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ISSUE #26 INSIDE: JAZZ STROUD: SELECT SITE FESTIVAL MAMMAL HANDS FESTIVAL OPEN STUDIOS & TRAIL + Gallery Pangolin | Giffords Circus | Maria Stadnicka Cover image: Mammal Hands by Adam Hinks Adam image: Mammal Hands by Cover

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Well this issue was a struggle…but amidst bouts of man-flu (a jazz terrible ailment which we heroically battled through) and Easter holidays another edition sits in thine hands…

The month of May is a busy one including the eagerly awaited stroud return of Jazz Stroud, Select Festival and Trail, Site Festival Open Studios and Giffords Circus new show Any Port In A Storm enticing residents from all over the UK to descend upon the five valleys to experience the incredible art, music and theatre may 26-28 2017 created on our doorstep. All of the above are of course covered in this issue, but we suggest picking up the free brochures and programmes for the get the blessing . dakhla Open Studios and Trails which are available now. Be sure to visit our website for extra content including film listings and downloadable archived issues… mammal hands . vels trio . bloom **New Walls - Exhibition Party May 18th from 6.30pm Everyone welcome** spindle ensemble . evil usses Alex and Adam run logan run . tezeta . beje andy nowak quartet . mermaid chunky sea slugs . feelgood experiment remi harris . rafa dornelles trio

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Jazz Stroud, organized by the SVA returns for its second year from 26th - 28th May with an amazing array of performances scheduled to take place in various venues throughout town. Highlights include Get The Blessing, Dakhla, Spindle Ensemble, Tezeta, Run Logan Run, Vels Trio, the Evil Usses, The Patsy Gamble Quartet and the mesmerising trio Mammal Hands, featuring Nick Smart on Piano, Jesse Barrett on Drums and Jordan Smart on Saxophone.

By Sean Roe

Floa their second album released Nick: We all met after we had We will consider using strings again ensemble playing and space of music and if we tried to make a reminds me of classic ECM Jesse: Yes the live shows can be website (mammalhands.com). via Gondwana Records (also been doing different busking sets in the future for sure but in terms for solos? record in a certain style, we would recordings. What music are pretty different, we always try to We’re touring in Europe over the home to GoGo Penguin) has been in Norwich and decided to play of bass, we’re pretty committed to Jordan: It’s an important part of our end up limiting ourselves and you listening to now and draw stay true to the tunes and represent next two weeks actually, mainly inspiration from? receiving glowing reviews in the together as a trio. I think it was an fi lling out the low end between the compositional process, we always making less interesting music them as they are on the record, playing in Germany and France, Nick: We’re all big fans of Penguin press since its release late last appealing set up because we felt three of us… try to fi t improvised sections into as a result. just with more improvisation and and we’re looking forward to Cafe Orchestra and Michael Nyman year. The group will perform their a sense of freedom playing with the context and mood of a piece extended sections. The nature of getting out there on the road. and between us there’s a lot of distinctive fusion of jazz, folk and only two other people, you have I’ve read that Jesse has studied we are writing. Often we avoid Jordan: Yeah, it’s a thing we run live shows is always going to be ECM recordings we love, the crystal electronica at the Goods Shed in interesting rhythmic and harmonic tabla with Sirishkumar Manji thinking about them as solos, into a lot, but for us we just don’t very different, it’s a much more clear production you get on those Stroud on Saturday 27th and I was possibilities opened up by playing - with your music being quite which frees us up to think about try to defi ne the music. Me and visceral experience for us and the records has defi nitely been an Visit mammalhands.bandcamp. lucky enough to catch up with in a smaller group. On the other rhythmically complex do you have building up more of a collective Nick are DJ’s so we are always audience so you have to enter into any favourite time signatures to infl uence when we’re mixing and com to listen to Floa and them to talk about their music and side of that you have to work improvisatory feel. There are points in record shops and categories are that and make the most of it. We play in? shaping the records. Right now, their previous release Animalia, upcoming concert…. harder to create a heavier sound when one of us takes more of a solo a very useful way of organising have always felt like a live band Jesse: We don’t really have ones Nick is listening to Nik Bartsch’s and jazzstroud.org for the full with only three people but the but it has to serve the song fi rst. music but there’s always stuff that fi rst and foremost, but we try to that we like more than others, some Mobile stuff, super tight, crazy programme and further details challenge is part of the fun for us. never fi ts in. For example, I’ve seen make the records as compelling as How did you decide on the name time signatures suit certain moods polyrhythmic grooves. Jordan’s on this year’s Jazz Stroud Mammal Hands? Jazz is probably a narrow way the new GoGo Penguin record possible, but in a different way from more or allow for a different type been listening to Radiohead’s weekender. Jesse: It was a name that Nick of defi ning the music you play - in both electronica and jazz our live work. Is bass an instrument you intend of improvisation style or melodic new album a lot and Jesse’s been came up with and we just liked it, to add to your palette in future? but how do you think your music sections in shops. I guess genres structure, so we just use whatever can be categorized? What section checking out Elvin Jones’ record Sean Roe is based in Stroud and people seem to like the name too I notice you have a guest bassist are useful when people are Following your performance feels right. The time signature isn’t would I look for you in a record Puttin’ it Together. runs the invisible record shop so we have stuck with it. It doesn’t and also strings featuring on your checking out bands for the fi rst in Stroud - do you have any more latest album? something we usually think about shop? JunKroom Records. He is also mean anything really. time or trying to fi nd new things UK or EU gigs coming up in the too much, it just happens. Nick: We don’t tend to focus too an artist and musician and member Nick: We added bowed double The recordings display a great near future? much on how music is categorised, but after that it becomes limiting. of synth post-punk duo Junk Props bass and viola on two tracks that feeling of control, precision and Jordan: Yeah, we have a lot How did you get to start playing we fi nd it a limiting and narrow attention to detail - are your live we felt could add interesting How do you write your music of shows over the summer and together and what is the attraction and strike a balance between way of viewing music more to do I hear elements of Michael performances any different? of working in a trio format with harmonic voicings that we couldn’t towards the end of the year the composed and improvised with how it’s marketed. For us, we Nyman and perhaps Penguin Do you get to stretch out a bit your line up of sax, keyboard and play just between the three of us. that we’re very excited about, elements - between collective love and learn from so many types Cafe Orchestra in your music, and and do any guest musicians appear drums ? something about the production with you? you can see a full list at our 6 MUSIC - LISTINGS #26 | MAY 2017 #26 | MAY 2017 MUSIC - LISTINGS 7

