Mari Mathias, N'Famady Kouyaté, Byrne's Night, Tara Bandito, Laurie Watts and Katie Gill-Williams

Wales meets West Africa as we jump into another tale from the mountains, starting with Mari Mathias and N’Famady Kouyaté. Mari’s mystical sound won her status as one of the Green Man Rising finalists, and her mythical Welsh folk songs mesmerised the Sunday crowd.  Mari speaks to N’Famady Kouyaté, Guinean artist based in Cardiff, who uses his wooden xylophone (balafon) to create modern interpretations of West African Mandingue songs. N’Famady makes his triumphant return to Green Man after supporting Gruff Rhys on tour. Then we join Ash Kenazi and friends to talk Byrne’s Night, the world’s first Robert Burns and David Byrne crossover show. Described by some as “a joke that got out of hand”, the special guest-studded Talking Heads covers show brought the (proverbial) roof down on the Walled Garden this year. Ash chats to Lola Stephen and Maddy O’Keefe from the band Hank, Ali Shuttleworth from Lice, Hannah Hayden from Platonica Erotica, and Kyleen Hengelhaupt who corrals the lights and visuals for the show.  And then catch up with Welsh comedians Laurie Watts and Katie Gill-Williams having a sgwrs with Settlement headliner Tara Bandito. A wrestler's daughter, Tara burst onto the Welsh music scene two years ago, and has since been found on top 10 lists and BBC 6 music playlists. Mixing her experiences of learning yoga in India and touring with Charlotte Church’s pop dungeon, Tara’s unique style includes Welsh language, English, and Sanskrit, with raw lyrics and thumping beats.