#16 JULY 2016

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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. For more information, visit summer. Every year we’re blown away by the ownership and sustainability, and takes place a zero balance so we both put our hands in our sacredmusicfestival.org.uk music, always up-and-coming artists and world on both days. Finally, your spirit will be fed and To purchase tickets and for the full line-up visit pockets to start the fundraising process. We both She adds that it is important to celebrate sacred musicians. At the core, Smugglers are musicians, watered with local beers from Stroud Brewery, smugglerstrail.org/stroud pretty naively went ahead and booked bands music and encourages everybody to attend brilliant acts doing great things, in part, we’re cocktails and kids drinks from Fred’s Bar and and had faith that the whole thing would come this year’s festival. “Music associated with the Lara Shingles is a freelance writer with a sure, thanks to the festival and community that food from Food Cycle and Feed Bristol. together. With lots of hard work and amazing spiritual traditions has to do a job of lifting keen interest in art, lifestyle and culture. they’ve built in Kent. It’s the first of the festivals Since writing his last article for Good On Paper, support from the community, the festival was people out of the everyday. Obviously nothing is The entire tour, including Stroud, is being held on Since graduating with a BA Hons in Magazine Hot Feet are performing at this summer and Fred and his pop-up cocktail bar have been a huge success. In fact, it was beyond our sacred in itself – it’s a category we create – but it common land. The National Trust owns the land Journalism, she has written for SoGlos, we’re really looking forward to playing new booked for weddings, festivals (including expectations.” gives a certain elevated feeling and allows you to around Stroud and, although this is something Inkygoodness and a collection of popular blogs. songs from our upcoming album!” Jack Powis Glastonbury) and events around the country. He become a bit free of yourself,” she says. “Perhaps which has never been requested from them, Blown away by the standard of music at last She also works part-time as an editorial assistant Page, Hot Feet also manages a portfolio of local, national and you can say that about any music worth listening welcomed the Smugglers Trail to use the land year’s festival, the organisers have upped their for Stroud-based creative solutions company international marketing clients and apparently to. It has just been my observation that a lot of The festival has felt a strong link with Stroud in Amberley. “It’s not always easy!” exclaims game even further this time around and booked Carmar Media @larashingles never sleeps. facebook.com/fredsbaruk sacred music has a powerful charge to it because due to the town’s green ethos and thriving Creative Producer Sophie Bostock,“The National a brilliant line up of international artists across it is meant as a vehicle to get past your ego.” 6 MUSIC - STROUD FESTIVALS #16 | JUN 2016 #16 | JULY 2016 MUSIC - SQAURE BOMB 7

SQUARE BOMB

BY SARAH WATSON WOOLPACK FESTIVAL

BY RACHAEL HILL I SPENT AN EVENING WITH ONE OF STROUD’S of Bethlehem by Richard Crooks: “one of my What’s next for the band? They’ve got an album MOST WELL-KNOWN AND WELL-LOVED BANDS favourite songs”; Uta enthuses when I ask her recorded which is currently being mastered, and about it. That’s that sorted then. they’re in the midst of a Kickstarter campaign TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE MORE (due to complete on Weds 6th July) to help pay ABOUT THEM. I’M STILL NONE THE WISER. I ask Nick Buckle, the third band member, what for the costs to have “Kitchenette” LPs pressed. it’s like to play with two people who aren’t The rewards for those who pledge and support PICTURESQUE SLAD VALLEY IS HOME TO ONE The festival will kick off on the Friday afternoon community. While already pretty full there are I’ve been staring at my keyboard for well over musicians. “I don’t know really,” he says, “I them match the eccentricity of the band, one OF THE COTSWOLDS MOST WELL-KNOWN at around four o’clock with numerous stalls still a few slots available to rent for anyone who an hour now. There’s nothing new there if I’m don’t really class myself as a musician.” Nick is of them is a book of paper doll versions of the selling as many different types of food as wishes to feature their work (contact the pub honest; I try to ensure I spend a good hour HISTORIC LANDMARKS, THE WOOLPACK being humble, he also expertly plays with the band members which you can dress up as scuba possible for festival-goers to graze on whilst for further info). Although Saturday was the day engaged in vacuousness each day. Most days I INN, FAMOUS FOR ITS CONNECTION TO THE phenomenally successful local band Thee Ones divers, knights or fittingly, chefs. enjoying the live music. Hannah has said that her for live music there will be a selection of 7inch exceed my expectations, but today it’s Square POET AND AUTHOR LAURIE LEE. NESTLED IN idea was to create “the hustle and bustle feel records played on an outside set and another Bomb who’ve rendered me speechless, no mean I’m curious about how the creative process So who ARE Square Bomb? In words that make THE SURROUNDING COUNTRYSIDE THE 200 of street food” whilst offering a wide range of dose of storytelling for the younger generation. feat. works and they’re happy to fill me in; they sense or relate to anything tangible? Not a YEAR OLD PUB IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE interesting flavours. These will include African write songs together, and record them in the huge amount. What I can do is recommend you stew for those who are vegan or vegetarian with With so much on offer the Woolpack Festival is Square Bomb are indescribable, they don’t fit kitchen before sending them to Sam Osborne LOCAL COMMUNITY, AND IT’S WELCOMING listen to them, go and see them, support them set to be a great experience for everyone, and into any box I can form in my mind (and my flatbreads made to order, a fondue stall, and of (wAgAwAgA), who adds the drum backing with their new album. Because we have enough ATMOSPHERE, GREAT FOOD, AND REGULAR with the combination of good food and drinks, mind is pretty good at forming even the most course, a barbeque. Although most of the live tracks. Sam takes the recording literally, as they bands which can be put into boxes, defined by LIVE MUSIC MAKE IT A GREAT PLACE TO VISIT. live music and curiosity stalls it makes for an complex of boxes). It’s not that there aren’t music will take place on the Saturday there will are playing they speed up and slow down, so genres. Described by words. What we need more event that is not to be missed. Just as excited as enough words to describe them - just that there be a DJ, an outside bar and a headlining band at that’s what the drums do too. Complete backing of is the indescribable, the illogical, extraordinary The pub is run by chef Adam Glover and the rest of us is Hannah who tells me that she is are so many. I’m going to try to put them in the end of the evening. tracks with the pauses and delays - the result is chaos and humour that surrounds the band. manager Hannah Thomson, who, with a looking forward to celebrating what the pub is some kind of order, bear with me. uncountable random lengths of time. The band background in creative arts, found the chance Saturday promises to be a day for dancing with and the community that it is a part of. Organizing stick to the results when they are sent back, they In a nutshell; creative, anarchic, joyous noise. I spent an evening with Square Bomb at band to take on such a historic and unique venue live music from 12 till 12, and although the line-up an event like this is always a challenge however practise to make it work. Speechless. There, I sort of got there in the end. an exciting opportunity that she could not is still to be announced Hannah assures me that it is one that she has eagerly thrown herself into founder Pavlos Kyriacou’s house in Middle Street, resist. Speaking to Hannah she said what it will be an “eclectic selection of local talent”, “When I started the planning process I thought Stroud. It’s the perfect venue to talk to them; it Listening back to my interview tape I’m struck You can view the exceptional Square Bomb she loves most about running the pub is it’s featuring up and coming music as well as old of all the things I love most about festivals; all started there a couple of years ago in Pav’s by just how much fun I’m having in their Kickstarter video on the Good on Paper website vibrant atmosphere, it’s importance to the local favourites and even a bit of flamenco. During curiosity stalls, face painting, music and of shed, before noise complaints forced them to company, there’s no ordered string of thought at goodonpaper.info/film, pop over to Kickstarter community, and of course the breathtakingly the day there will a barbeque as well as an course, people coming together in a colourful move band rehearsals into the kitchen. He admits or consciousness that runs through the evening, to help the band make their album kickstarter. beautiful surroundings. The idea of running such outside bar which will include one or two guest and happy environment.” And how has she that he’d never even played a guitar before he no discernible rhyme or reason, but what is com/profile/squarebomb and keep everything a special venue could be a daunting prospect, ales and the usual ciders, ales and beer on offer managed to curate it all? “I just kind of throw started writing songs for the band, which meant apparent is the amount of fun we’re having. crossed that there will be a few tickets left for however she enjoys the challenge of making inside the pub. For those with children to cater things together, I think that’s the best way to do that the first songs are written around what Every few seconds a burst of laughter cuts their amazing album launch event, which will everyone feel welcome and maintaining what the for there will be face painting, puppetry and it because when you’ve got so many different chords Pav had learned to play that week. through the tape, mainly obscuring any words feature some very special support from Neil pub means to the local community, whilst at the story tellers, and for those not wishing to drive people you really need to have something for I might be able to use, but I’m smiling now just Arthur Electronics and Chris Cundy (whose Joining us for tea and chat are Uta Baldauf, the same time helping it to grow. “I’m not grumpy, a regular shuttle bus will run from the centre of everyone.” listening to it. credits include Guillemots, Fyfe Dangerfield and band’s performance artist singer, she’d never I like to make people happy!” she says whilst town to the Woolpack throughout the day, free Little Annie). thewoolpackslad.com been in a band before Square Bomb and there’s And that is reflected by the band; “it’s so much explaining how she enjoys the role of hostess in of charge! some mystery about how she came to be part fun” says Uta, but there’s nothing precious what can at times be a challenging environment. After the excitement of the first two days, of it. She wonders if it was a post she put on about the trio; “we’ll just keep on doing it until Sunday will have a more relaxed ‘makers market’ Facebook with a mix tape of influences which something else comes along,” says Nick. This No one knows what Sarah Phaedre Watson really The end of July sees the welcome return of the Rachael Hill is the author of an online fantasy feel. While there will still be an outside bar and would form the band which she would want mixture of a very committed, serious approach does, she spends time gallivanting off to Africa Woolpack’s annual festival, only this time there’s series called Clara on channillo.com and runs a food available, the pub will host a selection to be in entitled: “If I was a band what would to music, by a band who in the majority to make films, writing for various publications, a difference. Instead of running for just one day, writing blog at breathingforwords.co.uk. She’s of market stalls both inside and outside the be my roots”. It turns out the rest of the band aren’t musicians, fronted by a poetry penning or passionately supporting community arts and this year it will take place from the 29th to the also a member of the border morris side Styx of pub selling handmade products, jewellery and had never even heard the mix tape, I dig it out performance artist and all delivered with a events. She certainly gets about a bit 31st of July, with a different theme planned for Stroud and volunteer at the Maypole Youth Group each day. other vintage and craft goodies from the local to see if it gives me a little more insight into wry half smile and a knowing wink has created the band’s influences. The first song is The Star something refreshing different. 10 MUSIC LISTINGS #16 | JULY 2016 #16 | JULY 2016 MUSIC LISTINGS 11

