#13 APRIL 2016 An independent, free monthly guide to Music, Art, Theatre, Comedy, Literature & Film in Stroud. goodonpaper.info #13 | APRIL 2016 EDITOR’S NOTE 3 EDITOR’S NOTE EDITOR Alex Hobbis WELCOME TO THE THIRTEENTH ISSUE OF GOOD ON PAPER Advertising/Editorial/Listings: – YOUR FREE MONTHLY GUIDE TO MUSIC CONCERTS, ART [email protected] EXHIBITIONS, THEATRE PRODUCTIONS, COMEDY SHOWS, FILM SCREENINGS AND LITERATURE EVENTS IN STROUD... DESIGNER Adam Hinks Happy GOPday! Thirteen issues (21,900 copies!) have fl own by and Artwork and Design what better way to celebrate our anniversary than publishing our [email protected] annual Stroud Festival Guide! There are sixteen listed taking place in and around Stroud, visit the festivals and venues websites for regular updates and line-up announcements. 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Alex and Adam CO-WORKING STUDIO 4 STROUD FESTIVAL GUIDE #13 | APRIL 2016 #13 | APRIL 2016 STROUD FESTIVAL GUIDE 5 SITE FESTIVAL STROUD THE PRINCE SELECT Fri 1st – Sat 30th April UNPLUGGED & ALBERT BEER FESTIVAL SITE OPEN STUDIOS CRAFT BEER AND MUSIC Sat 30th Apr – Sun 22nd May Sat 7th – Sun 8th/ Sat 14th – Sun 15th May FESTIVAL FESTIVAL SELECT TRAIL Sat 7th – Sun 8th/Sat 14th – Sun The SITE Festival, now in its 20th Fri 15th – Sun 17th/Fri 22nd – Sun Thurs 28th April – 15th May year, is an arts festival, which aims to 24th April Mon 2nd May showcase artist-led projects with a The ‘Gurt Yurt’ returns to the Crown The Prince Albert’s popular Beer and The Select Festival is a celebration month long programme of visual arts, and Sceptre’s garden for two Music Festival returns over the May of the contemporary applied arts performance, music, screenings and weekends bringing forth a packed Bank Holiday Weekend for its eight and crafts. Enjoy a month of inspired artist talks plus two Open Studios programme including a Comedy year! It’s a free entry family friendly exhibitions, workshops, talks with work weekends in May. It creates a platform Cabaret Night, the Great Chilli Cook- event with excellent music, great food from leading national artists alongside for artists and artist collectives to Off, a hoard of live acoustic music, a and lots of beer and cider. This year emerging new talent in venues in and show new work, initiate new projects photography exhibition, plenty of craft introduces sections of ‘free-from’ around Stroud. Don’t miss the Select STROUD and work collaboratively in sites across beer and cider and much more! beers (think gluten/wheat free, Vegan) Trail with open studios and artist-led the Stroud Valleys plus ‘very high A.B.V.’ beers which will exhibitions. Pick up a free brochure or ->Emily Barker, Hattie Briggs, Will see website for full programme -> Luke Fowler, Bronnt Industries be responsibly (!) sold in a third of a Killeen, Mark Felgate, Wayne the Kapital, Andrew Kotting, Joe Magee, pint (nips) only… Weird -> Cleo Mussi, Seam Collective, Studio Simon Munnery FESTIVAL ->Jasper in the Company of Others, 21, Fi Henshall crownandsceptrestroud.com Alex Rainsford, Mekon Man and the sitefestival.org.uk sitselect.org Cry Babies, the Red Propellers GUIDE theprincealbertstroud.co.uk FOLLOWING ON FROM THE STROUD WASSAIL, IMPRESS PRINTMAKING FESTIVAL, LAUGH OUT STROUD COMEDY FESTIVAL AND STROUD FILM FESTIVAL WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE REST OF THIS YEAR’S FESTIVALS, FRINGES, TRAILS AND WEEKENDERS NAILSWORTH HOGFEST THE ALE HOUSE STROUD FESTIVAL Fri 27th – Mon 30th May BEER FESTIVAL AMERICANA It’s the Hog’s 2nd birthday already! Sat 21st – Sun 29th May Help them celebrate another fantastic Fri 27th – Mon 30th May FESTIVAL Now in its 32nd year, the Nailsworth year with a four-day event featuring A weekend full of interesting beers Festival celebrates the arts, music, the best local bands, finest ales and from breweries across Sussex all Fri 3rd – Sun 5th June a range of delicious food. With more literature and rural life. With May served in fine condition at three time A weekend of fine blues, acoustic, room than usual in the marquee, 21st a free family fun day, this year’s winner (and current) Stroud CAMRA and country music from both sides expect standard Stroudy fun with festival presents jazz, folk, classical, Pub of the Year, the Ale House. As well of the pond with local, national and Morris dancers and even a gong walks and workshops, plus Sunday as the usual hearty food there will be international musicians coming performance…Don’t