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4 MUSIC - STROUD BREWERY FESTIVAL #15 | JUNE 2016 #15 | JUNE 2016 MUSIC - STROUD AMERICANA FESTiVAL 5
STRO UD
A MERIC A N A
FESTIVA L
S TROUD B Y L A U RA SH I N G L E S
FESTIVA L
“I love celebrating the American and British forecourt, giving guests the opportunity to riffle
C OT S W OL D S S T RE E T S I NT O T H E 5 1S T
musical connection. Our own original songs have through all sorts of vintage Americana goodies
S TAT E OF UNI ON T H I S M ONT H , W H E N
influences from both sides of the pond, and we and take home a memento.
S T ROUD A M E RI C A NA FE S T I VA L RE T URNS will also be performing a number of American
W I T H A T OE -TA PPI NG C OL L E C T I ON OF FI NE and British traditional songs.” Ticket prices are a bargain at just £40 for the
B Y SU E F L O O K
whole weekend. Tickets for individual sessions
BL UE S , A C OUS T I C A ND C OUNT RY M US I C
The Subscription Rooms will also host the are also available. For more information about
PE RFORM A NC E S AT VA RI OUS L OC AT I ONS festival’s second night, featuring performances the festival including booking details visit
A ROUND T H E T OW N. by Sons of the Delta, Hannah Johnson and The stroudamericanafestival.co.uk
I N T H E ST OR Y OF S T R OU D B REW ERY – seasonal offering and it’s also worth looking out balloon …). Vélo Bakery, Bison Kitchen, Funky Broken Hearts and Brooks Williams, the night’s
C E L E B R AT I N G I T S 1 0 T H A N N I V ERS A RY THI S for occasional specials. These have proved to be Falafel and Asparagasm will be providing non- Stroud Americana Festival started with an idea headline act and one of the acoustic roots music
so impressive that Greg confesses that he’s lost liquid sustenance. from musician Sarana VerLin in 2013, explains scene’s most iconic performers. The opportunity
Y E A R – AN E N G L I SH M AN , A U S TRA LIA N A N D Lara Shingles is a freelance writer with a
track of the number of awards they’ve won Paul McLaughlin, general manager of Stroud to return to the festival and celebrate Americana
S CO T SM AN D ON ’ T WALK I N TO A B A R – THEY As well as being focused on ensuring that people keen interest in art, lifestyle and culture.
(I found a list on the website but gave up Subscription Rooms and co-organiser of the music with “his people” is one that Brooks is
C RE AT E ON E . enjoy themselves, the brewery is committed to Since graduating with a BA Hons in Magazine
counting after 20). festival “Sarana approached me with an idea, both looking forward to and considers important,
supporting local and organic producers. All of Journalism, she has written for SoGlos,
huge amounts of enthusiasm and no budget,” he he says, mostly because it is music about us. “It
The Englishman, By 2008 Greg was brewing up to three times the bottled beers are organic as well as vegan Inkygoodness and a collection of popular blogs.
says. “We discussed it for a while then decided speaks of everyday events and encounters, and
as many Stroud a week but was also holding down a day job as and there’s always one regular draught organic She also works part-time as an editorial assistant
that a weekend might be pushing it in year one, uses everyday language spoken by everyday
dwellers will know, a local food consultant and by now had a family beer on tap. The barley is from the Cotswolds for Stroud-based creative solutions company
so we agreed on a day of music instead. She people. It is stories of heartache, love, loss, petty
is Greg Pilley; a to look after. Enter our Australian, Ian Thorn, who and the malt is supplied by Warminster Maltings, Carmar Media @larashingles
pulled in favours, persuaded and cajoled some crime, good intentions and bad behaviour. I’ve
man, who by his had been working at the Scottish & Newcastle ‘Britain’s oldest working floor maltings’ where great musicians and we had ourselves a mini always been drawn to the stories in the songs.
own admission, beer behemoth, and the two started to brew the malt is handcrafted using the same methods festival. It was a successful event and we did our The kind of stories we tell with friends sitting
‘has always had a ‘flat out’, five days a week. Realising that this and tools employed more than 100 years ago. little bit to explain to people what Americana around a pub and having a drink. The kind of SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS
disproportionate was unsustainable, funding was sought from And once the beer has been made, the waste actually was!” stories that begin with, ‘Hey, did you hear what
interest in beer’. – topicality alert – the EU – and in true Stroud grains go to feed pigs at two local farms. F RI 3RD
happened to so-and-so?’ “. A special treat for
He started brewing spirit this was matched with £100,000 from local Now in its third year, Paul and his fellow
So, what do the next 10 years hold? ‘We’re guests, Brooks’ headline performance will include Stroud Transatlantic Session
nearly 30 years friends, allowing Greg and Ian to move to larger organisers, Sarana VerLin, Janice Anderson,
looking to expand in a number of ways and to songs from his new record ‘My Turn Now’, an Billy Brandt, Sarana VerLin and Adam Sweet 8pm
ago whilst studying premises and take on staff. ‘Being a central part Bryn Williams and Bev Tanner, are all hoping
keep developing new products,’ says Greg. The Americana-filled album of songs about jokers, £10
marine biology of the community was vital, and we wanted to to build on the successes of previous years as
latest is its first canned drink (Alederflower – motorcycle racers, people who talk too much,
and has gone on to turn his hobby into one of reflect that Stroud is, on the whole, a mixed well as widen the audience for American music SAT 4TH
a creamy pale ale with dried elderflowers) – sold daredevils and risk takers. “The songs have a real
the town’s great successes. Stroud Brewery now and inconclusive town, which is why we also tradition and genre. They have arranged an A Room Full of Roots
in packs of six, it has a useful recycled plastic country-blues feel to them,” he says, “and, as I’ll
produces 15,000 pints a week, which can be created the bar,’ Greg explains. ‘The social side is eclectic programme of music across three of Brooks Williams, Sons of the Delta and Hannah
handle making the pack suitable for ‘carrying to be doing them solo, the guitars and my voice
found in pubs and shops throughout the county what we enjoy the most and it’s one part of the Stroud’s most popular venues, consisting of Johnson and the Broken Hearts 5:30pm £20
parties and on hikes’. Having never taken six cans will really get a chance to stretch out and fill this
and other parts of the UK and as well as around business that we’re looking to develop.’ blues, country, rock and a slice of folk – all the
of ale on a ramble, this is something I’m certainly beautiful festival venue.” subscriptionrooms.org.uk
the UK. Its bar (based at the same unit as the ingredients needed for a successful Americana
Which leads us to Stroud Brewery’s first festival going to try this summer. recipe! “We have put in a little bit of everything
brewery, at Phoenix Works on London Road) On Sunday, guests will be able to enjoy a
– two days of food, music, family entertainment that comes under the Americana umbrella, BLACK BOOK CAFE
comes alive each weekend, with music, food and And in case you’re wondering, the Scotsman mesmerizing afternoon of acoustic music at
and a little bit of alcohol – to mark 10 years since giving our audiences the chance to catch some
naturally, the brewery’s much-acclaimed drinks. in our tale is Gordon Brown who, as the Black Book Café courtesy of local band
that first barrel of Budding. The celebrations SU N 5 TH
stuff they know they like and try some other The Bob Porter Project, The Kevin Brown Trio
start on Friday 10th June with the best selection chancellor, introduced a tax break for small Afternoon Acoustic Session
Greg’s first commercial brew made quite an things for the first time,” says Paul. “It’s a bit like and acoustic duo Silurian, who were personally
of organic beer ever gathered in one place – 30 breweries. Cheers! Kevin Brown Trio, Silurian and The Bob Porter
entry on its first outing. Budding, a pale ale with going to your favourite restaurant and having a invited by Bob Porter to play the festival for the
a ‘grassy bitterness, sweet malt and luscious varieties from breweries up and down the land. Project 1pm £7
Advance tickets for the Stroud Brewery Festival nice, safe main meal but experimenting a little very first time this year. Commenting on their
floral aroma’, was based on a homebrew that There’s also a ceilidh on the Friday, headed up with the starter.”