SAT 16TH Band, Sheelanagig, Cocos Lovers and double bassist James Agg .Together SUN 17TH The Red Propellers much more…See page 4! they will play a collection of Jazz Edd Bateman’s West African Love standards ballads and Latin numbers The Red Propellers are an a bit Affair smugglerstrail.org/stroud in an intimate trio setting reminiscent of an enigmatic Bristol Factory Scintillating kora and balafon combine of the drum less piano/guitar/bass Studios band inspired by the Velvet with relentless soukous guitar and MUSIC STRATFORD PARK BAND STAND trio’s of Oscar Peterson and George Underground and the late 1970’s New subtle Senegalese mbalax grooves Shearing.7:30-10pm Free York City punk music scene born over a captivating Cameroonian out of Stroud. The band released a SAT 23RD stroudbrewery.co.uk backbeat - and all underpinned by LISTINGS self-titled debut cd and bonus single Ska in the Park Edd’s pulsating bass lines. 7:30pm in 2013 and are currently promoting £14/£12concs Live Ska Music on the band stand ‘Images’ a 10 inch three song vinyl EP STROUD SACRED MUSIC FESTIVAL in Stratford Park on a Saturday released on local label Rollercoaster subscriptionrooms.org.uk afternoon... Bring your family, food Records.8:30pm Free FRI 1ST – SAT 2ND and pork pie hat and enjoy some great live music for free featuring the St Laurence Church, The Shambles SVA SUN 17TH Mighty John Street Ska Orchestra Featuring the Ganda Boys, Susheela TIGMUS Presents: Felix M-B , Sylva plus many other special guests! The Raman and Sam Mills, Craig Pruess, SAT 2ND Kay and Lorkin O’Reilly ALE HOUSE SAT 30TH SAT 16TH SAT 2ND Mighty John Street Ska Orchestra are RSVP and more…See page 5! Mockers Felix M-B is an 18-year-old singer- a group of young musicians who cover Open Mic Night Lewis Clark Duo Threepenny Bit Mockers summer special with special songwriter from the East Midlands, ska tunes made popular in the 60s sacredmusicfestival.org.uk SAT 2ND guest all the way from Sweden: Henrik Black Book’s popular Open Mic night! Acoustic based with roots in folk and Hampshire-based Threepenny Bit are UK. His music has a unique Nu- and 70s. After last year’s success they Frankly Skanky You know the drill…7:30-10.30pm Free blues...hard to pigeon-hole & hard not an example of how traditional dance Akerberg Folk style and influences for his are really looking forward to returning SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS Big, bold Stroud-based reggae band and you can bring your own booze! to move to! 8:30pm Free tunes and contemporary sounds can work include that of Laura Marling, to the band stand for this free gig. Henrik Akerberg (The Pacemaker, making their Ale House debut. 8:30pm (corkage fees apply) be blended into a fresh interpretation Jeff Buckley, Nick Drake, Bon Iver, Their full set of classic ska tunes made SUN 3RD Stockholm): “I started collecting 50s Free SAT 30TH of folk music. This dynamic eight-piece Stornoway and Joni Mitchell. Joined famous by Jamaican bands such as and 60s records by a coincident when blackbookcafe.com band combines a group of diehard Bob Fox: The Warhorse Songman Stroud Calling: Juke Joint by Sylva Kay who recently supported the Skatalites include the James Bond I was asked to DJ at the local Tiki bar THURS 7TH folkies with some of the finest young Another superb night of strictly vinyl Gill Sandell on her solo tour (you may theme tune, the Guns of Navarone, Bob Fox has played the role of (Tiki Room) in Stockholm 10 years jazz and classical musicians in the Saskia Griffiths-Moore THE CROWN AND SCEPTRE 45s by Stroud Calling DJ-duo, the also have seen her busking around Skaravan, A message to You Rudy, songman in WarHorse for the past ago. Back then, I played Hawaiian, South. 8:30pm Free Stroud) she is a mistress of the loop Pink Panther and many, many more! three years, both in the West End Rising singer-songwriter from the fourth night of their popular monthly Jungle Exotica, Surf, Latin and pedal and a mesmerising act. Lorkin Visit website for updates and times… and the UK/Ireland and South South West promoting her new FRI 1ST residency.8:30pm Free Calypso. Nowadays I collect mainly SUN 3RD O’Reilly returns before heading back Africa touring production.7:30pm album ‘A Gentle Heart’ - an engaging Nothin’ But Trouble Rare R&B, Soul and Blues Dancers, Lorkin O’Reilly + Kaylee Philips to the States. 8pm £4adv sva.org.uk £12/£10concs (includes post show and charming performer of acoustic facebook.com/goldenfleecebar even though the ‘early days’ have Hard rocking Blues band from Stroud. discussion) songs in the English tradition but On a brief return from his new home flavored my taste in these genres. I 8:30pm Free MON 25TH with notable and welcome American in the US, Scottish born but previous STROUD BREWERY run the club the Pacemaker, with my LANSDOWN HALL SAT 9TH Stroud inhabitant Lorkin is a real new Alash influences.8:30pm Free FRI 8TH mate Marcus Hjoberg. It’s on hold till star in the making. Kaylee was spotted The Alash ensemble is a trio of SAT 2ND Genesish after the summer when we have a Will Killeen SAT 16TH SAT 9TH at the Open Mic – a night of beautiful master throat singers from Tuva, a The Genesish spectacular recreates new fresh venue. Over the years I have Eppyfest 5 Steve Page Steve Ferbrache + Friends Highly acclaimed Irish acoustic blues original tunes. 8pm Free tiny republic in the heart of Central the sights and sounds of a stadium been lucky to be invited to various Best known as front man for guitarist, singer and songwriter with a Eppyfest returns bringing with it an Asia. The ancient art of throat singing Genesis show. 8pm £12.50/£10concs club nights in Europe, such as the Blues and gospel tunes from Steve Americana band the Open Secrets, totally unique style; celtic roots mixed eclectic musical mixture of prog rock, THURS 7TH developed among the nomadic Jukebox Jam (London), Band è Part and a small collection of notable Steve is also a fine performer and with American blues. 8:30pm Free psychedelia, folk, jazz and electronic Solana herdsmen of this region. Alash remains WED 13TH (London), Soulful Turino (Turin - Italy), Stroud musical mercenaries! 8:30pm songwriter in his own right. As a music. Headliners are William D Drake grounded in this tradition while Junk Jester Wild (Jena - Germany) and the Free Solana are an instrumental gypsy-folk consummate guitarist and claw FRI 15TH (ex Cardiacs) his Band and Judy expanding its musical vocabulary with Boiler (Barcelona - Spain).” 9pm-3am band. Coming to the Albert from all hammer banjo player, his songs bring Performing a wide range of classic Dr. Slash & Panye Dyble (ex Fairport Convention and new ideas from the West…8:30pm £6adv/£7otd (John Street) THURS 14TH/28TH corners of Europe, their style reflects a contemporary edge to the musical covers from the Everly Brothers, Trader Horne) and her Band of Perfect £10adv Stroud acoustic rock duo. 8:30pm the diversity of their backgrounds and Fleetwood Mac & Joni Mitchell, to Jukebox Strangers. Also on the bill: the Sirkis/ traditions that Americana draws WEDS 6TH Free interests: their sound encompasses on.7:30-10pm Free more contemporary music from the Aron Attwood plays acoustic covers Bialas International Quartet, Darkroom SUN 31ST Funk Collective Jam Session folk, swing, klezmer, flamenco, latin, Civil Wars, Megson & James Bay. chosen by the audience. Aron will (featuring Elif Yalvac), Tom Slatter and FRI 22ND reggae and trip-hop. Genre hopping The Petty Heglars THURS 7TH 7:30pm Free (Mr Twitchetts) A new night open to all free likely be joined by mysterious guitar Marvin B. Naylor. 4:30-11pm £22adv The Hawds fun to be had. 8:30pm Free Johnny Barlow and Mark from the thinking funk inspired musicians and polymath ‘The Velvet Duke’.8:30pm from eppyfest.co.uk/£25otd (there Kettle of Fish Soggy Bottom Boys bring a bit of old FRI 15TH listeners.7pm Free (John Street) Free Popular local band that weave are also some special advance ticket A 5-man a cappella singing group WED 13TH and new to Sunday night – maybe together an accomplished mix of rock, packages available via the website with an eclectic repertoire that ranges A Night at the Musicals Tim Loud + Will Wood even a few covers. But then they are THURS 14TH SAT 16TH funk, country and jazz! 8:30pm Free only, which come with extra goodies!) from the mellifluously sublime to the Charity concert.7:30pm £10 the Albert’s favourite Scousers so they Stroud Jazz Sessions: Kim Cypher The Hawds Friends Tim and Will shall be rocking wittily ridiculous. All have sung in THURS 28TH lansdownhall.org the pub as solo acts and together, get away with...8:30pm Free FRI 15TH Joining us for this Jazz Session is one Accomplished fusion of Rock, funk, groups and choirs for years, but this Rodda’s Hairy Craic creating a noise with their of the most versatile and experienced country and jazz. 8:30pm Free theprincealbertstroud.co.uk is the culmination of all their musical Joy-Amy’s Retro Flashback hopes and dreams.7:30-10pm Free female saxophonists in the South Irish acoustic sessions 8pm Free MEME Join singer Joy-Amy Wigman on a 12-string driven, harmonica-blowing, West. Having developed her own THURS 21ST harmonious journey through the 1950s country/blues wailing anti-folk vibes. SMUGGLERS TRAIL SAT 30TH unique ‘funky’ style of playing, Kim FRI 29TH FRI 1ST to the early 1960s. 7:30pm Free (Mr The Dave Ayre Trio 8pm Free Cypher draws upon influences from The Dub Thieves Tristan Watson Trio Twitchett’s) World class Jazz trio return to their Bollywood Nights SAT 9TH – SUN 10TH great players such as Pee Wee Ellis, The Tristan Watson Trio featuring middle of the month slot. 8:30pm Free Dub, reggae and ska! 8:30pm Free Another Meme special music and food THURS 14TH Courtney Pine and Grover Washington. Culver Hill, Amberley superb Cheltenham based pianist night with DJ Jagdish spinning some Mal Webb + Kylie Morrigan Kim recently performed alongside SAT 30TH Featuring Hot Feet, the John Langan John Stillman and the ever in demand FRI 29TH hot vintage Bollywood tunes and Mal is an extraordinary multi- Andy Sheppard and his band The The Dunbars Crown and Sceptre’s 7th Birthday Indian disco complimented by chef’s instrumentalist musician who blows take on all things spiced…Expect Stomping and swinging acoustic With Tiger 110’s plus fireworks and late your brain with his looping beatboxing some Thali style fragrant vegetarian Americana and bluegrass from Bristol- licence. 8:30pm Free and vocal techniques. You’ll be dishes and sweets, Chai cocktails and based family band.8:30pm Free questioning his biological make up crownandsceptrestroud.com Indian beer plus artist Allie Litherland as you exit the pub from the curious debuting event specific projection and freakish sound he creates. Joined BLACK BOOK CAFÉ work. 6:30pm – 1am Free by Kylie Morrigan tonight for the first THE GOLDEN FLEECE time at the Albert, Mal has given the SAT 9TH JULY memecafebar.co.uk pub many amazing performances and SAT 9TH OUT VINCENT BROWN Matthew Sheppard tonight will be even more spectacular… Dusk Brothers 8pm Free Hailed as one of the most exciting new THE PRINCE ALBERT NOW MUSIC FOR A FILM NOT YET MADE singer-songwriters on the acoustic Gnarled and driving blues from the FRI 15TH music scene, Matthew Shepherd is a brothers on homemade instruments FRI 1ST and foot-propelled percussion.8:30pm Weston and Dellow 21 year-old singer-songwriter who has Harare A beautiful album of instrumentals by Stroud based pianist been delighting audiences in London, Free All the way from Zimbabwe, Harare The musical Dellow family team up Vincent Brown moving through jazz, blues and haunting Essex and beyond with his collection are one of the few groups to be with Matthias for sensitive and rousing minimalist pieces all recorded at Hawkwood College on of self-penned songs. His debut studio SUN 10TH/24TH playing Zimbabwean music in Europe. fiddle, guitar and toe tapping treats. a Bechstein grand piano. To purchase the album and for album Top of the Tree was released Tristan Watson Duo They celebrate both past and modern Real classy stuff, and home grown. further information visit vincentbrownmusic.com last year and shortly after broke into BBQ & Jazz in the garden led by local day African dance music, which 8:30pm Free the iTunes Top 100 Singer/Songwriter guitarist. 2pm Free expresses their heritage through album chart..4:30-6.00pm Free swooping bass lines, crazy rhythms and uplifting vocals. 8pm Free 12 MUSIC LISTINGS #16 | JULY 2016

