#22 JAN 2017 An independent, free monthly guide to Music, Art, Theatre, Comedy, Literature & Film in Stroud. goodonpaper.info Image by Mark Levy CLASSES & #22 | JAN 2017 WORKSHOPS Book at the Box Office 01453 760900 EDITOR’S NOTE EDITOR Advertising/Editorial/Listings: WELCOME TO THE TWENTY SECOND ISSUE OF GOOD ON PAPER – Alex Hobbis [email protected] www.subscriptionrooms.org.uk YOUR FREE MONTHLY GUIDE TO MUSIC CONCERTS, ART EXHIBITIONS, DESIGNER Artwork and Design Live Music | Theatre | Comedy | Dance | Classes THEATRE PRODUCTIONS, COMEDY SHOWS, FILM SCREENINGS AND Adam Hinks [email protected] Workshops | Exhibitions | Meeting Rooms LITERATURE EVENTS IN STROUD... ONLINE FACEBOOK TWITTER Hello. goodonpaper.info /GoodOnPaperStroud @GoodOnPaper_ We are having a party. PRINTED BY: It’s on the 7th January at the Prince Albert. Tewkesbury Printing Company Classes & Workshops You can read about it on p4-5. NEW Live music, spoken word, poetry and comedy. SPONSORED BY: for 2017 A remedy for ‘January Blues’? for 2017 Yes. You are all invited. CO-WORKING STUDIO See you there. stroudbrewery.co.uk stroudcluster.com Alex and Adam P.S Study the listings on these printed pages and fill your year, Chartered ears and eyes with live music, art, theatre, film, the written/ Tax Advisers www.chrismattostax.co.uk performed word and mirth…There’s a lot of it in Stroud. elcombestoves.co.uk chrismattostax.co.uk Calligraphy Photography Course Explore Palette Knife Zoo Lab Classes Painting in Acrylics Thu 16 Feb – Thu 16 Mar Fri 17 Feb With Graham Light 11am-12pm £7 (£5 for Wed 18 Jan – Wed 22 Mar Fri 10 Feb T H E V A U L T N A I L S W O R T H With Tina Pentney 10am-12.30pm £50 With Max Hale additional siblings) I N V I T E S Y O U F O R S O M E 7pm-9pm £80 Try a taster session first: 10am-4pm £60 SINCE 2016 Thu 19 Jan 10am-12.30pm - P O S T C H R I S T M A S £10.00 BLACK JACK F U N A N D G A M E S Roulette CCocktails and GAlamour SINO H A P P Y ROYALE Paint Portrait From Experimental Calligraphy Introduction to Rag 2017 Life: In Oils or Decorative Hand Workshop Rugging Acrylics Stitching Sat 25 Mar Tues 28 Mar N E W Y E A R Le Swing - Sat 25 Feb Wed 22 Mar With Pam Harmer With Sue Green F E A T U R I N G C L A S S I C B I G B E N playing With Max Hale With Susan Sutton 10am-4pm £60 10am-4pm £60 A N D O L D S C H O O L B R I T I S H chanson 10am-4pm £60 10am-1pm £30 M U S I C O N T H E B I G S C R E E N sessions from DECEMBER 27, 2016 The Vault Nailsworth 7.45pm www.thevaultnailsworth.co.uk FROM 7PM - 11 PM 01453 833666 Please contact box office for details of public availability 01453 760900 DRESS FOR LAS VEGAS RESERVE YOUR PLACE 01453 833666 [email protected] twitter.com/SubRoomsStroud facebook.com/Subrooms 4 GOP PARTY VOL. 2 #22 | JAN 2017 #22 | JAN 2017 GOP PARTY VOL. 2 5 7 JAN 2017 Spoken Word/Comedy Tent GOOD AT THE PRINCE ALBERT Following on from our 2016 ‘post launch/ ELVIS MCGONAGALL we are still here!’ party we return to the ON Prince Albert for ‘we are still here! Vol. 2’ 10:30-11pm with a line-up across two stages consisting Stand-up poet, armchair revolutionary and recumbent rocker, Elvis of musicians, poets, comedians, a record McGonagall is the sole resident of The Graceland Caravan Park somewhere in the middle of nowhere where he scribbles verse whilst stall, food, two bars and more... drinking malt whisky and listening to Johnny Cash. Elvis is the 2006 PAPER World Slam Champion, the compere of the notorious Blue Suede Sporran The event also acts as an official fundraiser asking Club and appears regularly on BBC Radio 4 and occasionally on the telly. for a minimum £5 donation entry fee on the night His sitcom, “Elvis McGonagall Takes A Look On The Bright Side” was in aid of local charities Stroud Womens Refuge recently broadcast on BBC Radio 4. (stroudwomensrefuge.org) and Rodborough Vol.2 Playgroup (rodboroughplaygroup.co.uk) elvismcgonagall.co.uk Music ANGIE BELCHER CLARE MISERABLE JONNY 9:30-10pm FERGUSON- MALCOLM FLUFFYPUNK WALKER 7:30-8pm 6:30-7pm Bristol based stand-up comedian, performance poet and actor. She 8:30-9pm Poet, writer, illustrator and An economic refugee from the can be found on stage dishing TEZETA comedian Bill Jones brings forth home counties, Jonny began naughty stanzas and awkward Since winning her first international his alter ego; the harbinger of his ‘career’ spitting vicious observations. An accomplished poetry competition at the age gloom Miserable Malcolm. In his political verse between bands 10-11pm comedy actor and writer she has of 19 Claire’s career