Americana, Folk, Indie Acoustic THE LITTLE GEORGE On this tour he is bringing along some lost children. Formed by actor and students performing popular songs SAT 27TH squeal. Children will also get a chance Rock, call it what you will but go friends from the folk punk storyteller’s dancer Barbarella Pugliese, her team from various genres. If you love live Dead Dog Cider to join the orchestra on stage. 3pm £10 MUSIC along and see Ray and Sian bring FRI 19TH scene with Jake and the Bsydes - of musicians, (which includes a clown music and want to enjoy a night out (children under 16 Free) their superb harmonies to Bisley guaranteed to be a rocking ranting and playing cajon) are as mesmerising as then come along and support these Mark and Pru play a lively mix of Young Talent Evening Village Hall. “Absolutely Wonderful” excellent riffing affair of a night. 8pm Barbarella herself who through singing students from Cirencester College. 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Line-up announced jazz ensemble that encapsulates Previous nominees of the BBC Folk info… THE CROWN AND SCEPTRE Regular musical polymaths play a classy soon – keep an eye on the Little George influences from West African music, Awards, the band takes influence from FRI 26TH theprincealbertstroud.co.uk SAT 6TH selection of acoustic cover versions facebook page and the shop window but with a particular focus on the music Folk, Bluegrass, Country and Western Sub Lounge Sessions chosen by you...Come early and get FRI 5TH for news and updates! Time TBC Free of Mali. Bringing the uniquely nuanced Swing music in the form of virtuosic Hells Bells grooves of styles like Wassoulou & instrumentals, three part harmony and Live DJ sets at Mr Twitchett’s Coffee your requests on the list! 8:30pm Free Subduction STAR ANISE This professional AC/DC tribute band, the ‘Desert Blues’ into a jazz context, impressive slap bass. 8:30pm Free House and Bar featuring laid back stroudmicropub.co.uk have built up a loyal following and Local five piece performing hybrid/ the result is an undeniably energetic funk, disco and house with a dusting of SAT 6TH continue to do so. 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Pete Judge (Get the Blessing, Peatbog Faeries Jazz Stroud: The JP Brass AllStars, Protest songs for today’s world… Hattie Briggs Dynamic eight-piece band combining Three Cane Whale) on trumpet and a Ghanian inspired 3-course meal in bass and an irresistible beat! 8:30pm A dazzling myriad of influences Jazz Friday 8:30pm Free Launch gig for popular local song a group of diehard folkies with some electronics and Paul Wigens (ex-Blurt) aid of Bees for Development charity Free from Jazz – Hip Hop and more; this writer Hattie’s new EP ‘Hide’! Plus of the finest young jazz and classical on drums, percussion and violin return (beesfordevelopment.org) 7pm £30 (ltd The JP Brass AllStars: Big band classics, is traditional Scottish music brought THURS 18TH special guests…7:30pm £12adv from musicians in the south playing bold to the Albert showcasing new music to 40 tickets) from peterdawnlead@ laced with a healthy dose of funk and THURS 11TH fresh-faced and breathless to the 21st hattiebriggs.co.uk/hide arrangements of traditional and original from their forthcoming album. 8:30pm aol.com a smattering of Blues bound to get Open Mic Night Century. 7:30pm £15adv/£17otd Dave Ayre Jazz Trio tunes with infectious stage energy. Free you on your feet. If you know you like Hosted by Rev Stretch – all welcome! Regular jazz residency led by legendary SUN 28TH 8:30pm Free staraniseartscafe.com jazz – you’ll love them! If you don’t think 8pm Free WEDS 10TH you like jazz – you’ll love them. (8pm local double bassist Dave Ayre. 8:30pm Jazz Stroud: Beje SUN 21ST Free SUN 7TH Twitchett’s Live: Dave Parsons £8adv). Jazz Friday: Full-sized Big Band FRI 19TH Dangling from the ceiling swinging, Mik Artistik STRATFORD PARK of around 25 musicians performing Good old Country at its best! Dave’s passionate and gutsy, rough and rolling, Rodborough Bike Ride and Fun The three piece from Leeds have swing, soul, blues, funk and Latin Jazz. SAT 13TH Howling Matt mellow vocals and superb guitar tender. The idiom is jazz, the expression Day a growing national reputation and SUN 21ST (12noon Free) Flaming blues guitar. 8:30pm Free playing delights all, a night not to be The Bad Dads is what it is to be human. 2pm Free The day starts early with a Dad’s Bike are proving to be one of the most Stroud Family Fun Day missed. 7:30pm Free (donations for The Bad Dads’ sound has an acoustic Ride from the pub and carries on interesting, unpredictable and exciting SUN 28TH THURS 25TH The annual Stroud Family Fun Day performer welcome) vibe, heavily influenced by the blues, memecafebar.co.uk through the afternoon with live music, acts on the circuit. Mik’s lyrical dexterity returns for its 6th year featuring singer Jazz Stroud: Remi Harris, Stroud but with elements of folk, bluegrass, Rodda’s Hairy Craic barbeque and games. All proceeds and the musical range of Benson Geraldine Latty with the amazing THURS 11TH Jazz Sessions with the Tadlib jazz and rock and roll in there too. to Rodborough Playgroup and all Walker and Jonny Flockton combine Irish sessions with Tim Potts and the OLD TOWN HALL Renewal Gospel Choir plus a hoard of Collective Quintet 8:30pm Free gang. 8pm Free welcome. 11am to make people laugh, cry, and throw Your Musical Memories children’s activities and tasty street Remi Harris: An exciting young guitarist themselves about. 8:30pm £12 Relive your memories at these monthly food. 2pm Free who draws inspiration from gypsy FRI 19TH FRI 26TH THURS 25TH WEDS 10TH afternoon concerts, enjoy classical swing, jazz, blues, rock, heavy metal, Moviestar, Sq Bomb WEDS 24TH music, songs from musicals and much The Blues Breakout Thee Pulsations James Harries ignitionglos.com electronic and world music. (8pm more all played live with a community A blues rock band based in South Moviestar: Norwegian troupe whose International singer songwriter based in The Ballina Whalers, Pete Roe £10adv) Stroud Jazz Sessions with Stax of soul and rock n’ roll…8:30pm sing a long after wards. 2pm £7 aiming to recreate live shows encompass performance, Czech, John has written tracks for films The Ballina Whalers (Pete Truin, Jamie the Tadlib Collective Quintet: Led by Free STROUD BREWERY (including Tea & Biscuits!) the psychedelic sounds of the sixties art, storytelling, fashion and music in a in the US, Poland and beyond. Having Doe and Sam Brookes) - three musical Tommy Charles Stroud Jazz Sessions and early seventies with powerful live whole new transcending form. Singer had a number in Europe with whimsical barnacles clinging to the creaking hull normally takes place at the SVA on the SAT 27TH SAT 13TH performances. 8:30pm Free (and previous Stroud dweller) Infinity wonder ‘Salvation’ and rather liking his of a musical tradition stretching back THURS 4TH second Thursday of each month but for Charlie Charlesworth, Jimmy Vik is a true performance queen with sound the PA invited him to perform for over hundreds of years. Using just their Kettle of Fish The Style Councillors Jazz Stroud Tommy and his band are Moore an explosive stage presence. A female THURS 25TH you…Go see! 8:30pm Free voices they explore ballads, shanties Bristolian a capella group who have The ultimate tribute to The Style coming together for a special with local Charlie: Honest, funny and energetic incarnation of Bowie, Mercury and Bob Bowles and seafaring songs that tell tales of been singing together since 2012. They Council will take you on a trip through guests The Tadlib Collective plus the (for fans of Frank Turner, Beans on James Brown…Sq Bomb: Stroud’s own THURS 11TH whaling ships, lost loves, roaring storms delight audiences large and small, one of Paul Wellers’ arguably best usual live Jam.(7:30pm £6adv) Versatile guitar virtuoso spanning blues Toast and Tim Barry). Jimmy: Talented situationist New Wave band featuring Ezio and hardship out at sea. Support from young and old, with their unique blend periods as a songwriter. A 9 piece line and rock styles. 8:30pm Free singer, guitarist and all round hard Pav (Pavinyl), Nick (Thee Ones) a drum subscriptionrooms.org.uk Stroud super talent Pete Roe; producer, of comedy and musical genius. 7:30pm up with swirling Hammond Organ working entertainer. 8:30pm Free machine and artist/performance poet Italian-born Ezio and Mark ‘Booga’ inventor and tonight - performer. Free and a classic horn section. 7:30pm FRI 26TH Uta on vocals. 7:30pm £6adv from Fowell, hailing from Cambridge, have Cracking night ahoy! 8:30pm £8 £18adv/£20otd SVA Jazz Stroud: The Patsy Gamble crownandsceptrestroud.com Trading Post developed their own sensitive style, a mixture of rock and folk full of gorgeous SAT 6TH Quartet THURS 25TH SUN 14TH acoustic melodies and intelligent lyrics. Dark Island WEDS 3RD/10TH/17TH/24TH/31ST Saxophonist, vocalist and composer THE GOLDEN FLEECE THE PRINCE ALBERT They have been forerunners in the Mae Karthauser Kast off Kinks Patsy is a world class performer A repertoire of songs encompassing Funk-In Sessions acoustic music scene for nearly two British singer songwriter with a rich, innovative arrangements of traditional Former members of legendary, ‘The working and recording all over the Come and let off some steam with a SAT 6TH MON 1ST decades and often hailed as one of the acrobatic voice and a distinctive and contemporary folk, blues/jazz Kinks’ playing great music and re-living world with artists such as Mick Jagger, whole-lotta-funk and soul at Stroud’s Lewis & Dav best live acts in the UK… 8:30pm Free circus-esque / anti-folk piano style. and including songs dating from as far the good times. Not to be missed! 8pm Steve Winwood, Eugene Hideaway Skank Holiday Monday finest live music venue! Whether you’re Alongside collaborative work, she has back as the fifteenth century right up £18adv/£20otd Bridges and Muddy Manninen Part of the new wave of instrumental Day five of the bestest Beer Festival this a seasoned veteran of the funk or you SAT 13TH recorded three albums and performs to this year. They provide distinctive (Wishbone Ash). Tonight the quartet acoustic jazz that is taking the world side of Olympia. It’s May Day so a visit just feel like jamming for the hell of it, Bob Marley’s Birthday Celebration solo and occasionally with the band The interpretations with strong sung WEDS 17TH will be playing some of Patsy’s original by storm. With influences from Django from Alex Merry’s Boss Morris girl gang the funk-in-sessions guys will make you Midnight Fairground. 8:30pm Free harmonies and varied instrumental compositions with flavours of latin, funk Reinhardt to Snarky Puppy and Led will be performing and music from the Positive vibes and good food to Twitchett’s Live: Teri Bramah feel welcome. 8pm Free (John Street) work. 7:30pm Free and swing…8:30pm Free Zeppelin to Dirty Loops, their sound Jah King of the Market scene Gerb and commemorate the life and music of FRI 26TH Singer/songwriter Teri Bramah performs combines tight, funky and experimental Frankly Skanky, with a get up get down Bob Marley and to celebrate Reggae in songs off her latest album along with FRI 5TH jazz chops with ludicrously catchy Jordan Mackampa SAT 13TH SAT 27TH boogie set from High Street Artist Clay all its glorious variations with DJs Three her favourite covers. 7:30pm Free The Breath Jazz Stroud: The Schmoozenbergs, hooks. 8:30pm Free and his Peoples Republic of Groove. All Bags Full, World Citizen and meat/ Often described as a troubadour, an Danadra (donations for performer welcome) Signed to ’s label Real Tristan Watson Trio free and food from Birch Catering will vegetarian food from the Gambia… artist with timeless soul and lyrics A fusion of semi acoustic guitar and World Records, the Breath is Stuart SAT 20TH be available all day. 1pm Free drenched in heart felt empathy. As a dynamic percussion creating a unique FRI 19TH The Schmoozenbergs: Conjuring up WEDS 17TH man who was born in Kinshasa, grew McCallum (former guitarist of The Lewis Clark Duo and distinctive mix of bluesy Latin/ Elvis and the Incredible Rock ‘n’ the mood of 1930s Paris, fused with the WEDS 3RD up in London and became an artist in Cinematic Orchestra), Irish singer Bristol based live musician Lewis Clark Eleanor McEvoy Jazz/Indie original material. 7:30pm Roll Time Machine energy of a campfire jam session, the Coventry, his music is swimming in the Rioghnach Connolly and McCallum’s performs with his pianist. Original Luckless Free band bring you their bouncy, uplifting One of Ireland’s most accomplished sounds and stories of the cities he’s The King (Joe Reeve) leaps in and fellow Cinematic alumni, pianist John gypsy swing show! (8:30pm Free). compositions and little heard of folk, Berlin-based project of Ivy Rossiter. contemporary singer/songwriters out of different musical- genres Ellis and drummer Luke Flowers. In inhabited over the years. 8:30pm Free SAT 20TH Tristan Watson Trio: Guitar wizard soul and blues gems. 8:30pm Free Built around solo vocals over a 1960s continues her ‘Naked… Live’ tour, which as he performs live with three of turns hypnotic, lush, powerfully raw Tristan plays in the bebop style with Silvertone electric guitar and hypnotic has seen dates across Ireland, Spain, SAT 27TH The 2 Anchors Gloucestershire’s finest bands. Prepare and raucously punchy, their songs plenty of swing, inspired by the great SAT 27TH live looping, the sound is poised Germany, Australia and Scotland and for the ultimate Elvis musical mash up... entrance, uplift and break your heart as SGVC Kindly described as “’s American Jazz Guitar tradition. From Slimline Shufflers somewhere between the ethereal haze now, Rodborough. Tonight the stage Premier Shanty Crew” they delight 8pm £12adv/£14otd they conjure a kaleidoscope of sound fast tempos to slow ballads, expect a of indie folk and the propulsive drive of will be set with her electric guitar, Stroud and Gloucester Vinyl Connection that perfectly frames Connolly’s raw New Orleans style rhythm’n’blues audiences around the UK with their own well-executed musical performance. alt-rock. 8:30pm Free acoustic guitar, violin, piano and a small returns to the Albert celebrating their songs and soul cleansing vocals. 8pm pioneered by such luminaries as brand of Shantynanigans. With a close, SUN 21ST (2pm Free) amp... 8:30pm £12 love for wax…Come up and listen, £10adv/£12otd (Goods Shed) Professor Longhair, James Booker & Dr. tight sound they put a huge amount Gloucestershire Symphony THURS 4TH purchase, swap and sell!! Free of energy into their shows and place Orchestra: The Three Little Pigs John. 8:30pm Free THURS 18TH BISLEY VILLAGE HALL Gaz Brookfield, Jake Martin and passion into the heart of shanty singing Children’s Concert BSydes Barbarellas Bang Bang and songs about the sea. 7:30pm Free FRI 5TH/12TH/19TH/26TH facebook.com/goldenfleecebar This tail-twisting, treacherous musical SUN 28TH John Street Social Club Gaz is a one man, straight singing This slightly crazy band take you on a based on Roald Dahl’s work is SAT 6TH The Stereotypes hero who has shared stages with The fantasy journey into a musical world A series of weekly Friday night club The Black Feathers guaranteed to make your youngsters Levellers, Nick Harper and Frank Turner. of puppets, gypsies, clowns and A local band formed of talented music 8 MUSIC - LISTINGS #26 | MAY 2017

