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A Free Monthly Guide to Music, Art, Theatre & Literature in Stroud Issue #2 May 2015 A free monthly guide to Music, Art, Theatre & Literature in Stroud Photo: James Kriszyk EDITORS’ NOTE WELCOME TO THE SECOND ISSUE OF GOOD ON PAPER – YOUR NEW FREE MONTHLY GUIDE TO MUSIC CONCERTS, ART EXHIBITIONS, THEATRE PRODUCTIONS AND CONTENTS LITERATURE EVENTS IN STROUD... For this month’s issue we’ve had a little more time to 4 - 5 Music: Trading Post focus in on the design so you may notice some small changes and improvements. We have also amassed 6 - 9 Music: Listings a new horde of contributing writers including Jess 10 - 11 Arts: Select Festival Bracey, Helen Elliott-Boult, Siobain Drury and Jamie Baldwin, all providing you with in-depth information 12 - 13 Arts: Site Festival Open Studios on arts festivals, a time-honoured local record shop 14 - 15 Arts: Listings and a soon to be released anthology of short stories featuring the work of over fifty authors. 16 Theatre: Previews 17 Theatre: Listings They join our regular theatre columnist John Bassett from Spaniel in the Works Theatre Company and our 18 Literature: Stroud Short Stories resident photographer James Kriszyk. 19 Literature: Listings In other news we are happy to announce that Good 20 - 21 Exhibition Space: Kerry Phippen On Paper will be curating an event as part of this 22 Contacts and Stockists year’s Stroud Fringe Festival! Due to take place in the grand Centre for Science and Art building on Lansdown we will be putting together an evening of music, art, theatre and literature representing each section of the magazine. More info coming soon... Remember to keep sending us your listings, requests and general musings – we like to read. Alex and Adam ALEX HOBBIS ADAM HINKS EDITOR DESIGNER 4 MUSIC - TRADING POST ISSUE #2 | MAY 2015 NG DI PO A S R T T B Y Y E J E C S S B R A DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR FIRST TIME? THE FIRST TIME YOU TOOK YOUR HARD-EARNED CASH TO INVEST IN YOUR FAVOURITE ARTIST, GRASPED THEIR LABOUR OF LOVE IN THE FORM OF A VINYL, MERRILY SKIPPED HOME AND SAT ON YOUR OWN FOR HOURS STARING AT THIS AUDIBLE PIECE OF ART GOING ROUND AND ROUND ON YOUR RECORD PLAYER? For Simon Vincent at Trading Post Records jokingly I said I’ll buy the shop off her. turning them into a new wave of collectors. in Stroud this memory is more prevalent We had a meeting that evening and Jo 2015 is certainly the year of the vinyl and than most. “I was two and a half and I said…Simon, I’ve been looking for a its popularity has been so strong that asked for an album by T-Rex,” he says husband for my baby for some time now, a vinyl chart has been reintroduced. In while reminiscing about the time his guitar and you’re the man. And that was it. I’d April All Time Low topped the fi rst album actions were caught on camera at the never worked in a shop before in my life chart since its reignition, but for Simon’s tender age. He’d known about Trading Post and yet I had just taken on this record customers in Stroud, their buying habits Records since he was 14 and always said store, mainly because I was passionate are a little different. “On record store day to himself that one day he would buy that about it and loved it and I think that’s why last year people were queuing outside at shop. “It started in 1977 by a lady called Jo it’s survived in modern times.” 10 o’clock the night before. The two big Walters who worked for Chrysalis Records releases at the moment though which are in London. She hopped on the train one So rewind back to 2001. Tapes had died popular here are The Prodigy and a new day, happened to get off at Stroud and a death, CDs were at their prime and artist called Courtney Barnett, that is a thought… yeah this is a cool place, I digital was on its way. Where did the vinyl phenomenal album.” As well as sharing could sit under a tree and read poetry, but stand in all this? “In music shops you that mutual appreciation of music, Simon wondered how to make a living. She had would only see a tiny section of 20 or 30 sincerely enjoys the company too. “Stroud quite a large record collection from working vinyls. From the get go I thought…I own a vinyl heads are a great bunch of people no in the industry so she took a little shop at record shop, it hasn’t got any records, I’m matter what genre of music they’re into. the top of Nelson Street and started selling a vinyl freak, the quality of vinyl will show They’re very respectful of the shop, they’re her record collection. She was one of the through because of collectors like me.” a lovely bunch of people to work with and fi rst people in Gloucestershire to start