About Green Man Music

Welcome! Green Man Music is a site dedicated to my music. Here you will be able to learn about my music, and purchase the SACRED WATER CD.For further information not yet added to this site, please feel free to EMAIL ME or use the CONTACT US link found at the bottom or side of each page. Please also let me know of any dud links or any other feedback you have. For information about the style of music, visit THE MUSIC, or read some past REVIEWS.  Scroll down the page for ANNOUNCEMENTS and NEWS & INFORMATION. This website concentrates on my music. My personal blog, online journal and web page is HERE. All the best! - Doug

     News & Information

 Updated each month

Gig/Event Calendar

July       4   Tap & Spile, Hull             8.45pm

July       4   BBC Radio Humberside  11.45pm

July       5   The Tiger's Lair, Hull       8.00pm

July     29   Filey Folk Festival          All Day/evening

August 12   Springboard Festival       2pm - Late 

August 20   The Linnet & Lark, Hull    8.00pm

August 24   Lammas Fair                  1.00pm 

Sept    20   The Tiger's Lair, Hull       8.00pm

Click the event diary for full details of all gigs and events.    

AUGUST 2006:  Springboard Summer Bash & Lammas Fair

This month I have had some airplay on BBC Radio York, and played a couple of summer festivals, Springboard (covered on BBC Look North, the Hull Daily Mail and BBC Radio York) and was the opening act for the Sentry Circle Lammas Fair in North Yorkshire. I'm currently working on some designs for the cover of my new CD, and will also soon have available a short video of my set at the Springboard Festival.

August Gigs

Opening Act at the Sentry Circle Lammas Fair, Northallerton

The Sesh Guest Slot at The Linnet & Lark, Hull

The Bash, The Duke Of Cumberland, Cottingham

        Full Set at the Springboard Summer Bash, Duke Of Cumberland, Cottingham

JULY 2006:       Radio Humberside & Filey Folk Festival        

This month I have been interviewed with a live performance on BBC Radio Humberside. A limited edition CD of this event (20, two issues of ten) is winging its way to some close friends and supporters of my music. As there is some strange audio effect with the guitar, I'll probably have it remastered and reissue it again later in the year.  There are some delays with this process so if you're on my hit list please be patient ;-) Plus I've also spent a weekend at the Filey Folk Festival. For more information on our experiences at this event and to see photographs, visit my blog by clicking  HERE

July Gigs

Filey Folk Festival, at the Star & The Belle Vue, Filey, N Yorks 

The David Reeves Show, BBC Radio Humberside

Acoustic Wednesdays, Supporting Joe Solo at the Tiger's Lair, Hull

       Main Guest at the Tap & Spile, Kingston-Upon-Hull

       The Bash, Sundays at the King Billy, Cottingham

       Performing with Pete Clayton (Violin), King Billy, Cottingham

JUNE 2006:          

June Gigs

The Bash, Sundays at the King Billy, Cottingham

Open Mic slots Tuesdays at the Tap & Spile, Kingston-Upon-Hull

MAY 2006:          

This month has been busy in terms of planning some of the events already noted above, and also featured a foray back Edinburgh. Even had a few CD sales ... :-)

May Gigs

The Bash, Sundays at the King Billy, Cottingham

Open Mic slots Tuesdays at the Tap & Spile, Kingston-Upon-Hull

OOTB @ The Canon's Gait, Edinburgh

        Performing with Pete Clayton (Violin), King Billy, Cottingham

APRIL 2006:          Back From Basque

Well this month I spent seven days in Bilbao, which I think has provided a much needed boost to my oft none-too-good health. For the low down on it my blog is HERE. Other than that it's been the usual Open Mic line up plus a photoshoot for the Springboard festival (see above announcement), for which I'm practicising some of my older favourites from the CD.

April Gigs       

The Bash, Sundays at the King Billy, Cottingham

Open Mic slots Tuesdays at the Tap & Spile, Kingston-Upon-Hull

Performing with Pete Clayton (Violin), King Billy, Cottingham

MARCH 2006:          New Pages Under Construction

Due to changes in my hosting account I've now much more page space, so a couple of new pages are being added now, and then the site will, in the future, receive some more major development. One of these may be an interactive section with surveys and Web TV, I'll be working on it over the coming weeks.  I've also been getting into the Myspace community ... beware if you're thinking of starting a Myspace, it's addictive ...! (But also much easier and accessible than running a site like this!)  

March Gigs

The Bash, Open Mic slots Sundays at the King Billy, Cottingham

Open Mic slots Tuesdays at the Tap & Spile, Kingston-Upon-Hull

Performing with Pete Clayton (Violin), King Billy, Cottingham

FEBRUARY 2006:     An Introspective Imbolc and a Lively Lupercalia 

Thanks to the close friends whose kind words and wonderful company have made this hard part of the year so much easier for me - you know who you are :-) This month I've spent a couple of weeks in Edinburgh and managed to squeeze in a couple of gigs. Some new photos have already been added to the Gallery, more to follow. 

February Gigs

OOTB @ The Waverley Bar, Edinburgh

Musicians' Session, The Royal Oak, Edinburgh

Open Mic Slots, The Blind Poet, Edinburgh

JANUARY 2006:      Happy Hogmanay!

Well, the hit counter is edging towards 10,000 so thanks to everyone for visiting! And don't forget to sign the guestbook! 

January Gigs

The Bash, Open Mic slots Sundays at the King Billy, Cottingham

ARCHIVES 2005:      

Green Man Music's archives for 2005 CE can be found HERE                   

This Page Is Dedicated To The Memory Of Myra Paulsen

Myra Paulsen passed away at Samhain 2005. Always a generous and caring friend to me, she and husband Hans are well known on the Scottish and Danish folk music scenes. Myra was alsoa Pagan of wit and wisdom, and she will be sorely missed by the those who have been inspired by her over the years and received her counsel.       

(Left: with Myra at the Tonder Folk Festival in Denmark, 1999).