on 10th and 11th June are available from upcoming performance, Isobel Brown, one-half blackbookcafe.com
Greg had been perfecting. The brew was named by The Tern Valley Tinkers. Saturday 11th June
stroudbewery.co.uk/festival of Silurian, says: “Guests can expect our usual
after Edwin Beard Budding who invented the sees music from among others The After Hours The weekend will kick off at Stroud Subscription
dynamic performance of a mainly upbeat mix, THE PRINCE ALBERT
lawnmower in 1830; the first mowers were (an electro-swing mix of 1920s New Orleans Rooms on Friday 3rd June, when a plethora of
with the odd ballad thrown in for good measure.”
manufactured on the Thrupp site where the jazz, bouncing Balkan brass and modern dance worldwide artists join core performers Adam
SU N 5 TH
brewery is located. It trumped all other entries styles), the impressive young talent of the Mighty Sue Flook is a Stroud-based copy editor and Sweet, and Billy Brandt and Sarana VerLin on Oxfordshire-based band the Ponderosa will help
writer. She has previously worked for Time Out, Festival Finale
in its first real ale competition to become John Street Ska Orchestra, Thee Ones, and funk stage for what Paul believes will be a “cracking” bring the festival to a close at the Prince Albert
the Big Issue and The Guardian as well as for The Ponderosa and Russell Joslin 7:30pm £10
Champion Beer of Gloucestershire in 2006 and Latin vibes from Ramses. Family fun on both night. “This will be bigger and better than ever,” on Sunday evening with an infectious blend
and is still one of the brewery’s most popular days includes a circus workshop, face painting, national and international charities (including the adds Sarana. “We will do 30 minutes of our own of traditional and contemporary Americana. theprincealbertstroud.co.uk
drinks. In the last 10 years, Stroud Brewery has craft workshops and Bruce Airhead (all I can Soil Association, where she first met Greg). songs, and then artists from England, Scotland Alternative folk singer-songwriter Russell Joslin
developed around 40 beers – there’s always a tell you about this is that the promotional photo and the USA will be coming up on stage with us will also deliver a hard-hitting performance.
shows a man standing inside a six-foot and bringing their various talents.” The result, she
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F RI 2 4TH SAT 18TH electronica duo open the evening FRI 17TH
Applewood Road Steve Ferbrache followed by a full band, headline set Stroud Against the Cuts hosts John
from Semi Precious as well as a DJ set Street Social
Loved local Emily Baker is joined by Steve is a local musician who plays a
MUSIC
from Bunki. 7pm £1 membership otd
American songwriters Amber Rubarth wide variety of music from stomping Join Stroud Against the Cuts for an
and Amy Speace in their warm up for blues to classic folk/country/ TH U RS 9 TH evening of comedy, videos and DJ
Glastonbury the next day. Breath- rock covers. Expect to hear some sets from their members with an NHS
Stroud Jazz Sessions: Tadek Reid
taking vocals with the simplicity Creedence, Neil Young, John Martyn, theme! £1 membership otd
of guitar, bass, banjo and a hint of Tom Waits, Howlin’ Wolf and many Contemporary flautist Tadek Reid joins
LISTINGS rockabilly electric. 8:30pm £12adv more. 7:30pm Free the Stroud Jazz Sessions following sva.org.uk
from the Albert his appearances at the Cheltenham
SAT 2 5 TH Jazz Festival and recently Jazz Stroud.
UNIT 2
SU N 2 6 TH Jan Vaisey and Ian Harvey This monthly jazz jam is every 2nd
Sultans of String Thursday of the month, the jazz hub,
Jan and Ian perform a variety of songs FRI 17TH
featuring special guest set followed by
Sultans of String create “Energetic and from contemporary and traditional Amped
a stonkingly energetic jazz jam for all
exciting music from a band with talent to easy listening with Ian sensitively
players and singers, aficionados and An evening showcasing the best of
to burn!” (Maverick Magazine, UK). accompanying Jan’s vocals on guitar.
ALE HOUSE BLACK BOOK CAFÉ SAT 25TH SAT 4TH improvers, to participate in. All are new music from SGS College. The
Thrilling audiences with their genre- 7:30pm Free
welcome, to listen or perform. 8.30pm night begins with intimate acoustic
All Cramped Up + The Deltics Rodney Branigan hopping passport of Celtic reels,
T H UR S 2 N D S U N 5T H £3musicians/£5otd acts exploding into styles ranging
flamenco, Gypsy-jazz, Arabic, Cuban, stroudbrewery.co.uk
All Cramped Up: A dirty, raw rock’n’roll The London based singer/songwriter from Funk to Hip Hop, from Punk to
The Dave Ayre Trio Stroud Americana Festival: band playing Cramps songs in the best masterfully plays two guitars at and South Asian rhythms, fiery violin TU E S 14TH Grunge.DJ sets for the after show.