socials hosted by different artists each and Tony Allen, while exploring their CHRIST CHURCH NAILSWORTH greatest ensembles. Comprising both week with visuals and audio to share. roots in a Western jazz and pop musical choir and period-instrument orchestra, The format: decks, laptop, and a limited upbringing. (2pm Free) John Street The Sixteen’s total commitment to H SUN 21ST number of selected YouTube clips Ska Orchestra: A group of local young the music it performs is its greatest of archive footage and informative musicians who play old school ska from Nailsworth Festival: The London distinction. Check website for times and curiosities...7pm £1 membership on the the 60s and 70s. The rhythm section Bridge Trio ticket details door is rock steady and tight, the nine piece One of Britain’s leading chamber PRINCE ALBERT brass section uplifting and infectious… ensembles performing a concert painswickmusicsoc.co.uk STROUD THURS 11TH (1pm Free) (Goods Shed) of music for violin, cello and piano. The varied programme consists of Emily Barker: Sweet Kind of Blue THE VAULT NAILSWORTH www.theprincealbertstroud.co.uk album launch SAT 27TH Richard Schumann’s Fantasiestücke, Jazz Stroud: Run Logan Run, Kodaly’s Duo for Violin and Cello and Emily Barker presents her made-in- Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio No 2 – an SUN 7TH Memphis album the night before it’s Da Rico, Feelgood Experiment, Mermaid Chunky evening of real musical treats. 7:30pm Los Serpientes released to the world! Come along to £12 this special event, to hear Emily talk Run Logan Run: A collaboration Swinging jazz trio comprised of Vault about her time in Memphis, show some between drummer Dan Johnson and nailsworthfestival.org.uk Regulars ‘The Vipers’ and ‘Los Gusanos’. COMING UP IN MAY footage of the recording made in an saxophonist Andrew Hayes. Taking cues 2:30pm Free incredible analogue studio designed from the British Punk Jazz scene and by Sam Phillips himself, tell some of utilising extended breathing techniques NAILSWORTH SUBSCRIPTION SUN 14TH the stories behind the songs, and then and special FX (championed by horn ROOMS Lewis and Dav Sun 14th Eat and Laugh perform them with her Stroud-based players such as Mats Gustafson and Part of the new wave of instrumental band featuring Pete Roe (keys and Colin Stetson), they create music SAT 27TH acoustic jazz that is taking the world with Masud Milas £7 guitars), Rob Pemberton (drums) that is both beautiful and brutal… by storm. With influences from Django and Lukas Drinkwater (bass). There’ll (11pm) Da Rico: A mixture of jazz, hip Nailsworth Festival: Madi Stimpson Reinhardt to Snarky Puppy and Led (food)/£7 (comedy) be Memphis-style cuisine and drinks hop, funk and more. (11pm) Feelgood Quartet Zeppelin to Dirty Loops, their sound available to munch and sip throughout, Experiment: Six-piece soul-hop Led by exciting and original guitarist combines tight, funky and experimental Weds 17th Eleanor and a DJ set by Sean Roe. 7:30pm collective. Combining a love of jazz, and singer-songwriter Madi playing a jazz chops with ludicrously catchy £12adv/£15otd soul, Afrobeat, hip-hop and R&B, they mix of original, Irish, folk, bluegrass and hooks. 2:30pm Free McEvoy £12 concoct bewitching tunes with complex jazz. 7:30pm £10 THURS 11TH rhythmic counterpoint and irresistibly SUN 21ST Sun 21st Mik Artistik £12 Stroud Jazz Sessions with Kim groovy harmonic lines. (10pm) Mermaid nailsworthfestival.org.uk Gerald Clark Cypher Chunky: Take to the stage with their afro-funk groove thang; wonky keys An accomplished South African Weds 24th The Ballina May’s monthly jazz hub features Kim and sad solos...(10pm) £7adv/£8otd NAILSWORTH TOWN HALL musician recognised for his Cypher on sax and vocals as the special (John Street) extraordinary ability to tell a story Whalers + Pete Roe £8 guest. There will also be a stonkingly SAT 20TH with his music. He is one of SA’s top energetic jazz jam for all players and SUN 28TH musicians – a singer and songwriter singers, aficionados and improvers to Nailsworth Festival: Thrill Collins famous for his voice that can get down participate in. All are welcome, to listen Jazz Stroud: Andy Nowak Trio, A three-piece acoustic skiffle party- See music listings and website for further info... to the soul and honesty that consists or perform. 8:30pm £3musicians/£5otd Hub Tone Collective band with a habit of rearranging some within the blues. 2:30pm Free Andy Nowak Trio: Since 2005, the of the most epic pop songs of all time, FRI 26TH A.N.T. have been captivating audiences with surprising results! 7:30pm £15 SUN 28TH Jazz Stroud: Get the Blessing, throughout the UK with their enthralling Unsung Roots Dakhla combination of powerful themes, THURS 25TH subtle interplay and raw beauty. A folk duo made up of Seth Bye and Get the Blessing: Formed in 2000 Nailsworth Festival: Kathryn The combination of truly original Katie Griffin. Together, they blur the to share a fascination with the Williams compositions and striking reworking’s edges between traditional music and improvisation and monophonic nature English singer/songwriter who to date of well-known material is fast becoming contemporary styles. 2:30pm Free of Ornette Coleman’s earlier works and a hallmark of this highly empathic and has released 13 studio albums, written & throughout this time the line-up has musically adventurous trio. (2pm Free) arranged for a multitude of artists and thevaultnailsworth.co.uk remained the same with Portishead Hub Tone Collective: A new group nominated for the 2000 Mercury Music rhythm masters Jim Barr and Clive spawned from the regular ‘Funk in Prize...7:30pm £15 Deamer on bass and drums, Pete Judge Session’ live jam nights at SVA ft. Dom THE VILLAGE INN NAILSWORTH nailsworthfestival.org.uk on trumpet and Jake McMurchie on Thompson, James Payne and some of saxophone. (For this particular gig the Funk in Session core regulars and SAT 6TH the excellent Matt Brown stands in for house band including Will Vick, Max RUSKIN MILL HORSLEY Ken Wood and the Mixers Clive Deamer while he honours other Findlay, Mia Coke to name but a few. Six-piece band specializing in red-hot commitments.) Dakhla: Featuring (1pm Free) (Goods Shed) trumpet, two saxophones, a trombone FRI 5TH Rhythm & Blues, Soul and irresistible and a drum kit Dakhla’s distinctive SUN 28TH Tim Edey dance music. Covers and originals fusion boasts echoes from the deserts ranging from ska to soul via Stax and Widely rated as one of the finest of Rajasthan to the souks of North Jazz Stroud: Spindle Ensemble, Atlantic era R’n’B all delivered in the melodeon and guitar players on Africa, the carnival parades of the Tezeta, The Evil Usses high-energy Ken Wood style. 8:30pm the contemporary folk scene. A Caribbean and the downtown bars of Spindle Ensemble: An experimental Free highly entertaining performer whose Louisiana. 8pm £10adv/£12otd (Goods acoustic instrumental group from live shows are legendary for their Shed) Bristol combining elements of Classical, villageinn-nailsworth.co.uk combination of musical virtuosity and Folk and Jazz, creating music of a wit. 8pm £12/£10concs FRI 26TH cinematic nature. The compositions are Jazz Stroud: Vels Trio deliberately interpretable, leaving room TUES 23RD for improvisation and playful interaction Once coined as ‘stealth jazz’ as they between the musicians. (9pm) Tezeta: Nailsworth Festival: Daniel and have the ability to make a crowd dance Eight piece instrumental group Emma Reid GOOD away and not even realise they’re combining elements of experimental Sweden-based, the duo-couple Daniel listening to jazz, subtly converting the jazz, afrobeat, cinematic composition (soprano and baritone saxophones, ON crowd. They are sure to hold nothing and collective improvisation. The accordion, vocals) and Emma Reid back once on the stage! Stroud’s PAPER musicians are part of Bristol based (fiddle, viola, and vocals) perform very own Barney Whittaker (aka collective ‘Bloom’ and between them songs, self-penned tunes and traditional Footshooter), will be on the 1s and 2s till play with bands Yama Warashi, The material from both Sweden and the late. 10pm £7adv (John Street) Evil Usses, Spindle Ensemble, Run British Isles, all with a remarkably close YOUTUBE Logan Run, Rae and many more. (8pm) and spontaneous interaction. 7:30pm SAT 27TH (£10adv/£12otd) The Evil Usses: A £12 PLAYLIST Jazz Stroud: Mammal Hands, Sea Bristol based four piece; sax, electric Slugs, John Street Ska Orchestra guitar, bass and drums playing rocky rmt.org Visit our website at Mammal Hands: Distinctive fusion of not jazz, jazzy not rock, post-op pop, not much and a lot else. (1pm Free) goodonpaper.info/music jazz, folk and electronica - compared to ST MARY’S CHURCH PAINSWICK both and Gogo Penguin (John Street) for our May compilation and for the way in which they navigate the sva.org.uk SAT 13TH subscribe to our YouTube choppy waters between contemporary

