Stroud District Music Listings: Sat 30th Oct - Sat 6th Nov

Alex Hobbis · October 30, 2021

THE CROWN AND SCEPTRE
THURS 4TH NOV Rodda’s Hairy Craic
Irish Acoustic Session with Tim Potts. 8pm Free
crownandsceptrestroud.com

THE PRINCE ALBERT
MON 1ST NOV Webb City
Webb City unite through their shared love of the Oscar Peterson, Nat ‘King’ Cole and Art Tatum trios. Recently formed in Summer 2021, Webb City have quickly established themselves, performing in London and touring nationally. Webb City’s current UK tour, ‘The Art of Tatum’, presents their modern take on the iconic work of the famed Art Tatum trio. 7pm £12.50
WEDS 3RD NOV Traditional Folk Session
An informal traditional music session with tunes from England, Ireland, Scotland (and anywhere else, really...), led by some of the country's best musicians. All welcome. 7:30pm Free
theprincealbertstroud.co.uk

STROUD BREWERY
WEDS 3RD NOV Open Mic Night
Stroud Brewery's hugely popular open mic night! Come along and share your talent or have a beer while you enjoy the talents of others...8pm Free
stroudbrewery.co.uk

THE SUB ROOMS
SAT 30TH OCT Bootleg Blondie
The world’s No.1 official Debbie Harry and Blondie tribute band. The band have been entertaining audiences for nearly 20 years, and have played the infamous CBGB club in New York City, the Isle of Wight Festival, the Shepherds Bush Empire, London’s 100 Club and the legendary Hammersmith Palais.8pm £10-£13.50
SUN 31ST OCT Sam Lee
An award-winning inventive singer, a folk song collector, conservationist and founder/director of The Nest Collective. This performance forms part of Sam’s Old Wow+ tour and for which he is releasing a special tour edition of the same title including the full original album together with 6 special bonus tracks. 8pm £16.50-£18.50
thesubrooms.co.uk

SVA
SAT 6TH NOV Immersive Fields Taster
Drop-in surround-sound taster event for LOSS><GAIN’s new Immersive Fields (I.F.) festival, which follows later at the Goods Shed (Nov 12-14). Come and hear ‘Demo Shed' spatial audio mixes of Gruff Rhys, Mount Kimbie, Jockstrap, Jónsi and others, to whet your appetite for an I.F. programme featuring playback and live installations from Sigur Rós, Hannah Peel, Cosmo Sheldrake, Rosie Lowe & Duval Timothy, Fader, Luke Abbott, John Foxx, Richard Norris and new band Matekoi. 10am-3pm Free (John Street Gallery)
sva.org.uk

ULTER
SAT 6TH NOV Invisible Hand: New York. Chicago.Stroud
Funk. Disco. House. Inspired by the old underground parties & clubs of the late 70's & 80's. 9pm £5otd
ulterstroud.com

ST MARY’S CHURCH Painswick
SAT 6TH NOV Painswick Music Society Presents: The Nash Ensemble
The Nash Ensemble of London has built up a remarkable reputation as one of Britain’s finest chamber music groups and is currently the Chamber Ensemble in residence at the Wigmore Hall. Programme: String Quartet in C Op 29: Beethoven, String Quartet in Eb Op 97: Dvorak. 3pm £5-£20
painswickmusicsoc.co.uk

CARPENTERS ARMS Miserden
WEDS 3RD NOV Greg Brice
Greg is an upcoming young bluesman based in The Cotswolds. He was extremely popular last time he played at The Carps. Recently he has been working on his debut album with members of the Stroud based band The Achievers.8:30pm Free
thecarps-miserden.co.uk

UNDER THE EDGE ARTS Wotton Under Edge
FRI 6TH NOV Vinyl Night: Hazy Shade Of Winter
Let UTEA spin your favourite vinyl tracks on a specific theme...This month it’s all about ‘Hazy shade of Winter/anything remotely seasonal...’. Or just come along to listen and enjoy a drink. Room for dancing too! 8pm
utea.org.uk

AND JUST OUTSIDE STROUD…

TETBURY GOODS SHED
SAT 6TH NOV Spindle Ensemble
Contemporary classical quartet Spindle Ensemble’s Tetbury debut performing music from their second album 'Inkling' released on Hidden Notes Records in May this year.Listeners may hear influences from composers such as Satie, Pärt, Ravel, Reich, Glass and Moondog in their music but might also find the soundtracks of Morricone and the minimalist aesthetics of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra nestled alongside the more experimental leanings of groups such as Rachel’s, Esmerine, Bell Orchestre and Amiina. 7:30pm £16.50
shed-arts.co.uk

Stroud District Music Listings: Sat 23rd - Sat 30th Oct

Alex Hobbis · October 22, 2021

CENTRE FOR SCIENCE AND ART
SAT 23RD Room To Improv: Jason Kahn, Unicorn Ship Explosion, Wooolheads
Born 1960 in New York, Jason Kahn is a musician, artist and writer. He lives in Zürich. As an electronic musician, guitarist, vocalist and percussionist Kahn collaborates with many international musicians in the context of free improvised music. He has also composed numerous electro acoustic pieces and graphical scores written for specific groups and musicians. His work can be heard on over two hundred solo, collaborative and compilation releases. Kahn's installations and interventions have been shown in museums, galleries, art spaces and public sites internationally. Stroud based performers Unicorn Ship Explosion and Wooolheads will be opening the event before Jason's performance. The Blue Room, 1st Floor. 7:30pm £5otd

THE PRINCE ALBERT
SUN 24TH Ian Prowse, Elvis McGonagall
Ian has eight albums of acclaimed songwriting under his belt along with 30 years of experience at the coal face of rock and roll music. On the RaconTour Ian will present an evening of passionately skilled songwriting and fantastic stories stretching from his early days with Polydor signed act; Pele through the highs and lows of Amsterdam to today's position as a highly respected tune-smith. Tears, fun, rabble rousing, gossip and a damn good singsong all in one night.With support from Elvis MCGonagall. 7pm £10
MON 25TH Ma Polaines Great Decline
Ma Polaine have a sound that is their own. Beth Packer and Clinton Hough both grew up with jazz, blues and soul, using those influences and a love for individuality to write songs that are simultaneously dark and light, featuring Beth’s effortlessly distinctive vocals and evocative lyrics, coupled with Clinton’s understated guitar style. A welcome return to the duo that gain fans with every gig, their recent album ‘City of Love’ received 4 stars in MoJo and numerous plays on 6music and beyond.7pm £12
theprincealbertstroud.co.uk

STROUD BREWERY
FRI 22ND - SUN 24TH Stroud Brewery Crowdfunder Party
The Stroud Brewery Crowdfunder Party arrives! Expect music all weekend long with Thrill Collins, Crooked Stylus, Steve Ferbrache, Free Spirit, Bob Porter Project, DJ George, Vincent and the Grenadines, the Curious Little Big Band plus a range of food offerings from their kitchen and local street food suppliers. All three floors open to the public with different activities on each floor.
stroudbrewery.co.uk

THE SUB ROOMS
SAT 23RD Flutter and Fly
Sinfonia Viva will continue to work their musical magic in Stroud with two very special interactive concerts for young children and families. Flutter & Fly is an award-winning show, telling the enchanting story of Rowan and their paper plane through a mixture of well-known tunes and original pieces by composer Jack Ross, and live drawings by artist Eleanor Meredith. Perfect for young children and families, joining in with plenty of singing, dancing, lying down on beanbags, meeting musicians and their instruments. 11am and 1pm £7
SAT 23RD KT Tunstall
SOLD OUT!
THURS 28TH Bandit 29
BandiT is a four-day songwriter and band workshop for 50 to 60 students aged 7 to 17. Students throughout the community come together to form bands and to be creative in songwriting and performing. The prime function of the workshop is to give young people from all backgrounds the opportunity to gain experience in musicianship, creative songwriting and performance skills. 7pm £10-£15

FRI 29TH Alex Rex
Singing drummers may now be in vogue, but very few combine the masterful musicianship, vivid lyrics and expressive vocals one experiences with Alex Rex. In fact, few musicians have a CV as impressive as band leader Alex Neilson. He’s drummed with some of the most eclectic musicians of the international underground; from Bonnie "Prince" Billy to Shirley Collins, Jandek and Current 93. All on top of a 10-year stint with his own critically acclaimed psych-folk outfit, Trembling Bells.8pm £13.50-£15.50
SAT 30TH Bootleg Blondie
The world’s No.1 official Debbie Harry and Blondie tribute band. The band have been entertaining audiences for nearly 20 years, and have played the infamous CBGB club in New York City, the Isle of Wight Festival, the Shepherds Bush Empire, London’s 100 Club and the legendary Hammersmith Palais.8pm £10-£13.50
thesubrooms.co.uk

SVA
SAT 23RD Waldo’s Gift, The Other Way
Waldo’s Gift is the result of three like-minded musicians that have been given the time and space to let their sound naturally take shape, allowing them to hone in on a true sonic representation of themselves both as individual players and together as a three-piece. Their sound is a coherent cacophony of a vast variety of influences, hurtling from the harmonic and rhythmic sophistication of jazz through to the most cutting edge experimental electronic music -all with the unhinged energy of the most powerful left-leaning rock and metal and packed with the emotion and dynamic range of a full orchestra. Heading to Stroud for the last date of their UK album tour with support from The Other Way. 8pm £8advonline/£10otd/£6under 25’s/£8otdunder 25’s.

