#17 AUG 2016 An independent, free monthly guide to Music, Art, Theatre, Comedy, Literature & Film in Stroud. goodonpaper.info Stroud Fringe 2016 Special Image: Tammy-Lynn Photography #17 | AUG 2016 H here potential is realised EDITOR’S NOTE WELCOME TO THE SEVENTEENTH ISSUE OF GOOD ON PAPER PRINCE ALBERT – YOUR FREE MONTHLY GUIDE TO MUSIC CONCERTS, ART STROUD EXHIBITIONS, THEATRE PRODUCTIONS, COMEDY SHOWS, www.theprincealbertstroud.co.uk FILM SCREENINGS AND LITERATURE EVENTS IN STROUD... Head up to the Albert this month for some This month we pass the Editor’s Note over to Stroud Fringe: of the best national and international “Happy birthday – to us! This year marks the 20th anniversary bands around including of Stroud Fringe, a festival which not only attracts the best in music, comedy, literature and performing arts, but celebrates the creative energy of the town itself. Naturally, we’re also looking to Duncan Disorderly build on the success of last year’s event which saw upwards of 12,000 visitors pack the town centre for three days – and nights and the Scallywags – of amazing music, performance and street entertainment. Maybelleen Caravana So come August Bank Holiday, the town will once more be Sun Mollys Lips Diamond transformed, with open air music stages at Bank Gardens and the Wallbridge Canal, weekend-long kids’ entertainment and Family Archive Dear the now legendary Block Party, which is again set to bring an Robot Jon Hicks and urban buzz – and some heavyweight bass – to Merrywalks shopping centre. Other highlights include arts and music at the Cornelia Keating Bush Good On Paper stage at St Laurence Church, a revised street procession, introduced by a surprise new project from the Gothic and Jen Charlton. makers of Colourscape, an expanded street food area and a new beer crafted specially for the occasion by the master brewers at Stroud Brewery. All for free. Most of all, though, we look forward to welcoming back the See music listings and website for further info... Fringe audience who bring the whole event to life. Not to mention the behind-the-scenes supporters and volunteers who Image: Sean Roe ensure that everything runs as it should – we’re always looking for people to get involved as stewards, so if you’re able to offer any time over the weekend, do contact us via the new improved Fringe website at stroudfringe.co.uk Also be sure to follow us on facebook, twitter for news and updates and pick up a free programme available later this month including full line-up, stage times and a useful map! Together, let’s make this a Fringe to remember!” Julie Howe and Lotte Lyster Stroud Fringe 2016 EDITOR Advertising/Editorial/Listings: Alex Hobbis [email protected] DESIGNER Artwork and Design . Registered Charity Number 205846. Adam Hinks [email protected] Our community truly values the individual characteristics ONLINE FACEBOOK TWITTER and qualities of each boy or girl. Every child’s potential is goodonpaper.info /GoodOnPaperStroud @GoodOnPaper_ National Trust Images/The Pantaloons © nurtured and developed. Our academic value-added scores PRINTED BY: Tewkesbury Printing Company consistently see us placed in the top 20% of all UK schools. Newark Park 'Gulliver's travels' SPONSORED BY: Wycliffe Nursery, Preparatory, Senior School & Sixth Form Co-educational day and boarding school for 2-18 Thursday 11 August, 6.30pm The Pantaloons are bringing the Please contact: Charlotte Phillips (Senior) on 01453 820412 or Wendy Robertson (Preparatory) on 01453 820471. story of 'Gulliver's travels' to life on the Newark lawn. An original and Stonehouse, Gloucestershire GL10 2JQ | Twitter @WycliffeCollege hilarious outdoor performance for CO-WORKING STUDIO the whole family. Tickets can be booked via the Newark stroudbrewery.co.uk stroudcluster.com Gulliver Park website. 01453 842644 wycliffe.co.uk nationaltrust.org.uk/newarkpark Chartered Founded 1882 Tax Advisers www.chrismattostax.co.uk elcombestoves.co.uk chrismattostax.co.uk 4 MUSIC - FRINGE FOCUS #17 | AUG 2016 #17 | AUG 2016 MUSIC - FRINGE FOCUS 5 Literary Stage at 2014’s Rebellion Festival. and “musical blood-brother” Joe Wills, Even so, it’s the unfinished business of the a producer who has assisted in the Bodysnatchers which has recently garnered development of a number of local talents, her most acclaim. Cited as “the lost 2-Tone including the post-punk-influenced All We Are album”, Rhoda Dakar Sings The Bodysnatchers and psych-folk outfit Stealing Sheep. was recorded at crowd-funded sessions for which she brought in an inspired selection of Canty, though, has developed a style all his like-minded musicians, including The Specials’ own, one which over the past few years has FRINGE Lynval Golding and Horace Panter, and players seen him ascend from the alternative