dance music and jazz. See p4-5! Painswick Music Society Presents: channel for more visual (8pm £10adv/£12otd) Sea Slugs: A The Sixteen goodies...Enjoy fully-charged 7-piece expressing their Recognised as one of the world’s influences of Afrobeat giants Fela Kuti 12 ART - SELECT #26 | MAY 2017 #26 | MAY 2017 ART - SELECT 13

Select Festival and Select Trail

Select Festival is an innovative annual festival that takes place every Spring, celebrating the visual arts in the glorious Stroud Valleys.

By Sarah Edmonds

Get your diary out, it’s that time and creativity’ and it always studios, garages and outbuildings lampshades in complimentary He credits school teacher, Steve come to rely on her own particular on a huge learning curve. I want Select Festival runs from of year again. May is a special delivers. Lizzi Walton, founder and all over these hills. colours and patterns. Sheridan, for his love of pottery process which involves felting the to produce quality pieces that 29th April – 28th May and the month in the Stroud calendar - the director enthuses, “I truly believe Potter Tom Knowles Jackson It’s a pleasure to be in the with occasional visits to private 100% lamb’s wool with rainwater people keep coming back for – Select Trail will be open 6th - 7th Stroud Valleys come alive with the the festival is getting better and (finalist in Great Pottery company of two such warm and studios even then. and organic soap, which results adding to their collection, but also and 13th - 14th May. New venues gentle hum of artistic endeavour. better. The talent we have in these Throwdown 2016) and textile artist enthusiastic people, who have Nicki knits during the day on her in a gorgeous soft material that can experimenting with fresh designs in 2017 include Tetbury Goods The breadth of visual arts on valleys is unbelievable. Stroud is the Nicki Schmiegelow are two such obviously struck up a positive and be cut to create cushions, scarves too. Happy accidents are what Shed, Tetbury Select Trail, display is incredible – thirty eight jewel in the crown for the UK arts people. Alongside ‘real jobs’, family supportive relationship. We drink “I truly believe the and lampshades. The process we live for!” He is clearly delighted Miserden Sculpture Exhibition, private studios and fifteen venues and crafts industry.” commitments and rugby coaching coffee from a selection of fine cannot be hurried, and what stands with his seven, yes seven, kilns Meme Café Bar and Malthouse festival is getting as part of the Select Trail and With deep rooted links to textiles, (!) they create beautiful and unique sake cups, a great icebreaker, its out is the quality of the finished and row upon row of powders for Bar & Restaurant. Pick up a free exclusive events, exhibitions and these valleys attract some of the pieces month upon month, “I often fun to compare their shape and better and better. product. Her geometric designs glazing, “There’s a real science brochure and visit sitselect.org talks during the Select Festival that UK’s most talented innovators work at night time,” admits Tom. I form. Both artists have come to The talent we have are grown up with clever colour to ceramics, the alchemy or magic for further details. runs from 29th April to 28th May. and a new wave of younger artists ask them both what the Select Trail their craft later in life, Tom after a in these valleys is combinations – it’s a classy outfit. of changing the molecular structure Get your fill of ceramics, sculpture, from the cities, bringing a fresh means to them; “It’s definitely a career in the British Army and time unbelievable. Stroud Jeweller Barbara Spence will be of the raw material. The myriad Sarah Edmonds is an Italian graduate textiles, painting, jewellery, energy to the region. The Stroud focus for us – it’s a deadline to work spent in the Middle East and Nicki is the jewel in the sharing her studio on the trail, of possibilities at every stage of the from University College London, workshops, willow sculpture, glass Valleys is a wonderful place to towards and a really important time after a successful financial career and as an extra treat, Nicki will be process is very exciting.” There where she also studied History crown for the UK arts blowing, wirework, leather-work, live – giant, ominous Victorian in our annual calendar. It’s a chance in London, “the parallels between welcoming visitors into her much will be a whole range of objects of Art and a short course at Slade and crafts industry.” weaving, felting...... you’re going mills crouch by the canals in to promote ourselves, talk directly mathematics and pattern repeats loved garden to enjoy ‘The Knit to purchase from £10 - £300, most School of Fine Art. She’s been to need flat shoes and the Select breathtakingly beautiful landscapes, to customers, get some feedback are obvious!” Nicki beams, relishing Garden’ installation - of which are utilitarian – home- a tour guide in Tuscany and now Lizzi Walton brochure map. Georgian homes high on the hill and crucially, it brings together a time in her life when she can Select Festival Founder “my chance to have some fun ware and garden-ware, “pieces that works in marketing for Pegasus Art It’s a chance to meet artists, overlooking industrial buildings, local artists.” In fact, this year, Tom develop her creativity. “The only & Organiser with knitting!” enrich lives.” in Thrupp - supplier of Fine Art in their own intimate spaces, to new businesses breathing life into and Nicki will be collaborating other thing I have equal passion for Tom is enjoying a period of materials. @SarahWordBird see them at work and enjoy their run down, unaccommodating for the first time as a direct result is rugby,” admits Tom, “I remember manual knitting machine, in her consolidation after the highs For further examples of their work unique creations up close. In its spaces. Amongst them, an army of of the trail – Tom’s ceramic pots playing with clods of earth from light and lofty studio in the heart of The Great Pottery Throwdown visit nickischmiegelow.com and tenth year, SIT select strives to artists, diligently crafting, inventing, will become elegant lamp bases, between my studs as a child, of Amberley village, then washes last year, “I’m enjoying focusing tkjceramics.com bring you ‘innovation, excellence building - hidden away in tiny perfectly paired with Nicki’s tasteful sculpting rugby players out of clay!” and felts in the evening. She has on the Select Trail and I’m still 14 ART - SITE OPEN STUDIOS #26 | MAY 2017 #26 | MAY 2017 ART - SITE OPEN STUDIOS 15

Site Festival Open Studios

Artists working across all mediums will reopen their studio doors this month, when the 21st annual Site Festival Open Studios returns to a diverse range of locations in and around Stroud.

