The Meadow Stage
Elizabeth Alker
John Andrews will be in conversation with Elizabeth Alker. Elizabeth Alker is a presenter for BBC Radio 3, where she hosts Unclassified and the afternoon show Classical Live. Her first book 'Everything We Do is Music' was published to wide critical-acclaim in 2025.
'Revelation after revelation... i love music more for reading it'
Guy Garvey
Stuart Bailie
John Andrews will be in conversation with Stuart Bailie.
Stuart Bailie, NME veteran, music journalist and author from Belfast. He has rolled with Tom Waits and Shane MacGowan. He has encountered Nina Simone, Björk, Sinéad O’Connor and Dave Grohl. Stuart will be discussing his new book ‘The Song Is Nearly Over’
'Bailie writes with tremendous skill and authority'
The Quietus
Owen Williams
Will Burns is in conversation with Owen Williams.
Owen Williams is a musician and writer from Cardiff. He is the frontman of The Tubs, whose music has been featured in The New Yorker, the Guardian, Pitchfork and Rolling Stone. (The Tubs are performing on the Woodland Stage)
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'Atrocity Exhibitions: Grieving in the TikTok Underworld' is a short sharp literary shock from acclaimed songwriter and musician Owen Williams. With blistering honesty, Williams examines the particular grief he feels in the wake of his mother’s suicide through the prism of a certain social media platform - ‘the Atrocity Exhibition’.
Sam Reid
Will Burns will be in conversation with Sam Reid.
Sam Reid is editor of Field, a biannual literary magazine that platforms emerging UK voices alongside established novelists and poets. Sam will be discussing his new book, The Pin Jar, published by Rough Trade Books earlier this year.
'So hauntingly lyrical.... an extraordinary trip for your imagination''
Maxine Peake
Five Green Moons
Five Green Moons is a series of albums and live happenings exploring Justin Robertson's bracingly broad musical interests. This time he resonates dubwise, while channelling the twitchy angularity of post-punk and a disturbingly shimmering lysergic folk.
Justin Robertson DJ set
90's legend and beyond! Justin has promised a 'right old knees up' set!