club FRINGE circuit to summer festivals and even large- from new-school reggae acts such as Pama International. “It was mentioned to me that it scale rock shows – he recently opened for was the 35th anniversary of the formation of celebrated Icelandic band Sigur Rós at Bristol’s SLOES the band,” she says. “But that hadn’t occurred Harbourside festival. Yet despite sporting to me at all, because I’m always looking at the a rock’n’roll look, with his curtain of dark hair, They might be named for a hedgerow fruit, but FOCUS thick moustache and penchant for leather this eclectic five-piece, whose music embraces FOCUS next thing.” jackets, his roots are in traditional music acoustic and electric instruments, actually formed BY RUPERT HOWE Following four-star reviews in Mojo and Rolling with an emphasis on storytelling and in Dalston, east London, where they would Stone for Sings The Bodysnatchers, Rhoda heightened emotion. “I was very inspired frequently take their songs out to road-test is now looking ahead to a summer of festival by folk music and blues songwriters, though on local pavements. “Sometimes when you’re appearances, including a Sunday night headline more recently I’ve been inspired by hip hop playing a gig and the lights are on and you can’t slot at Stroud Fringe, followed by the release artists, too,” he says, somewhat surprisingly see anything, it’s quite formal,” says frontman A HAND-PICKED SELECTION OF AMAZING “The sound is always going to be soulful because a year; or as Rhoda explained it, “We were of new EP, The LoTek Four Vol 1, which is set citing the work of 90s New York duo Dead Jerome Clarke. “Whereas when you’re busking ACTS SET TO FEATURE ON THE MAIN STAGE IN that’s just the music I was brought up on,” very tired, we were very young.” to feature “a fantastic array of storytellers and Prez. “But I guess that’s because of the fire it feels like you can just do what you want and he says. “Everything I make goes through versioneers that include David Bowie, The and explosive lyrics.” people love it.” BANK GARDENS AT THIS YEAR’S FRINGE, FROM Various Bodysnatchers members went on to [that] filter. I guess the soul influence came Slits, Dolly Parton, Aretha, Gram [Parsons] ALTERNATIVE SINGER-SONGWRITER JAMES form pop troupe the Belle Stars, while Rhoda from my mum. She was playing James Brown and Emmylou [Harris]” – as well as a tribute The songs on the Love EP, however, smoulder Six years in the making – Clarke started out teamed up with The Specials. As she tells it, CANTY TO STRIKING YOUNG SOUL VOICE ZAK whilst she was pregnant with me and I think to Rhoda’s father, jazz musician and club rather than burn. Thanks to Canty’s striking, as a solo singer-songwriter – Sloes have since “I started doing shows with them by accident.” ABEL AND 2-TONE LEGEND RHODA DAKAR. it filtered through the skin, through the womb entrepreneur André Dakar. A typically quirky, Estuary-accented delivery, on Putney Bridge expanded both in members and sound, honing But during tours of Europe and America and into my ears.” colourful and individual statement, it follows he comes off like a Cockney Lana Del Rey while an anthemic approach dubbed “orchestral she formed a creative bond with writer and no one’s lead but her own. “Music is constantly Love, with its invocation of classic 60s ballads, pop”. Expansive and emotive, their stirring To hear more of Zak Abel keyboard player Jerry Dammers, featuring as evolving,” says Rhoda. “As it should be!” tackles the biggest emotion of them all, Canty mix of tensile basslines and soaring hooks was visit soundcloud.com/zakabel a vocalist on the band’s second album More crooning about getting in over his head showcased on last year’s acclaimed debut EP Specials and recording the harrowing single For more information on Rhoda Dakar’s and “defying gravity”. It’s at once expansive Chasing Tails and won them a slot at this year’s The Boiler with Dammers as producer. Released forthcoming releases visit and introspective, as if bringing some private Isle of Wight Festival. In fact, their rise has been in 1982, the song’s unflinching evocation pledgemusic.com/projects/rhodadakar drama out into the light. “As a songwriter so rapid that the band themselves are still coming of a young woman’s rape and violent assault you’re pretty much alone,” he admits. to terms with all the attention. “The sweet feeling meant it was only ever played twice on Radio 1, “It’s a lonely thing, or a selfish thing. I’m just of vindication!” says Clarke. “We were taken yet it charted in the Top 40 and again marked your average deluded, obsessive dude!” aback with the response, but it feels great to have out Rhoda as a singer unafraid to challenge people say positive things about our music.” both herself and her audience.