By Lara Shingles

This year’s Open Studios will Visitors will be able to choose stereotypes and animal imagery. get the artists’ families involved run from Sat 6th to Sun 7th and from a selection of artist themed “I’m combining all of these things with Open Studios,” says Jo. “We’re Sat 13th to Sun 14th May, and will nail designs, including Twombly to create something quite strange, asking people to take photographs feature more than 100 artists in Womble, Pastel Pervert and Frida ritualistic and almost magical,” he of their favourite cakes and bakes over 48 locations across the district, Flowers, after artists Eva Hesse, says. “I’m not quite sure what they and then post them online so that including mill buildings, garden Cy Twombly, Karla Black and Frida mean myself but that’s the fun. It’s we can decide which is the most sheds and empty shops offering a Kahlo, respectively. a journey.” popular. There’s no prize but unique opportunity for residents in Rob Collins is another local Photographer Sheridan Jones it’s a bit of fun and will help to and around Stroud to meet local artist taking part in this year’s will also be opening up her studio generate interest.” artists, and fi nd out more about the event. He creates mixed media at 14 Park Road in Nailsworth. SVA has been hosting Open ideas behind their work and the collages combining notions of Sheridan has always taken Studios since 1997. Once a small techniques they use. ancestry, cultural heritage, male photographs but in recent years event with just a handful of artists, Shean Heather Among the artists taking part is stereotypes and animal imagery she turned the camera onto herself: it is now considered to be one of Sean Heather (seanheatherstudio. and will be sharing a studio space “The ideas for these photographs the biggest rurally-based Open uk), a multimedia artist who works in Brimscombe with painter James spend a long time growing in my Studios events in the UK. Jo hopes with paper collage, constructed Milroy. Commenting on his work, mind, germinating sometimes for that this year will be just as exciting, paintings, paintings on canvas, Rob says: “My work has never years in a tangle of thoughts and with even more artists and artistic large sculptures and fi lm focusing been ideas-based but one of the instincts. I often use the woods near collaborations and a greater focus on issues such as identity, popular things that I’ve become aware of my home as a backdrop.” on Open Studio hubs in the area. culture, stereotypes and sexuality. through my life as well as changes The Open Studios will also Sean will be opening up his space in the world that have come include the continuation of SVA’s For further information pick in SVA’s Sumerfi eld Studio for about through feminism is male Resound Radio. “Audio pods will up a free directory available now visitors to view a collection of his stereotypes. Another one of the be located around the studio,” at Stroud Tourist Information work. “I’m really looking forward to reasons this came up is because I says Jo Leahy, SVA’s co-director. Centre and shops, venues and it as it’s a great way to create public don’t know much about my own “If you walk through the studio cafes in Stroud and online at engagement,” he says. “I also think male ancestors. Bizarrely, I recently spaces at SVA John Street, you’ll sitefestival.org.uk that if you’re an artist and you’re found out that my mother’s father be able to hear and participate in making work in an area, it’s really wasn’t who she thought he was. He conversations rooted in the joys Lara Shingles is a freelance writer with a good for the local residents to changed his name in WWI. I traced and challenges of art marking keen interest in art, lifestyle and culture. Lorraine Robbins Sheridan Jones Rob Collins see what you’re doing in response the real family and went to a town with resident artists.” Another new Since graduating with a BA Hons in to it.” Added to this, Sean will be in Northampton where they were addition is the Open Studios Bake- Magazine Journalism, she has written for putting together a collaborative from.” Naturally, Rob says that he off. “A lot of the artist’s work from SoGlos, Inkygoodness and a collection of performance with fellow artist has become increasingly interested home so their families are around. popular blogs. She also works part-time Lorraine Robbins (lorrainerobbins. in the stories of his ancestors. His Usually those families make the as an editorial assistant for Stroud-based com), who will also be turning work includes pictures of them cakes for visitors and we thought creative solutions company Carmar her studio at SVA into a nail bar. as well as images of typical male we’d make the most of that and Media @larashingles 16 ART - IN HOUSE II: PANGOLIN MAKERS #26 | MAY 2017 #26 | MAY 2017 ART - IN HOUSE II: PANGOLIN MAKERS 17

Gallery Pangolin In House II: Pangolin Makers

This month Gallery Pangolin hosts ‘In House II’, an James Hopkins Jospeh Carpenter exhibition showcasing the artistic talent of craftsmen and workers employed throughout the Pangolin team. I meet with Manager Sally James and Director Jane Buck to find out more about the gallery and what to expect Simon Noble from the show.

By Rebecca Mills

The initial inspiration for the of Pangolin employees in their pursue art as a hobby. purchase during the exhibition, gallery, Sally explains, was the own right. Artists such as Kate Parsons and almost all the pieces will be on desire for a space in which to The first ‘In House’ was in 2013, Andy Kinnear, who regularly put sale. The team are also curating exhibit the sculptural works cast Jane tells me. “We knew we had a on solo exhibitions, have submitted a catalogue of the exhibit, which Kate Parsons Lawrence Strudley in the Pangolin Editions foundry. lot of artists working at Pangolin work; for many others it will be their can be purchased from the gallery For last 26 years, the gallery has so we put up a poster inviting first time individually taking part in throughout the month. “We have enjoyed a close association with submissions and then put on a a show. coincided this year’s exhibit with the foundry, focusing on the show. The result amazed and During my visit to the gallery Stroud’s annual Site Festival,” Jane exhibition of sculpture and its delighted us. There was such Jane and Sally generously invite concludes. “As well as our regular related drawings and establishing a wide range of media, from me to view some of the pieces that audience, friends and family of the an outstanding reputation for works pottery, silver work to ceramics and have been brought in. A delicate, artists will come along, so the show of excellence. “We continue to printmaking. Everything was really interactive tapestry woven by Cath will have a very local flavour. remain close to the foundry,” Jane enterprising and very exciting; Ingram considers conversations It is a brilliant opportunity to tells me, “but the gallery has also it was a huge success.” heard during an eight hour shift, explore the wealth of talent that begun to have a more independent This year, following the positive while multi-coloured perspex resides at Pangolin, and celebrate role, curating major exhibitions, reception of the first ‘In House’ flames submitted by Simon Noble those who usually remain behind publications and collaborating with and the continued growth glow luminous from the shelf. the scenes”. other galleries. We set up our sister of the Pangolin team, a total Further on, a bronze sculpture of gallery in London in 2008.” of 37 individuals put forward a Muramura tree, created by Kate The exhibition runs from 22nd The upcoming ‘In House II’ submissions, all of whom will Parsons, draws inferences from May until the 21st July, more exhibit, on show from 22nd May have at least one piece on display. the Bakonjo people of Uganda information can be found at to 21st July, exemplifies both the These artists come from all areas and symbolises themes of growth gallery-pangolin.com expanding horizons of the gallery of the company, from office fertility and death. Another tree, and their commitment to the and logistics to wax and digital barely larger than my palm, Rebecca Mills was born in Stroud and artistic talent at Pangolin Editions. departments, bringing different demonstrates the 3D printing skills has lived in the nearby valleys all her This time, the artists involved are skills, perspectives and experiences of Lawrence Strudley. Within these life. Following a BA Hons in English those normally working behind the together. “They also all come from few pieces the level of talent and Literature, she worked locally as an scenes to ensure that sculptural a variety of backgrounds,” Sally diversity put forward is clear, editor and English tutor. She now spends Wesley Jacobs Soraya Redondo works and exhibitions are brought explains. Some went to university to giving a fantastic insight into the her time travelling, reading, freelance to fruition. It’s therefore a wonderful study their media, some take part show ahead. writing and instagramming her miniature opportunity to celebrate the talent in evening classes and others just For those wishing to make a dachshund: mini_moose_esq 10 ART - LISTINGS #26 | MAY 2017

In House II: Pangolin Makers ART 22nd May - 21st July Collectives Fair LISTINGS Drawings, paintings, sculpture, jewellery, textiles and a host 20 – 21 May of other media, all created by Pangolin makers Lansdown Hall, Stroud

