Posted: 10 August 2009 at 12:22pm | IP Logged

Hi to the band

I know that Pete is on his hols at the present, but can anyone answer this question?

Are any of the band going to be at Greenbelt this year, for any reason?

That is playing, being with children, working as a technician or any other reason?

I await any information!

Posted: 16 August 2009 at 3:02pm | IP Logged

I used to go to Greenbelt in the late 70's when After the Fire were in their hayday and it had a great atmostphere which seem to get lost in the 80's and 90's. I was there at 'Greenbelt 79' when After the Fire were the healiners along with Cliff Richard of a great line up of Christian artists. I have recordings of both After The Fire's set and Randy Stonehill's set from that year.

I lost interest in Greenbelt by the mid 1980's and stopped going. For me it became too corperate and very expensive. In the early days it was a family festival and somehow it grew too big and lost is real meaning for me personally. Also the classic christian artists diminished in favour of unknowns peppered with a few secular artists.

Posted: 21 August 2009 at 1:09pm | IP Logged

rapid thomas wrote: I have been told, although Greenbelt's site doesn't mention it that Nick Battle is doing something at GB09. He's written a couple of books and released a couple of CDs so he'll either be speaking or playing would be my guess! I'm afraid, Kimberley, that Elfin Safety began attending the festival just before you left and it changed a lot. It's very good at Cheltenham though.

I liked it best at Odell but not so much at Knebworth. Then it moved around all over the place and then finally ended up at Cheltenham. I miss the classic Christian rock artists like Randy Stonehill, Larry Norman, Bryn Howarth, Daniel Amos and ATF of course. It's all a bit bland these days and lacks the edge of those early festivals.