Pushy Doctors as a featured artist. lo-fi at the same time. An excellent and the Astral Ponies - all powered H This monthly jazz jam is every 2nd performer with a rare knack for by the Black Box sound system ! Thursday of the month, the jazz hub, melody. 8:30pm Free More live music and DJs are still to be featuring special guest set followed by announced…Plus free camping, free a stonkingly energetic jazz jam for all THURS 28TH parking, the new Not Out Café and PRINCE ALBERT players and singers, aficionados and Saskia Griffiths-Moore a fully stocked bar. £5 for the whole improvers, to participate in. All are weekend Rising singer-songwriter from the STROUD welcome, to listen or perform. 8:30 - Stroud area promoting her new album 11pm £5otd/£3musicians (John Street) www.theprincealbertstroud.co.uk ‘A Gentle Heart’. 8:30pm Free PAINSWICK CENTRE WEDS 20TH thehogathorsley.co.uk SUN 3RD John Street Blues The Painswick Singers Monthly blues night with a full set from MIDSUMMER MADNESS invited guest plus open mic, archive The Painswick Singers will be footage and blues on vinyl. 8:30pm performing a Summer Concert with SAT 16TH £5otd/£3concs/Performing musicians high-lights from shows from the 40s! free Days Orchard, Brookthorpe – Porgy and Bess, Show Boat and From the team that brought you Me and My Girl. £10otd or from the sva.org.uk Masquerade and the Cruise. Come Patchwork Mouse, Painswick and join in for an evening of mischief G.O.P painswickcentre.com THE HOG AT HORSLEY and mayhem and be prepared for a magical experience in the woods. Live YOUTUBE A trio of master throat singers Music, DJ’s, food, fire, and maybe a THURS 7TH THE WOOLPACK FESTIVAL from Tuva, a tiny republic in the few pixies! £45 available from Wild Johns & Nowak heart of Central Asia… Boar Stroud, all profits will be going to FRI 29TH – SUN 31ST PLAYLIST Guitar and Mandolin duo playing Refugee Aid Stroud ALASH The Woolpack, Slad beautiful and layered acoustic songs EVERY MONTH WE in the American and English tradition. Full line-up TBC. See page 6! MISERDEN 8’S MUSIC AND Tickets £10 Listen out too for a smattering of COLLATE THE BEST 8:00pm thewoolpackslad.com in advance from superb self-penned song. 8:30pm Free CRICKET FESTIVAL MUSIC TO GO AND SEE MON 25th JULY seetickets.com THURS 14TH FRI 8TH – SUN 10TH IN STROUD! GO AND Alex Chapman Miserden Cricket Ground “There are plenty of recordings of Tuvan throat TAKE A LOOK! singing out there, but they can’t compare to Eclectic and interesting covers from Mixing beats n balls - music and witnessing such sonic magic in real time.” ” superb guitarist and vocalist Alex cricket weekender at the beautiful Chapman. 8:30pm Free Miserden cricket ground. Live Washington Post music includes roots reggae, jazz, VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT THURS 21ST funk and culture from the fantastic GOODONPAPER.INFO/MUSIC facebook.com/ThePrinceAlbertStroud Syvla Kay King Solomon Band, upbeat blues, FOR THE LATEST southern soul and ska from Steve Gifted songwriter Sylva plays songs of COMPILATION OF THIS MONTH’S that manage to be both powerful and & The Achievers and urban celtic psychedelicatessan from Kid Calico BEST MUSIC... IN OUR OPINION.

