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#16 JULY 2016 An independent, free monthly guide to Music, Art, Theatre, Comedy, Literature & Film in Stroud. goodonpaper.info Image: Clay Sinclair #16 | JULY 2016 at the Crazy Golf EDITOR’S NOTE EDITOR Advertising/Editorial/Listings: Alex Hobbis [email protected] WELCOME TO THE SIXTEENTH ISSUE OF GOOD ON PAPER £2/3 per putt DESIGNER Artwork and Design – YOUR FREE MONTHLY GUIDE TO MUSIC CONCERTS, ART Adam Hinks [email protected] EXHIBITIONS, THEATRE PRODUCTIONS, COMEDY SHOWS, Goods Shed ONLINE FACEBOOK TWITTER FILM SCREENINGS AND LITERATURE EVENTS IN STROUD... Goodonpaper.info /GoodOnPaperStroud @GoodOnPaper_ PRINTED BY: We are excited to announce our stage at this year’s Stroud Tewksbury Printing Company Fringe Festival in which we will be taking over the epic surroundings of St Laurence Church in the centre of town on Sunday 28th August... The varied programme includes head-liner Rival Consoles SPONSORED BY: (signed to renowned label Erased Tapes - Nils Frahm, Olafur Arnalds), an art exhibition of eight local artists including award winning illustrator and film maker Joe WE NEED YOUR Magee (Bill Bailey, Time Magazine, the Guardian) and a SPONSORSHIP! record stall selling vinyl from independent labels and local We are currently pursuing record store JunKroom Records. stroudbrewery.co.uk further sponsors enabling us All for free. to increase our circulation and also widen our reach For further information visit goodonpaper.info/events and to the surrounding areas stroudfringe.co.uk - plus our poster on page 19… around Stroud. elcombestoves.co.uk If you would like your logo P.S Follow us on facebook, twitter and visit our website for and website to appear regular updated on-line content and news here and to support an indepedent local magazine, get in touch. CO-WORKING STUDIO Alex and Adam stroudcluster.com cafe + hire shop SVA Millar+Howard 10am till 4pm Mon to Sun www.sva.org.uk 25th July to 4th September 4 MUSIC - STROUD FESTIVALS #16 | JULY 2016 #16 | JULY 2016 MUSIC - STROUD FESTIVALS 5 SMUGGLERS TRAIL FESTIVAL STROUD SACRED BY FRED HULLS MUSIC FESTIVAL THE SMUGGLERS TRAIL, COMING TO STROUD music scene, which has Trust recognise our track record of green BY LARA SHINGLES ON SATURDAY 9TH AND SUNDAY 10TH JULY, been snowballing over festivals and trust that we will respect the land the past five years, and community around it, but we’ve also had IS AN ARTS COUNCIL SUPPORTED TRAVELLING with great success some interesting requests in the past. Working ECO-FESTIVAL, WITH ROOTS IN FOLK MUSIC stories exemplifying within the folk music realms, I don’t often AND SUSTAINABILITY. PROUD TO DO THINGS this. Progressive green experience diva requests, but at Riberola, an eco- THE SACRED MUSIC FESTIVAL PROMISES TO two days. The first day of the festival will feature You might spot a friendly face on stage too DIFFERENTLY, IT SHOWCASES LOCAL FOOD, businesses, as well as festival I founded in the Catalonian mountains, TRANSFORM STROUD INTO A HUB OF PEACE performances by HeartSong with Fiona Everett at some point, as organisers have given local MUSIC AND GREEN ENERGY IN A FUN AND musicians of all genres hitting we experienced one such request after inviting and Paul Ellson, devotional dance band the Raga residents the opportunity to join and perform AND UNITY THIS MONTH, WHEN IT RETURNS a national stage, demonstrate a clear synergy a local band of older gentlemen to join us FAMILY-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT BRINGING Babas and headline act the Ganda Boys, an as part of a choir led by Congolese Gospel artist TO ST LAURENCE CHURCH ON FRIDAY 1ST TO around what the festival and our town are all and play some Flamenco. They agreed on the African fusion band featuring Stroud’s own Craig Jean-Paul Wabotai at this year’s festival. “The TOGETHER ARTISTS, MUSICIANS AND THE about. condition that we would provide a particular kind SATURDAY 2ND WITH PERFORMANCES FROM Pruess. choir seems to be coming along very nicely,” the COMMUNITY AT LOCATIONS ACROSS of sausages and a bottle of wine! Being an eco- A POOL OF INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS, EYE- organisers add. “What we know about Jean-Paul Thousands of festival-goers are expected over THE COUNTRY. festival we don’t have refrigeration onsite so two Wynstone’s School & Phoenix Choir, Qi Rattan is that, as well as being truly inspirational, he is the weekend in Stroud, with opening times CATCHING STALLS AND A LIVELY ASSORTMENT of my team had to cycle around small mountain and Tribal Rhythms Orchestra will take to the highly professional and his choirs always deliver of 12pm-11pm each day. Along with a mixture OF WORKSHOPS, AMONG MORE. The Stroud-leg of the festival’s tour takes place villages at 6am trying to find the sausages!” stage on the second day. Craig Pruess will also beautiful performances.” on