Testimonials
"Ceaseless professionalism – you were the stars of the show"
Jim Whewell, Head of Production, the Secret Garden Party (voted
the UK's Best Small Festival 2008)
"Without sounding too soppy you have all become part of the festival and are seen
like that by all of us. Apart from the massive respect we have for your work and
contribution to the event we are very fond of all of you."
Fiona Stewart, Green Man Festival Director (voted the UK's Best
Medium-Sized Festival 2010)
"You and your team are not just creative but cooperative about all things relating
to safety - it was a wonderful Blimp!
Linda Krawecke, Tiger Tea Health and Safety, August 2010
"As Saturday night arrived the banks of the main stage were absolutely rammed with
people as everyone crowded in to get a view of the Blimp going up in flames (a traditional
act), which was accompanied by a spectacular firework display – far greater than
previous years – even on the other side of the lake the crowd of spectators went
back by some fifty feet."
http://www.virgin.com/music/reviews/the-secret-garden-party-festival-review
"Saturday night concluded with the spectacular burning of the Tower of Babel, as
fireworks lit up the sky, an Armada of burning lanterns sailed off towards the horizon,
and fire dancers performed beneath trees lit green and blue. 'It’s magical, dad,'
said my son."
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/neilmccormick/100001813/secret-garden-party-where-the-audience-are-the-stars/
"After Wilco finish, around midnight, a crowd has swelled at the Green Man sculpture
behind Chai Wallahs, now fenced off with metal barriers. Word has spread around
the festival site that it will be burned at the close of the festival, and to that
end, a procession bearing torches appears from the darkness, drums banging, walking
towards the barrier. Slowly the arms catch fire and then various fireworks hidden
in the sculpture's body (heart, head) are set off, with a larger display behind.
There are lots of oohs and aahs and no loud bangs and it's all rather lovely and
pagan. We cheer when the man's head catches fire and signals the final few hours
of one of the best Green Man Festivals yet."
http://www.twistedear.com/index.php/Features/Green-Man-Festival-Glanusk-Park-Wales-UK-21/08/09-23/08/09.html
"At 9pm, the entire festival is gathered, both sides of the lake, as hundreds of
fire spinners whirl flaming hoops and chains around their bodies. Flames lick at
the side of the tower, the masses cheer hungrily and then an explosion sets off
a chorus of rockets, lighting up the thousands of excited faces and setting off
a whole festival of fireworks. All around us there’s sighing, cooing, cheering,
a thousand 'wows', a mass exaltation of love. Everywhere you look, arms are thrown
round the shoulders of friends. Chinese lanterns float serenely into the night sky
and hang there, slightly uncertainly. The tower burns. It burns until all that’s
left is the scaffolding frame. Fireworks are still soaring skywards, snowflakes
exploding in ultra-violet puffs; dandelion clocks which keep coming, like someone
is blowing those clocks all over this collection of peaceful, happy people."
http://www.spoonfed.co.uk/spooners/lowri-257/secret-garden-party-2009-1301/
"That was amazing; totally unexpected; just heard a big bang and all of a sudden
the pirate ship was on fire..."
YouTube user
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maEdesHUgkY