ART OF CLAY GALLERY PANGOLIN themed dinner on 13th May. MEME

MON 1ST – WEDS 31ST MON 20TH MAR – FRI 5TH MAY facebook.com/hillesstudio TUES 25TH APR – SUN 28TH MAY Clay Sinclair Focus on the Figure: Sculptors’ Select Festival: Jilly Cobbe – Hope Provocative post-pop paintings on Prints and Drawings LANSDOWN HALL Is the Thing With Feathers* Perspex by local/international artist This year, Gallery Pangolin’s annual In these carefully and sensitively Clay Sinclair situated at 48 High Street. exhibition of works on paper by SAT 6TH observed drawings, using ink, paint or Plus prints for those on a budget and modern and contemporary sculptors Select Festival: Symposium – DIS/ charcoal on paper, Jilly aims to portray People’s Republic of Stroud tat for explores the many ways in which the rupting Tradition: New Textile how remarkable beautiful and diverse those joining the revolution. Open human form can be portrayed through Languages these extraordinary birds of prey are – Mon – Sat printmaking and drawing. Work by Join four leading keynote speakers for now sadly in decline. *poem by Emily Harold Ambellan, Kenneth Armitage, a day of exploration, discussion and Dickinson claysinclair.com Hamish Black, John Bridgeman, Ralph networking opportunities exploring a fantastic mix of exhibitors memecafebar.co.uk Brown, Jon Buck, Lynn Chadwick, new textile languages. Speakers: Alice textiles ceramics couture clothing ATELIER Geoffrey Clarke, Terence Coventry, Kettle, Dr Melanie Miller, June Hill and | | Sue Freeborough, George Fullard, Michelle Stephens. Visit sitselect.org MISERDEN NURSERY baskets haberdashery gifts Marino Marini, Henry Moore, Eduardo | | SAT 6TH-SUN 7TH/SAT 13TH- for tickets and further info. Paolozzi, Oliffe Richmond, Lorraine SUN 14TH THURS 27TH APR – + Hereford College of Arts Robbins and Harry Thubron. Mon-Fri SAT 20TH-SUN 21ST TUES 30TH MAY Select Trail: Toto Design Collective 10am – 6pm/Sat 10am – 1pm University of Gloucestershire Fashion Department Select Festival: Collectives Fair Select Festival: Sculpture Pop-up shop ft. hand dyed and Chrome Yellow Books A weekend of creativity with a mix of Exhibition antique textiles by Polly Lister, MON 22ND MAY – FRI 21ST JULY textiles, couture clothing, ceramics, bespoke accessories by Adele Bond- In House II: Pangolin Makers Loco Glass, Celia Smith, Susan Saturday 20 May 10.30am – 5pm Hand crafted African baskets, Artists clockwise from top left: Helen Champion, Leanne Foyle, Lorraine Robbins, Stuart Powell, handcrafted ceramics by Horse Early, Jo Newman, Lucy Birtles. Five Sunday 21 May 11am – 4pm Many of the highly-skilled workforce vintage and original handmade Delaney, Suzie Ford, Tim Radcliffe, Steven Russell, Chris Baker, Simon Noble and Gourd, ceramic sculpture by Ruth extraordinary contemporary designer at Pangolin Editions are also talented design. Chrome Yellow Books selling Liengaard, world textiles by Oliver Dell, makers will exhibit new work in this artists and craftsmen in their own contemporary craft and art books homeware by Cathie Shannon, lighting delightful setting with the herbaceous GALLERY PANGOLIN right. Following the success of ‘In plus Hereford College of Arts and design by Lumo Lights, sculpture borders and surrounding countryside CHALFORD - GLOS - GL6 8NT 01453 889765 select festival 2 017 House’ in 2013 this new exhibition University Gloucestershire Fashion by Isabel Lyster, stone sculpture by giving added drama. Julie Dolphin showcases drawings, paintings, student work. Meet the makers who [email protected] www.gallery-pangolin.com Kim Francis, illustration by Rosalie & Steve Richardson, the proud new sculpture, jewellery, textiles and a host create and make the work. Sat 10am- www.sitselect.org owners of the nursery, are thrilled to Darren-Jones, clothing by Synthetic of other media, all created by Pangolin 5pm/Sun 11am-4pm be hosting work by contemporary Grapefruit and painting by Freddie makers. See p14-15! Mon-Fri 10am – Wise. 10am-5pm artists that complement the wonderful 6pm/Sat 10am – 1pm lansdownhall.org plants and setting of Miserden TUES 23RD gallery-pangolin.com Nursery. Linked talks and walks (see s i t good on paper advert march 2017 portrait FINAL.indd 1 4/4/17 17:44:55 Radio Cinema: Textile and THE LINE GALLERY brochure – available now - for details) Sustainability GLOUCESTERSHIRE SAT 6TH – SAT 27TH miserdennursery.co.uk Hosted by Shalize Nicholas from Madia PEGASUS ART & Matilda (sustainable fashion label). PRINTMAKING COOPERATIVE Hues £3 7pm During the month of May the Line MUSEUM IN THE PARK OPEN STUDIOS WEEKENDS SAT 6TH-SUN 7TH/SAT 13TH-SUN gallery will be showcasing some of the atelierstroud.co.uk 14TH artists of Stroud. This exhibition will be SAT 29TH APR – SUN 28TH MAY 6th 7th & 13th 14th May Open Studios celebrating colour and the vibrancy of Select Festival: Jewellery with Glos Printmaking Co-operative BISLEY HOUSE Open studios and workshops, local artists. This exhibition co-insides Showcase prints for sale at GPC printmakers with this year’s open studios (see p12- International designer and award THURS 9TH MAR – gallery, print in action (screen 13). There will be special performances winner Jonathan Boyd exhibits new Studio One Exhibition WEDS MAY 31ST printing, etching, lithography, linocut, and events each Saturday from 11am. works inspired by walks around Private view Fri 5th/Open Saturdays 6 - 14th May Donnelly Sisters: Artist in letterpress), pop-up café and paper his home city of Glasgow. Fine 11am-3pm 10% OFF Residence showcase! 10am – 5pm handcrafted skills are expressed in this showcasing work of 7 artists exciting contemporary jewellery. Tues- with private studios at Pegasus ART MATERIALS This interchanging exhibition at Bisley linegallery.co.uk gpchq.co.uk Fri 10am-4pm/Sat-Sun 11am-4pm House by Stroud based arts agency IN OUR SHOP the Donnelly Sisters currently features *jane fisher*kerry phippen MALTHOUSE BAR AND KITCHEN SAT 27TH MAY – SUN 25TH JUN the work of Beatrice Brown, James HILLES HOUSE *nicola grellier*paul fowler Adam White: Palaeontology Is A Kriszyk, Colin Glen, Daniel Sparkes, *carol honess *teresa poole OPEN STUDIOS ONLY THURS 20TH APR – Dangerous Beast Harland Miller, Lorraine Robbins, M/H SAT 6TH-SUN 7TH/SAT 13TH- 6th, 7th TUES 20TH JUN *annie mcgill Walters Design, Tamzin Malleson- SUN 14TH An Exploration of All Things 13th & 14th May Mason, Joe Magee, Mark Stopforth, Hilles House Studio Collective Select Festival: Nicola Grellier – Geological through an Artist’s Fossil Andrew Wood and Abigail Fallis. Tues- Future Giants Myopia. Adam White interrogates A group exhibition of new works Original works for sale Sat 12pm-11pm/Sun 12pm-6pm geology through a series of giant featuring artists, designers and Future Giants’ are large scale fi gure drawings in charcoal on canvas. The experimental watercolours and votive many at studio prices! Come & see us! donnellysisters.co.uk craftwork associated with Hilles objects that address the vital human House and landscape. Hilles Studios giants are members of a growing population of Heads of States – concerns of our origins, hidden Collective is a talented and exciting mythologies of the present day, how BISLEY VILLAGE HALL group of artists, from sculpture to unreconstructed characters who, Griffin Mill, Thrupp in the process of growing up, are and why we think, the mystery of life painting, photography, textiles, digital and death, and the wilful blurring of Stroud, Glos GL5 2AZ SAT 13TH-SUN 14TH and video. The artists showing are; investigating their interests and directions by clothing themselves belief and science. Tues-Fri 10am- [email protected] Select Festival: World Textile Amaury Blow, Red Heart England, Unique artwork & prints for sale as superheroes and other invented 4pm/Sat-Sun 11am-4pm Weekend The Ark Ensemble, Colin Glen, www.pegasusart.co.uk Open Studios Sheridan Jones, Saffron Knight, Kirsty characters. By ‘dressing up’ or Fourteen stands selling glorious ethnic MON 1ST – SUN 21ST 01453 886560 Stockdale, Nick Twilley, Delight A Thief, disguising themselves they can strike a Paper Showcase textiles and artefacts from around the Select Festival: DIS/rupt Juliette Chadwick, Mara Castilho. More pose and take on a strength they may world. Print in Action at GPC artists to be announced. 11am-7pm, live not yet feel. They are ‘Future Giants’ Launch of major new project created music at 4pm each day, Hilles Studio by the Textile Study Group. 21 artists Exhibitions sitselect.org stroudmalthouse.com Supper Club will be offering a special have developed new works on the Pop Up Cafe 10 ART - LISTINGS #26 | MAY 2017 #26 | MAY 2017 THEATRE - GIFFORDS CIRCUS 19

