The Green Man Podcast

A journalist since 1988, Keith Cameron is currently a contributing editor at MOJO. He previously worked for Sounds and New Musical Express, and his writing has appeared in The Guardian, The Times, Scotland On Sunday, Kerrang! and Q. His many and varied interviewees include AC/DC, Arctic Monkeys, Kate Bush, Nick Cave, Paul McCartney, Nirvana, Oasis, R.E.M., Keith Richards, Bruce Springsteen, U2 and The Velvet Underground. He is author of Mudhoney: The Sound And The Fury From Seattle, acclaimed by Mark Lanegan as “the definitive book on ’90s Seattle music”. His second book, 168 Songs Of Hatred And Failure: A History Of Manic Street Preachers, is published by White Rabbit in September 2025.

The Magic of Sain Records - Don Leisure in conversation with Andy Votel

Respected producer and DJ Don Leisure brings to life his recent Tyrchu Sain album, a favourite on BBC Radio 6 Music and an album with history and tales to tell. It's a beat tape, a mix tape and a respectful homage and reimagining of the Sain Records back catalogue - Wales’ oldest and most influential record label.

With the tickets sold out for Green Man 2026, we look back at this year's festival. First up, we hear from Just Mustard and Caroline backstage at the Far Out stage. They talk about preparing for their shows, producing their albums, and where the best place is to record their music.

We then take a wander across to Cinedrome, for another wonderful conversation with film critic Jason Solomons. This time, he chats to Director Kim Hopkins about the 2025 movie Still Pushing Pineapples (remember Agadoo doo doo push pineapple shake the tree?!), about an ageing pop star trying to revive and keep alive his past triumph.

Founded in 2024 by Kathryn Tann and Robert Harries, two editors determined to help put Wales and Welsh writing on the UK map – and far beyond – Folding Rock publishes the best new creative prose: fiction, non-fiction, and everything in between. The magazine showcases exciting work from writers of all kinds and stages. With a combination of special commissions and open submissions, it brings together established names with first-time sharers, and in every case publishes only the highest quality creative writing – the kind we should all pay close attention to.

In this next episode of the Green Man podcast, we're a fly on the wall to a conversation between Nadia Reid and Tom Sharkett from the band W.H.Lung, but now a member of Nadia's band. Together, they reflect on some of their favourite performances at Green Man over the years.

In the second half of this episode, we're joined by Jason Solomons from the Cinedrome, as he talks to Emilíana Torrini and Zoe Flower, about the film based on her mother - The Extraordinary Miss Flower, a 2024 documentary about Geraldine Flower, a woman whose collection of 1960s and 70s love letters inspired a film.

“Ten years of documenting my life in song,” says Nadia Reid of her career so far. The New Zealand artist captured hearts immediately with early albums such as 2014’s Listen To Formation, Look For The Signs and 2017’s Preservation. All change for her new album Enter Now Brightness, made in the throes of morning sickness before moving across the world to Manchester and giving birth to a second child. Circumstances change, but the timeless poise of her music remains unaltered.

W.H. Lung

So-named after a Chinese wholesale supermarket in their home city of Manchester, W.H. Lung have cultivated a steadfast live reputation over the last few years, their sound growing increasingly urgent with each new album. Latest offering Every Inch Of Earth Pulsates does indeed pulsate, with driving, expansive indie and synth pop, and shades of New Order and Sea Power.

The Extraordinary Miss Flower is a film about the life of Geraldine Flower, whose discovered suitcase of letters inspired Icelandic singer/songwriter Emiliana Torrini to compose, and star in the movie. Directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, with Geraldine's daughter, Zoe Flower co-producing.

The Pedal Emporium share how they bring the sparkle to Little Folk, PVA discuss their favourite festival memories, and Welsh comedian Anna Thomas talks to Green Man Rising 2025 winners about the importance of creating opportunities for new artists.

Based in South Wales, the Pedal Emporium specialises in creating fun bicycle powered activities to promote cycling & sustainability. These marvelous machines are all built by hand using recycled & re-purposed items, and are available for event hire throughout the year.

South London’s PVA have already garnered a reputation for emotionally and physically liberating dance punk that borrows from LCD Soundsystem, SSION, Planningtorock, and The Knife. Their debut album Blush is even paced like a DJ set, so you can expect barrier-jostling fun when they take to the decks this summer.

Anna Thomas is an award-winning comedian, originally hailing from Carmarthenshire, South Wales. She wrote and starred in ‘Lady Bigfoot’, a short film that premiered on BBC One Wales and became the most watched comedy short on BBC Iplayer in 2023.

wing! — the instrumental recording project of Adam Swan that blossoms into a live trio, with drummer Joe Killick and bassist Kai Charlton — meld trip-hop, post-rock, jazz, broken beat, and ambient electronica to ethereal, mesmerising effect. They’re informed by Portishead and Flying Lotus, they’re fans of Boards Of Canada, Burial, and Madlib, and as this year’s Green Man Rising winners, they’ll kick off festivities on the Mountain Stage.

A glimpse into some of the fun had at Green Man's Little Folk this year. The Flying Seagull Project share how their project started, as well as their aims to bring a little light to darker times. Familia De Noche discuss how they brought 'Clown School' to Little Folk field this year.

The Flying Seagull Project was founded in 2008 to bring happiness to children and communities in crisis, marginalised or suffering. The international charity currently has teams of entertainers, musicians, magicians and play specialists engaged in arts workshops, music and dance lessons, circus shows and clown doctoring all over the world.

