Green Man Rising's winner will open our Mountain Stage at Green Man and they will also be given the opportunity to shoot a live video session at the festival. Our runners up will be invited to perform on the Rising Stage at Green Man. Dark, beautiful, layered, hallucinogenic, smart -- think 1 Giant Leap, Portishead, and Massive Attack filtered through Celtic, Appalachian and Middle Eastern sensibilities.
Green Man is an independent festival held in Brecon Beacons which mixes music, literature, comedy and art.. Over the years it has grown from a one day live music event to a three day festival with an ever increasing capacity. Green Man is an American band based in southern California and formed in 1992 by core members April Theriault, Martin Morrisey and Ken Eros. Discovering new artists and supporting them is a passion for both the organisers and the music loving Green Man audience. Help out at Green Man Festival - information on applying for stewarding, bar staff, workshops, installations, band submissions. Band Submissions.
So, it is through this year's festival that we acknowledge this bond between Green Man and the Green Woman. We are delighted that stalwarts such as Mumford and Son, Laura Marling, Bon Iver, Ben Howard and many many more first started with Green Man and the festival is known as the place to see new and emerging talent. The festival has a diverse mix of entertainment showcasing acts from the worlds of music, circus, books, theatre and comedy. Known to many as Gaia (or … Sometimes soulmates or even best friends, they both have captured unique places in our history of storytelling. Like the archetype of the Green Man, there is an equally compelling archetype of a Green Woman that flows throughout myth in many cultures.