FRI 29TH Cosmo Sheldrake, Howl
London-based multi-instrumentalist musician, composer and producer. Cosmo released his first single ‘The Moss’ in 2014, which was followed by the ‘Pelicans We’ EP in 2015 and his debut album The Much Much How How and I in April 2018. He collaborated with Bernie Kruase at The Great Animal Orchestra exhibition at Foundation Cartier in Paris and in 2019 he released a series of Wake up Calls, pieces composed entirely from recordings of endangered British birds. He has toured internationally, composed music for film and theatre, and in 2015 he ran a community choir in Brighton. He releases music through his own label Tardigrade Records. With support from vocal collective Howl. 8pm £10advonline/£12otd/£8advunder 25’s/£10otd
sva.org.uk

ULTER
SAT 23RD Loose Joints
Loose Joints is a new venture into underground dance music featuring Monobrow (Sound Records) and Matt Sefton. Expect to hear funk, disco, house and techno into the early hours with some curveballs thrown in. One for the dancers...9pm-1am £5 from Sound Records
ulterstroud.com

CARPENTERS ARMS Miserden
WEDS 27TH Becky Dellow and Jeff Gillett
The break up of Mischief Afoot saddened many of us, so it is great to see Becky and Geoff getting back together. You know what to expect, high octane fiddle and sensitive guitar accompaniments interspersed with traditional songs. 8:30pm Free
thecarps-miserden.co.uk

Stroud District Music Listings: Sat 16th - Fri 22nd Oct

Alex Hobbis · October 16, 2021

THE PRINCE ALBERT
SUN 17TH Leveret
Three of England’s finest folk musicians, Andy Cutting (button accordion), Sam Sweeney (fiddle) and Rob Harbron (concertina), come together as Leveret to bring music firmly rooted in tradition but with a fresh approach. With no two performances alike, they rely on skill, trust and mutual interaction to convey a performance that is relaxed and natural whilst being truly spontaneous. The trio have a multitude of awards between them (BBC Folk Awards Musician of the Year 2015, Sam Sweeney; three-time BBC Folk Awards Best Musician, Andy Cutting; Best Group and Best Album BBC Folk Awards 2014, Rob Harbron with The Full English) and continue to build on that success with their latest album, Diversions (2019). 7pm £14
theprincealbertstroud.co.uk

ST LAURENCE CHURCH
SUN 17TH Alan Brinley Shaw: Classical Guitar Recital
Brinley Shaw is known internationally for his passionate performances, stylistic interpretations and virtuoso repertoire pushing limits to the edge. He will perform a highly entertaining program of works by Bach, Piazzolla, Dominiconi and Albenitz . He will be accompanied by the ever popular Dr Sue Houseago reading selected poems. An evening not to be missed. 7pm £13adv from the Sub Rooms or otd. Kids go free!
stlaurencefuture.org.uk

THE SUB ROOMS
SAT 16TH Neighbourhood
Dubbu and Mendoza are established promoters, DJs and vinyl enthusiasts. They masterminded the Stroud Block Party which has gone down in local history as one of the best parties in town. They're responsible for Notorious, Uptown and most recently Overproof. And now? They're bringing their good vibes to the Subs brand-new art deco bar with Neighbourhood. 9pm £7
SAT 16TH HENGE, Shunya
“Attention Earth!!! This is HENGE. We come in the name of rave. We bring you the gift of Cosmic Dross - a kind of music new to your world. We have news. Planet Earth is an experiment. Your species was sent codes from space, to help you love and dance. But your leaders grew scared. They hid the codes from you. Now your consciousness shrinks and they destroy your world with weapons of war. Ravelings of Earth, Rebel! Absorb the mutated frequencies of Cosmic Dross. There are no Earth words to describe these sounds, but you will learn how to love and dance again. This is your future, put down the weapons.Unite, and colonise space...”8pm £15
SUN 17TH Shlomo’s Beatbox Adventure For Kids
World record-breaking beatboxer SK Shlomo makes mad music with his mouth. Become one of this sonic superhero’s sidekicks in a world of funny sounds, brilliant noises and cool music, whether you’re aged 1 or 101!2pm £11.50-£13.50
SUN 17TH Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention has been entertaining music lovers for over half a century. During that time the band that launched British folk-rock has seen many changes. But one thing has remained the same -Fairport’s passion for performance. 8pm £26.50-£29.50
MON 18TH The Waterboys
SOLD OUT!
FRI 22ND Sinfonia Viva ft. Sophie Rosa
Innovative, award-winning and Grammy-nominated orchestra Sinfonia Viva pay their first visit to Stroud in what promises to be a highlight of the Stroud Arts Festival 75th Season. Béla Bartók - Romanian Folk Dances Philip Herbert – Elegy: In Memoriam Stephen Lawrence Astor Piazzolla – Four Seasons of Buenos Aires Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings Op.48. 7:30pm £12-£25
thesubrooms.co.uk

ULTER
SAT 16TH Dub from Above Presents: Dub in the Valley!
Dub From Above returns with a full crew to bring you a night of heavy weight musical entertainment linking up with Acid Patch Sound System again in a new venue space in the centre of Stroud...Joining them on the night will be Bristol and SW based Inner Echo (Hold Tight Records/Firmly Rooted/Dub-Stuy) coming in with a fresh stack of exclusive Dub Plate Pressure and Yaksha Sounds, a young and accomplished producer who already has sold out releases under his belt, the most recent working with prolific vocalist Fakir Amlak. Yaksha will be playing a Live-Dub set of his trademark meditative sound! 9pm - till late £5adv/more on the door!
tomari-gi.co.uk

CHRISTCHURCH NAILSWORTH
SUN 17TH Bristol Ensemble Tea-Time Concert: Pictures from Paris I
Roger Huckle and Paul Israel of the Bristol Ensemble perform Franck’s lyrical Violin Sonata, written for the Belgian violinist Eugène Ysaÿe on the occasion of his marriage in 1886. Treasured for its songlike motifs and themes which recur throughout its four movements, the work is beautifully balanced between piano and violin, and the piece is among Franck’s most frequently performed compositions. As well as Fauré’s serene Berceuse for violin and piano, the programme also includes piano solos by Debussy. 3pm £10otd
nailsworthchristchurch.org.uk

CARPENTERS ARMS Miserden
WEDS 20TH Mice In A Matchbox
Sally and Jim describe themselves as A couple of sailory types (from Bromyard) wot sing. This is true, but does not tell you about some imaginative arrangements and fine guitar playing. 8:30pm Free
thecarps-miserden.co.uk

UNDER THE EDGE ARTS WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE
SAT 16TH Narthen
A quartet of superb vocal harmonies and multi-instrumentalism. 8pm £12/£10concs
FRI 22ND DJ Night With HUGEhands
A night of experimental deep house and dance music. Fundraiser for Dementia Connections. 8pm £8
utea.org.uk

Stroud District Music Listings: Sat 9th - Fri 15th Oct

Alex Hobbis · October 9, 2021

THE PRINCE ALBERT
TUES 12TH Old Sea Legs
Jerry the Albert’s sound guy said The Eskies were the best band he ever mixed here and tonight they present ‘Old Sea Legs’, their frontman Ian Bermingham. Displaying all of the storytelling nous and craft of the quintessential folk troubadour, the melodic ear of a pop pioneer and the lyrical largesse that has become so synonymous with Ian’s songwriting, the solo project see’s the Dubliner push himself to new and exciting territories his songs crawl with vivid imagery and colourful characters, a timeless tangle of tongue-twisting, brain-burrowing lyrics that can swing from a breathless barrage to a lilting lament. 7pm £15
theprincealbertstroud.co.uk

RODBOROUGH PARISH CHURCH
SUN 10TH Hidden Notes Presents: Spindle Ensemble, Josh Semans
The first Hidden Notes Presents concert taking place outside of the main festival (now rescheduled to Sept 22) ft Hidden Notes Records artists, the contemporary chamber quartet Spindle Ensemble playing songs from their recently released second album Inkling and a Stroud debut by ondes martenot player Josh Semans. Limited capacity show. Doors 7pm £12
hiddennotes.co.uk

STUDIO 18
FRI 15TH We Shall Overcome: Chinese Burn, The Lost Submarines
We Shall Overcome: A Raised Fist and A Helping Hand…A benefit gig in aid of Medical Aid for Palestinians and Gloucestershire Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers ft local punk legends Chinese Burn and fellow Stroud dwellers the Lost Submarines. 7pm £5
facebook.com/Studio18Stroud

THE SUB ROOMS
SAT 9TH The Magic Numbers, Ren Harvieu
Celebrating the 15th anniversary of their seminal debut album this vibrant sisters and brothers combo hailing from Hanwell know how to get a crowd going. Check out their sound by watching their performance at Glastonbury then grab your tickets before they sell out (which they will). With support from Ren Harvieu. 8pm £18.50-£20.50
SUN 10TH Stroud Refugee Aid Choir: Handel’s Messiah
The Stroud Refugee Aid Choir returns with a performance of Messiah. This evergreen oratorio is not just a Christmas event. It contains music of passion and fury as well as joy and triumph. 7:30pm £12.50 (free for under 16’s)
TUES 12TH The Shires
SOLD OUT!
thesubrooms.co.uk

SVA
SAT 9TH Uplifter
The beloved Uplifter returns to Stroud! Tom Earwaker ignited as The Uplifter in 2004 and has toured his live shows with trademark live percussion around the globe, from New Zealand to New York and throughout Europe. The Uplifter lives up to his name with his energetic set that reflects his deep love for Reggae, Dub, Ska and ska punk. £8adv/£10otd (Goods Shed)
FRI 15TH DiscoNature's chatshow: 'Do You Wanna Ride To A Beach?'
Join DiscoNature duo Joe Reeve and Kaoru Blackstone at a seaside bar at SVA John's Street. Dip your toes into the moonlit waters and let them guide you deep into the wondrous world of the horseshoe crab. Expect romance, experiments, special guests, quiz, interactive games, music and dance! Plus a tail-raising performance from Rhia Devonport (Boss Morris) and Kaoru Blackstone (DiscoNature) accompanying a new sound mix by LOSS><GAIN. Doors 7:30pm Starts 8:30pm £5otd (John Street)
sva.org.uk