theme of ‘Disruption’. They have See feature on p12-13! 11am-6pm PREMA ARTS CENTRE ULEY had their first public showing at Giffords Circus focussed on areas of conflict and Collect: The International Art Fair migration, climate change, and sitefestival.org.uk MON 24TH APR – SAT 3RD JUN for Contemporary Objects from 2 ecological challenges, domestic and Rupert Russell – 6 February at the Saatchi Gallery, global disruption using textiles and London. The tapestries will be shown SVA This debut exhibition is an opportunity mixed media. DIS/rupt promises at New Brewery Arts as part of a to enjoy significant moments of Any Port innovative and challenging new work. national tour. MON 1ST-WEDS 31ST Rupert’s photographic journey and DIS/rupt will tour to other national Sally Hampson: The Weaving Shed features landscapes and portraits, venues in the future. There is a newbreweryarts.org.uk Sally Hampson, an artist and weaver pictorial and documentary. programme of linked workshops. Tues- at 29 High Street bringing weaving Fri 10am-4pm/Sat-Sun 11am-4pm in a Storm TETBURY GOODS SHED workshops and events. Drop in or by MON 24TH APR – SAT 3RD appointment. For info on workshops Jun Becki Whatley I had the pleasure in popping into this year’s Giffords Circus’ museuminthepark.org.uk FRI 28TH APR – SUN 28TH MAY email [email protected] Beci’s paintings will bring a powerful band rehearsals at the Centre for Science and Art meeting Select Festival: Kerry Phippen – sense of colour and bling to Prema’s Viktoria, Sam, Andrew, Hanno, Carl and Katie with their THE OLIVER VIVIAN GALLERY FRI 5TH-SAT 27TH The Gentle Wild Vestry Café in the early summer, enthusiastic band leader and musical director James Keay. UP This Way offering a variety of sizes and colours Large paintings on hand made paper SAT 6TH/13TH/20TH/27TH by Kerry Phippen. These new paintings An experience which gave me all the answers to questions I UP This Way is an outlet within – always affordable and sure to bring Oliver Vivian: I’d Like To Be celebrate the wild with animals leaping Merrywalks highlighting the work of a zing of vitality to a dark corner in never thought to ask, as well as a whole ream of unanswered and running around the walls of the The Oliver Vivian Gallery will be open furniture and accessory makers within every home! questions; not least, is James the band leader French? newly renovated Tetbury Goods Shed. every Saturday in May including the broader Stroud area. Open Fri-Sat Fri-Sun 11am-4pm the Open Studios weekend with a 9am-6pm or by appointment 01453 MON 24TH APR – SAT 3RD By Sarah Phaedre Watson new exhibition, ‘I’d Like To Be’ - his Jun Sally Harker 297260 shed-arts.co.uk continued adventure working with Sally’s screen prints often start off an unique process in oils on canvas. SAT 6TH/13TH/20TH/27TH as block prints, which are enlarged 10am – 3pm or by appointment Fungusloci and transferred onto a screen. In this I had some time to kill when I Starting with something for the been to Stroud. And yet they of Diego Velasquez and is set in the 07532071457 Artist and permaculture practitioner way the textures and marks that are arrived (I had been given strict fact fans: Giffords Circus has been cheerily breezed their way through Spanish court of King Philip IV in theoliverviviangallery.co.uk Dominic Thomas has designed and characteristic of a block-print are instructions not to disturb the band touring for 17 years and within that raucous, soul-lifting circus-style the 17th Century. There’ll be shifting built a sustainable urban micro-farm retained but the modification onto a until 16.45), and after exploring the time they have performed to nearly accompaniments before launching liquid scenery, sea voyages and in which oyster mushrooms are screen means that the artist is able to FOR ARTS & CRAFTS showers (full of gym mats) and 1 million people (good facts right?). into a bit of Vivaldi, and lamenting PEGASUS ART sea monsters, and equestrian and cultivated on spent coffee grounds print larger designs in vivid colours WORKSHOPS & COURSES VISIT: trying to remember the names This year the Circus will be their terrible rehearsal of some gymnastic vignettes. In the second from local cafes. Fungusloci is a onto fabric. SAT 6TH-SUN 7TH of all the busts on the outside of extending its tour to include That Bach earlier in the day. Their easy- half, the Lord of Misrule Tweedy will project of Sustainable Creativity ATELIER prema.org.uk ATELIERSTROUD.CO.UK building, I got talking to another There London. From when the going, loveable (SO loveable) rogue corrupt the court order (hurrah!) and Open Studios CIC with the help of Stroud District random character who was nosing show (extravaganza? spectacle? type ways perfectly complementing play out a “Tempest“inspired Masque Exhibition in Studio One ft. Jane Food Grants taking place at Unit 23, CENTRE FOR SCIENCE AND ART around the building. Within minutes boisterousness? phenomenon?) the dedication and high-level of with a riot of grotesque puppets and Fisher, Kerry Phippen, Nicola Grellier, Merrywalks. Open for sales Saturdays NEW BREWERY ARTS CENTRE ROOMHIRESTROUD.CO.UK our conversation had turned to opens at Fennells Farm in Stroud on accomplishment that the Circus dwarf ponies. 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Outpost Spring Fling GLOUCESTERSHIRE Before, pausing, he asked what the perform to over 100,000 excitable part down to the Award winning a dynamic acrobat swing routine, PRINTMAKING COOPERATIVE New Brewery Arts select work from exuberant music was which was audience members in 13 different screen and stage director Cal before paupers dance with the pegasusart.co.uk UPPER LOCK CAFÉ GPCHQ.CO.UK Scotland’s premier open studios visual currently pouring down the stairs locations before returning to the McCrystal, who returns for his sixth princes in a celebratory finale. art and craft event. This spring they and into our ears. Relieved for once farm in September for the final SELECT FESTIVAL TRAIL SUN 30TH APR – SAT 27TH MAY GL5 ART consecutive year to direct Any Port It’s all beyond my (considerable) are proud to partner Upland to bring GL5-ART.COM Sarah Broughton to be able to answer a question dates of this year’s performance. In A Storm. Director Cal’s previous imagination, just as it should be. exciting and beautiful new work from without making something up, I So, with the tour starting in just credits include: The Mighty Boosh, The band have insisted that SAT 6TH-SUN 7TH/SAT 13TH- Sarah Broughton presents a quirky HAWKWOOD COLLEGE South West Scotland down to South proudly explained that it was the under 3 weeks, perhaps you’re which won the Perrier Award (Best I mention Giffords Circus’ unique 60 SUN 14TH HAWKWOODCOLLEGE.CO.UK collection of watercolour and pen West England. New Brewery Arts has In venues around the Stroud Valleys Gifford Circus band in rehearsal. wondering how the band auditions Newcomer), Physical Comedy cover restaurant Circus Sauce, the works of very local subjects - fish. chosen 28 to showcase their work in across to Tetbury artists open IMAGINE THERAPEUTIC ARTS Two flashes of realization came are going? Well brilliantly of course, Consultant for Edgar Wright’s UK’s only travelling restaurant, which insects, horses, street names, the South West including printmakers, the doors to their hidden studios IMAGINE-THERAPEUTIC-ARTS.CO.UK out of that conversation; firstly the but the best news? The best news sci-fi comedy The World’s End will also be onsite for circus goers townscapes, and mandalas that have photographers, jewellers, ceramicists, and curate exhibitions. Meet the other visitor in the building had for us? They have no idea what the starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost wanting a dining experience like no stirred and interested her over the blacksmiths, sculptors and textile KENDRICK STREET GALLERY makers who design and make. This never heard of Giffords Circus, final show will look like yet. And and Martin Freeman, Physical other, I asked if there would be sea last year. Mon-Sat 9am-4pm/Sun designers. KENDRICKSTGALLERY.CO.UK is an opportunity to buy direct and 10am-3pm being from outside the South West although that fills super controlling Comedy Consultant and motion monster on the menu and the band commission new work. A diverse SAT 29TH APR – SUN 28TH MAY PEGASUS ART he was completely unaware of the me with chest-tightening anxiety, capture artist for Paddington, have promised to see what they can range of skills are on show. Truly craft upperlockcafe.co.uk PEGASUSART.CO.UK Select Festival: Jewellery magnitude of both the circus and band leader James is really relaxed Physical Comedy Consultant on do… If it happens you can thank me at its origin. Pick up a free brochure Showcase the luck we were both experiencing about that, he explains that when The Amazing Spider-Man 2 starring with wine. RUSKIN MILL and check out the online brochure. in overhearing their rehearsal (I’m he first joined the circus (and he Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone… VICTORIA WORKS STUDIOS Jessica Turrell and Misun Won Misun RMT.ORG See feature on p10-11! now having to reassess our new clarifies that he has been in Giffords The list is endless. His approach will Any Port In A Storm launches Won shows an Oriental sensitivity to found friendship obviously). And sitselect.org SAT 6TH-SUN 7TH/SAT 13TH- her designs by combining a depth of THE SCULPTURE STUDIO forever), the process caused him be to bring all of the cast and crew at Fennells Farm in Stroud on the THESCULPTURESTUDIO.CO.UK SUN 14TH colour in red thread with the richness secondly, he described the music some discomfort too but (Gallic?) together and work the show around 12th – 15th May and tickets are Open Studios which was captivating us both as *shrug* … it all turns out right in them, their talents, characters and available now via giffordscircus.com SITE FESTIVAL OPEN STUDIOS of fine metals. Jessica Turrell creates SIT SELECT “like the most epic soundtrack to the end. strengths to create the visual feast or the Box Office on 0845 459 7469. Featuring residents plus guest work that moves away from traditional SITSELECT.ORG an adventure…”. Which sums up Now this is where I can reveal that we all associate with a Giffords Places for Circus Sauce can also SAT 6TH- SUN 7TH/ SAT 13TH- exhibitors! 11am-6pm enamel practice in order to achieve SOUTH WEST ART WORKSHOPS not only the sound, but the Giffords just one secret of the Circus which production. I had no idea, and yet be booked through the website and SUN 14TH MAY 11AM-6PM a more ambiguous and expressive victoriaworksstudios.co.uk SWARTWORKSHOPS.CO.UK Circus experience perfectly, right? has led to what I can assure you all it all makes so much sense, right? Box Office. To hear a small snippet Stroud’s Site Festival Open Studios will material quality. Her work has a tactile delicacy whilst making pieces that So I’ve stolen that and included it is at least partially behind James’s Bring some of the most talented of the chat that I had with James feature over 102 artists in 48 locations STROUD COLLEGE reward the wearer’s close attention across the district. This will be the 21st HOBBS CAFÉ NAILSWORTH SGSCOL.AC.UK here obviously. easy-going approach to a not quite people together from all over the Keay and his talented musicians annual Open Studios event which will with an intricate and detailed surface. I spent nearly an hour with finalized show which starts in less world and then work with them as part of this year’s SITE Festival be even more enticing and exciting to MON 10TH APR – SAT 20TH MAY STROUD VALLEY ARTSPACE the band when I’d finally finished than 3 weeks and will be shown to to create one of the best-loved Resound Radio visit sitefestival.org. SAT 20TH MAY – SUN 16TH JULY SVA.ORG.UK hundreds of new and regular visitors. Select Festival: Linda Babb – mooching around the building (I’ve over 100,000 people. 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Don’t forget, through the Atlas Mountains, the VICTORIA WORKS STUDIOS and I left with a significant spring in crew, are bloody musical geniuses. makes me wonder what I have been time gallivanting off to Africa acquired an exciting new addition to VICTORIAWORKSSTUDIOS.CO.UK you can also buy art works directly souks and gardens of Marrakesh and my already springy step after that When I walked into the room they doing with my time. to make films, writing for various its national collection of contemporary from Open Studios artists too! Look an exploration of symbols and the hour. Let me share a little bit of the had been rehearsing for three days, But what of the show itself? What publications, or passionately supporting craft: a pair of tapestries by Grayson NEW BREWERY ARTS out for a great selection of bakes, culture of the Berber people. insight I gained into the Circus, the some of them had never even met exactly can we expect from Any Port community arts and events. Perry, winner of the Turner Prize NEWBREWERYARTS.ORG.UK both sweet and savoury in some of band, and this year’s production each other before, or performed in a Storm? The not-quite-finished- She certainly gets about a bit in 2003. The tapestries are the the Open Studios this year. Pick up an hobbshousebakery.co.uk PREMA ARTS CENTRE “Any Port In A Storm”. with a Circus, or even (shudder) yet show is inspired by the paintings Open Studios Directory or view online. only pair in a public collection and PREMA.ORG.UK 20 LITERATURE - MARIA STADNICKA #26 | MAY 2017 #26 | MAY 2017 LITERATURE - LISTINGS 21