Acoustic Afternoon Sessions possible taste. The Deltics: 60’s r&b once or both guitar and piano dances with kinetic guitar, while bass
World class jazz from Dave Ayre and SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS Daddy Long Legs + Square Bomb 7pm £5
friends. 8:30pm Free Featuring the Bob Porter Project, and freakbeat. 8:30pm Free simultaneously. However, it is his and percussion lay down unstoppable
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Silurian and the Kevin brown Trio. See F RI 4TH – SAT 5 TH unit2studio.com
S AT 4 T H crownandsceptrestroud.com with his own heartfelt lyrics and rich, in history as the blues wailing Daddy
page 5! 1pm £7adv
W E D S 2 9 TH Stroud Americana Festival Long Legs drives it home with a
Bucucrasu soulful voice that have led to Rodney
S AT 1 1 T H Branigan becoming one of the most Lynne Hanson See p5 for further info! live set to end all live setswhat a THE CONVENT
An original take on the New Orleans THE GOLDEN FLEECE POUNDER! Square Bomb: Stroud’s
Teenage Open Mic Night followed global performers of the Canadian songwriter Lynne Hanson
blues style - pioneers of jungle boogie W E D S 8TH own situationist New Wave band T HUR S 2 ND
moment.8:30pm Free plays honest, rough around the edges
and bluestep. 9:30pm Free This is a free event and is a build- SAT 4TH featuring Pav (Pavinyl), Nick (Thee
folk. 8:30pm Free White Horse Whisperers Gilmore and Roberts
up night for youngsters to gain Luke Philbrick and Friends SUN 5TH Ones) a drum machine and artist/
T H UR S 9TH / 3 0 T H confidence to progress to the Black A wonderful Faringdon based folk performance poet Uta on vocals 8pm Award winning duo performing songs
Driving Delta Blues and gospel from Stroud Americana Festival Finale F RI 31ST trio who will get your feet tapping, of their new album Conflict Tourism
Jukebox Book’s famous Open Mic night and to £8adv/£10otd (Goods Shed)
one of The Shire’s leading bluesman - Wild Ponies your hands clapping and your legs “Take English folk & scuff it up with
perform in various venues/events etc See p5! 8pm £10adv from Subscription
Aron Attwood returns with his popular a true student of the blues barking out itching to dance. 7:30pm Free (Mr indie rock drama” Q 8pm £10
7:30-10pm Free Rooms Dead right, honest song writing from TU E S 2 1ST
request night - you call it out and Aron classic blues stompers, murder ballads Twitchett’s)
plays it! 8:30pm Free and skiffle tunes. 8:30pm Free Nashville delivered in a hauntingly Summer Solstice with Trembling FRI 3RD
S AT 25T H THUR S 9TH/23 R D beautiful yet gritty, neo-traditional Bells, Hot Brew, Princes in Towers
SAT 11TH KARA
F RI 10 TH Open Mic Night Open Mic Night Americana wrapper. 8:30pm Free and DJ Good Doggy
Three Acres & A Cow Fusing original material with Russian
Southside Black Book’s popular Open Mic night! SAT 11TH Come and play a few tracks to a Trembling Bells are a Scottish folk rock
theprincealbertstroud.co.uk A history of land rights and protest and British folk for a rich mix of
You know the drill…7:30-10.30pm Free Momo relaxed and welcoming audience. group formed in 2008 by drummer
Stroudie Southern Rock. 8:30pm Free in folk song and story. 7:30pm songs and tunes, “the quartet bring
and you can bring your own booze! 8:30pm free Alex Neilson, a musician with a history
Bossa Nova and Popular Musica £12/£10concs something completely different to folk
(corkage fees apply) STAR ANISE ARTS CAFÉ of free and improvised playing with
T H UR S 1 6TH Brasileira from the 50s and 60s. Some SAT 11TH several artists. Based in Glasgow, the music as we know it.” (Bright Young
Johns & Nowak blackbookcafe.com laid-back and plenty swinging! 8:30pm SU N 12 TH Folk) 9pm £15
Record Store Day All Stars F RI 3RD group released three albums through
Free
Acoustic duo - some American, some Cory Band Honest Jon’s Records. A fourth, The
Flash back to record store day at Woman Wants Tall Man S AT 4 T H
English, some self-penned. 8:30pm THE CROWN AND SCEPTRE SAT 18TH Hailing from the Rhondda Valley Sovereign Self, was released in 2015.
Trading Post, and hear the handpicked Debbie Cassell and Martin Ansell
Free in South Wales, the Cory Band has Hot Brew join them in their return to Miles Hunt and Erica Nockalls
Ben Harrison records of Miles, Clare Honeyfield, have been working together as a
FRI 3RD been ranked number one band Stroud for this special solstice, and During The Wonder Stuff’s year out
Patrick Baladi and more. Swap and
S AT 18 TH Top-drawer and classy acoustic covers duo for many years. Firmly centred
in the world for nine consecutive joining them is the romping Princes in 2007 front man Miles Hunt and
Subduction trade your records, or just give them a on their acoustic roots together they
Slimline Shufflers - classic tunes to drink to! 8:30pm Free years and have recently been in the Tower and the compelling Boss violinist Erica Nockalls released their
spin for others to enjoy. 8:30pm Free blend acoustic and electric guitars
A smouldering fusion of styles, with crowned European Champions. 3pm Morris. 8pm £7adv/£9otd (Goods debut album ‘Not An Exit’. 2016 marks
The Slimline Shufflers play New SAT 25TH and fabulous harmonies, creating a
a reggae feel. Sometimes light, WEDS 15TH £10/£8concs/£5under 16’s Shed) the 30th anniversary of The Wonder
Orleans inspired blues and boogie, sound which recalls the likes of Gillian
sometimes weighty with hard hitting Stroud Calling: Juke Joint Stuff and will see a new album
with a fresh take on timeless classics John Allen and Patrick Craig Welch, Gram Parsons, & Madeleine
undertones, always fresh, never TH U 16 TH SAT 2 5 TH released entitled ‘30 Goes Around The
alongside their own compositions. The fellas from Stroud Calling take Peyroux……but which is ultimately
dull.8:30pm Free His musical home, as Allen calls it, Duke St Workshop and Laurence R Sun’ as well as a huge tour and shows
8:30pm Free their monthly residency from strength uniquely theirs. £16adv/£10under16
Your Musical Memories
is somewhere between trademark Harvey Tales of H.P. Lovecraft in Japan.8pm £25
to strength with a varied selection of /£18otd/£12under16’s (tickets include Relive your musical memories at these
FRI 1 0T H singer/songwriter, folk, country, punk
T H UR S 2 3 R D funky beats and dusty treats...on 45” monthly afternoon concerts. 2:30pm Tales Of H.P. Lovecraft is a
Popgang rock and Americana. His influences are Tapas!!) S UN 5 T H
Steve Ferbrache vinyl only. 8:30pm Free £6 (includes tea & biscuits) collaboration between The Duke
masters of the art, Bob Dylan, Bruce
Power pop with an eighties staraniseartscafe.com St Workshop and horror film actor Ags Connolly
Powerful, dynamic and highly sought facebook.com/goldenfleecebar Springsteen and Tom Waits. Touring
influence.8:30pm Free F RI 2 4TH Laurence R Harvey (Human Centipede A traditional country singer-
after....are words best used to describe with Frank Turner has helped push his
II & III). Lovecraft’s ghoulish stories songwriter from Oxfordshire, England.