ULTER
SAT 9TH Invisible Hands
New York. Chicago. Stroud. Invisible Hands playing some seriously good dance music at Stroud’s new late night venue Ulter (above Tomari-Gi).
tomari-gi.co.uk

PAINSWICK MUSIC SOCIETY
SAT 9TH Orchestra of the Swan
Orchestra of the Swan is one of the UK’s leading chamber orchestras. OOTS is passionate about promoting new music and has premiered more than 70 new works.Programme: An English Idyll - St Paul’s Suite: Holst/Sospiri: Elgar/Oboe Concerto: Vaughan Williams/Simple Symphony: Britten. 3pm £5-£20
painswickmusicsoc.co.uk

CARPENTERS ARMS Miserden
WEDS 13TH Bluesman Mike Francis
Originally from Gloucester, but now based in Liverpool, Mike started touring Europe with a band over 40 years ago. He was later a member of Bad Company and played with many Blues and Rock Legends. He recently teamed up with lifelong friend, Tina Turner and original Tears for Fears guitarist Neil Taylor to record a ‘New Era Blues’ project. 8:30pm Free
thecarps-miserden.co.uk

UNDER THE EDGE ARTS WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE
SAT 9TH The Magnificent AK47
For well over a decade, the singing blokes of Ashton Keynes have been delighting audiences with their own brand of man-singing. Their cunning mix of hirsute harmonies and hilarious hats celebrates the 21st Century bloke in song, from the sanctuary of the shed to the torture of man-flu.8pm £10/£8concs
utea.org.uk

GOP Guide To August Bank Holiday Weekend In Stroud 2021

Alex Hobbis · August 22, 2021

The Stroud Fringe Festival may not return for a while yet but until then each year we put together a Guide to the August Bank Holiday Weekend in Stroud. From art exhibitions, fairs, trails and festivals to music, theatre and spoken word there is as per usual still plenty going on! Share, invite friends from further afield to show them just what an amazing place Stroud truly is…And do come back to this page for news and updates as there will no doubt be much more to add…

ART

GALLERY PANGOLIN
MON 2ND AUG - SAT 11TH SEPT
Off the Wall
An exhibition exclusively of Modern British and Contemporary sculpture that all work, interact, lean and hang off the wall. With over 40 works by 24 British and International artists, this exhibition is the first of its kind at Gallery Pangolin. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm/Sat 10am-1pm
gallery-pangolin.com

HALLIDAYS MILL
THURS 8TH JULY - SAT 28TH AUG
TJUKURPA
Summer Aboriginal art exhibition. Tjukurpa is the creation period and it forms the basis of all Aboriginal knowledge. It is a complex, all-encompassing belief system that defines religion, law and moral systems for Australia's indigenous people. It comes from their ancient ancestors who created, and brought life to the earth, during what non-indigenous people know as 'Dreamtime', or the ‘Dreaming'. Tues-Sat 10am-4pm
hallidaysmillgallery.com

LANSDOWN HALL AND ART GALLERY
WEDS 25TH - SUN 29TH
Almost Unbelievably Normal: DiSect, Rex Birchmore and Galina Gardiner
DiSect: Stroud based collage idiot back at Lansdown with a limited edition print release of ‘You Promised Me A Rose Garden’ the front cover of the July issue of GOP, plus a load of originals and prints. Crab Museum by Rex Birchmore: Ethically sourced crabs. Plastic snatched from our beaches and bellies. Reordering and documenting things. Enjoying doing that. Galina Gardiner: Paints in oils. Everything can be pretty (even Whitty). Commonplace things are what catch and throw Galina (i.e mostly you can tell roughly what it is and guess what it’s about). Mystique: notably absent. In a parallel world, also a local painter of cows and ice cream. 11am-5pm. Private vie Fri 27th 6-8:30pm
lansdownhall.org

THE MUSEUM IN THE PARK
SAT 10TH JULY - SUN 12TH SEPT
Gallery Pangolin Presents: Jon Buck : March of Mutability
Following Jon Buck’s successful 2019 exhibition Time of Our Lives, a major body of work shown across both Pangolin Galleries, Gallery Pangolin and The Museum in the Park have teamed up to present a new exhibition entitled ‘March of Mutability’. This show will include a group of new sculptures relating to contemporary theories of evolution, alongside prints and drawings. Buck draws inspiration from a wide range of historical and contemporary scientific and anthropological sources; his work explores primary patterns derived from the natural world. They embellish the surfaces of his sculptures implying that this diversity requires conserving.
SAT 28TH AUG - SAT 4TH SEPT
Stroud Local History Society Exhibition: Festivals and Shows
Stroud Local History Society celebrates Festivals and Shows held in Chalford, Stroud, Stonehouse and Rodborough in the past, including Stroud's connections to the 1951 Festival of Britain and the Stroud Show Carnival parades of the 1960s. This exhibition shows in Gallery Two and will be open every day including Bank Holiday Monday (30th August).
museuminthepark.org.uk

THE PAINSWICK CENTRE
FRI 28TH MAY -MON 30TH AUG
Handmade In Painswick
A pop-up shop for the summer showcasing incredible local makers and artisans all based in and around Painswick. From art to jewellery to food to flowers featuring the Bespoke Flower Company, the Painswick Beekeeper honey, local artists Rupert Aker and Jennie Barber, hand knitted woolies from the Tibbiwell Alpacas, jewellery from Photogem and Ooblin, amongst many more! 10am-5pm
painswickcentre.com

STATION GALLERIES AT STROUD AND STONEHOUSE RAILWAY STATIONS
Let’s Create Stuff
An exhibition celebrating the magic of the landscape and our connection with nature through a colourful and playful exploration created by Stroud based illustrator Hatty Staniforth and moving-image artist Katherine Glynne-Jones who are both part of the Let’s Create Stuff collective. Footage captured on walks in Stroud forms the basis for 12 prints by Hatty and also a short video piece by Katherine, which can be found at @okletscreatestuff. This work forms a series of exhibitions by local people at Stroud and Stonehouse railway stations.
cscic.org

SVA JOHN STREET GALLERY
MON 23RD AUG - SAT 4TH SEPT
Noela James Bewry: Residency and Exhibition
Noela James Bewry, abstract artist, will be resident in SVA John Street Gallery from Mon 23rd until Sun 29th: " I plan to use this opportunity as a challenge to paint on a very large canvas in public. It will be a process of discovery, so please do walk past and follow the progress...” Following on from her residency in Noela will be showing a selection of abstract paintings from Mon 30th August until Sat 4th September: “I belong to Brancaster Chronicles which is a forum for live and recorded discussions on abstract painting and sculpture organised and filmed by participating artists (branchron.com). Taking part in this group has liberated and expanded my understanding of abstract art and is key to my development as an abstract painter." The exhibition will be open to the public on Thurs - Sat from 10am till 4pm
sva.org.uk

CIRCUS

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GIFFORDS CIRCUS
THURS 19TH - TUES 31ST
The Hooley
Giffords Circus continues to push the boundaries of circus artistry by combining high production value with creative flair and attention to detail, with acclaimed production designer Takis bringing his magical touch to the production with their biggest set ever. The Hooley 2021 stars Tweedy the Clown, Nancy Trotter Landry, Lil Rice, Rebecca Musselwhite, and Duo Imagine, with live music from the Giffords Circus band directed by musical director James Keay. Following the show Giffords unique travelling restaurant, Circus Sauce, will be open serving three-course hearty locally-sourced seasonal feasts and new for this year – there is a licensed bar! Minchinhampton Common
giffordscircus.com

FESTIVALS/FAIRS/TRAILS

THE OUTER FRINGE
27th - 30th August
A full weekend of live music, a beer and cider festival and great food...Music lineup: Saturday -Mr Markos Outer Space Emporium (1:30pm), 3 litre Capri (2:30pm), Tamzin Barnes (4:10pm), Shady Past (5:30pm), Lost Submarines (6:50pm), Dry Seamen (8:10pm) and Les Bernadettes (9:30pm)/ Sunday - Earl (1:55ppm), Howling Matt (3pm), Texas Tick Fever (4:05pm), Woo Town Hillbillies (5:10pm), Trevor Babajack Stieger (6:40pm), Big Joe Bone (7:45pm) and Luke Philbrick and Solid Gone (8:50pm)/Monday - Stroud Red Band (12:30pm) and DJjerksauceproject (2pm). The Famous Chilli Cookoff also comes back on the Sunday, with local chefs competing for the coveted Cup alongside Americana bands. Bank Holiday Monday will see the return of Erin Baker's fabulous Veggie/Vegan Pad Thai Noodle Bar after the slow march down Horns Road with the Stroud Red Band!
crownandsceptrestroud.com

NOISE ON THE NAL PRESENTS: WATERSIDE STORIES
SUN 29th
Performers, musicians and community exhibitions at Queen Elizabeth II Field! 2-4:45pm
cotswoldcanalsconnected.org

PAINSWICK ROCOCO GARDEN
FRI 23RD JULY - SUN 5TH SEPT
Magic Mayhem Trail
Meet Unipiggle, a muddy, loud and proud Unicorn Pig with special Magical Powers…He can turn anything he wants to CHOCOLATE! What’s that?! Unipiggle’s magic has been stolen! It was swiped by a cheeky choco-magic thief who is hiding somewhere in the resplendent Ro-cho-co Garden. Track down Unipiggle then find all of his magical pals to solve the puzzle and find the culprit! This trail has been created by local author and illustrator Hannah Shaw who lives in Stroud. Hannah’s magical Unipiggle series is published by Usborne and aimed at 6-8 year olds. Fans of the series will love to see all the familiar characters but you don’t need to have read the books to enjoy the trail. The trail is only 50p with admission to the Garden, and of course… there is a chocolate prize! (alternative prize also available).
rococogarden.org.uk

