Our Team

Behind every moment of magic at Unearthed Festival is a passionate and dedicated team, working tirelessly to bring our shared vision to life. From curating incredible line-ups to fostering community spirit and championing sustainability, each member of the team is deeply committed to creating a festival experience that inspires connection, creativity, and positive change. We’re a family of dreamers, doers, and creators—united by a love for the earth and the people who call it home. Meet the minds and hearts behind Unearthed Festival!

Festival Director

Dan Messore

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Festival Director

Tim Rees

Tim has a lifetime interest in the expansion of consciousness, buddhism, and a Kerouac like appreciation for  joy and mirth. Through his own practices and exploration of medicine plants, philosophy and spirituality he aspires to bring the best bits to Unearthed Festival in the hope that through understanding ourselves, we understand each other, creating more understanding and ultimately, contentment, to our local and global communities. 

Creative Operation Lead

Thea Noble

You’ll usually find Thea orchestrating the behind-the-scenes magic of Unearthed, whether she’s deep in logistics, coordinating crews, or broadcasting from her beloved radio.

With over a decade of experience across hospitality, events, and creative business, she brings a unique blend of professionalism, warmth, and vision to the festival.

As a former director of her own business and now a hospitality and events consultant, Thea has built a career rooted in people, place, and purpose. She works closely with founders Tim and Dan to bring Unearthed’s vision to life. Creating soulful, family-friendly experiences that celebrate connection, sustainability, and community.

For Thea, Unearthed isn’t just a festival, it’s a living, breathing space for joy, healing, and shared growth. Her deep love for West Wales and commitment to conscious, creative living are at the heart of everything she brings to the field.

Social Media and Marketing Assistant 

Rona MacGregor 

Rona MacGregor is the newest addition to the Unearthed Festival team. She brings creativity and energy to her role, managing the festival's social media and digital marketing presence with a fresh perspective. A lifelong supporter of Unearthed, Rona has attended every single festival since it began in 2012.

Based in St Davids, Rona lives with her girlfriend and their dog. Outside of her work for Unearthed, she is a dedicated musician, writing, producing, and performing under the name ‘Rona Mac’ at venues across the UK.

Volunteer Manager

Luci Llewellyn-Jones

Luci fell into events back in the 90s, spending many amazing years travelling the world, bringing communities together, nurturing relationships.

In 2017 she moved home to Wales to reset, looking for a simpler, less complicated life. She lives in Pembrokeshire with Gareth and their dog Harri, growing vegetables, making cider. They run a small campsite built around community vibe, dark skies and firepit gatherings.

She’s stoked to join the Unearthed community, bringing her organization skills and can do attitude with her.

Kids Area

Victoria Ward

Vix is the mum of 4 teenagers and lives in North Devon. She has been the
Kids & Youth Area Producer since 2018, when she was invited to join the
Unearthed team. She has worked at a range of festivals, including One
World, Buddhafield and Glastonbury and she and her team are working hard
to make sure there are an interesting rage of activities for children
and young people of all ages at Unearthed. She enjoys crafts, and she is
looking forward to running kids workshops this year, alongside some of
the usual amazing Unearthed workshop leaders.

Dub corner producer

Kenny Lewis

I produce Dub Corner with a fantastic team, although I’ve been working with unearthed festival for about 10 years now. Dub corner hopes to bring the grass roots of Dub, reggae, ska and the like  in to the experience.  With suitable diversions in to other genres. 

The festival over all is an  amazing collection of music, art, healing and joy. For me, one of the most lush aspects of the festival is the variety of spaces and the blend of many influences accordingly of music, art and healing., which all take so many forms. The second main thing I love  is that the festival is  an inclusive family space. We all make great efforts to develop a conscious, welcoming vibration.  We are basically a huge family, with a cultural coherence that means whenever you are in the site that central, welcoming, family vibe still comes across.  I always say to people, if you haven’t been before. Now is the time. Come, treat yourself.

temple producer & CacaoAmor 

Dia Davila Boschetti

Dia Dávila Boschetti Throughout the years, La Ecuatoriana Picante, Dia, has been spicing things up at Unearthed. In 2014, while traveling in India, she sent a box full of decorative wonders, adding to the festival’s aesthetic. She was the first to share Cacao at Unearthed, initiating many hearts into a long-standing, passionate love affair with Cacao (because once you’ve sipped with Dia, there’s no turning back!).In 2022, for the inaugural year of our Temple arena, she co-created Temple of Amor, a space for exploring consent, connection, pleasure, and the healing power of sensuality. With her fiery presence, she made sure this space pulsed with playfulness, depth, and a touch of that Ecuadorian magic.This year, she’s back with even more fuego—co-managing the Temple tent, ready to support facilitators and attendees alike. She’s bringing the Cacao vibes through the Cacao bar, leading a Cacao Activation for Ecstatic Dance, and curating sensually inspiring workshops with an array of incredible collaborators. Expect laughter, deep dives, and just the right amount of cheeky mischief—because wherever La Ecuatoriana Picante goes, hearts open, hips sway, and the energy turns up a notch!  

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head of hydration

Richard dyer

Water. Our most precious resource! We can’t hold an event without it. I’m very much in the background at Unearthed, but that’s what I do, get water to where it’s needed & keep you hydrated!I’m known asRichardthe Hat orRichardthe Legs. Do say Hi as I’m striding about checking my systems!