Steve’s PA system. Steve plays musical career. 8:30pm Free STROUD BREWERY Jive Dance
S AT 1 1 T H are read with empathy and great skill
acoustic blues and soul music through THE PRINCE ALBERT A great atmosphere and great dance
Country is the simplest description,
Good Save the Queen THUR S 16TH by actor Harvey, accompanied by the but Ags is a proud supporter of Dale
this PA system. 8:30pm Free SAT 4TH floor. Dance the night away to top
+ Chinese Burn moody music of Duke St Workshop Watson’s ‘Ameripolitan’ movement,
THUR S 2ND Brooke Sharkey swing and jive music. 8pm £8
S AT 2 5 T H Danadra which takes in Industrial, library which supports new music with a
God Save the Queen: Covers band The Vagabonds London based singer songwriter electronics and 80’s Krautrock. Rave roots influence, away from the modern
Jimbo & Griff playing traditional punk rock! Chinese A fusion of semi acoustic guitar and SAT 2 5 TH
This six piece band of misfits from will lure you in with her intense and reviews received for their lp released incarnation of country that exists
Burn: Stroud’s favourite (and only?) dynamic percussion creating a unique
Jim Reynolds & Dave Griffiths Europe have been spreading their expressive style, narrative songs with Stroud Choral Society: Rutter on Static Caravan Records. Support
punk band 8:30pm Free and distinctive mix of bluesy/ latin/ today (you know the stuff…). 9pm £10
return to The Ale House by popular wings across Belgium for the past continuous themes of chanson, blues Requiem by Kamura Obscura Japanese
Jazz /indie original material.7:30pm
demand – these two dynamic and year, this has influenced the pick n mix and folk. You’ll hear the influence of Stand by for Stroud Choral Society’s musician Atsuko Kamura’s band T HUR S 9T H
T HU RS 1 6 T H Free
versatile musicians play acoustic of genres which creates Vagabundos. growing up in France throughout most splendid summer concert! Under the performing an innovative blend of
Leon Daye Jim Causley
blues, bluesgrass, ragtime, folk and Those flavours include Gypsy, Blues, of her tracks. 8:30pm Free F RI 10 TH – SAT 11TH baton of Huw Williams enka, chanson, Japanese punk, and
ballads on guitar, mandolin and double Guitarist & vocalist / singer songwriter Ska, Reggae and Jazz funk all in one vocal improvisation. Plus DJ Sean Previously renowned for his natural
FR I 17TH Stroud Brewery Festival gift for interpreting traditional song
bass.8:30pm Free performing original songs & covers. hit. 8:30pm Free It also features the newest members Roe from JunKroom Records. 8pm
8:30pm free Luke Colcannon Fri: Ceilidh with the Tern Valley of the Choral Society, their junior choir, £8adv/£10otd (Goods Shed) (particularly those of his native West
FR I 3 R D Tinkers. Sat: The Afterhours, Days the Minpins. 7:30pm £20/Free for Country) in his distinctive nectar-
BAR GREYHOUND Ex Nizlopi Luke Colcannon returns
FRI 1 7 T H Arthur Ebeling of Wild Abandon, Maya and Saskia, under 18’s W E D S 15 TH drenched voice, Jim’s first three
to the Albert for more than the JCB albums all featured traditional songs
Bewellian Thee Ones, Haile Unlikely and John Street Blues
S AT 18 TH Arthur’s music is unique, recognisable, song…8:30pm Free subscriptionrooms.org.uk alone, whilst Cyprus Well saw him
the Upsteppas, the Bob Porter
New folk band who recently performed timeless and catchy. Mixing between Monthly blues night with a full set setting the poems of his late relative
Notorious Project, the Mighty John Street
at the Bristol Folk Festival 8:30pm Free rhythm n blues, rock n roll with a SUN 19TH from invited guest plus open mic,
Ska Orchestra, Icarus, Ramses, Charles Causley to music. Now, he has
Bringing the best of Hip-Hop & RnB hint of country blues. Inspired by Flekd SVA archive footage and blues on vinyl. If
Lensmen, Frankly Skanky and much burst forth from this creative chysalis
from the 90’s & 00’s, always a popular FRI 24 T H Ray Charles, Tom Waits and Eddie you are a musician with a blues song
Flekd play a blend of original music more…See p4 for further info! Fri as a gifted composer of both words
night with the party going on till 2am, Howlin’ Mat Cochran. 8:30pm Free F RI 3RD that you feel needs to be heard then
influenced by folk, jazz and world music, 3-11pm £8adults/£4ages12to18/ and music.9pm £15
Dubbu & Mendoza selecting the tunes just turn up and find a slot somewhere
Flaming Hot Blues Guitar…An English combining uplifting melodies, grooves Free for under 12’s/Sat 11am-11pm Body Clocks host John Street
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humour thrown in. 8:30pm Free a joy to listen to. 8:30pm Free DJs curated by Body Clocks. The
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The swarthy seadogs of Galleon Blast original soulful songs. This is set to be
The live performance is at the core occasionally get shore leave to ply a dynamic show. 9pm £12.50
of this project: the band go from raw their raggle-taggle trade. 9pm £15
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daughter of a jazz pianist has forged
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The Peeky Blinders are a Stroud-based TO GO AND SEE
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to set the hearts of their audience’s
MON 1 3 T H
alight.9pm £20
their sweet harmonies and original IN STROUD! GO
Joe Louis Walker arrangements in a musical style they
Walker a Blues Hall of Fame inductee T HU RS 23RD describe as ‘popgrass’. 8:30pm Free AND TAKE A
and four-time Blues Music Award Hunter and the Bear
winner, has toured extensively
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Four piece Celtic folk/rock band The Reverend Stretch
throughout his career, performing
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G ALLERY
PAN GO L IN
Bull - Deborah Van Der Beek
B Y KATE M O N TG O M E RY
RODBOROUG H
RE AL G ARDE NS & EXH I B I T I ON S PA C E :
SCUPLUTRE TRAIL
O N A G LO R I O U S LY S U N N Y DAY LA S T S U MMER , A N EW
P E T ER
EV EN T P R O MO TI N G O U TDO O R S C U LP TU R E I N TH E S TROUD
A R EA WA S I N A U G U R ATED I N R O DB O R O U G H . O V ER 500 M AYNA RD
V I S I TO R S C A ME TO S EE WH AT LAY B EH I N D TH E U S UA L LY
C LO S ED G ATES O F B EA U TI F U L, O R DI N A R Y A N D I N S P I RI NG
G A R DEN S TU CK ED AWAY I N A N D A R O U N D CH U R C H PL A CE.