OUT CEILIDH-JO ROWE A much-loved series of children’s albums by local musician Ceilidh- NOW Jo accompanied by guitarist Matthias Weston. ESTABLISHED 1984 To purchase copies and for further information including forthcoming live dates visit ceilidh-jo.com STROUD BASED RECORDING STUDIO Bob Fox: We supply composing, arranging, session musicians and engineer for bands, songwriters The Warhorse Songman & voiceovers. £12.00 (£10.00 concs) We also have fantastic daytime Saturday 3 July 7:30pm rehearsal space available. Bob Fox has played the role of songman in WarHorse for the past three years, both in the West End and currently in the UK/Ireland and South Africa touring production.

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ACP FESTIVAL

BY CAROLYN CARSWELL

PAINSWICK, THE ‘QUEEN OF THE COTSWOLDS’, churchyard has its charm. People have said, ‘why an insight into Indian textile production guided IS FAMED FOR MANY THINGS: ITS 14TH don’t you move it to somewhere bigger?’ but I by V&A curator Rosemary Crill. Think lanterns, think it would lose that factor. The churchyard ethnic food stalls and henna painting, and if CENTURY STONE HOUSES, A HANDFUL OF is its own theatre. You have the catwalk, the you’re lucky you might even spot a herd of giant CELEBRITY RESIDENTS, 99 IMMACULATELY parades coming through the yew trees... there’s elephants soaring overhead – the work of local PRUNED YEW TREES AND ONE FASHION something quite magical about it.” puppeteer Bee Daws and pupils of The National CATWALK DRIPPING WITH GRAVITY-DEFYING Star College. The catwalk competition is open to all ages, FABRIC ENGINEERING, FLAMBOYANCE AND from under 12s to over 18s. There are three Of course, no festival is complete without good FLAIR. SORRY, MY MISTAKE. AS ANY LOCAL categories; Wearable Art, Creative Headwear food and live music, of which there will be plenty. WILL TELL YOU THERE ARE IN FACT WELL OVER and Body Art, and entrants have been invited to “This year we’ve got the Big Red Bus Company, 100 YEW TREES. THE NUMBER 99 IS A MYTH… answer an inspiring selection of briefs. Wearable ethnic food stalls and a Victorian tea tent,” says Art entrants have designed their wares within Rosanna. “We’ll have Jazz Jive and Lindy Hop, The Art Couture Painswick (ACP) Festival returns the remits of ‘Flight’, ‘Underwater’ and ‘Moving kids’ entertainers World Jungle (they do massive on Sunday the 17th to turn what would ordinarily Parts’, Body Art entrants will be displaying their bubbles and face painting) and there will be be another idyllic day in this quaint historic interpretations of ‘Food For Thought’, while the music all day. We’re doing busking podiums, village into a blank canvas for creativity. Now in theme for the Headwear category is ‘Graffiti’. In mainly local talent, with a main stage where the its fifth year, the festival embraces ‘wearable art’ a bid to attract budding engineers and inventors, big acts will play. Headlining in the evening is and attracts some of the most inventive artists Dyson will be present, hosting their Creative New Carnival with Max Radford.” in the area, not to mention some incredibly Challenge Zone. At the ACP festival, inspiration The day begins at around 11.30am and tickets talented younger designers. Painswick streets can take any form… cost £8 for adults, £3 for children under 12 and will be closed off to traffic and instead a riot of This year’s judging panel will feature plenty of student, but buy in advance either online or colour and clothes, music and entertainment, famously qualified names who know more than at the ACP gallery and they’re £6 and £2.50 fine food and fun for all ages will parade. a thing or two about creativity and fashion. respectively. If you’re undecided, remember: the The festival itself began in 2010 after founder Previous judges have included Savannah Miller, festival is now a biennial event, so the next one Chris Mercer visited the World of Wearable Art Dan Chadwick, Stephen Jones, Grayson Perry, won’t come around until 2018… competition in New Zealand. Inspired by the Mary Wing To, Lily Allen and Todd Lynn. But There’s no sense being fashionably late for this originality and creativity it unearthed, he brought there’s more to the festival than name-dropping. one - there’s simply too much to see and do. the idea back home to Painswick. Together with The competition acts as a leg-up for entrants Visit canvasforcreativity.com for tickets and four other trustees they planned the first ACP and a chance to talent-spot for judges. “Quite further information. event over their kitchen table. Such was the often the festival will have judges who are high passion, the charity grew and they now proudly up in the world of fashion and they’ll recognise operate from their Bisley Street gallery. talent and offer work places.” says Rosanna. Carolyn is an ex Bristolian but thoroughly As if the festival wasn’t vibrant enough, there will This will be ACP’s fifth festival, and Gallery Mancunian Freelance Marketing and Advertising be a distinct Indian twist as sponsors Steppes Manager Rosanna Thorn-Lees’ first. As Copywriter now living in Stroud. You can see her Travel give ticket holders the chance to win a Rosanna explains, it’s a festival unlike any other. work at copywritercarolyn.com “The juxtaposition of holding it in Painswick trip for two to India on their Fabric of India tour; 14 ART - CLAY SINCLAIR #16 | JULY 2016 #16 | JULY 2016 ART - CLAY SINCLAIR 15