miss out! Times bestselling crime author, Clare plenty of live music with the full line- together to turn the town into the Mackintosh, among many others. up to be confirmed soon… -> Blondes With Beards, Bob Porter 51st State of the Union…£40 weekend Tickets now available online! special tickets gives you access to all -> Shootin the Crow, Swing from Paris thehogathorsley.co.uk events -> Clare Mackintosh, Sam Lee, Ma Polaine’s Great Decline, -> Verlin and Brandt, Brooks Williams, The Escher Quartet Russell Joslin, The Ponderosa nailsworthfestival.org.uk stroudamericanafestival.co.uk 6 STROUD FESTIVAL GUIDE #13 | APRIL 2016 #13 | APRIL 2016 MUSIC - RECORD STORE DAY 7 WHY WE SHOULD ALL CELEBRATE STROUD STROUD ACP FESTIVAL WOOLPACK RECORD STORE DAY BREWERY SACRED MUSIC Sun 17th July FESTIVAL The ACP Festival team have all been FROMESIDE FESTIVAL working hard in preparation for their Fri 29th – Sun 31st July (OR WHY ANTARCTICA NEEDS TO TAKE ever-popular Wearable Art Festival A tiny delight of a festival from a FESTIVAL 1st – 2nd July in Painswick with the competition small pub with big ideas including A REALLY GOOD, LONG, HARD LOOK AT ITSELF.) themes and entry details now available The festival gathers together creative street food and delicious drinks, works on their website! Meanwhile at the of art, vintage collections, poetry, Fri 10th – Sat 11th June people, from all of the great world BY SARAH PHAEDRE WATSON gallery, a mixed-media exploration storytelling, live bands and plenty of Stroud Brewery is celebrating 10 years faiths and individual spiritual paths, of the festival themes by local and kid’s entertainment including an arts of brewing with a weekend festival to celebrate the unity that is at the emerging artists runs until Monday and craft station and face painting. including organic brews from around heart of humanity, and indeed at the Image by: James Kriszyk 11th April A shuttle from the top of Stroud the UK and live music! On the Friday heart of the world. Following the huge will be available at regular intervals evening there will be a family friendly success of last year, the festival team -> Live music, stalls and more TBA throughout the event ceilidh together with folk music, and are ready for Stroud’s second Sacred soon… Music Festival. It is, in essence, an Act Saturday will feature over 10 bands. ->Line-up coming soon… As well as beer and music there will of Peace canvasforcreativity.com also be plenty of food and other fun thewoolpackslad.com ->The Ganda Boys, Susheela Raman, “…AND THAT IS HOW CHAS AND DAVE I started by learning that this celebration, which “Special vinyl and CD releases … are made shenanigans in store… has been going on for nearly a decade, was set exclusively for the day. Festivities include Craig Pruess, The Raga Babas ENDED UP ON AN EMINEM TUNE…” up by some very cool people in America who I had performances, cook-outs (yes I mis-read that the ->Thee Ones, The Mighty John Street sacredmusicfestival.org.uk never heard of. I also learned that globally thousands fi rst time too), body painting (please god Simon no), Ska Orchestra, Rameses, Frankly Simon Vincent, Owner of Trading Post Records of stores take part from every continent, except DJs spinning records…” Skanky Trading Post Records is the longest established Antarctica. I feel a bit disappointed in Antarctica Delving deeper (by visiting recordstoreday.co.uk) stroudbrewery.co.uk independent record store in Gloucestershire, a social to be honest. I learn that amongst the 700 releases artists such hub which has the added bonus of housing a fi ne As I read quotes from musicians, I realised it’s about as Air are offering a limited edition coloured vinyl. collection of records. So I was delighted when I was celebrating the unique culture of independent Previously unheard of tracks by The Associates and asked to write this article about Record Store Day, record stores; the staff, customers and musicians Alanis Morissette will be available, and that’s just a which this year falls on Saturday 16th April. Although who enable these shops to play such a special role in handful that caught my eye from the dozens soon after a bit of panic set in; I love music, their local community. Unless you live in Antarctica. of artists under ‘A’. Other exclusive releases include have a healthy respect for musicians, but I knew David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Metallica, Johnny Cash, NOTHING about Record Store Day.