S C U LP TU R E C O U LD B E V I EWED, B O U G H T, C O MMI S SI ONED “MY WORK IS NOT T HE MAT IC ,
A N D EV EN S EEN B EI N G MA DE I N EV ER Y DAY G A R DENS I ’ M JUST AS LIKE LY T O T URN
I N S TEA D O F A R T G A LLER I ES O R S H O W G A R DEN S . OF F D OWN A SIDE T URNING
S TRUC K BY SOME T HING T HAT
The event was conceived by garden designer Sarah Watts and
garden owners Katie Fforde and Sarah Parker as a showcase for I NTERE ST S ME AND T HE N
some of the wealth of artistic talent residing within the Five Valleys.
PROGRE SS T HAT FOR A WHILE
Curated by Sarah Watts, it is hoped that the opportunity to view
sculpture in a range of settings might encourage potential buyers UNTI L T HE RE ’S A FE E LING
to visualise artworks in their own gardens and perhaps consider taking A ND NE E D FOR C HANGE .
home or commissioning something truly special and unique.
On Sunday 26th June from 11am till 5pm some of these gardens It is about taking something and then
and more besides will be opening their gates wide to welcome those doing something else to it. Hallucinating
seeking horticultural or artistic inspiration, or just wishing to satisfy something that isn’t there and letting
their curiosity. The gardens range from the small but perfectly formed things come out and show themselves,
to those large enough to use the services of a gardener, and include rather than rendering an impression of
the fascinating ‘secret garden’ that surrounds Rodborough Court. something that is in front of me.
Built in 1888 for local mill owner Alfred Apperley and designed by A kind of applied day dreaming where
the architect Alfred Bucknell, it is now owned by Omnitrack (who are the work as it progresses informs
kindly sponsoring the event) and still offers tantalising glimpses of the and tells you what it wants, with the
once ornate pleasure garden. anticipation that things may fall together
and achieve that stand alone moment
Local author Katie Fforde, one of those opening her garden, which quickens, defines and increases
will be available to sign books and also selling books currently not me in some way.
available in shops. There will also be a range of stalls in Church Place,
refreshments including tea, cake and soup in the Old Endowed School I have no idea as to what the work may
and ice-creams! imply or suggest or whether
or not it needs to.
Ticket are just £5 per adult and are available in advance from Stroud
Valleys Project Shop, the Prince Albert, or on the day from the Old Prior to this my material choice had
Endowed School GL5 3NF. The event also acts as a fund raiser for local been sound and for nine years I had
charities including the Old Endowed Schools, the community rooms in devoted much of my time to making long
Church Place and Stroud Valleys Project. It’s free for children and extra ‘lowercase soundscapes‘ which is still
parking is available at the Stroud Rugby Football Club, Dudbridge Hill. an ongoing concern. It was 18 months
ago that marked a return to the physical
For further information contact Sarah Watts via email rather than the digital, I was missing the
sarah@daisybankgardendesign.co.uk or call 07584046083 and ambient background relish of oil and
follow the facebook page at facebook.com/Rodborough-Real- turpentine, clay and sawn wood…”
Gardens-and-Sculpture-Trail-1781230842110241
Peter’s forthcoming exhibition ‘Further
Arrangements’ takes place at the
Lansdown Gallery from Tuesday 21st to
Sunday 26th June. Visit petermaynard.
bandcamp.com to listen to ‘the August
AR TISTS TAK ING PAR T Station’ released in October last
year. Both ‘Dust’ and ‘ Threshold ‘ a
THIS YEAR INCLUD E: collaboration of improvised soundscapes
with local musician Andrew Heath are
available to listen and download via
Gabriel Bennet, Lucy Birtles, Danny Evans, Julie Fowler,
andrewheath.bandcamp.com
Kim Francis, Paul Grellier, Helen Lomberg, Hannah
Mathison, Amanda Moriarty, Anne-Margreth Bohl, Dave
King, Marion Mitchell, Jim Pentney, Darren Rumley,
Rebecca Simmons and Ian Rank-Broadley.
