekend at the Glanusk estate near Abergavenny in the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons. What begun in 2003 as a glorified gig for the husband and wife duo It's Jo And Danny has become the very epitome of the 21st-century “boutique festival” - indeed is very possibly responsible for that concept itself.
We do have to remember to take a little step aside every so often, to just stop and go, “Oh yeah, we've got a festival!”
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