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Sunday, 21 February 2010 18:25 |
Noz is an ex-dairy farmer who grew up in rural Herefordshire, enjoying the protein-filled life of feeding his cows and driving his ramshackle tractors. An avid music-lover since the day dot, with a gregarious family and loads of friends and friends of friends,  the farm has always been a major party spot with people coming across the country to enjoy the beauty of the area and to have an acousto-electronic hoe-down in the barns and gardens.
As the big annual party, jokingly named Nozstock, grew year on year, Noz realised he was holding a festival by accident. The crew decided it was time to form a committee, sit down and make plans and make it a 'real' festival. Six years later, Nozstock is going strong and despite being a 'real' festival with some major acts, it still retains that garden party vibe and it still feels as intimate as if you ended up at a rave at your mate's house.
Noz and his kids have hugely wide-ranging tastes in music and its this mix that leads to the diversity in programming plain to see at the festival. With his son's penchant for bass-heavy sounds, his daughter's rock and indie leanings and his own mixed bag of acoustic and electronic appreciation, the bill across Nozstock's six music stages has repeatedly offered something for everyone. With a philosophy of all-inclusiveness, how could it be any other way?
The committee of friends and volunteers bring more to the festival, not only through programming but with decisive choices made with an eye on their own festival experiences, good and bad. We like to think we take the best bits from all the events we've been to and bring them together for our own enjoyment as much as for our visitors.
Stages are hosted by Nozstock, musicians Karma Junkie, club promoters the Jailhouse & Spunky, comedy promoters Up for Comedy? and psytrance collective Tribe of Frog.  Key committee volunteers also run all our major areas - Little Wonderland, the Bantam of the Opera Stage, the Cinetent, the Comedy/Cabaret tent, our homegrown bars and cafes - and programme the walkabout activity on site. We even have one of our longest standing volunteers hand-picking our food stalls providing the tastiest treats over the weekend. This means that everyone who is working for the festival is doing it for the love of it and because they get a kick out of providing a quality experience for you. We reckon this is probably not as common as it should be!
The festival prides itself on its in-house development. We keep ties in with the industry but we like to go our own way, make decisions based on experience and keeping to our ideals - good value, high quality interactive fun for every walk of life... If you haven't been to the farm before, it has to be seen to be believed.
And if you find you like it and you want to be a part of the action then see how you can get involved and join the crew!
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 March 2010 11:00 |