path has one-man show, Malcolm attempts at punk gigs until cured by a performed and written for stage, encompassed fine art sculpture, to entertain the audience with West Country shaman. Now he An eight piece instrumental group combining elements of experimental screen and radio with her energetic singing, page and performance poems about death and despair, ‘does’ poetry that deafly fuses jazz, afrobeat, soundtrack composition and collective improvisation. The style. Her live work has been poetry as well as stand-up comedy. appalling chit-chat and excerpts bittersweet autobiography, political musicians are part of Bristol based collective ‘Bloom’ and between them described as fruity and not for the Clare writes about life’s issues, from the world’s worst adventure disillusionment and surreal whimsy play with bands Yama Warashi, Count Bobo, The Evil Usses, Spindle feint hearted… skilfully cutting to the heart of story. Basically half an hour of in an act which has established him Ensemble, Cloudshoes, Run Logan Run, Rae, Dubi Dolczek and many universal human experiences, uncomfortable melancholy. as a firm favourite at festivals, arts more… angiebelcher.wordpress.com evoking tears and laugh out loud centres and housing benefit offices humour in deft strokes of word craft. facebook.com/tezetamusic hawkerspot.com up and down the country. clareferguson-walker.com jonnyfluffypunk.co.uk Food Records EMILY BARKER EMILY WOOD DAVE AYRE’S STROUD CALLING 9-9:30pm 8-8:30pm NANOSCOPIC 11pm-12am Over 300(ish) An award-winning songwriter and A rare and eagerly awaited ENSEMBLE Neighbourhood DJ’s Will Mendoza performer of the theme to BBC performance of delicate melodies second hand 12” 7-7:30pm and Tom Monobrow; self-confessed TV’s Wallander and the title song in and insightful lyrics from acoustic D S music obsessives with a passion OR TA C L records spanning E L last year’s thought provoking film folk and British blues songstress. Local double-bass wielding wizard for sharing music from the past, R Hector starring Peter Mullan and Her soulful tones have raised RD ST O A multiple genres and (who has worked with the likes present and future finding a O C L S V E L E D Keith Allen.Finding a brief gap in R R R comparisons to Laura Marling and of Damon Albarn, Jarvis Cocker, common thread through Soul, 4 O 0 0 R E C RD ST eras at absurdly O A C L a non-stop touring schedule (both Joni Mitchell and she has previously O Joni Mitchell and Grace Jones) Reggae, Hip Hop, Funk, Latin, Afro, VÉLO BAKERY SALT BAKEHOUSE E L V S R E D R R as a solo performer and member lent her vocal talents to the likes 4 O returns with a small ensemble of Disco, Electronica and more… 0 0 R E C cheap prices. 5-11pm 5-11pm O V S of highly regarded country/folk of Bombay Bicycle Club and Lucy exceptional classical musicians E D R R 3 O trio Applewood Road) Emily is one Rose not to mention her former mixcloud.com/Stroudcalling 0 0 R E C for another unique performance. Bringing their mobile wood fired Artisan bread and pastries from FULL LIST COMING SOON... of Stroud’s most cherished artists guise fronting the much missed Expect the unexpected… oven up the hill to the Prince award winning baker Dom Salter whose music is a blend of roots Emily and the Woods. Albert for the evening to offer influences from country to English some delicious pizzas... saltbakehouse.co.uk folk via 60s pop. emilyandthewoods.co.uk velobakery.co.uk emilybarker.com 6 STROUD WASSAIL - BOSS MORRIS #22 | JAN 2017 #22 | JAN 2017 STROUD WASSAIL - BOSS MORRIS 7 BY LARA SHINGLES MORRIS DANCING HAS LONG BEEN REGARDED BOSS AS THE PRESERVE OF ELDERLY BEARDED MEN LOUDLY BANGING STICKS OUTSIDE COUNTRY PUBS. BUT THE IMAGE OF MORRIS DANCING IS UNDERGOING A RADICAL CHANGE, WITH AN INFLUX OF FEMALE SIDES TRANSFORMING ITS TRADITIONALLY MALE MEMBERSHIP. MORRIS AMONG THEM IS BOSS MORRIS, AN ALL- FEMALE CONTEMPORARY MORRIS DANCING SIDE BASED IN STROUD. Boss Morris sprung out of the five valleys of “They supported us from really early on in Billed as a ‘celebration of winter folk Stroud in September 2015. Its members all met the development of our side. Performing with traditions’, this year’s festival boasts a fun- through their day jobs as artists and crafters. them, particularly making up our own dance filled line-up featuring games, plays and Their feisty attitude and playful choreography specifically designed to work with one of performances by local Morris dancers and sheds a new light on the wonderful world of mummers as well as two family-friendly Morris.