STROUD ART FAIR
SAT 28TH
Following on from the very successful launch event held in June this year, the Stroud Art Fair returns on Saturday 28th August outside the Sub Rooms. A similar number of stall holders are on show but this time they will also be using the George Exhibition Room inside the Sub Rooms to extend the event. Since the organisers began the concept of starting the non profit making Stroud Artists Cooperative they now have 51 different local artists from a diverse genre, age and ability who have signed up to exhibiting on the square and participating in the group. The August fair will see a number of new artists. The Stroud Artists Cooperative are keen to develop shared projects where artists group around themes to then put on an exhibition, share skills and network. If you are an artist who would like to join the cooperative you can get in touch via stroudartcooperative@yahoo.com

YARD TRAIL STROUD
MON 30th
The hugely popular Yard Trail Stroud returns this Bank Holiday Monday, a great way to get to know your neighbourhood, hunt some bargains or make some cash whilst saving the planet by reusing and recycling and building stronger communities! Pick up a map available at venues throughout Stroud to plan your day...
facebook.com/yardtrailstroud

MUSIC

THE HOG HORSLEY
SAT 28TH
Texas Tick Fever
Moonshine-Fuelled Americana from Texas Tick Fever. Tales of hobos, grifters, bootleggers and drifters from the backwoods of America…7:30pm
SUN 29TH
G-Strings Ukulele Experience
The brilliant G-String Ukulele Experience will be joining The Hog on Sunday 29th August as part of their Bank Holiday weekend entertainment! Expect covers of classic songs with a ukulele twist. 4pm
MON 30TH
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Live music from St Vincent and the Grenadines - an instrumental Blues/Jazz/Funk Band featuring up and coming musicians Harry Ashcroft, Tom Robbins, Jozef Russell and Felix Williams. 3pm
hoghorsley.com

STROUD BREWERY
SAT 28TH
Crooked Stylus: Back In The House
After more than 18 months in the corona wasteland with only the medium of radio broadcasts to sustain, Crooked Stylus is back to serve the dancefloors of Stroud! Contorted house, twisted disco, acid bungalow and skewed funk all lovingly sewn, knitted and sellotaped together by DJ Darius Akashic. 8pm £5 from Sound Records
MON 30TH
Lick It Back
A mixture of 50’s US R’n’B, early 70’s Soul, Bluebeat, Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae, Roots, Lovers spun by Lick it Back this bank holiday Monday
stroudbrewery.co.uk

THE SUB ROOMS
SAT 28TH
Neighbourhood Launch Party
Dubbu and Mendoza are established promoters, DJs and vinyl enthusiasts. They masterminded the Stroud Block Party which has gone down in local history as one of the best parties in town. They're responsible for Notorious, Uptown and most recently Overproof. And now? They're bringing their good vibes to the Subs brand-new art-deco bar with Neighbourhood. Prepare to dance until the early hours with a top-of-the-range sound system, and these wicked DJ's taking to the decks. More good news?! The launch party is completely free...8pm
thesubrooms.co.uk

THE CARPENTERS ARMS MISERDEN
SAT 28TH
Global Beats Summer Breeze
Global Beats/Jag P heads to the Carpenter Arms for a DJ set ft funky world vibes, Bhangra, Afrobeat, Latin, Balkan and more! 4pm
thecarps-miserden.co.uk

SPOKEN WORD

CHRIST CHURCH ROOMS NAILSWORTH
FRI 27TH
Nailsworth Festival: Philip Douch - Stories For Latterly Lock Down Grown Ups
Award-winning Stroud writer-performer Philip Douch brings us an entertaining evening of his own short stories for grown-ups. Mostly fun, sometimes gently moving, Philip’s engaging style is laced with warmth, wit and a playful love of words. With dubious claims to fame ranging from reading his work at the Cheltenham Literature Festival to playing Eddie the Eagle’s dad alongside the man himself at The Everyman, Philip invites you to sit back and listen to tales of awkward love in the lingerie department; friendly aliens unravelling the mysteries of Network Rail and the man constructing a matchstick model of HMS Dreadnought. This is an evening sure to send you home with a smile on your face as longlasting as any jab in your arm… and you’ll even get the full benefit without needing to come back for another dose in a few weeks’ time. 7:30pm £8
nailsworthfestival.org.uk

ENGLAND UNCOVERED
FRI 27TH
Stroud: Bottoms Up! A Guided Walk
Known disparagingly as the Bottoms, Stroud grew to be the textile capital of the Cotswolds. It clothed the Redcoats, supplied trade goods to the Native Americans, and gave the world a place to put its billiard balls. It may even have supplied the cloth for the first US flag! On this guided walk we explore the growth of Stroud from backwater to behemoth and on the way discover the last fatal pistol duel, Blackbeard the Pirate, the Napoleonic hero who almost became a schoolboy statistic and the man who made the suburban weekend. The tour ends at the Stroud Brewery - where you get a free beer to toast Stroud's most famous son. Starts outside the Sub Rooms, Sat 11am/Fri 5pm £12pp booking in adv essential
Englanduncovered.eventbrite.co.uk

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THE SUB ROOMS
FRI 27TH
Any Questions?
BBC Radio 4’s iconic discussion programme comes to Stroud. Described as ‘a topical discussion programme in which a panel of personalities from the world’s politics, media and elsewhere are posed by the audience’ the show has been just that for 70 years since it’s first broadcast from the Guildhall in Winchester on 12th October in 1948. Hosted by David Jacobs from 1967 to 1984 and most memorably by Jonathon Dimbleby from 1989 to 2019 the show is one of Radio 4’s flagship programmes and remains hugely popular. 6:30pm Free
thesubrooms.co.uk

THEATRE

PAINSWICK ROCOCO GARDEN
MON 30TH
IKP Productions: Beauty and the Beast
Following their sell-out success with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, IKP return with a brand new, “delightfully daft” (The Stage) retelling of the classic story Beauty and the Beast. This enchanting production promises to be fast-paced, family-friendly and fun so prepare to be amazed and amused as IKP give this tale of adventure and acceptance their trademark ‘bonkers’ treatment. This is an outdoor performance, and will take place in all safe weathers including wet weather. Please bring something to sit on.2:30pm
rococogarden.org.uk

Sound Records Launches New Record Label

Alex Hobbis · March 26, 2021

Sound Records have just announced the launch of a new record label with the release of Patched In: Sounds of Underground Stroud, a compilation of electronic music from the town and includes tracks by Blancmange vocalist Neil Arthur, Mermaid Chunky and Orbury Common amongst others.

Profits from the record are raising funds for local music venue, the Prince Albert, which was recently one of just four UK pubs featured on Tom Kerridge’s BBC show Saving Britain’s Pubs.

Upon the launch of the label, Sound Records co-proprietor Sean Roe said “It’s been a fantastic 3 years for Sound Records and launching a label of the music we love has been a long held dream.”

“We've got such a wealth of talent in Stroud from Mermaid Chunky to Simon McCorry so it’s great to be able to give them this platform while supporting the Prince Albert as well” Tom Berry, Sound Records

The record is released in September and can be pre-ordered via their recently launched crowdfunder here.

The record comes with line notes by music journalist Rupert Howe and sleeve design by Adam Hinks (Good On Paper). The record features exclusive tracks and will only be available in the vinyl format.

Subs@home

Alex Hobbis · November 20, 2020

By Mia Sati Ashcroft

The pandemic has flipped the creative industries on their heads, seriously risking the future of our music, arts and performance professionals, The Subs has been forced to adapt, and fast.

The result? We went big, and decided to take Stroud to a global audience – so we could spread some joy, bring comfort to those struggling – and most importantly help preserve the future of Stroud’s beautiful venue, bring some much needed income to our local (WORLD CLASS) creative community, and spread the word – we’re unbelievably #proudtobestroud

And so with a lot of blood, sweat and tears, and the help of the Rob James from Topo Productions – our new GLOBAL live streaming channel subs@home was born.

In response to this challenge we’ve created a programme for you to enjoy in the comfort of your own home together with Jazz Stroud and Deepbed...But we’re not talking DJs in front of their sofas (although that was great, thank you), we’ve actually created a TV studio, complete with an actual production gallery, 7 cameras, a director, floor manager, and cameramen.

And the most special thing? The set for our new studio is Jack Wimperis’ Everything Is Light exhibition – a proper slick set-up…

In return for at least 60 minutes of spectacular, intimate performances, all we ask is for a minimum donation of £5 to support The Subs, pay our musicians and our tech teams.

How do you pay? Well – simply click on the event link on our website – and purchase a ‘voluntary ticket’. Amounts start as low as £5 (which we’ll be super grateful to receive!) but if you feel like you want to see more, then another couple of quid would go down a treat, and allow us to plan some top shows in December too (rumour has it that Elvis *might* be in the building…).

To launch subs@home we’ve got some great acts from Stroud’s brilliant Mermaid Chunky, South-West Sicko MC Griz-O, to the world-class Carducci Quartet performing alongside the Dave Ayre Trio. All of this, recorded live and beamed straight into your homes, from inside the INSANE light exhibition, Everything Is Light, created and built by Glastonbury Festival artist Jack Wimperis. You’re in for a treat.

View the line-up by heading to The Subs' What’s on page here

As well as our live-streams we are launching a podcast! ‘The Subs do a Podcast’ (it does exactly what it says on the tin), which will be available soon on all of your favourite platforms (Spotify, Google Music and Apple Music).