CLAY SINCLAIR

BY JAMIE BALDWIN

AS A YOUTH HE WANTED TO BE A FAMOUS I like to describe it as ‘provocative pop painting so being at Applewood satisfies a lot of the on perspex dealing with issues of power, good urban design principles I was taught. ROCK STAR, BUT IT WASN’T UNTIL MOVING prestige and possessions’. I guess it’s kind of TO ENGLAND THAT STROUD-BASED POP ART pop art, but yes I always want present a bigger WHERE CAN PEOPLE SEE YOUR WORK? VIRTUOSO CLAY SINCLAIR RETURNED TO HIS picture than just the art itself. Several of my paintings use renowned images that I like to Woolff Gallery in London represent me both UPBRINGING OF PAINT BRUSHES AND ART twist and maybe explore a particular emotion or here in the UK and internationally, but I’m just EXHIBITIONS. KIWI-BORN CLAY IS NOW issue. Fame is an issue I often deal with, perhaps about to sign a permanent lease on a shop at pointing to my slight obsession to be famous. the top of Stroud High Street, which is where GETTING ON FAMOUSLY, DISPLAYING HIS Actually most of the issues I highlight are issues I’ve been for the last couple of months. It means VIBRANT PERSPEX PAINTINGS ON THE that I am personally trying to deal with. Fame, I will be able to have my studio in the back and the gallery as the shop front. It puts a bit of STROUD HIGH STREET, AND HE’D LIKE success, ego, etc… A bit of humour helps as well. pressure on to pay the lease every month but NOTHING MORE THAN FOR YOU TO POP IN THERE ARE SEVERAL RELIGIOUS CONNOTATIONS IN it’s all going well so far. But what I really enjoy YOUR ART. IS THAT DELIBERATE AND SOMETHING is people having the opportunity to come into Reasons to Live ON HIS POP ART… IMPORTANT TO YOU? the gallery to view the art , maybe start up a conversation and leave feeling that in some way I grew up in quite an evangelical, pentecostal HOW DID YOU GET INTO BEING AN ARTIST? their day is better for it. environment. There was a lot of fear, control and My father was quite a renowned artist in New hypocrisy. But also love, passion and wisdom. AND WHAT’S NEXT FOR CLAY SINCLAIR? Zealand so I guess I grew up with it. He took me I have continually wrestled with my belief, but to exhibitions and I witnessed first hand the life would still consider myself a Christian. A pretty I’ve just finished some work for the Woolff of an artist. Having said that I spent my youth open minded one though. I try and read the Gallery in London; it includes my tribute to avoiding art and focused on trying to be a rock sermon on the mount most days. I figure if it’s Prince, ‘Sign o the Times’. I’m not really sure star. Not many openings in that department good enough for Ghandi, it’s probably good what I will paint next. I tend to just go into the back home though! After just missing out on a enough for me. I guess it’s something that’s studio, sit down and start thinking, perhaps place in the New Zealand Jazz School in 1996, impacted my life, which is why it comes up in looking at my notes. Often it’s an issue I focus I came to England. Within a month I’d bought my art. I’ve really enjoyed the debate about the on, maybe something I’m going through at the some paint and brushes and haven’t looked religious aspect of my art here in Stroud. People time. I’m really looking forward to moving my back. respect I’m trying to deal with big issues and studio into the back of the gallery, so I guess people see it’s authentic. that’s what I need to do next. DO YOU HAVE ANY ARTISTS THAT HAVE INSPIRED YOUR WORK? HOW DO YOU FIND STROUD? Clay’s studio and gallery is situated at number 48 High Street and is open most days except A turning point for me was going to Vienna I love it, it’s a great place. After moving here a Sundays. If the door’s open, pop on in… and discovering Friedensreich Hundertwasser. couple of years ago, my mum in NZ rang and For further examples of Clay’s work visit I walked into his exhibition and it was amazing asked if it’s anywhere near Minchinhampton. claysinclair.com and inspirational. There were statements It turns out that 150 years ago a branch of written on the wall, a crazy undulating floor, my family left here to start a new life in New and fantastic vibrant paintings. I didn’t really Zealand. Maybe that’s why I feel very much come into contact with much contemporary at home. We actually chose Stroud after I Jamie Baldwin is a renewable energy specialist art in New Zealand, so this was an eye-opener. searched ‘Where do the open-minded people with a background as a freelance journalist Art that can make a social comment. And I just live’ in Google! Stroud came up. The deal was for the BBC, Discover Channel and Panos thought, I want to do that. sealed when it also featured on a top 10 coolest International places to live in the UK. We moved into the YOU MENTION ART AS SOCIAL COMMENTARY. IS Applewood community in Cashes Green, which Church of Clay Starman THAT HOW YOU WOULD DESCRIBE YOUR ART? is great. I actually have an MA in Urban Design 16 ART LISTINGS #16 | JULY 2016