punk Based on a system where traders come that’s why I’ve been doing it for as long properly and that’s how the shop took off.” to the store with their hoards of records, as I have because I enjoy their company. Simon stores the vinyls, rehouses them, I’m constantly learning from them as well. This similar passion for vinyl eventually and sells the records on the trader’s behalf I’m very grateful to Stroud for having such drove Simon to take the helm of on a commission basis - hence the name a rich cultural appreciative community. Gloucestershire’s oldest record shop. But it Trading Post. “We now do this for about I don’t just love music, I love the shop and wasn’t an opportunity for Simon to jump on 350 people and have about 60,000 records I love Stroud.” the band wagon following the resurgence in the shop. Vinyl has been growing for of vinyl which has seen albums reach a 20 the past 15 years, that’s why I saw an year high in sales, oh no, Simon invested investment opportunity; it’s only recently Jess Bracey works with BBC Radio in Trading Post Records with thanks to a that we’ve seen the spike.” Gloucestershire, BBC Introducing in the throw away comment. “I took it over in West and is also a writer who loves nothing February 2001 and by that time Jo had Now in its eight year, Record Store Day more than indulging in local music. She’s built a very good customer base. One day has been a driving force behind this reported from Glastonbury Festival, Maida I walked past the shop and noticed that comeback of vinyl, introducing younger Vale Studios and has co-presented with she wasn’t there. I asked where Jo was generations to a musical experience their Phill Jupitus off the telly. Music is her muse and someone said oh she’s a bit tired and digitally-tuned ears are not accustomed to, and Stroud is her playground MUSIC - TRADING POST 5 “ I’M VERY GRATEFUL TO STROUD FOR HAVING SUCH A RICH CULTURAL APPRECIATIVE COMMUNITY. I DON’T JUST LOVE MUSIC, I LOVE THE SHOP AND I LOVE STROUD. Photo: James Kriszyk 6 MUSIC LISTINGS ISSUE #2 | MAY 2015 Join our YouTube Playlist... Each month we bring you our youtube playlist featuring artists taken from our music listings... To access the playlist, type the below into your MUSIC search engine. Enjoy. LISTINGS Good On Paper Playlist May Ale House Centre For Science and Art offspring of Iggy Pop, Jacques Brel The Prince Albert and John Otway 8:30pm Free 2ND Thee Ones 7TH/14TH/21ST Singing APRIL 31ST - MAY 4TH Out Stroud May Bank Holiday Beer Maximus R & B, Swamp Boogaloo! 22ND S J Esau + MEGABATS Festival: Thee Ones play a rare Acoustic Set, Local choir singing rounds, part- A Bristol double header! S J full of twisted grooves & vintage songs, short songs and a variety 31ST The Bonfire Radicals of material that can be learned Esau: Prickly, experimental, pop vibes. Hard driven echoes of Capt. Hailing from Birmingham, The by ear. They occasionally perform nonsense & MEGABATS - a kick Beefheart 8:30pm Free Bonfire Radicals are a powerful live for friends and family during their ass rock n roll band with slight act of eight musicians inspired by twice-yearly Sharings event. A funky tendencies 8:30pm Free the Folk and World scene. Weaving 21TH – 25TH The Ale House friendly, inclusive and accessible Klezmer inspiration and Scottish Beer Festival choir for all! 28TH Rodda’s Hairy Craic fiddles with hard hitting guitar and The Ale House first Beer Cider & Contact melaniegolding23@gmail. Irish Acoustic Night with Tim Potts intoxicating tunes, this fiery lot Music Festival of the year, this time com for further info 8-9:30pm 8:30pm Free are well respected by both other highlighting the vast array of ‘New musicians and loved by gig goers World Hop’ beers 8:30-11pm Free 29TH The Ruzz Guitar The Crown and Sceptre Blues Revue 22ND Steve & The Achievers 1ST Jasper in The Company 1ST The Wizards of Delight Rockabilly 8:30pm Free Upbeat Soul, Lowdown Blues, of Others Rock n’ Roll & Gospel!! 8.30pm Rock and Roll as never seen 30TH Otis Mack and Everybody happy vibe, folkpop Free (Beer Festival) before…Involves Capes and the Tubby Blusters lying on the beach or hanging out Pointed hats! 8:30pm Free in the woods with a few bottles Rock & Roll, Soul and R & B on chill and a hamper of food 23RD The Modern Vintage 8:30pm Free 2ND Prehab and friends..that’s the message Classic covers, new and old! thecrownandsceptrestroud.com the Prince Albert have received 8.30pm Free (Beer Festival) 8:30pm Free from folks that know this band and seen them perform nationally 24TH Jim Reynolds 8TH Ragged Edge Soul Band Kings Head recently while their following gets bigger and firmer.
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