This will be jam-packed with interviews from local community projects to exclusives from back-stage. Episodes will be released fortnightly as we talk (live and breathe) music and community. Please do get in touch with Mia if you’d like us to interview a band, musician artist or performer, or if you’d be a great person for us to feature! (mia@thesubrooms.co.uk)

Get a glass of wine in hand, plug your laptop into your TV and speakers, and we’ll see you (kind of) this Friday (Nov 20) night from 8pm…

LISTINGS:
Fri 20th Nov Mermaid Chunky and Guests
Subs@home and Jazz Stroud present Deepbed Sessions – kicking off with the extraordinary film and experimental music performance duo Mermaid Chunky will be joined by some socially-distanced friends for some technicolor mayhem. Click here for further info and here for the fb event page with news and updates. 8pm £5
Sat 21st JSSO Project and Special Guest Griz-O
Subs@home and Jazz Stroud present Deepbed Sessions – with the extraordinary JSSO project featuring very special guest Griz-O – who hypnotise the thousands of people who pack festival tents to see them with their live electronic dub. Click here for further info and here for the fb event page with news and updates. 8pm £5
Weds 25th Nov Dave Ayre Trio ft. Carducci Quartet and Anthony Burton
Expect a VERY special evening of world-class music featuring Stroud’s very own Dave Ayre Trio, the award-winning Carducci String Quartet and author, historian and BBC presenter Anthony Burton. Click here for further info and here for the fb event page with news and updates. 8pm £5

Emily Barker

Alex Hobbis · November 6, 2020

By Tom Berry
Issue 64, September 2020

There are few sights more thrilling than a gathering or murmuration of starlings, watching hundreds of birds swarm together at dusk creating something greater than the sum of its parts…

Such a scene has provided an unlikely inspiration to Australian songwriter and Stroud resident Emily Barker. Having witnessed such a phenomenon while sat in sand dunes on the coast in her home country she started thinking about migratory birds and the parallels with her own life – going home each year but constantly moving.

A Dark Murmuration of Words is Emily’s latest record and it certainly isn’t afraid to tackle the big issues that face us –the climate emergency and racial inequality are just two topics covered while the lead single The Woman Who Planted Trees is a tribute to Green Belt founder, Wangari Maathai. Yet this is a record that never feels difficult to listen to, the latest stopping off point in a remarkable career that has effortlessly straddled rock, folk, soul and Americana.

Of course, due to current circumstances, Murmuration is not quite getting the release that Emily had originally conceived. For now the bulk of touring will have to wait - although she will be playing the Red Rooster festival in September. She is determined though that this record will have longevity and will be returning to the stage as soon as it is possible and safe to play it live. In the meantime, lockdown has enabled her to ‘strip things out a little’, getting off the treadmill and developing her own projects. One particularly significant avenue she tells me about is writing poetry, some of which will soon be published, another has been her popular Music + Coffee series on Youtube which pairs classic albums with great brews.

Its music however that remains her primary focus. For this record she has worked exclusively with Stroud based musicians and recorded it in a week in Pembrokeshire, rather than Memphis, which provided the setting of her last solo record. Despite this reliance on local talent the playing on the record really is top notch. Drummer Rob Pemberton (ex Low Chimes), bassist Lukas Drinkwater (who also happens to be Emily’s partner) and Pete Roe on keys and guitar perfectly compliment Emily’s songwriting and singing to enable her to shine. This approach sits well with the overall feel of the record that recognises the importance of acting at a local level to begin to influence the wider global situation.

Emily told me about the significant impact that one particular text has had on her own thinking: Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth, who advocates a much more holistic approach to our time on the planet than the current obsession with economic growth. For Emily the book brought into focus the need to bring all of the issues facing us together to tackle them together. Just one example she says is ‘educating girls being one of the most effective ways of defeating climate change.’

The Woman Who Planted Trees - A film by Joe Magee periphery.co.uk

These issues are tackled on perhaps the most striking track on the record Machine. While many of the tracks on Murmuration could fit under the Americana banner, Machine is almost abrasive. Emily herself recognises that the track is some sort of departure but it actually provides an extra dimension to the record which flows perfectly. She admits that she spends ‘many hours agonising over the tracklisting’ and the vinyl and CD versions of the release are programmed slightly differently to compliment the formats. Having previously worked in a record shop herself, Emily recognises the value of the physical album while respecting that much of her audience may stream as well.

For all of the record’s political dimensions, it is actually Emily’s voice that really stands out as the most impressive aspect. As I listened to it I remembered the first time I heard her voice at one of the annual Good on Paper Parties at the Prince Albert. I was cueing up an Eddy Grant record when it hit me. On stage was a woman with a voice like honey, I turned to a friend and just said ‘wow, she’s good!’ That same voice beautifully compliments the gorgeous songs she writes and enables the listener to really engage with the lyrics, something Emily is particularly keen to achieve with Murmuration.

I asked her when she first realised she could sing? It was in a school year 10 graduation event when she sang Aretha Franklin’s Respect that the penny dropped. For the next two decades this particular talent has enabled her to tour the world, collaborate with heroes and record work that will ultimately cement her legacy. Talent is great but it's also clear that in this particular case, it is also accompanied with hard work and an ongoing willingness to learn and innovate that has got Emily where she is today.

Where Have the Sparrows Gone - directed, filmed and edited by Tom Jacob tomjacob.co.uk

This really is a universal record – it will appeal to those who like the current in vogue alt-folk acts such as Laura Marling and This Is The Kit as well as those who most know Emily for her haunting theme for the Wallander TV series. It will appeal to those who want a proper album discussing the big themes of our time but also those who just want great tunes sung well. Emily Barker is a unique talent and we’re very lucky to have her…

A Dark Murmuration of Words is out now via Thirty Tigers (thirtytigers.com). On Sunday 15th November Emily will be performing the album in it’s entirety live from Stroud Valleys Artspace venue the Brunel Goods Shed in Stroud together with the local musicians who played on the record; Lukas Drinkwater (bass, guitar and vocals), Rob Pemberton (drums, synths, percussion and vocals), Pete Roe (keys, guitar and vocals), Misha Law (viola) and Emily Hall (violin). Click here for further information and tickets.

Tom Berry is a record shop proprietor, DJ and Minnie Riperton obsessive. He can be found propping up the counter at Sound Records.

Stroud August Bank Holiday Weekend Guide

Alex Hobbis · August 28, 2020

DEEPBED RADIO
Sat 29th - Sun 30th
An ongoing project led by artists and supported by artists that has self set the task of profiling DJs and audio projects with roots or threads to artist led hubs in the Stroud and Gloucester area. Deepbed is an online station but it’s also a meeting place for an emerging artists community with a common interest in each other’s creativity. Follow Deepbed on facebook and instagram for weekly programme schedules and the website at deepbedradio.org to listen back to previous shows.

GALLERY PANGOLIN
In the Mix
Gallery Pangolin is now open by appointment. 'In the Mix' is a changing assortment of sculpture, prints and drawings by gallery artists, contact the gallery to arrange your own private viewing, or to request to view a particular artwork…Head to gallery-pangolin.com for further info.

INDEPENDENT RECORD STORE DAY
Sat 29th Sound Records and Trading Post
As announced earlier this year, Record Store Day as it has come to be known will not be celebrated in 2020. Instead there are three RSD 'Drop Dates' in which you can get hold of the RSD titles from local record shops: August 29, September 26 and October 24. Click here for the Sound Records fb event page and here for Trading Post event page for further information and social distancing rules. For a list of this year’s RSD releases visit recordstoreday.co.uk Trading Post 8am-5pm/Sound Records 8am-5:30pm

LANSDOWN GALLERY
Fri 28th - Sun 30th The Great Reopening!
A showstopping collection from many different, mostly local, artists curated by Jessy Plant to celebrate the reopening of the gallery. Visit lansdownhall.org for further info. 10am-4pm

SIMON MUNNERY: WHAT AM I?
Sat 29th SVA
Andy Holden, artist and curator, presents the first ever art exhibition by legendary alternative comedian Simon Munnery. The exhibition will include paintings, props, jokes, videos and archive material spanning 35 years of stand-up comedy. It will include many of his well-known characters such as Alan Parker: Urban Warrior, with whom Munnery had a cult BBC Radio 1 show, and League Against Tedium, which formed the bases of his BBC 2 television series Attention Scum.Munnery was described by The Scotsman as: ‘The closest that comedy gets to modern art’, and this exhibition will allow visitors to decide for themselves if his eclectic, profound, and humorous endeavors can be considered art, or not. Some of Munnery’s props from his 35 years of performing at the Edinburgh Festival have been transformed into sculptures, and his stick-men drawings that appear in many of his shows will be exhibited. Also on display, is the oil painting which was the center of his most recent Edinburgh stand-up show The Wreath. Munney has had brushes with the world of art before, having collaborated with Banksy on Exit Through the Gift Shop and appearing occasionally as spokesperson for the mysterious graffiti-artist. He also once sold a painting, featuring a joke about the Rolling Stones, to Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones. The exhibition features Alan Parker: Urban Warrior, returning after 25 years to amuse the crowds at Extinction Rebellion. During Alan’s stirring routine, which includes showing the crowd some of his drawings, we see many of the crowd getting arrested. We also witness a funeral, staged by Munnery in his garden, in which he ‘catches the Wreath’. Death, pretentiousness and politics are all scrutinized for jokes, but in the humour something else seeps out, and perhaps that something could be ‘art’? Visit sva.org.uk for further info. 10am 4pm

STROUD LOVE RADIO: STROUD BLOCK PARTY TAKEOVER
Sat 29th
The Stroud Block Party crew reunite on Stroud Love Radio to discuss the ins and outs of Block Party on what is the events 5th year anniversary. They’ll also be playing their favourite tunes from the Block Party era! Click here for the fb event page for further info and head to facebook.com/stroudlockdownradio for the rest of the weekend’s SLR schedule…

STROUD’S SAFELY DISTANCED SOCIAL
Sat 29th - Sun 30th Bank Gardens and the Sub Rooms
A gentle, safe community event with carefully considered, outdoor free family-friendly fun. Head to the Bank Gardens on Saturday to find out about the Stroud Book Festival, Stroud Film Festival, Stroud Theatre Festival the Stroud Steampunk Weekender and future events at Lansdown Hall plus performances from Spaniel in the Works Theatre Company and Mr Woo. Head to the Sub Rooms as they open their doors for the first time since March and find out about their future plans, restoration work, the People’s Republic of Stroud’s new home and more…Click here for the fb event page