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ART
THE LINE GALLERY fashion, 3D, photography and games language to communicate non-linear
Jubilee
design. Mon- 10am-4pm/Sat10am- realities and dreamlike places where
MO N 30T H MAY – S UN 12TH 4pm one can shine our soul light and
JU NE express our joy! Mon - Sat 9am-4pm/
LISTINGS Alexandra Darbyshire: Flood
TUES 28TH JUN - FR I 1ST JUL Sun 10am - 3pm
Lynn Chadwick
hand-drawn lettering. Limited spaces. Google Earth, exploring coordinates day of frivolous play and art selling TUES 12TH AP R – with Julie and Paul Fowler £60
to appeal to all. Jet Set Radio CHALFORD - GLOS - GL6 8NT
Check for tickets or join the waiting and abstracting landscapes. Both TUES 28TH JUN
01453 889765
list here https://ti.to/just-my-type/ use mark making as a primary way installation... bring a radio! A Line Mel Cross FOR DETAILS OF REGULAR CLASSES VISIT THE WEBSITE gallery@pangolin-editions.com
typography-club - 7-10pm Free in which to express their interest in Gallery Fundraiser. 11am-6pm (Goods
Shed) Creativity, Spirituality and Surrender’ www.pegasusart.co.uk www.gallery-pangolin.com
this subject. Fri and Sat 11am-4pm/
stroudcluster.com is the latest exhibition by artist Mel
Private View Fri 24th
WED S 1ST – THUR S 3 0TH Cross, currently Artist in Residence
linegallery.co.uk at The Convent in Woodchester. The
Sally Hampson: The Weaving
GALLERY PANGOLIN exhibition looks at how we connect
Shed
to the space of infinite possibility
MON 1 3 T H J U N – MUSEUM IN THE PARK Sally Hampson, an artist and weaver, from where creativity emerges and
F RI 2 2N D J U L 2 5 TH is back in SVA’S project space at no parallels this with how we connect
S AT 28 T H MAY – 29 High Street bringing Weaving in a similar way to our own spiritual
Anniversary Exhibition
S U N 26 T H JU NE workshops and events in the coming nature. The exhibition was inspired
See page 10-11! Mon-Fri 10am – 6pm/ months. Tim Parry Williams is a guest
Fred Chance and David Corio: by the creativity, music, spirituality
Sat 10am – 1pm weaver. Drop in or by appointment:
Keeping Time and art of the incredible space at
office@sva.org.uk the Convent, and was created to be
gallery-pangolin.com See pages 12 – 13! Tues-Fri 10am-
shown there General public opening:
5pm/Sat-Sun 11am-5pm SUN 26TH
Tuesdays 4-8pm/Exhibition open
KENDRICK STREET GALLERY Artist Talk With Breakfast: every day to members and gig
museuminthepark.org.uk
Marlene Creates and Clive Adams visitors
S AT 11 T H – S AT 2 5 TH Since 2002, and with a specific
Alison Vickery RUSH SKATE PARK interest in place, Marlene’s principal theconvent.net
artistic venture has been to closely
Alison is a well-known local artist MO N 1 3T H observe and work with one particular RUSKIN MILL HORSLEY
and popular tutor whose work
SGS Stroud Fashion Show area, six acres of boreal forest in
sells Worldwide. She is best known
Newfoundland, Canada where she SAT 14TH M AY – S U N 12 TH J U N
for her loose floral studies but is Again hosted by RUSH skate park,
currently lives. Her work creates
also inspired by the landscape and this awesome student show is edgy Rosie Mack: The Listening Land
sensorial crossings between the arts
character of the five valleys and and inspirational. A real forecast of
and sciences and uses photography, Rosie Mack is a local artist whose
from walks by the coast. She works great things to come. Watch last
ecology and poetry. Clive Adams, work is inspired by her explorations
in a wide range of media. Mon-Sat year’s show on You Tube #SGS
(Centre for Contemporary Art and of the countryside and ancient
9:30am-5:30pm Meet the artist on College - Stroud to get a flavour of
the Natural World) will be hosting a woodlands of the Stroud Valleys.
Sat 11th 10am-12pm this year. 6:30pm (Bus bar)
Q&A. 11am £5 (croissants and coffee She often selects reclaimed wood
kendrickstgallery.co.uk sgscol.ac.uk/studentshows included, advance booking advised) to paint on - floorboards, boxes or
(John Street) driftwood - at once preserving and
celebrating the spirit of the trees
LANSDOWN HALL SGS STROUD SCHOOL OF ART sva.org.uk within the landscape: powerful,
magical and spiritual, and utilitarian.
T UE S 2 1 S T – S U N 2 6TH FRI 1 0 T H - FRI 1 7 T H 10am-4pm
UPPER LOCK
Peter Maynard: Further Full-Time Student End of Year
Show rmt.org
Arrangements SUN 29TH M AY – SAT 25TH JUN
See page 15! Tues-Sat 10am-5pm/ One of the most electric nights in Sky Kantara Illustrations
Sun 11am-5pm the year at SGS Stroud campus NEWARK PARK
is opening night of the School of Sky is a self-taught artist, who likes
lansdownhall.org Art’s exhibition on Friday 10th from to follow her flow and inspiration WEDS 8TH JUN – SAT 11TH J U L
6 – 9pm.The calibre of the student’s with the use of bright and radiant
Brunel Broderers: New Worke
final work is often lauded as degree colours, also contrasts of dark and
light, moon and sun, inspired by This exhibition by a well-respected
or industry standard. It’s a showcase
healing, emotion, relationships, group of contemporary textile
for the best new talent in fine art and
depth, and spiritual understanding of artists is inspired by Newark Park’s
design, graphics, illustration, textiles,
the human experience. Using art as a buildings, estate and history. The
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T H E AT R E
all created personal responses to this of Art
beautiful Gloucestershire National Trust
property. Activities include meet the
Artists every Wednesday, Saturday
and Sunday, Storytelling Sessions with
Michael Loader and Elinor Knapp and LISTINGS
Children’s Silk Painting Workshop with
Julie Heaton. 11am-5pm
nationaltrust.org.uk/newark-park
THE IMPERIAL HOTEL STROUD HIGH STREET
S AV E D
An exhibition of stunning new paintings imperialhotelstroud.co.uk Daylight Theatre: Arthur’s Magic
and beautiful works in glass by Jan
www.sgscol.ac.uk/studentshows
Sword
Petrie and David Laycock showing in the
LANSDOWN HALL A jolly adventure by the much
Pop-Up Gallery
acclaimed Daylight Theatre set in an
newbreweryarts.org.uk BY JOHN BASSET F RI 2 4TH – SAT 2 5 TH enchanted castle. 11am and 2:30pm
£8/£6concs/£25family
No Place Like Home
PREMA ARTS CENTRE A retelling of the internationally F RI 17 TH - SAT 18TH
S ATU R DAY 18TH J UNE WILL SEE ON Union to stop and have a bit of fun. It will make
recognised classic story the Wizard Wilde without the Boy/The Ballad
MON 2 0 TH J U N – S U N 31 S T JU L THE S TR EETS OF STR OUD THE FIR ST the general public aware (in a lively way) of of Oz, written by L. Frank Baum, of Reading Gaol
Sophie Rae what the Stroud Credit Union is about and with a twist…Also includes extracts
PERF O R MANCES OF SAVED!, A FUN Gerard Logan (Olivier Nominee and
Sophie Rae is a printmaker although not provide knock about fun for all concerned. from Wicked the Musical, the Wiz the Stage ‘Best Solo Performer’ at the