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THE BLUE ROOMS GALLERY LANSDOWN HALL MEME are an engagingly diverse mix, from Suppliers of the finest art materials those who exhibit internationally, FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS MON 4TH – SAT 9TH FRI 1ST – SUN 24TH to emerging artists. They are linked Open 9am - 5pm Monday to Saturday Griffin Mill London Road, Stroud GL5 2AZ Oliver Vivian The Divine Dance In The Sacred Jess Orr: Dovetail simply because they all live locally. Landscape of Britain The setting is the architectural gem Exhibiting Oliver Vivian’s expressive Architectural forms, structure line of St Mary of the Angels Church, abstracts in oils on canvas. Self- An inspiring and uplifting and colour are all integral to these designed by renowned architect W replicating patterns occur in the photography exhibition by Frances works by local artist Jess Orr. Their D Caroe. There is no parking at the ART CLASSES & WORKSHOPS painting process when applying Lewis & Adelina Abad Pedrosa simplicity is intentional. The pairing church, so visitors are asked to park the system of aleatory and gravity dedicated to Peace. Celebration/ down of the work as they progress in the village and follow the signs. JULY WEDS 20TH – FRI 22ND Mad hatters big 9:30am – 4:30pm to intuitively produce geological open evening from 7pm to 9.30pm is where the good stuff starts to There is a drop off area outside draw with Paul Fowler £135 compositions that are evocative of on Tuesday 5th plus sacred songs happen. Adding in and taking away the church grounds for those with RD Mad hatters clay workshop 10am – 4pm the primal forces of the natural world. and chants at 12 noon each day from until the spacial play brings a certain SAT 23 mobility problems, but there is no with Julie and Paul Fowler £60 10am – 3pm or by appointment Tuesday to Sunday - you are warmly harmony and balance to the eye. All wheelchair access due to the steps. 07532071457 welcome…Mon 3-5pm/Tues-Sat works are for sale - ask at the bar 10am-4pm for more information, WEDS 27TH – FRI 29TH Birds of prey big 9:30am – 4:30pm 10:30am-5:30pm/Sun 11am-1pm for prices or contact Jess via email contact Rick Burgess on 01453 draw with Paul Fowler £135 facebook.com/The-Blue-Rooms- [email protected]. Closing party/ 889613 or email [email protected] TH Gallery-Stroud TUES 19TH – SUN 24TH private view Sun 24th 6pm – close SAT 30 Birds of prey clay workshop with 10am – 4:30pm Julie and Paul Fowler Gina Baum: Skin Deep £60 memecafebar.co.uk SGS STROUD SCHOOL OF ART GALLERY PANGOLIN Gina Baum’s 2nd exhibition AUG WEDS 10TH – FRI 12TH drawing to painting 9:30am – 4:30pm Bestial Head 2 Steve Hurst introduces the viewer to her unique extreme poses life drawing with Paul Fowler TUES 28TH JUN - FRI 1ST JUL £165 MON 13TH JUN – FRI 22ND JUL insight into vulnerability and the TH clay to life workshop – scuplting a 10am – 4pm human surface, which is based on Leisure Art Student End SAT 13 25th Anniversary Exhibition figure in clay with Julie and Paul Fowler £80 her continuing research, exploration MUSEUM IN THE PARK of Year Show GALLERY PANGOLIN Gallery Pangolin are celebrating CHALFORD - GLOS - GL6 8NT of materials (porcelain, textile) and A thoughtful, sometimes quirky, their 25th birthday in style with 01453 889765 30 years of nursing practice. With SAT 2ND – SUN 31ST but always lovely exhibition which FOR DETAILS OF REGULAR CLASSES VISIT THE WEBSITE [email protected] a spectacular exhibition of silver her experimentation, Baum asks the Bob Davison: Borders gives students who have studied a www.gallery-pangolin.com sculptures, many of which have www.pegasusart.co.uk viewer to look beyond the superficial twilight or evening course with SGS, been specially commissioned. Bob Davison’s paintings and appearance of skin and to engage, a chance to curate and show their Exhibiting artists include Anthony drawings evolve from his interest appreciate and reflect on the past work. Preview Tues 7-9pm/Wed-Fri Abrahams, David Bailey, Nick Bibby, in nature, science and landscape. and future narratives that are related 10am-4pm Don Brown, Ralph Brown, Jon Buck, Details and contrasts seen in garden to individuals and their marks. Tues Daniel Chadwick, Lynn Chadwick, borders and Cotswold landscapes 10am – 4pm/Weds – Sat 10am – sgscol.ac.uk/studentshows Ann Christopher, Michael Cooper, become striking combinations of 5pm/Sun 11am – 4pm Terence Coventry, Steve Dilworth, colour, marks and shapes. Bob has been teaching on the BA course SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS Abigail Fallis, Sue Freeborough, lansdownhall.org Antony Gormley, Steven Gregory, at the Art School/University in Damien Hirst, Steve Hurst, Jonathan Cheltenham for over 30 years. Fifteen TUE 28TH JUN – SAT 2ND JUL Kingdon, David Mach, Alastair THE LINE GALLERY years ago he moved to Stroud. He Foto Forum 2016 Exhibition Mackie, Anita Mandl, Charlotte Mayer, has had many roles at the University, This 2016 exhibition illustrates a Eilis O’Connell, William Pye, Peter FRI 24TH JUN – SAT 2ND JUL including Fine Art Field Chair and diversity of interpretation with each Randall-Page, Lorraine Robbins, Course Leader of Fine Art Painting Rhian and Oliver contributor conveying their own Almuth Tebbenhoff, William Tucker and Drawing. He has exhibited widely Artists Rhian and Oliver have come creative message. Margaret Lister and Deborah van der Beek. (See and has works in many national together in this joint exhibition to is an Independent Photographer issue 15 available to read on-line) and private collections. Progress of respond to the digital mapping of working in a social documentary Mon-Fri 10am – 6pm/Sat 10am – 1pm The Walled Garden Project at the Google Earth, exploring coordinates Museum in the Park has provided a style, her work has been has been and abstracting landscapes. Both gallery-pangolin.com great opportunity to exhibit some widely published and exhibited in the use mark making as a primary way in of Bob’s recent work, particularly south west. For this exhibition she which to express their interest in this those that maintain their reference to has photographed the Woodchester KENDRICK STREET GALLERY subject. Private view Fri 24th June/ landscape, gardens and plants. Much Valley Vineyard and ones in south Open Fri and Sat 11- 4pm of the work stems from observations west France. John Daniell is a SAT 9TH – SAT 23RD in his garden, just outside Stroud. film based photographer and for SUN 3RD – THURS 14TH Galina Gardiner Tues-Fri 10am-5pm/Sat-Sun 11am- this exhibition he has explored Hanna Sunny the mystery of architecture and Galina Gardiner is a professional 5pm landscape in black and white format. oil painter, locally well-known Hannah is a prolific Illustrator and museuminthepark.org.uk Bill Henley is a retired secondary for her humorous cow paintings sign painter. Her exhibition at Line teacher who is a certified Apple depicting the Commons cattle of Gallery will show a selection of her Trainer for digital photography. His Minchinhampton, Rodborough and type based artwork. (hannasunny. ST MARY OF THE ANGELS CHURCH own images range from recording Selsley as they wander freely along co.uk) Preview Fri 8th July/Open Fri natural beauty and producing the highways and byways, both and Sat 11-4pm SAT 16TH – SUN 24TH documentaries, to the purely pictorial delighting and frustrating drivers, Art In Brownshill 2016 and to producing experimental walkers and cyclists. The exhibition FRI 15TH – SAT 30TH abstracts. Jenny Bircher keen also shows Galina’s strikingly Aidan Myers An impressive array of talented artists in Brownshill have joined photographer has been exploring scaled-up food paintings, along Aidan’s paintings have an energetic together for this year’s Art in local stretches of water and having with personal work inspired by quality, not only because of the Brownshill Exhibition. This is the great fun with an underwater camera. recent travels in Zimbabwe. Mon-Sat colour, but the figurative aspects 4th annual edition of the exhibition This body of work will demonstrate 9:30am-5:30pm Meet the artist on in the paintings. His compositions featuring 11 artists, very much an the movement and reflective quality Sat 9th 10am-12pm emphasize the movement of body established part of the Five Valleys of water and the distortions and like forms throughout the paintings. kendrickstgallery.co.uk art scene. The work will be an wonderful colours captured just a (aidanmyers.co.uk) Private view Fri exciting mix of stonework, painting, few inches below the surface. 10am- 15th July/Open Fri and Sat 11-4pm photography, printmaking, ceramics, 5pm enamelling and mosaic. The artists linegallery.co.uk subscriptionrooms.org.uk 18 ART LISTINGS

SVA hole designed especially by an artist/ RUSKIN MILL Simon Hulbert, Karen Edwards, Derek designer or collaborative team. The Elliott and Implementations FRI 1 ST – SUN 31ST course will open from July 24th and SAT 9TH JUL – MON 29TH AUG newbreweryarts.org.uk Sally Hampson: will be open throughout the summer Ruskin Mill College Student The Weaving Shed holidays. Check back closer to the Summer Exhibition time for a program of special events PREMA ARTS CENTRE Sally Hampson, an artist and weaver, and opening times. The summer exhibition represents is back in SVA’S project space at and celebrates every student who 29 High Street bringing weaving Artists taking part TBC! A full has attended Ruskin Mill College in MON 20TH JUN – SUN 31ST JUL workshops and events throughout cafe and bar will be open daily. the previous academic year. During Sophie Rae July. Also features guest weaver Tim £3adults/£2children (Goods Shed) their time at college, each student Sophie Rae is a printmaker although Parry Williams. Email to SVA: office@ follows a personalised curriculum not in the traditional sense. Sophie sva.org.uk sva.org.uk drop in or by appointment derived from the Trust’s unique employs a fairly spontaneous Practical Skills Therapeutic Education process, giving immediate and SAT 2ND/9TH/16TH/23RD/30TH method. Their student journey offers UPPER LOCK powerful results. She likes to work Fungusloci a wealth of opportunities, reflected quickly, building up her prints with in the richly packed displays of craft, Artist and permaculture practitioner SUN 3RD – SAT 30TH layers of transparent printing inks. art and culture offered at Ruskin Dominic Thomas has designed and Her work takes its inspiration from Anni Golemienko Mill.10am-4pm built a sustainable urban micro-farm the scenery during her travels and Born in Gloucester to an English the natural world around her in which oyster mushrooms are rmt.org cultivated on spent coffee grounds Mother and a Polish father Anni from local cafes. Fungusloci is a now lives in Stroud. Here she enjoys MON 20TH JUN – SUN 31ST JUL project of Sustainable Creativity creating an eclectic and diverse NEWARK PARK Ashley Percival range of work, often painting with CIC with the help of Stroud District Ashley Percival is an illustrator who Food Grants taking place at Unit 23, acrylics on canvas, but also likes to WEDS 8TH JUN – SAT 11TH JUL use pastels, gouache and a variety currently lives in London. He, like Merrywalks. Open for sales Saturdays Brunel Broderers: New Worke so many artists and makers, takes 10:30am -1.30pm or by appointment of mediums. Whatever her creativity This exhibition by a well-respected his inspiration from wildlife and [email protected] drives her to use. Anni doesn’t believe in limiting herself and enjoys group of contemporary textile nature, although the humorous and sometimes unsettling modifications SUN 10TH a challenge. She has had very little artists is inspired by Newark Park’s formal training preferring to create buildings, estate and history. The come from his imagination and some Nature Art in Korea from the heart, from her dreams, artists: Linda Babb, Liz Harding, of the darker/sillier recesses of his Seung-hyun Ko and Wongil Jeon her imagination and from her Julie Heaton, Liz Hewitt, Carla mind. talk about the work of YATOO-the experiences in life. Mon - Sat 9am- Mines, Corinne Renow-Clarke, MON 20TH JUN – SUN 31ST JUL Korean Nature Artists Association 4pm/Sun 10am - 3pm Carolyn Sibbald, Louise Watson with Clive Adams from the Centre and Stephanie Wooster, have all Harry Marshall and for Contemporary Art and the upperlockcafe.co.uk created personal responses to this Zanna Goldhawk Natural World. Since 1981 YATOO beautiful Gloucestershire National Harry Marshall and Zanna Goldhawk has developed an increasingly Trust property. Activities include WETPAINT GALLERY ONLINE are two young makers who met ambitious International programme meet the Artists every Wednesday, while studying illustration at the of exhibitions, residencies and Saturday and Sunday, Storytelling FRI 1ST – SUN 31ST University of Gloucestershire. Zanna a biennale. Do also join them Sessions with Michael Loader and commences her illustrations with afterwards from 2-5pm for a free Contemporary Printmaking Elinor Knapp and Children’s Silk pencils and paper whereas Harry Exhibition drop-in Nature Art Workshop in Painting Workshop with Julie Heaton. favours the iMac as his preferred Stratford Park, close to the Museum, This Contemporary Printmaking 11am-5pm device for drawing. part of the Stroud Festival of Nature. 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JOHNNY VISIT GOODONPAPER.INFO/LITERATURE TO READ A SELECTION OF POEMS FROM JONNY FLUFFYPUNK FLUFFYPUNK’S POUNDLAND RIMBAUD! LITERATURE BY KATE MONTGOMERY