THEO DEPROOST: LOST IN TIME
Sat 29th - Mon 31st Museum in the Park
An exhibition of photography exploring the secrets of the Museum’s stores. Theo Deproost is a still-life and landscape photographer based in London. He grew up in Stroud and has fond memories of visiting the Museum when it was still in Lansdown. Since 2017, he has been exploring our stored collection and taking photographs, with the aim of sharing some of its weird and wonderful (and usually hidden) artefacts with the wider public. Theo strives for an exploratory and imaginative approach to viewing the world around us. One of his key objectives is to break down a subject to its core components of shape, texture and colour and present it to the viewer in an unconventional and compelling way. In this exhibition you will encounter geological specimens, tropical butterflies and a selection of objects that have been collected by, or donated to, the Museum over the last century. The objects, and Theo’s images, range from the beautiful, to the slightly unsavoury, to the frankly bizarre. Book your visit online at museuminthepark.org.uk or call 01453 763394. 11am-4:30pm

Stroud Streaming Listings Fri 12th - Sun 14th June

Alex Hobbis · June 12, 2020

DEEPBED RADIO

Friday
Mendoza: 123…45s Mendoza (5pm) / Jazz Stroud (6pm) / Moina Moin (7pm) / Mr Mulatto: Situation Sounds (8pm) / Komodo and Friends (10pm)
Saturday
Simon McCorry: Border Land (9am) / Aletta Dina: I Need Something New (10:30am) / Junk Baby (12pm) / Dom Richardson (1pm) / SPW: African Express (3pm) / Griz-O: Bars, Beats and Bear (4:30pm) / Mahon (6pm) / Yogi Beats: Chop Shop (7:30pm) / DJ Cerveau (8:30pm)
Sunday
Hidden Notes (9:30am) / Ruby Kester: Sunday Shorts (11am) / Calypso Highlife (11:15) / Mendoza: Sound On Film (12pm) / Jelly Cleaver and Beth Hopkins: We Call It Yazz (1pm) / 10David (2pm) / Zu Zu (4pm) / Moina Moin (6pm) / Jasper Kirton (7pm) / Aletta Dina (9pm)

Tune in at deepbedradio.org and head to the facebook page here for news and updates

THE PRINCE ALBERT

Friday
Leo Live: Save the Prince Albert Fundraiser
Part of the 'Save Our Venues' fundraising initiative. Leo Live will be performing a mix of originals and covers to help raise funds for The Prince Albert - a fantastic venue in Rodborough that supports new and live music talent and deserves your support. To donate to the crowdfunder campaign click here and here to watch the live stream. The Old Restoration Inn in Cheltenham have kindly stepped in to help host this online live event.
theprincealbertstroud.co.uk

STROUD LOCKDOWN RADIO

Friday
The Harry G Show (6pm) / George in the Jungle (8pm) / Tek Gremlin (10pm) / Henny West Takeover (12am)
Saturday
Andy Edwards (10am) / Nick the Jazz (12pm) / Mendoza (2pm) / Juggla (4pm) / Dubbu (6pm) / Fidel Cutstro (8pm) / CrookedStylus (10pm)
Sunday
The Breakfast Club (10am) / Raggamuffin (12pm) / The High Priest (2pm) / Piriquito (4pm) / Robbie Duncan (5pm) / JagP (7pm) / CrookedStylus (9pm)

Follow facebook.com/stroudlockdownradio for updates and links to Mixlr

THE THUNDER MUTTERS

Friday
Episode Five: The Shepherd’s Calendar - June - John Clare
Fifth episode of The Thunder Mutters, featuring 'June' from John Clare's 'The Shepherd's Calendar’, performed by Adam Horovitz, and interspersed with tunes from Clare’s tune manuscripts performed by Becky Dellow. All the tunes in this episode have been taken from John Clare's tune manuscript books, and Becky's arrangements used the transcriptions provided by Marion Ross in George Deacon's book John Clare and the Folk Tradition (Sinclair Browne Ltd., 1983). The tunes, whose histories are discussed in the show, are listed here for your convenience, in order of appearance: Jackson’s Morning Brush, Beef Stake Hornpipe, Come to the Bower, Off She Goes, Young Parker, Tink a tink, Regents Fete, The Ploughman. As ‘June’ is shorter than many of the other poems from ‘The Shepherd’s Calendar’, they have also included three further poems by Clare at the outset of the episode. In order of appearance, these are: ‘The Heat of Noon’, ‘Summer Happiness’ and Wild Bees’. The Thunder Mutters’ theme tune is ‘The Gardengate’ from John Clare’s tune manuscript book.
facebook.com/thethundermutters

Stroud Radio Listings Fri 5th - Sun 7th June

Alex Hobbis · June 5, 2020

DEEPBED RADIO

Friday
Mendoza: 123…45’s (5pm) / Jazz Stroud Vinyl Connection (6pm) / Moina Moin (7pm) / Mr Mulatto - Situationism (8pm) / Komodo and Friends (10pm)
Saturday
Simon McCorry: Border Lands (9am) / Aletta Dina (10:30am) / Yama Warashi (11:30am) / Situation Sounds (1:30pm) / SPW African Express (3:30pm) / Immi Dash (5pm) / DJ Cerveau (6pm) / Yogi Beats Chop Shop (8pm) / Grove (8:30pm) / Soul Method (10pm)
Sunday
Hidden Notes (9:30am) / Highlife (11am) / Sound On Film (12pm) / High Priest Vinyl Orgy (1pm) / We Call It Yazz (3pm) / ZuZu (4pm) / Moina Moin (6pm) / Griz-O: Bars, Beats and Bears (7:30pm) / Aletta Dina (9pm)

Tune in at deepbedradio.org and head to the facebook page here for news and updates

STROUD LOCKDOWN RADIO

Friday
George in the Jungle (6pm) / HarryG (8pm) / Tek Gremlin (10pm) / Henny West (12am)
Saturday
Andy Edwards (10am) / Nick the Jazz (12pm) / Mendoza (2pm) / Juggla (4pm) / Dubbu (6pm) / Fidel Cutstro (8pm) / CrookedStylus (10pm)
Sunday
The Breakfast Club (10am) / Raggamuffin (12pm) / The High Priest (2pm) / Piriquito (4pm) / Robbie Duncan (5pm) / JagP (7pm) / CrookedStylus (9pm)

Follow facebook.com/stroudlockdownradio for updates and links to Mixlr

Happy Hour Mixtape - Dubbu and Fidel Cutstro

Alex Hobbis · June 1, 2020

In celebration of all the amazing work the Prince Albert have put into the local community and Stroud music scene over the past 21 years local DJ’s Fidel Cutstro and Neil ‘Dubbu’ Wilson are releasing a Happy Hour mixtape with all the proceeds going directly to the renowned venue.

Featuring artwork by Adam Hinks (Good On Paper/Hidden Notes) the mixtape is a throwback to the days when a TDK C90 and a ghetto blaster were all you needed to have a party! The days of the stop/start recording of Top of The Pops off the radio on a Sunday evening and placing sellotape over the tape ends to re-record the following week….“We have created this exclusive Prince Albert mixtape as a nod to those nostalgic times and their own love of this musical format, but more importantly it’s been created as a Thank You to the wonderful work that the Prince Albert have done over the last decade (and more) for the flourishing music scene in Stroud.”explains Neil Wilson.

The mixtape will be available as a limited edition run of cassette tapes as well as a download from princealbertstroud.bandcamp.com on Friday 5th June, “We’ve chosen this date as Bandcamp are again kindly waiving their fees in support of artists during the pandemic which means 100% of the sales will go directly to the Albert.”

Born and raised in the GL5 postcode explains why Dubbu's love for Stroud runs so deep. Having spent his formative years experiencing his parents love for music it was certain that it would feature so heavily in his future. HipHop has always been a mainstay in his musical life and it's where musically his heart lies, although Funk, Soul and Reggae feature heavily in his sets. Having rocked party's all over the country and Stroud for the last 10 years he has also performed at Tramlines Festival in Sheffield and is Keith Allen’s resident DJ for his stage at Latitude Festival in Suffolk, as well as performing at the BBC Cheltenham Jazz Festival.
His now legendary New Years Eve parties at the Prince Albert have always been the highlight of his year and continues to be a sold out event.

DJing since 1993, Cutstro has toured the UK and Europe showcasing his unique and original style. Whether tearing up dancefloors or high level scratch skills, he always brings the funk. In addition to DJing, Cutstro gets busy with production using his trusty MPC and ton of records and recently released his new album Talking in Drums (click here for further info and to read our interview with Fidel) on the Sound The Alarm label to critical acclaim.

To coincide with the release of the Happy Hour mixtape Fidel and Dubbu will also be putting together a special one hour long Good On Paper TV self-recorded-DJ-session this Saturday 6th June playing a selection of tunes from Side A and Side B of the mixtape. Head over to our YouTube channel at 8:30pm for the live premiere and visit the facebook event page here for further info.

