Issue #4 FREE July 2015 MAGAZINE TAKE ME HOME A FREE MONTHLY GUIDE TO MUSIC, ART, THEATRE, COMEDY & LITERATURE IN STROUD Photo: James Kriszyk EDITORS’ NOTE WELCOME TO THE FOURTH ISSUE OF GOOD ON PAPER – YOUR FREE MONTHLY GUIDE TO MUSIC CONCERTS, ART EXHIBITIONS, THEATRE PRODUCTIONS, COMEDY SHOWS AND LITERATURE EVENTS IN STROUD... Good On Paper is an independent magazine put together by the CONTENTS two of us in the minute window of spare time we have outside of our regular nine to five jobs (and fatherhood duties!). We receive no funding and it’s solely through our advertisers 4 - 5 Seed Festival and contributing writers that we secure the ongoing future of the 6 - 7 Music: Stroud Sounds publication; a publication in which we were keen to start merely to promote the vast amount of artists, musicians, venues and 8 - 11 Music: Listings galleries in Stroud and to celebrate a return to old school print… 12 - 13 Arts: Steve Hubbard The responses we have had since our first issue was launched 14 - 15 Arts: Listings back in April has been amazing, it has really spurred us into carrying on with the task at hand and to also look at new sections/ 16 Theatre: Previews features we can include. 17 Comedy On that note this month’s issue sees the launch of a brand 18 Literature: Bill Jones new comedy section and its writer Chris Head, providing you with regular monthly previews to forthcoming comedy shows 19 Literature: Listings in Stroud. 20 - 21 Exhibition Space: James Horwood We are also excited to announce the line-up our first ever event 22 Contacts and Stockists curating an evening of music, art, comedy and more at the Centre of Science and Art on Saturday 29th August as part of this year’s Stroud Fringe Festival. Visit our website and facebook page for further information and our poster in the music listings! Good On Paper est. April 2015 Alex and Adam ALEX HOBBIS ADAM HINKS EDITOR DESIGNER 4 SEED FESTIVAL ISSUE #4 | JULY 2015 BY CAROLINE AISTROP IMAGINE WOMAD MEETS THE REITH LECTURES AND THEY GO FOR LUNCH WITH SCHUMACHER. IF YOU CAN MELD THOSE UNLIKELY COMPANIONS INTO ONE PERSONA, THEN YOU HAVE THE ESSENCE OF HAWKWOOD COLLEGE’S SEED FESTIVAL RUNNING BETWEEN 17TH – 19TH JULY. MIXING SERIOUS DISCUSSION WITH MUSICAL GROOVES, POETRY, STORY-TELLING AND PARTICIPATORY WORKSHOPS, SEED LOOKS SQUARELY IN THE FACE OF THAT URGENT 21ST CENTURY CHALLENGE: HOW DO WE CREATE A GREENER AND MORE JUST SOCIETY WHICH SUPPORTS A FLOURISHING ECONOMY AND LEAVES NO-ONE OUT? SEED SEED FESTIVAL Satish Kumar To analyse this question, Hawkwood College The programme of 26 speakers offers practical tools, banishing any sustainability blues (or should has enticed some big names from the global advice on many green topics: making fabulous that be the green blues?) at the same time. sustainability and social justice movements compost, why soil matters, whether we should Reflecting the global nature of the sustainability to converge on its secluded valley: Jonathan eat fish, applying permaculture principles to issues, Seed’s stages will host music from Porrit, Dr Scilla Elworthy (3 times Nobel Peace enhance your life, transforming ideas into action, around the world: Sura Susso brings kora Prize nominee), Satish Kumar (founder and how to combine sustainability, human politics, playing from Gambia; AMJ Collective’s Latin editor of Resurgence, the most influential and and our economic systems, and clouds. Yes, American, African and British members explore long-running magazines in this sector), Natalie clouds – you wouldn’t believe how fascinating reggae and dub; multi-instrumentalist Domenic Bennett (leader of the Green Party in England they are. Ben Lewis, one of Stroud’s own, tells Decicco of both Canadian and Italian heritage and Wales), Charles Eisentein (author of ‘Sacred his story of the creation of Pulsin’ natural protein is joined by Paul Sax on violin; Australia’s Lou Economics’ and self-described de-growth bars now bought in over 30 countries and of activist), Julia Davenport (CEO of national Van Stone airs her ethereal vocals; Zimbabwean his passion for organic wholefoods, and local renewable energy company Good Energy), Chartwell Dutiro honours the golden age of resident Lis Parker talks about green housing. Arthur Potts Dawson (chef and presenter of Zim-pop and Afropop, and New Zealand’s Sika This is just a snapshot of the many and varied Channel 4’s series ‘The People’s Supermarket’) brings ancient and contemporary instruments programme planned. and Pamela Warhurst (Yorkshire-based founder from around the world. Anyone wanting to of the now global Incredible Edible movement dance shouldn’t miss English band Billy Rowan encouraging communities to grow food). But hang on, can’t all this serious business be and The Undercover Hippy who fuse music from fun? “Whenever people are struggling to change reggae to hip-hop, folk to pop. Boe Huntress, Nick Walters, Denise Rowe, Sika, Alchemist’s Daryll Hannah will even be there – if only