Culver Hill; for those of you who are more like of local and national music for the soul, with return to perform two tracks from his million Its return will represent the second year of myself (relying on colloquial descriptions to help folk, African and roots themes, the festival Sophie has been producing festivals, parties, selling album, ‘Sacred Chants of Buddha’, with Away from the stage there will be an eclectic the festival, which was born out of a dream by you find such places), to us that’s the Amberley will be brimming with activities for the whole tours and managed bands for the past five Jon Sterckx playing tabla and Paul Ellson on spread of food to satisfy all appetites, spanning Reverend Simon Howell in 2015. “The Sacred side of Minchinhampton Common. It’s set to be family. Silver, copper and leather tutorials from years. She currently manages the Langan Band percussion. World renowned Mercury and BBC Indian dishes and Italian pizza to world raw Music Festival is essentially an act of peace,” he a weekend of beautifully planned activities and Nailsworth Community Workshop will keep (who are also on the line-up) and lives a pretty prize nominated duo Susheela Raman and Sam delights. There will also be a plethora of says alongside co-organiser Girish Patel, who music, based on the company’s winning formula hands occupied, allowing you to take home nomadic lifestyle spending her time visiting Mills, meanwhile, will headline the final evening of stalls selling gifts, CDs and Henna tattoos in shares the belief that music is the language of of folk bands, local beer and craft work. your silver ring, copper bracelet or leatherwork different communities, finding inspiration from the festival. the Church for guests to peruse while the that you have made, all of which are free the places and people she meets. She is one the heart, and can succeed in bringing peace and performances are taking place. What’s more, Stroud favourite Hot Feet, (apart from a £5 fee to cover the cost of the of the producers, along with Will Greenham, unity where dialogue often fails. “We aspire to “We were contacted for the festival last year but on Saturday, organisers have arranged a free who have played at the silver). Gavin Pond, who runs the workshops founder of the Smugglers Festival in Kent (which bring together outstanding and soulful musicians sadly could not make it because of other work bhangra workshop/concert at the Subscription original festival in Kent jumped at the chance to get involved with the is now in its sixth year) and a co-founder of the from many spiritual paths, including Christian, commitments,” explains Susheela, “so it was Rooms forecourt as well as a procession through for the past three festival. “It’s so exciting! What the Smugglers Smugglers Records. The label was founded 10 Hindu, Muslim, Jewish, Sikh, anthroposophical really nice that they asked us again.” In terms of the town to St Laurence Church. There will be years, are one of the Trail is doing for local communities around years ago by a collection of musicians in Deal, and indigenous traditions, in this expression of what to expect from the duo’s highly anticipated other workshops at various locations around the headlining bands, England is just fantastic. Bringing music and Kent all of which are members of the band unity.”And, they certainly managed to achieve headline performance, Susheela says: “In the end Church as well from 1pm. alongside Cocos arts to communities around the country, and Cocos Lovers. this last year. it’s about songs. We don’t really try to conform Lovers, the Langan demonstrating that it’s possible to work in a to any fixed idea of what any genre of music If you haven’t bought a ticket yet, be sure to Despite the challenges that come with hosting Band, Sheelanagig and sustainable way in areas of such natural beauty Tickets for Saturday cost £10, £7 for the Sunday should be like. It’s simply something you have snap one up soon. Organisers are expecting a festival for the first time, the Sacred Music Fitty Gomash. is a truly positive message.” just £15 for a weekend ticket (under 12’s free!). to zone in to. We do some dreamy stuff and the festival to sell out again this year. Individual There will be plenty of parking, but the touring Festival 2015 was a triumph, they add. “As it was some quite energetic stuff as well, but every gig day tickets are available and cost £10 for Friday “We are excited to see the Smugglers take Discussion groups to busy the mind will company is encouraging all locals to walk, if the first festival of its kind in Stroud, the cost is different so we will see on the night where it and £15 for Saturday, while weekend tickets are a version of their festival on the road this encourage talks on energy, waste, food, land possible! element was a huge unknown and it began with takes us.” a steal at £22.50.