Stroud Radio Listings Fri 29th - Sun 31st May

Alex Hobbis · May 29, 2020

DEEPBED RADIO

Friday
RO OW Love Letters (4:30pm) / Shortback (5pm) / Jazz Stroud Vinyl Connection (6pm) / Moina Moin (7pm) / Mr Mulatto - Situationism / Komodo and Friends (10pm)
Saturday
Simon McCorry: Border Lands (9am) / Aletta Dina (10:30am) / Yama Warashi (11:30am) / We Call It Yazz (12:30pm) / Mahon (1:30pm) / SPW African Express (3pm) / Dom Richardson (4:30pm) / ADG Stella Transmissions (6:30pm) / Yogi Beats Chop Shop (7:30pm) / DJ Cerveau (8pm) / Griz-O - Bars Beats & Bears (10pm)
Sunday
Hidden Notes (9:30am) / Ruby Kester Sunday Shorts (11am) / Sound on Film (12pm) / Katy J Pearson (1pm) / 10 David (1:30pm) / Mia Coke’s Gospel Ten (3:30pm) / ZuZu (4pm) / Moina Moin (6pm) / Situation Sounds (7:30pm) / Jasper Kirton (8:30pm) / Motz & Joe Show (10:30pm)

Tune in at deepbedradio.org and head to the facebook page here for news and updates

STROUD LOCKDOWN RADIO

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Friday
George in the Jungle (6pm) / HarryG (8pm) / Tek Gremlin (10pm) / Henny West (12am)
Saturday
Andy Edwards (10am) / Nick the Jazz (12pm) / Mendoza (2pm) / Juggla (4pm) / Dubbu (6pm) / Fidel Cutstro (8pm) / CrookedStylus (10pm) / GeorgeCore (12am)
Sunday
The Breakfast Club (10am) / Raggamuffin (12pm) / The High Priest (2pm) / Piriquito (4pm) / Robbie Duncan (5pm) / JagP (7pm) / CrookedStylus (9pm)

Follow facebook.com/stroudlockdownradio for updates and links to Mixlr

Deepbed Radio

Alex Hobbis · May 24, 2020

By Paul Harper

It’s a sunny Sunday morning and I’m at the breakfast table. Light is streaming in through the open doors. Deepbed Radio is playing.

Since its launch in April, Deepbed Radio has been running a daily programme showcasing DJ’s and audio artists linked to artist-led hubs in Stroud and Gloucester. Today I’m listening to Hidden Notes. The music all has an acute, yearning quality that suits my mood as I read my Sunday paper. The news is all about Coronavirus. Outside, the usual background noise of traffic is stilled, the sky is bright and clear of vapour trails and the birds are singing. Everything is beautiful - but for that undercurrent of anxiety. Nevertheless, I am happy. Every once in a while something on the radio particularly catches my attention – what is that playing now? As I write it’s Steve Reich’s Electric Counterpoint.

To be fair, I gravitate naturally towards Hidden Notes. This is the kind of music that I listen to on record, and the festival was one of my high points from 2019 – a particularly rich year for live music in Stroud. But, over the last few weeks I’ve tuned in most days and it always feels like I’m discovering something new and strange to my jaded ears. When I was a teenager I would scroll through the shortwave band on my old radio. This was an absorbing operation – the radio had a large dial that you would turn slowly and with great delicacy. Hovering within the crackly, hissing ether you would discover unfamiliar, exotic sounds, broadcast from the far reaches of the world. Scroll too quickly and you might pass over some rare gem. The appeal for me was the very randomness of drifting through the airwaves. Listening to Deepbed Radio has reminded me of this haphazard listening. I have realized that I rarely listen to music on the radio anymore – Late Junction occasionally, or Night Tracks, where I know that I’ll find stuff that I like. I’d forgotten that sense of joyful discovery that comes with indiscriminate listening.

It’s great to hear the familiar, half forgotten stuff, but the real pleasure has been the unexpected and, occasionally, the downright eccentric. Chief among the latter is, perhaps unsurprisingly, Sean Roe’s Weird Shit, where I found Slap Happy Humphrey, who play gently lilting Japanese folk songs, sporadically overlayed by discordant, chaotic electric guitar noise. Mermaid Chunky play an absorbing and surprisingly coherent miscellany of sounds, and Orbury Common’s Stoneage Birdsong is…uncanny.

Deepbed Radio has been initiated under the auspices of Stroud Valley Artspace, but Neil Walker, one of the Directors, is keen to emphasise that it has been led primarily by the participating DJs. Dylan Shortback, Griz-o, Situation Sounds and Moina Moin, amongst others, have driven the project forward and have curated the programme. Nevertheless, credit where credit is due, Deepbed is an example of one of SVA’s real strengths, they have been instrumental in encouraging young talent – giving them space to develop ideas and a platform to experiment and to present their work. Inspired by the work of stations like Resonance FM (which now hosts the wonderful Mixing It, since it was axed from Radio 3), Worldwide FM, NTS and Noods, SVA have a longstanding interest in radio as a medium and have intermittently produced their own programmes as Resound Radio.

Rich endowed as Stroud and Gloucester are with all kinds of musicians and DJs it isn’t surprising that Deepbed has been able to put together such a good radio station, but alongside the consistent quality, the diversity of the programming is remarkable. This is true not just in terms of the range of shows, but the playlists are eclectic in a way that is rare on mainstream radio. Will Mendoza is a genius in this regard. He builds his playlists from film themes, mixing genres, with the familiar and the strange coming together in unpredictable juxtapositions – it’s always good to hear Curtis Mayfield, Can and Herbie Hancock, but Bollywood music was a revelation for me.

There are a striking number of women, hosting some of the strongest shows - I’ve mentioned Mermaid Chunky and Moina Moin, but Sarah Phaedre Watson’s African Express has been a joy, We Call it Yazz with Jelly Cleaver and Beth Hopkins, who were one of the highpoints of Stroud Jazz last year, was a constant delight, and it’s been a real treat to hear the very talented Ruby Kester reading her own poetry in such a clear, strong voice.

If I have grumble it is just that not everyone publishes as playlist! The music is all so good, and I find myself constantly trying to remember what the presenter said we were listening to. Weird Shit very helpfully posts a weekly list on Facebook...

The last couple of months have been challenging. Most of us are missing our friends and families. I feel fortunate in that I’ve been busily engaged in trying to deliver a meaningful programme for my students, and to maintain a sense of collective endeavour in the virtual world. But I have felt disconnected. Deepbed Radio has been a regular companion throughout and I’ve been reminded of what a great medium it can be. It is no exaggeration to say that it has renewed my interest in music radio.

Listen to Deepbed Radio live at deepbedradio.org where you can also listen back to previous shows) and follow on facebook and instagram for news and updates

Paul Harper has a wide range of experience of working in the arts. He was a founding director of Alias Arts and is Vice-chair of the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust. He currently combines writing, research and teaching with consultancy in the visual arts and crafts.

Stroud Lockdown Listings Fri 22nd - Thurs 28th May

Alex Hobbis · May 22, 2020

A weekly guide to radio stations, broadcasts, YouTube channels, Zoom parties and more coming out of the five valleys…

DEEPBED RADIO

Friday
5.00 Jazz Stroud Vinyl Connection (5pm) / Moina Moin (6:30pm) / Mr Mulatto - Situationism (8pm) / Komodo and Friends (10pm)
Saturday
Simon McCorry: Border Lands (9am) / Aletta Dina (10:30am) / 10David (11:30am) / Dom Richardson (1:30pm) / Sarah Phaedre Watson SPW African Express (3pm) / The High Priest (4:30pm) / Mahon (6:30pm) / Yogi Beats Chop Shop (8pm) / DJ Cerveau (8:30pm) / Griz-O - Bars Beats & Bears (10pm) / Shortback (11:30pm)
Sunday
Hidden Notes (9:30am) / Megan Crua (11am) / Yama Warashi (11:15am) / Sound on Film (12pm) / Roella Jazzisrealmusic Oloro (2pm) / Beth Hopkins & Jelly Cleaver - We call it Yazz (2:30pm) / Roella Oloro's Gospel Ten (3:30pm) / ZuZu (4pm) / Moina Moin (6pm) / Coumba (7pm) / Sleepier (8pm) / The Motz & Joe Show (9pm)
Monday
Sean Roe: Weird Shit Show (9pm)
Tuesday
Motz Workman and Joe Tate Show (7pm)
Wednesday
123…45s Will Cookson: Mendoza (7pm) / Tom Berry: Bongo Mondo (8pm)
Thursday
Shortback (6pm) / ADG Stellar Transmissions (7pm) Yogi Beats Chop Shop (7:30pm) / Griz-O Official Bars Beats & Bear (8pm)

Tune in at deepbedradio.org and head to the facebook page here for news and updates

STROUD LOCKDOWN RADIO

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Friday
George in the Jungle (6pm) / HarryG (8pm) / Tek Gremlin (10pm) / Henny West (12am)
Saturday
Andy Edwards (10am) / Nick the Jazz (12pm) / Mendoza (2pm) / Juggla (4pm) / Dubbu (6pm) / Fidel Cutstro (8pm) / CrookedStylus (10pm) / GeorgeCore (12am)
Sunday
Raggamuffin (12pm) / The High Priest (2pm) / Piriquito (4pm) / Robbie Duncan (5pm) / JagP (7pm) / CrookedStylus (9pm)

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Apart Together - A Song For Right Now

Alex Hobbis · May 19, 2020

In support of Mental Health Awareness Week (18th – 24th May), Singing Mamas Choir Network is giving the gift of a song with the release of Apart Together, written by Stroud based musician Asha McCarthy.

Apart Together is a song to help people feel more connected to each other during the lockdown. Asha McCarthy, choir leader and mother of a toddler said “I felt very anxious at the beginning of the lock down; I wrote Apart Together hoping people would feel comforted and less alone”.

Apart Together is a collaboration between choir leaders from the Singing Mamas Choir Network, the women are based all over England. The parts were recorded separately and then produced by Rachel Holmes (Oxfordshire) to create the finished piece. Rachel said “When people listen to the song, I wish for them to hear the courage and hope in our voices and use it as a source of strength to see them through what remains of these troubled times”.

Kate Valentine (East Sussex), Founder and Director of Singing Mamas Choir recently answered the call to return to Nursing on the frontline against Covid-19. Kate said “I have seen first-hand as a choir leader and now in hospitals how important connection, and song are to patients and their loved ones; singing is a medicine and I hope this song goes some way to making them feel better”.

