{"id":17954,"date":"2017-08-08T11:30:39","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T10:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=17954"},"modified":"2017-08-08T01:02:20","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T00:02:20","slug":"green-gathering-2017-in-photos-musicians-and-performers-chepstow-wales-august-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/green-gathering-2017-in-photos-musicians-and-performers-chepstow-wales-august-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Gathering 2017 in photos: musicians and performers, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-01.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was lucky enough to be invited up to this year&#8217;s Green Gathering in Wales. Sadly commitments elsewhere meant it was something of a flying visit, but here&#8217;s the first selection of photos from my visit.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-02.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Busking outside the 99% Bar.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-03.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Soundscape stage.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-04.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-05.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pink creatures on the loose.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-06.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-07.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-08.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-09.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A wandering minstrel and a swirling thing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-10.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My cat would love to get its paws on that rope-covered pillar!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-11.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a host of small stages scattered around the site.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-12.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-13.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-14.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-15.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Kate Bush dance workshop unleashed the full power of her magnificent Wuthering Heights video performance.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-16.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-17.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-18.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-19.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-20.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The tent was packed for the Hawkwind veteran Nik Turner.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-40.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Poetry on the Radical Wales stage.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-41.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-42.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-43.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-21.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the morning, the Uke Jam folks led cheerful renditions of pop hits, accompanied by a host of musicians of all abilities.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-22.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-23.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-24.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ukes everywhere!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-25.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-26.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-27.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-28.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-29.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-30.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-31.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-32.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-33.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-34.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-gathering-musicians-35.jpg\" alt=\"Green Gathering 2017: musicians and performers - in photos, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>More<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/green-gathering-2017.353279\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chat about the Green Gathering 2017 on the forums<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/festivals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See photos from UK festivals from 1975 onwards here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greengathering.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Green Gathering official site<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was lucky enough to be invited up to this year&#8217;s Green Gathering in Wales. 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