names—leprechauns of Ireland, the Carrick’s Beauty Tips for School’, a stillbirth and surrogacy. It is, she says, LITERATURE people of the mist by the Maori of feminist subversion of regular LA written for those who have similarly New Zealand, fairies of England and beauty vloggers, has developed lost a child. “I feel that this book LISTINGS menehune in Hawaii. No experience into a live act and cabaret. Plus Bill belongs to all the people who so is necessary, just bring an open Jones and other guests TBC. 8pm tirelessly campaign on that issue and ALE HOUSE mind. Tanis Helliwell, is founder £10otd/£8.50adv who, sadly, really aren’t heard.” Based of the International Institute for in Rodborough, Alice is the author of WEDS 3RD/10TH/17TH/24TH/31ST Transformation and teaches in Europe SUN 21ST two novels published by Simon and Rick Vick: Writing Group and North America. She has led tours Stroud Short Stories Schuster, while her plays have been to sacred sites of the world for 20 performed nationwide. 7:30pm £6 Stroud Short Stories returns for its A weekly writing group run by Stroud years and is the author of several 14th event in 6 years. Described as Festival’s Rick Vick. Discover your books including Summer with the nailsworthfestival.org.uk ‘possibly the best short story event in hidden voice, all welcome! 7-9pm £5 Leprechauns and other books. 8pm the South West’ ( LitFest) for further information contact Rick on £10/£8concs 07973 225 694 and ‘just some stories in a room’. If NAILSWORTH TOWN HALL hawkwoodcollege.co.uk previous SSS events are anything to go by there may be stories about MON 22ND BLACK BOOK CAFÉ everything from a heroic milkman Nailsworth Festival: Midnight LANSDOWN HALL taking his vows to an autistic child’s Storytellers - Tales of Lust and FRI 19TH day out and a woman’s dream of Chocolate SAT 27TH losing weight by eating chocolate. It’s Book Launch: Maria Stadnicka Dark desires, sizzling passion and best to expect the unexpected. Tickets Launch of Maria’s new book An Evening of Mask: Book Launch pure greed – Chloë of the Midnight are only available online and only in ‘Imperfect’ plus very special guests Join Mike Chase for the launch of his Storytellers tempts you to a hot off advance. It always sell-out, so buy your Maria Adam Horovitz, Jay Ramsay and Katie new book, Mask, in an exciting lecture the tongue assortment of flirtatious tickets early to avoid disappointment! McCue. See p20! 8pm Free and b.y.o demo. Mike Chase has been a mask fiction. Chloë is a pioneer of modern Organised by local short fiction author, (corkage fees apply!) practitioner for thirty years, and brings performance storytelling for adults, John Holland. 8pm £7adv all of his experience and playfulness appearing at an astonishing range of blackbookcafe.com to this new title published by local sva.org.uk venues from Cheltenham Literature Stadnicka publishers Hawthorn Press. 7pm Festival to cruise ships on the Med. HAWKWOOD COLLEGE £5adv from Star Anise Café No scripts, no reading – this is Maria Stadnicka’s latest collection EYGPT MILL NAILSWORTH genuine verbal jazz. Containing adult lansdownhall.org of poetry Imperfect provides touching WEDS 3RD MAY – WEDS 28TH references but no blue material – TUES 23RD designed to entertain adults. 7:30pm JUN snapshots of ordinary life, whilst Nailsworth Festival: Alice Jolly – £8 Creative Writing Toolkit with Fiona THE LITTLE GEORGE Dead Babies and Seaside Towns also serving as an expression of her Longsdon nailsworthfestival.org.uk WEDS 17TH Novelist and playwright Alice Jolly There are words and stories in experiences during the Cold War. won the 2016 Ackerley Prize with abundance but what if getting them Stroud Radical Reading Group: her soul-searching, heart-wrenching, By Anna Bailey on the page was as simple as having George McKay – Radical Gardening By Anna Bailey utterly compelling memoir about the right tools with which to craft The Stroud Radical Reading Group them? This eight-week course, run meet every month at the Little George in weekly sessions of 3 hours, will and aim to read a variety of articles get you writing beautiful and fluent and books on radical issues, feminism, prose, fire up your imagination and environmentalism, trade unionism, “The book talks about the limitations of its pockets of tender and mournful instances– Maria draws her literary inspiration from give you the confidence to write in politics, and current affairs. This individual freedoms,” she tells me, “in times with fresh eyes. In this age of doom and gloom, celebrated writers across Europe, particularly an accomplished and uninhibited month’s reading is George McKay’s determined by the political intervention and it is a welcome relief to like what one sees. those local to Romania, although she admits way. Suitable for beginners and those Radical Gardening – Politics, Idealism presence in our everyday life.” The poems in Maria has published a number of pamphlets she finds it difficult to pin down any one with some writing experience. Fiona and Rebellion in the Garden. 7:30pm Longsdon wrote for newspapers and Imperfect lend an almost esoteric quality to and poetry collections, both here and as a favourite. “I admire so many poets, magazines before turning to fiction. stroudmicropub.co.uk the everyday, alongside tangibly bittersweet in Romania, where she won no less than novelists, philosophers, musicians, painters, She has now finished her first novel, reminiscences of Maria’s time in Romania, where 12 national poetry prizes. I ask her in what ways sculptors and journalists,” she says. “To name Mother Love, and is currently writing NO 23 she lived for 23 years. I ask her what she feels Imperfect differs from her previous work. them all I’d have to start writing another book. her second. 9:30am-12:30pm £100 has been her biggest source of inspiration “In many conversations with friends, and artists Tomas Transtromer, Czeslaw Milosz, Nichita SUN 7TH for Imperfect, and she explains how during and thinkers, there have been discussions that Stanescu, Noam Chomsky, Christopher Hitchens, SUN 7TH-9TH 23 Book Club with Nikki Owen her early life–which she beautifully describes my poetry could be surrealist or anti-romantic,” Svetlana Alexievich–to name a few, the closest Re-Wilding the Soul with Mary as her “formation years”–she absorbed, with she says. “In recent years, the notion of ‘protest- to my heart.” When I ask her what advice she Reynolds and Bruce Thompson This month’s chosen book is Waking repressed anger, the experience of communism, poetry’ has become more apparent in certain might give to anybody starting out as a poet This writing retreat is an invitation to Lions by Ayelet Gundar-Goshena: “A classy, suspenseful tale of survival indoctrination, censorship, food rations, hot groups. It is normal to want to place a text and/ themselves, she says she doesn’t believe people explore the untamed terrain of our where the good guys and the bad or a poet into a category. To absorb a text is, to can ‘start out’ as poets. “You are, or you continue souls by connecting to the earth’s water twice a week and constant electricity cuts. guys are harder to distinguish than “[I] absorbed the historic fall of the Berlin Wall a certain extent, to categorise it, to process it, to be one, with the same truth that one is born landscapes. You will write poetry, journals and share the wild wisdom you might think. The monthly book in 1989, the disintegration of the East European to assimilate it. I would add to this, though, that with brown or blue eyes. But poetry carries awakening within us. No previous club is run by Nikki Owen, author of Communist Block, experienced 9/11 and the live Imperfect–as a socio-political observation– a risk, as most forms of art do. The risk writing experience required. Mary the critically acclaimed Project Trilogy. broadcast at Radio Hit station in Iasi, where I was is an exercise that does not exclude a supressed of personal exposure, rejection, failure; the risk Reynolds Thompson originally Stroud bookshop is also offering 10% presenting the news. I have written the poems anti-establishment footnote. I remember reading of seeing.” Her advice, as she tells me, is to carry from UK is an international teacher, discount on the 23 Book Club books included in this book over the last two years with somewhere that ‘politics in a literary work on regardless, with consistency and courage… facilitator of poetry and journal and 23 will be offering discounts on the day to Book Clubbers too. Email the voice of a migrant,” she says, “a journalist- is a pistol shot in the middle of a concert’. therapy, and core faculty for the [email protected] for further migrant, running away from oppression and from I believe that the only bullets a poet can use are Imperfect is published Therapeutic Writing Institute in info…3pm Free ‘over-political governance’.” the words.” by Yew Tree Press Colorado. She author of the award- winning Reclaiming the Wild Soul: As I devour Maria’s work–pages and pages, Many of Maria’s poems can be found online at (yewtreepress.co.uk), and How Earth’s Landscapes Restore Us to late at night, telling myself I’ll just read one her website (mariastadnicka.com), and are more there will be a launch on SVA Wholeness. Bruce Windsor Thompson, more, but then being sucked in by the next–I often than not accompanied by atmospheric fine Friday 19th May at the Black MA, is on the faculty of California SAT 6TH am deeply moved. Whether we choose to pay art photography. I ask her if these images are Book Café. The evening Institute of Integral Studies and is Fluffypunk’s Penny Gaff attention to it or not, our nation finds itself in intended to be, in a sense, part of the poems. will include readings, an activist and author of numerous a time of upheaval, and one in which some of “I have been using, recently, some performances and music from articles on spiritual ecology. £290£250 Alternative Cabaret with a spoken us fail to appreciate the migrants who enrich of John Stadnicki’s photographs, especially Adam Horovitz, Jay Ramsay residential/£210 non-res word spine hosted by the delightful our communities. Maria emigrated to England when building my website. And not because the and Katie McCue, along with Jonny Fluffypunk, stand-up poet, SUN 28TH sit-up storyteller, give-up guitarist. 14 years ago, and has drawn inspiration from photographs are part of the poems–they reflect Maria herself. Performers are Edinburgh-Fringe- moments in her life here just as she did in the lyrical atmosphere of the texts and they Nature Consciousness and Personal Transformation First-winning Luke Wright, touring Romania. The England she hints at is far more open the poetry to a wider audience. There are Anna Bailey studied Creative Writing at Bath Spa his new show The Toll. Also on the bill Public talk and book signing. The faceted than the one I see on the news. Her two different types of discourse, but, a bit like University, and now works as a freelance journalist is Brighton glamourpuss poet Rosy consciousness in nature is referred poetry, whether exploring her experiences here a two-way mirror, they help to build a panoramic and illustrator. She lives in the with her Carrick whose YouTube series ‘Rosy to in our myths by many different or in Europe, makes me see my country–with all landscape.” husband and their ludicrously spoilt cat. 20 THEATRE /COMEDY - LISTINGS #26 | MAY 2017

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