IT’S A BEAUTIFUL LATE SPRING EVENING in primary schools around the UK. “I see it as a LISTINGS WHEN I AMBLE TOWARDS THE PRINCE personal psychology, a necessary counterpoint to the rampant egotism of being a performer. I’m ALBERT IN RODBOROUGH TO MEET just so interested in working with the people who LEGENDARY POET JONNY FLUFFYPUNK. have never done poetry or feel that they haven’t “A brilliant and original I HAVE READ SNATCHES OF HIS FIRST got art in them, and getting those people to a) ALE HOUSE THURS 28TH first novel” COLLECTION THE SUSTAINABLE NIHILIST’S enjoy it and b) just realise ‘oh I can do it’.” Fiona Mitchell: WEDS 6TH/13TH/20TH/27TH Fun With Calligraphy HANDBOOK AND LOOK FORWARD TO When Jon is on stage he is an entertainer, Rick Vick: Writing Group Ever wanted to try your hand at READING SOME PIECES FROM HIS LATEST but making a connection with the audience is A weekly writing group run by Stroud calligraphy? Then this is the perfect Festival’s Rick Vick. Discover your opportunity. Using straightforward COLLECTION POUNDLAND RIMBAUD. HAVING key. “It’s about bringing people together and OUT NOW techniques and easily available communicating with people. It’s about bringing hidden voice, all welcome! 7-9pm £5 A THOROUGH NOSE AROUND HIS WEBSITE for further information contact Rick on materials, you will be guided through joy rather than trying to get big….. It’s human 07973 225 694 simple projects to get you started. TYING DOWN THE LION I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA OF and intimate and honest and means I make a This course is suitable for right and left WHO I’M ABOUT TO MEET… connection with everybody. I make the writing handers and no previous experience BY JOANNA CAMPBELL ATELIER is necessary. Fiona Mitchell is an open, accessible and touching so people say Someone confident, someone who isn’t afraid experienced calligrapher artist and ‘yes, I get that’ or ‘yes I understand that’. The TUES 26TH teacher, trained at Glasgow School of of swearing loudly in public, someone who will It is 1967 and the Bishop family are departing their UK home for intimacy of that early punk scene; the home- Radio Cinema Art, and worked as a calligrapher and a somewhat unusual road trip. Their destination: Berlin, a gritty share with the world his experience of dressing made fanzines, the people who would write Celebration of spoken words, radio graphic designer in the West Country city recovering from the bombs of World War Two and now sliced up in his mother’s underwear (yes, really. See to each other, the bands would support each pieces and experimental sound. Come teaching groups and individuals. in half by the Cold War. Will the journey unite the Anglo-German 9:30am – 5pm £70 (includes lunch) Underwear from The Sustainable Nihilist’s other - really drove me. There was this complete and listen to a curated evening of family, or rip them apart? Handbook). I envision someone who will be radio shows/podcasts.7pm £3 intimacy.” Debut novel by Bisley resident Joanna Campbell published by Brick over the top. Supremely sure of themselves and atelierstroud.co.uk Lane and long-listed for the Guardian’s Not the Booker prize 2015. maybe a little bit over-bearing. I am pleased to It is this intimacy which underpins Jon’s desire to FRI 29TH – SUN 31ST joanna-campbell.com say, as happens with alarming regularity, that I perform. Be heard, connect, and communicate. Jay Ramsay: HAWKWOOD COLLEGE Poetic Edges Weekend was wrong. self-educated woman who left school at 15, This philosophy shows throughout his written would recite poetry at the breakfast table and in poems. The Sustainable Nihilist’s Handbook is This course will help you to find new TUES 26TH possibilities of expression through Now don’t miss-understand. Jon Seagrave AKA the early 1980’s Jon heard Attila the Stockbroker alarmingly honest, concise, funny and bittersweet Nikki Owen: the written word working with a Jonny Fluffypunk is confident. As a seasoned on Radio 4 and thought “I love that, it’s brilliant…. in equal measures and Jon’s latest collection How To Get Your Book Published series of brilliant original exercises performance poet he isn’t afraid of swearing that’s something I could do”. Poundland Rimbaud follows the same vein. Are you a creative writer who wants to extend our receptivity and loudly and yes, he does share some pretty With each poem one feels as though a rather to be a professional author? Do you imagination. Sharing our work and Jon began performing in his mid-teens, watching have an idea for a book, or completed receiving supportive critique will intimate parts of himself in his poetry. But all surprising gift is being bestowed. A doughnut ensure we will touch on our creative this is done by a man so friendly and polite, so people jump onto the stage between punk bands a draft of your novel and are looking hastily eaten in the supermarket car park before “edges” and progress in our craft. to deliver heart-felt, engaging, angry poetry and at the next steps? This course will unassuming and self-effacing that you cannot the kids see. A juicy secret overheard in a pub tell you what you need to do to get Suitable for all levels of experience. thought ‘I can do that’. “I remember the first help but instantly warm to him. So where does toilet. Each experience allows the reader to delve published, from securing an agent to Jay Ramsay, BA Hons. (Oxon), PGDip, time I wrote something to perform and I was NFSH is the author and co-author VISIT GOODONPAPER. INFO/LITERATURE one end and the other begin? “Well the stage further into the past, peeling back the edges of bagging a book deal… Nikki’s debut so excited. I couldn’t wait to show my friends, thriller, The Spider in the Corner of of over 30 books, whose work name was kind of given to me by Tony Allen FOR EXTRA CONTENT AND FEATURES. his memories to gasp “me too!!” (for me Towels the Room, the first in a trilogy, is has been praised by Ted Hughes, (the man often credited, along with Alexei Sayle I felt so proud. I felt so confident up there. It’s from the Sustainable Nihilist’s Handbook) or published by HarperCollins (Imprint Kathleen Raine and Robert Bly. strange because as a performer I get crippled as starting alternative comedy), I was part of a chuckle at the absurd describing the mundane. Mira) in the UK, as well as translations £260single/£225shared/£180non-res with self-doubt. I think I’ve been chasing that band whose name I can’t even remember called If you haven’t read any of Jon’s work I urge across the globe. The second book goodonpaper.info first experience ever since. There’s never been ‘The Killing Fields’ was released hawkwoodcollege.co.uk something something and the Fluffy Punksters. you to do so. It is intimate. In this world full of anything else in my life that I’ve wanted to do…” last month (see Good On Paper I managed the bookings so my email address disconnected people prickling about offending issue 15 available on-line). A former NEW BREWERY ARTS CENTRE was Jonny Fluffypunk…Tony saw this and said Jon’s poetry is heightened by fictionalising his or being offended it’s a glorious salve. copywriter, and teaching fellow at ‘You’ve got to use that’, so I did and it stuck.” Bristol University, Nikki has written for experiences, making them odd and dark and SAT 2ND – SUN 3RD I am a fully signed up fan by the end of the the BBC, the Guardian and is a regular And has having a stage persona been a help or Rona Laycock: intriguing. His influences for this come in various contributor to Good On Paper. 9:30am a hindrance? “Often when I go on stage I say interview. By these honest connections and Fiction For Beginners guises, “I’m trying to get stuff so it’s smaller and – 5pm £70 (includes lunch) ‘good evening I’m Jonny Fluffypunk, but actually nuances within the stories we tell, we find real quieter, not so comically exaggerated; but so it If you have always wanted to write I’m not’. The stage persona is an exaggeration… life. The poets among us allow these tiny pieces but don’t know where to begin, this somehow still works. I’m influenced by so many but I think perhaps it became almost a comedy of themselves to float into the ether, ready to be weekend workshop is for you. It is people and things, not just poets; what’s more WEDS 27TH designed to help you get started. character. Now Jonny Fluffypunk and I are a caught by those lucky enough to pass them by. important to me is an attitude, a way of working. Fiona Longsdon: Through tutor-led writing exercises lot more of the same person. The real me has and discussion, we will explore how People like Darren Hayman, Stanley Brinks and Jon’s latest collection of poems Poundland How To Write A Story developed confidence to meet the stage persona to create characters and give them Wreckless Eric who are happy being ‘small’; very Rimbaud (with a front cover made at Dennis This enlivening day with writer and the stage persona has become less edgy Fiona Longsdon will stimulate your voices, how to create settings, where much lo-fi and independent and putting out their Gould’s workshop) will be published by Burning to find ideas for your stories and what and defensive. It became a bit limiting and imagination and help you tease out own records and organising their own gigs in Eye Books (burningeyebooks.co.uk) and opportunities there are for getting frustrating, so I’m trying to break away from a story from the everyday material strange places.” available later this month. Visit jonnyfluffypunk. that surrounds us. Fiona wrote for your work published. 10am – 4pm that.” £150 co.uk for forthcoming gigs and further info… newspapers and magazines before Jon’s work is very accessible, communicating turning to fiction. In 2013, she Jon’s upbringing was the 1970s sub-urban ideal. newbreweryarts.org.uk moments from his life, allowing people to see completed the Bath Spa Creative His parents moved out of Hackney into the green and understand him “an early motivation was, Writing MA with Distinction and was arms of middle England. A middle he found Kate Montgomery is a writer, artist and blogger. shortlisted for the Janklow and Nesbit I guess subconsciously, through being a bit prize. She has now finished her first distinctly lacking “In reality you’ve got no roots, She lives in Stroud with her husband and two socially awkward, to get people to engage and novel, Mother Love, and is currently there’s nothing there, there’s no anything. It’s wanting to be understood.” daughters. She hosts creative writing groups and writing her second.9:30am – 5pm £70 pretty, but I just had this overwhelming, yearning wastes far too much time instagramming her feeling that life was happening somewhere else.” It’s this drive to communicate, to be accessible food @clevermonty But poetry was calling. Jon’s mother, a largely as an artist, that Jon delivers so many workshops 22 THEATRE #16 | JULY 2016