I N TERACTIVE P IECE OF STR EET TH EATR E
in the traditional sense. Sophie employs
a fairly spontaneous process, giving
immediate and powerful results. She
CREATED FOR SAVE’N’BOR R OW (STR OUD
VA LLE YS CR EDIT UNION) WITH A R AFT OF
The audience will enjoy watching it and we’ll
enjoy performing it whilst getting a message
and the Wizard of Oz all devised
and performed by the students of
2nd Year Level 3 Performing and
2011 Fringe) presents an Oscar Wilde
double bill. 8pm £12/£10concs Gerard Logan
about the Credit Union out there
likes to work quickly, building up her
prints with layers of transparent printing
CHA RACTER S FR OM A DESP ER ATE H OUSEWIFE
Production Arts, from SGS College SU N 19 TH
Story Pocket Theatre: A Pocket
Wilde Without The Boy
WHAT CAN PEOPLE EXPECT? Stroud. Fri 7:30pm/Sat 2:30pm &
inks. Sophie has used this process since TO A K NIG H T IN SHINING AR MOUR . I HAD 7pm £6/£4concs Full of Grimms
experimenting in the print rooms at A B RI EF CH AT WITH ITS WR ITER AND CAST Let the Magical Storyteller whisk
It’s loosely based on traditional tried and tested
The Arts University Bournemouth, from lansdownhall.org
street theatre like a mummers play and will be you away to a land of fables and
where she graduated in 2011. Her work M EM B E R J ONNY FLUFFYP UNK TO FIND OUT
wonder to explore some of the
takes its inspiration from the scenery M O RE ABOUT TH IS EXCITING NEW P R OJ ECT… about 20 minutes long – so just the right length
MUSEUM IN THE PARK favourite fairy tales ever told…2:30pm
during her travels and the natural world that it doesn’t disturb the shopping. It will also £8/£6concs/£25family
around her have juggling, a bit of a sing song and quite
HOW HAS THE PROJECT COME ABOUT? W E D S 15 TH
subscriptionrooms.org.uk
Fri 17th and Sat 18th June 8pm £12 (£10 concs)
a lot of slapstick knockabout violence.
MON 2 0 TH J U N – S U N 31 S T JU L The Festival Players: Hamlet
Gerard Logan (Olivier Nominee and The Stage “Best Solo Performer” of the 2011 Fringe)
Ashley Percival I was asked by someone from the Credit Union, In celebration of the 400th presents an Oscar Wilde double bill. Wilde Without the Boy is a dramatisation of
WILL IT CONTAIN THE TRADEMARK PREMA ARTS CENTRE
who came to see my show and liked the lively FLUFFYPUNK POETRY? Anniversary of the death of William De Profundis, the bitterly passionate letter Wilde wrote to his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas,
Ashley Percival is an illustrator who
currently lives in London. He, like so interactive nature. They thought that it would Shakespeare, The Festival Players from his cell in Reading gaol. Two years previously, Wilde had been imprisoned
F RI 10 TH for gross indecency.
many artists and makers, takes his be an ideal way to boost awareness of the No!! We want to attract people not put Theatre Company is proud to
Spitz and Co: Gloriator
inspiration from wildlife and nature, Stroud Credit Union – much needed them off!! present the Bard’s most famous play,
A hilarious new show revealing just “...The gods had given me almost everything....Whatever I touched I made beautiful.....
although the humorous and sometimes in the present climate. I said “Yes! Right Hamlet. Presented in full costume,
I summed up all systems in a phrase, and all existence in an epigram...”
unsettling modifications come from his Visit svcu.org.uk for further information on an all-male company will bring you what happens when a glamorous
up my street!” Oscar Wilde, De Profundis
imagination and some of the darker/ the excitement of this great thriller; French actress and her hapless
Save ‘n’ Borrow, see listings below for details
sillier recesses of his mind. intrigue, ghostly visitations, passion, assistant attempt to stage their own
I’ve written it and the other performers John of Saved and jonnyfluffypunk.co.uk for Stroud’s The Ballad of Reading Gaol is the Irishman’s beautiful poem reflecting on his two years’
version of Hollywood blockbuster
Broadbent, Mark Abbott and Ellie Holliday all a play-within-a play, a gripping hard labour, a fellow inmate’s hanging and man’s bestial punishment of man.
MON 2 0 TH J U N – S U N 31 S T JU L own stand-up poet and sustainable nihilist’s Gladiator … Inventive, physical and very
duel, and humour, in a crystal-clear
Harry Marshall and Zanna Goldhawk have a lot of street performance experience published works and other forthcoming shows silly, Gloriator was created by French/
and fast-paced 2-Hour production. Director: Gareth Armstrong. Music by Simon Slater
English female comedy duo Spitz & Co.
Harry Marshall and Zanna Goldhawk 7:30pm £15/£10concs
WHY STREET THEATRE PARTICULARLY? 8pm £10adv/£7concs/£15otd Friends
are two young makers who met while £8/£6concs Family £25/£23concs gerardlogan.com
studying illustration at the University museuminthepark.org.uk
Street theatre is accessible, interactive and will John Bassett is an actor, writer and the director
of Gloucestershire. Zanna commences prema.org.uk www.subscriptionrooms.org.uk
attract people who wouldn’t normally go to of Stroud Theatre Festival and Spaniel in the
her illustrations with pencils and paper
whereas Harry favours the iMac as his the theatre or other performances, or pick up Works Theatre Company
preferred device for drawing. a leaflet or otherwise engage with the Credit twitter.com/SubRoomsStroud facebook.com/Subrooms
prema.org.uk
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LITERATURE
LISTINGS
N IKKI ALE HOUSE
W E D S 1ST/ 8TH / 15 TH / 2 2 N D / 2 9 TH
HAWKWOOD COLLEGE
W E D S 11TH MAY – W E D S 2 2 N D
VICTORIA WORKS STUDIOS
SAT 2 5 TH
S AT 2 8 T H
Rona Laycock: Writing For Radio
OWE N
A one-day workshop that explores
Rick Vick: Writing Group JUN Start A Novel With Kate the medium of radio: working with
A weekly writing group run by Stroud Fiona Longsdon: Creative Writing Montgomery dialogue and soundscape, scene
Festival’s Rick Vick. Discover your Toolkit Are you in a rut with your novel? Have setting, the pros and cons of writing
hidden voice, all welcome! 7-9pm £5 There are words and stories in you had a brilliant idea but can’t seem for radio. 10am-4pm £75
for further information contact Rick on abundance but what if getting them to put pen to paper? Are you hoping
07973 225 694 on the page was as simple as having for a little inspiration to motivate your T UE S 2 8 T H
the right tools with which to craft characters to life? If so, look no further. Writers in the Brewery with Mike
BY L EA H G R A N T them? This six-week course, run in Come along and spend a couple of Johnson
ATELIER hours with Kate to get your creative
weekly sessions of 2½ hours, will A regular event that takes place on the
get you writing beautiful and fluent juices flowing in the right direction. last Tuesday of the month in the cafe.