Together they’ve spread love, light and laughter to more than 350,000 children in hospitals, orphanages, deaf/blind schools and refugee camps around the world.

Familia de la Noche is a female led award winning theatre company based in Wales. We make shows that are funny, beautiful, raucous and moving; using puppets, clowning, sound and music. Above all we love stories; we’ve adapted old ones and crafted new ones, always with a Familia twist. 

Delve into the mystical world of Charlotte Church, like you've never seen her before. In this part meditation, part interview with Huw Stephens at the Talking Shop on Friday afternoon at Green Man 2025, Charlotte takes us on a journey of reconnection to our breath, with nature, and with her healing retreat centre - The Dreaming - in the depths of the Elan Valley, Wales.

Charlotte Church is an award-winning singer, composer and activist. She is also the founder and lead practitioner at Welsh wellness retreat The Dreaming and, for many years, has used her platform for activism, passionate about environmental issues and human rights. In 2019 she set up 'The Awen Project', a charity that helps establish free-to-attend democratic learning communities for children. Join Charlotte at Green Man for an interactive introduction to The Dreaming, including a conversation with broadcaster Huw Stephens and a taster of the retreat’s programme, led by Charlotte.

What do you get if you invite 2 comedians to Einstein's Garden…? A rather joyous walk-around exploring covering chicken's personalities and renewable energy.

The Green Man podcast team take a walk beyond the Helter Skelter to the secret Wishbone tent to speak to drag artists Dolly Trolley and Rhys' Pieces about their performance at Green Man 2025.

Broadside Hacks find sanctuary under a shady tree to discuss the evolution of their tribute to Bob Dylan.

Adam Flood is an award-winning comedian and (failed) musician. The Times ‘Top 3 Rising Stars of the Fringe’ 2023, Most Outstanding Show in the Amused Moose Comedy Awards 2023. The Stoke-on-Trent comic blends standup with sounds and music to deliver everyday observations and existential malaise.

Find her up and down the aisles or going rusty upturned in a ditch, Dolly Trolley is a Yorkshire-born drag queen based in London who is completely bonkers, utterly delightful and always at 100mph. Now entering her ninth year of drag, she’s become a household name of the UK drag and cabaret scene, known for high energy acts, fierce dance moves, hilarious parodies, and rip-roaring hosting. She’s a versatile performer full of surprises, commonly reviewed: “I’m exhausted just from watching”. She’s a regular feature of the UK’s top cabarets, been featured on BBC Breakfast, taught celebs how to walk in heels on SkyOne, and performed in theatres, stages and festivals across Europe. Dolly is the world’s leading drag fitness instructor (self-titled but unchallenged) with her famous Drag Aerobics classes, reaching online global fame during covid lockdowns.

Rhys’ Pieces is a London based, international, award-winning queer performance artist, drag performer, cabaret producer and burlesque artist who has been making waves in the city's vibrant arts scene for the past 8 years. Rhys’ Pieces uses their art to explore issues of gender, sexuality, identity and race creating work that is both political and fun. You're going to want a Piece of Rhys.

It feels like the year of Bob, with Timothée Chalamet appearing as the grizzled luminary on the big screen — and London-based collective, record label, and promoter Broadside Hacks are capitalising on that with their Dylan tribute event, with Clara Mann, Spitzer Space Telescope and special guests in the mix. Known for encouraging a faithful yet freeing new wave of folk music that repurposes tradition, Broadside Hacks are no strangers to honouring artists with special themed events: The Pogues and legendary Soho folk club Les Cousins have also been celebrated by their eclectic gang of musicians and contributors.

We've got a real cross section of Green Man Festival in this episode. Fresh from opening the Far Out stage on Thursday, Heartworms sits down for an intimate look into her inspirations and how she prepares for going on stage. The wonderful Last Laugh comedians Nicola Mantallios and Kerris Gibson share how important it is to be authentic on stage, and the diversity of the GM comedy tent. A firm favourite of this podcast, we head to the Cinedrome where film critic, and organiser of the stage speaks to award winning director, and former band member of The Beta Band, John MacLean.

It’s not often you stumble across a budding young post-punk artist with a predilection for Spitfire planes. Enter Heartworms, aka London-based artist and producer Jojo Orme. Her debut Dan Carey-produced album, Glutton For Punishment, which landed early this year, fused early 1980s spiky synth pop, gothic noir, and industrial dance punk, running on themes of international and internal war. But despite the career take-off, she still finds time to volunteer at Hendon’s RAF Museum, cleaning and maintaining those beloved Spitfires.

North East powerhouse, Nicola Mantalios brings her energetic storytelling to Green Man 2025. Her performances are packed with a perfect mix of chaotic energy, dark wit and the kind of brilliant honesty you'll be thinking about long after she's left the stage.

Kerris Gibson describes herself as being like a cinnamon bun that's been dropped many times (and that one weirdo would eat). She uses her standup material for therapy and her therapy session notes for standup. Twice Felt Nowt New Act of the Year Finalist, Kerris is also an improviser (Spontaneous Wrecks) and has had sketches showcased at Sunderland Film Festival and BBC Radio.

The long awaited follow up to Slow West, John McLean puts a Samurai puppeteer, caught up with a local crime gang, in Scotland, for a thrilling genre mash up in 'Tornado'.