here potential is realised

WRITING FROM HISTORY

BY JOHN BASSETT

ON THE 7TH AND 8TH OF JULY SPANIEL IN So when you are writing a script from SAT 23RD THE WORKS PRESENT THE FINAL JOURNEY history what do you need to do? Here are Madcap Theatre Productions: a few pointers: Much Ado About Nothing OF EDWARD WILSON AT THE SUB ROOMS IN Shakespeare is always made understandable STROUD. THIS POWERFULLY EMOTIONAL PLAY • Don’t get bogged down in research. You want to get the facts right but that doesn’t mean you and enjoyable with MadCaps’ way of staging LOOKS AT THE LIFE OF THE CHELTENHAM have to read every single thing that has ever fun, fast-paced and entertaining theatre with a BORN NATURALIST WHO TRAVELLED WITH been written about the person. I know people lot of ‘Madcap’ flair! Combining comedy, music, SCOTT TO THE ANTARCTIC AND SADLY DIED who five years on are still researching their play dance, stage combat and physicality with the about this historical figure and still haven’t original script it truly promises to be an evening IN A TENT AT THE SOUTH POLE. THROUGHOUT written one word of the script that is not to be missed! 7:30pm £12 MY CAREER AS A PLAYWRIGHT I HAVE • Try to find conflicting accounts about the WRITTEN A LOT OF SCRIPTS WHICH person and then decide your own truth. For one cotswoldplayhouse.co.uk FEATURE HISTORICAL FIGURES AND ONE character I wrote there were two recommended biographies – one said they were awful, the QUESTION WHICH I AM ASKED IS “HOW SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS other said they were good – my script took a DO WE KNOW THAT THE PERSON YOU ARE line down the middle. To quote the Manic Street FRI 1ST Preachers album “This is My Truth Tell Me Yours” PRESENTING WAS LIKE THAT?” WRITING The Unknown Soldier A SCRIPT IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM WRITING • Find the one fact which defines them A story of comradeship, betrayal and promises as a person. AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY. AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY both broken and kept following the carnage of IS ABOUT THE CONCRETE FACTS. • Most important – don’t bore your audience. World War One. 7:30pm £12/£10concs (includes No one ever tells their life story by going from DRAMA IS ABOUT THE EMOTIONAL QUALITIES post show discussion) start to finish but will tell stories about their life OF A PERSON WHETHER THESE BE GOOD as they remember them. If you see a play which THURS 7TH - FRI 8TH OR BAD. starts with “I was born in...... ” chances are you Spaniel In The Works: are going to be asleep within half an hour!! The Final Journey of Edward Wilson

We know that Wilson went to Cheltenham • Always find one “Wow! I didn’t know that!” fact This play charts the life of Edward Wilson, College, that he married Oriana Souper and so that people will remember it and talk about explorer and naturalist on Scott’s journeys to it later that he travelled to the Pole with Scott and the Antarctic. £8/£5concs Shackleton. These are hard documented facts. • Most importantly of all – just write the thing!! subscriptionrooms.org.uk But what was he like as a man? What was he like emotionally? The answer comes from PREMA ARTS CENTRE Our community truly values the individual characteristics reading his letters, diaries and the attitudes of John Bassett is an actor, writer and the director THURS 21ST others around him in personal documents. Of of Stroud Theatre Festival and Spaniel in the and qualities of each boy or girl. Every child’s potential is all the people who I have written about Edward Works Theatre Company Stephen Mottram: The Parachute Wilson was probably the nicest man. No one The Parachute is a funny and mesmerising nurtured and developed. Our academic value-added scores has a bad word to say about him which is very story of youth, love and confronting old age. consistently see us placed in the top 20% of all UK schools. unusual. He was a religious man but deliberately Armed with glorious, atmospheric music from COTSWOLD PLAYHOUSE avoided forcing his beliefs upon others going to composer Sebastian Castagna and an armful of white tipped wands, puppeteer Stephen the crow’s nest on the ship whilst they travelled FRI 1ST Wycliffe Nursery, Preparatory, Senior School & Sixth Form Co-educational day and boarding school for 2-18 to the Antarctic to pray so that he wouldn’t Mottram conjures up his characters from Second Face Theatre Company: Please contact: Charlotte Phillips (Senior) on 01453 820412 or Wendy Robertson (Preparatory) on 01453 820471. disturb anyone else. The reason I mention this Great Expectations nowhere. Don’t miss this truly remarkable, particular fact is that when you are writing inspiring piece of science-theatre which is Join Second Face Theatre Company as they Stonehouse, Gloucestershire GL10 2JQ | Twitter @WycliffeCollege about a real person you read and research and suitable for audience members aged 9+. reimagine Charles Dickens’ original story, often one single fact gives you the measure £10/£7concs/Friends £8/£6concs/Family retracing the steps that lead Pip and Estella to of that person. This care, consideration and £25/£23concs/Otd £15 the gates of Satis House after Miss Havisham’s thought for others by this one act was the true death. With a five star company who are known prema.org.uk indication of Edward Wilson’s nature. for powerful storytelling, and a show for all the wycliffe.co.uk family, you’re guaranteed an innovative and Founded 1882 exciting adventure. 7:30pm £12 A-size poster (yellow).indd 1 06/05/2016 15:13