Singing Mamas Choir also launched ‘Songline’, a response the announcement of the lock down eight weeks ago. Since then and three times a week, Singing Mamas Choir Leaders and special guests from the wider natural voice network, including Susie Ro Prater, have been sharing songs as part of our Songline sessions. Songline has brought thousands of people together to sing and feel part of a community. Asha McCarthy will be teaching Apart Together on Songline on Friday 22nd May at 10.30am

For further information visit singingmamaschoir.com and facebook.com/ashacello
Mental Health Week is hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, this year’s theme is kindness. Click here for further info

Aron Attwood: Outside

Alex Hobbis · May 17, 2020

OUT NOW:
Outside By Aron Attwood

It seems many of us have had grand plans of using the hours of spare time suddenly thrust upon us during lockdown to focus on musical endeavours. Dusting off the synths, pulling the guitars out of the cupboard and create a mini Abbey Road Studios in our bedroom or set ourselves an ambitious task of learning a completely new instrument. Some of us might have set our goals to high and have had to readjust them slightly, Stroud dwelling multi-instrumentalist Aron Attwood (who can also be found playing drums with The Achievers and guitar/lead vocals in Albino Tarantino) simply writes, records and releases a 10 track album over the course of a few weeks…”Here is a collection of songs written and recorded during lockdown 2020. They vary in style slightly but I feel upon listening to them as an album that they sit together very nicely. I have structured the album to flow in a purposeful arc so if you like these songs please take the time to listen to them in this order at some point. Music has kept me sane throughout this bizarre experience. Well that and my new found love of gardening. I hope you enjoy these songs. See you on the other side. “

Outside is available now and can be purchased and listened to in its entirety via bandcamp here Following their initiative to support artists during COVID19 bandcamp will again be waiving their revenue share for all sales on the 5th June.

Stroud Lockdown Listings Fri 15th - Thurs 21st May

Alex Hobbis · May 15, 2020

A weekly guide to radio stations, broadcasts, YouTube channels, Zoom parties and more coming out of the five valleys…

DEEPBED RADIO

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Friday
Jazz Stroud Vinyl Connection (5pm) / Moina Moin (6:30pm) / Mr Mulatto - Situationism (8pm) / Komodo & Friends (10pm)
Saturday
Simon McCorry - Border Lands Mix (9:30am) / Katy J Pearson (11:40am) / CIL (12:10pm) / Dom Richardson (1pm) / SPW African Express (3pm) / Yogi Beats Chop Shop (4:30pm) / CAM (5pm) / 10David (6pm) / Shortback (8pm) / Griz-O Bars and Beats (9pm) / Motz and Joe Show (10:30pm)
Sunday
Hidden Notes: Excuse the Mess Podcast Guest Host (9:30am) / Ruby Kester - Sunday Shorts (11am) / Yama Warashi (11:15pm) / Will Cookson Sound on Film (12pm) / Gloucesbel Gosbel (1pm) / Club Deepbed Guests (1:30pm) / Zu Zu (3:30pm) /Moina Moin (5:30pm) / Mally and Dread (6:30pm) / Aleta Dina (8:30pm) / Jasper Kirton (9:30pm)
Monday
Uta (8pm) / Weird Shit (9pm) / Distant Sounds (10:30pm)
Tuesday
Motz and Joe Show (7pm) / Guest Mix (8:30pm)
Wednesday
Mendoza (7pm) / Monobrow (8pm)
Thursday
Griz-O Bars, Beats and Bear (8pm) / Yogi Beats Chop Shop (9:30pm)

Tune in at deepbedradio.org and head to the facebook page here for news and updates

STROUD LOCKDOWN RADIO

Friday
George in the Jungle (6pm) / HarryG (8pm) / Tek Gremlin (10pm) / GorgeCore (12am) / Henry West (1am)
Saturday
Andy Edwards (10am) / Nick the Jazz (12pm) / Mendoza (2pm) / Juggla (4pm) / Dubbu (6pm) / Fidel Cutstro (8pm) / CrookedStylus (10pm)
Sunday
Raggamuffin (12pm) / The High Priest (2pm) / HarryG (4pm) / Piriquito (5pm) / Dubbu (6pm) / JagP (7pm) / CrookedStylus (9pm)

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THE THUNDER MUTTERS

Episode 3
The Thunder Mutters is a poetry and music podcast presented by Adam Horovitz and Becky Dellow. Episode 3 is available now returning with John Clare's Shepherd's Calendar for May. It's a bumper show - the May section of the poem is one of the longer sections in the sequence, so that means extra tunes too. Fortunately Clare had collected a lot of tunes related to May, so Becky had an embarrassment of riches to choose from. It’s available on Spotify and all good podcast apps if you'd like to subscribe. If you're enjoying the show, and would like to help keep it going, do consider dropping a few pesos in the Ko-fi pot here. Catch up on all the previous episodes here and follow the Thunder Mutters on facebook here for news and updates

Stroud Weekend Lockdown Listings Fri 8th - Sun 10th May

Alex Hobbis · May 8, 2020

A weekly guide to radio stations, broadcasts, YouTube channels, Zoom parties and more coming out of the five valleys…

DEEPBED RADIO

Friday
Motz Workman & Joe Tate Show (3:30pm) / Jazz Stroud Vinyl Connection (5pm) / Moina Moin (6:30pm) / Mr Mulatto - Situationism (8pm) / Komodo & Friends (10pm)
Saturday
10David (10:30am) / Verity Monroe (12pm) / Isobel Ann Joy Harper - Eat my Funk (1:30pm) / Sarah Phaedre Watson SPW African Express (2:30pm) / The High Priest (4pm) Mahon Music (6pm) / Yogi Beats Chop Shop (7:30pm) / Jasper Kirton (8pm) / Griz-O Official - Bars Beats & Bears (9pm) / DeeJay Fade - Late Manoeuvres (11pm)
Sunday
Hidden Notes (9:30am) / Simon McCorry (11am) / Will Cookson Sound on Film (12pm) / Yoshino Yama (1pm)/ Katy J Pearson (2pm) / Beth Hopkins & Jelly Cleaver - We call it Yazz (2:30pm) / Dom Richardson (3:30pm) / ZuZu (5:30pm) / CIL (7:30pm) / Moina Moin (8:30pm) / Aletta Dina (10pm)
Tune in at deepbedradio.org and head to the fb event page here for news and updates

GOOD ON PAPER TV

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Friday: Sound Records Sessions - Monobrow pt.7
Tom Monobrow - one half of Stroud based record shop Sound Records - returns for another uplifting mix to ease isolation...
Saturday: Stay Strong Stroud - Dubbu pt VII
45 minutes of 45’s! Dubbu returns for another uplifting set of some of his favourite records to soundtrack your Saturday night house party.

Watch the premieres over on the YouTube channel at 8pm, join the online chat as you watch/throw some shapes with others in the comfort/safety of your own kitchen/lounge/bedroom...Click here for the YouTube premiere link and goodonpaper.info/good-on-paper-tv

STROUD LOCKDOWN RADIO

Friday
George in the Jungle (6pm) / HarryG (8pm) / Tek Gremlin (10pm) / George in the Jungle (12am)
Saturday
Andy Edwards (10am) / Nick the Jazz (12pm) / Mendoza (2pm) / Juggla (4pm) / Dubbu (6pm) / Fidel Cutstro (8pm) / CrookedStylus (10pm)
Sunday
Raggamuffin (12pm) / The High Priest (2pm) / Dubbu (4pm) / HarryG (5pm) / Piriquito (6pm) / Jag (7pm) / CrookedStylus (9pm)

Follow facebook.com/stroudlockdownradio for updates and links to Mixlr

Stroud Weekend Lockdown Listings Fri 1st - Sun 3rd May

Alex Hobbis · May 1, 2020

A weekly guide to radio stations, broadcasts, YouTube channels, Zoom parties and more coming out of the five valleys…

DEEPBED RADIO
Friday
Jazz Stroud Vinyl Connection (5pm) / Moina Moin (6pm) Mr Mulatto - Situationism (8pm) / Komodo and Friends (10pm)
Saturday
Andreas Steuck - Deep Listening (11:30am) / Komodo & Friends (12:30pm) / Aletta Dino (1:30pm) / SPW (2:30pm) / The High Priest (4pm) / Dom Richardson (6pm) / 10David (7:30pm) / Griz-O - Bars Beats and Bears ( 9:30pm) / DeeJayFade - Late Manoeuvres (11pm) / Shortback (12am)
Sunday
Hidden Notes (9:30am) / Ruby Kester - Sunday Shorts (11am) / Katy J Pearson (11:15am) / Megan Crua - Genuine Psychic Readings (11:45am) / Sound On Film (12pm) / Yoshino (1pm) / Sonic Stew (2pm) / Mermaid Chunky Show (3pm) / Hafsa (5pm) / ZuZu (6pm) / Grove (8pm) / Coumba (9pm)

Tune in at deepbedradio.org and head to the fb event page here for news and updates

GOOD ON PAPER TV
Friday: Sound Records Sessions - Monobrow pt.6
Tom Monobrow - one half of Stroud based record shop Sound Records - returns for another uplifting mix to ease isolation...Watch the premiere over on the YouTube channel at 8pm, join the online chat as you watch/throw some shapes with others in the comfort/safety of your own kitchen/lounge/bedroom...

Click here for the YouTube premiere link and goodonpaper.info/good-on-paper-tv

STROUD LOCKDOWN RADIO
Friday
Guest Spot (6pm) / Harry G (8pm) /Tek Gremlin (10pm) / G-with-E (12am)
Saturday
Andy Edwards (10am) / Nick the Jazz (12pm) / Mendoza (2pm) / Dubbu (4pm) / Juggla (6pm) / Fidel Cutstro (8pm) / CrookedStylus (10pm)
Sunday
Raggamuffin (12pm) / The High Priest (2pm) / Dubbu (4pm) / Piriquito (6pm) / Jag (7pm) / CrookedStylus (9pm)

Follow facebook.com/stroudlockdownradio for updates and links to Mixlr

THE THUNDER MUTTERS
Episode 1 + 2
The Thunder Mutters is a poetry and music podcast presented by Adam Horovitz and Becky Dellow. Catch up on the last two episodes here and follow them on facebook here for news and updates