in spirit. the world, they write songs” says Theo Simon, Wardrobe, Mobius Loop, Nigel Shaw with She narrates ‘Arise’, a film that records the lead singer with Seize the Day, an English band Carolyn Hillyer, and Stroud’s own Sophronie, extraordinary stories of women who are inspiring of bold, frontline folk music appearing during a reconnection with nature and the land. the weekend. “Songs are a tool in helping us the teenage singer-song writer who’s attracting transform the world.” The festival’s impressive acclaim, will be adding their distinctive musical musical line-up looks like it’ll include plenty of styles to the weekend. ISSUE #4 | JULY 2015 SEED FESTIVAL 5 “SEED FESTIVAL WILL HAVE AN INTIMACY THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN AT OTHER FESTIVALS” Had enough of debate? Listen to poetry and story- But where does Schumacher, the proponent of telling to stimulate those creative little grey cells: the ‘Small is Beautiful’ approach, fit in? “The poet Matt Harvey, whose credits include Edinburgh Seed Festival will have an intimacy that doesn’t Festival and Radio 4’s Saturday Live; Martin Kiszko, happen at other festivals” says Katie Lloyd- the UK’s green poet and author of the world’s first Nunn, Communications Manager for the College. collection of green poetry; Helen Moore, award- “Whilst many festivals can attract up to a hundred winning eco-poet; Jackie Juno, the zebra-print thousand people, we’re aiming for around 1,000 poetry queen of the SW and Grand Bard of Exeter; to come to Seed. We want to inspire attendees Kevan Manwaring and Chantrelle Smith will be to believe they can make a difference, and being weaving tales and ballads from the Border Country able to get close to, and have a discussion with, (Scotland, that is) and Milly Jackdaw wants to fill leading green philosophers and change-makers is your mind with strange and wonderful worlds. an important part of this. That can’t happen with Oh, and the friendly neighbourhood one-legged large crowds.” existentialist stand-up beat poet and inspiration engineer will be there, of course. For the full programme, visit seedfestival.co.uk If you’re not exhausted by this point, try one of the many workshops: green economy, ecopsychology, bee keeping, foods, seeds, soil, mindfulness, Caroline Aistrop has been mad about the natural singing, dance, or take a stroll on the herb walk. world since childhood and has worked for nearly And no chance of the children being bored 30 years in the environmental sector including time either: den-building, hula hooping, making edible at the BBC’s Natural History Unit. She now helps landscapes, drama games for tweens, family green companies and organisations to harness yoga and nature workshops run by Gloucestershire the power of their stories to attract customers and Wildlife Trust. Plus the College’s wonderful inspire people, in whatever walk of life, to choose gardens which just lend themselves to hide-and- the green option. greensparkmarketing.co.uk seek and exploration. 6 MUSIC - STROUD SOUNDS ISSUE #4 | JULY 2015 STROUD OPENING THE DOORS TO NINE OF THE MOST EXCITING, HARMONIC AND TALENTED GROUPS AND MUSICIANS TO SOUNDS EMERGE FROM OUR HUMBLE TOWN OF STROUD. BY JESS BRACEY goods that Stroud can produce. Not only @STROUD_FRINGE “A CLEVER being positioned in the top 20 chart of the SONGSTRESS WHO WEAVES CAPTIVATING LYRICS OVER SOFT- reintroduced official vinyl chart this April, Emily LILTING MELODIES TO CREATE has many more acclaims under her Americana, DISTINCTIVE MODERN FOLK” folk and country genred belt. She’s had recognition from the likes of The Times who said that she produced ‘heartfelt songs…that bridge Listen to: ‘Pull Me Down’ from her debut the gap between folk, country and Fleetwood album ‘Red & Gold’ Mac’, and her recent masterpiece has been hattiebriggs.co.uk HOT FEET a true showcase of her soloist grassroots A group that live and breathe not only the accomplishments, recorded with Grammy ethos of Stroud but also export its creativity award winning producer Liam Watson. to realms well beyond the west country, Hot Feet present real musical talent inspired by @TRADINGPOSTRECS “EMILY IS A SUBLIME TALENT, A MOST BEAUTIFUL the folk foursome’s rural surroundings. Oozing VOICE AND SONG WRITING THAT a magical sound that has been captured in JUST TRANSPORTS YOU” the renowned Maida Vale studios with BBC Listen to: Introducing they echo genres from blues to ‘Nostalgia’ from her latest album soul and a hint of jazz. Receiving support from ‘The Toerag Sessions’. BBC 6 Music’s Marc Riley who said that they’re emily-barker.com SHEENA “truly nothing short of fabulous” and Elbow’s Guy Garvey who predicts great things from the A little alternative to our line-up so far, Sheena band, their feet are well and truly grounded and are regulars at the Stroud Valley Art Space with set to curate a stage on home soil at this year’s their ‘dream pop’, psychedelic sound you can’t Stroud Fringe Festival.