TU E S 2 1ST prose, fire up your imagination and Kate writes for Good on Paper and Everyone is welcome to come along,
Radio Cinema give you the confidence to write in spent a lot of years as a fiction share their ideas and writing or just
NIKKI OWEN IS THE KIND OF WRITER THAT A sound event that will try to give an accomplished and uninhibited buyer for Waterstone’s Booksellers. enjoy meeting writers and listening
’POWERFUL AND GRIPPING – AN another way to experience spoken- way. Suitable for beginners and those 10am-12:30pm £25 per person
ALL WRITERS SHOULD ASPIRE TO BE; to their fiction, poetry, articles and
ADRENALINE-FILLED THRILLER YOU word radio by lifting it out of its with some writing experience. Fiona – booking essential: bookings@ autobiographical writings. This
NOT ONLY IS SHE A MASTER OF HER CRAFT, WON’T FORGET’
traditional settings and celebrating Longsdon wrote for newspapers and victoriaworksstudios.co.uk month’s guest is Mike Johnson who’s
SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER it in new and exciting ways. – and magazines before turning to fiction. poems have been published in many
BUT HER WILLINGNESS TO INFORM AND victoriaworksstudios.co.uk
KIMBERLEY CHAMBERS to celebrate stories told by words In 2013, she completed the Bath countries and featured in the Times.
INSPIRE OTHERS IS INSPIRATION IN ITSELF. and sounds. A listening event, lasting Spa Creative Writing MA and was Mike has a PhD in poetic semiotics
around an hour where you will listen to shortlisted for the Janklow and Nesbit NEW BREWERY ARTS CENTRE and currently teaches Creative Writing
one of the many interesting podcasts prize. She has read her work at Novel for the Open University 7-9pm £4
available today and talk about our Nights, a Bristol based showcase for SAT 4TH (incl. free tea and coffee; other drinks
plans of forming a radio producing debut authors, and helped compile at bar prices)
the shortlist for the 2015 Bath Short
Rona Laycock: Turning To Crime
group…7pm £3
Story Award. She has now finished A one day workshop exploring the newbreweryarts.org.uk
I’m one of the lucky ones - as an aspiring author, involving a careful balance in backstory and middle men, it’s a whole new area altogether and crime genre: creating the villain and
atelierstroud.co.uk her first novel, Mother Love, and is
Nikki has helped me navigate what feels like an avoiding what Nikki describes as ‘bridge you’ve got to get things right…so the course will currently writing her second x6 2 - investigator, exploring settings and
almost impenetrable landscape. She’s shown me mentality’: “…I think a lot of writers who have take writers through that step-by-step process.” hour sessions 9:30-11:30am £70 what to do with the rest of the cast.
kindness, given me advice, and as I continue to written trilogies have said that you have to be 10am-4pm £75
Dedication, perseverance and understanding are hawkwoodcollege.co.uk
forge a career for myself in what is becoming really careful with that middle book that it’s not
just some of the lessons that can be learnt from
an increasingly competitive industry, I know one just a bridge from book one to book three. It’s
spending time with Nikki, but perhaps the most
person I won’t be competing against is Nikki. So got to stand alone; it can’t be just padding.”
important thing we, as both writers and people,
when I was asked to interview my fellow Good
Now, in the midst of writing the third and final can take away from our time with her is the
On Paper contributor about her latest novel, I
instalment, I was curious to know how attached importance of sharing: “My motto is ‘give to get’
obviously jumped at the chance; more advice
Nikki had become to The Project Trilogy and if you can’t get something and then put your arms
from an experienced novelist? Let me just grab
it was going to be difficult for the author to say around it and go ‘No, it’s all mine’. It’s important
my notepad…
goodbye to Maria, a character who has surely to share and I think the thing about writing
The Killing Files – published by HarperCollins/ become her greatest fictional creation (so far): especially is that it can be quite lonely and if we
Mira and due for release on June 2nd – is the “I really do feel like I know her and every time I all talk and share our experiences and share our ‘The language is lyrical and
second book in the popular Project Trilogy and walk into the study, or wherever I end up writing information, share our advice or just meet up, it yet accessible, the plot
is a continuation of the story that kept readers about her, I’m like, ‘Hello, how you doing?’ She is helps with our writing because it helps with our intricate but satisfying.
very, very real to me because I’ve been living in wellbeing…I’ll always do that, whether I do well ‘A thrilling YA sci-fi There is romance, period
gripped throughout Subject 375 (previously
adventure reminiscent of detail, and dark secrets. This
titled, The Spider in the Corner of the Room). her head for two or three years now…it’s going to or not.”
Hunger Games and Star book has TV adaptation
Without spoiling the story for those who have be really weird to not be with her.” written all over it! A great
The Killing Files is available from all good Wars… a fantastic page-
yet to read the first book, The Killing Files turner with great characters book-club read with loads
With The Project Trilogy being translated into bookshops and online from June 2nd. For more
centres its attentions, once again, on Dr Maria in Kyle and Sky’ to discuss’
just under fifteen languages and the possibility information on Nikki’s course – How to Get Your
Martinez, a Spanish plastic surgeon who, quite The Cheltonian
of the books being developed into a television Book Published – visit hawkwoodcollege.co.uk Booktrust
crucially, suffers from Asperger Syndrome.
series by NBC, I think it’s fair to say that this
Naturally, one of the first aspects of books we
unassuming novelist knows a thing or two
discussed was the challenges Nikki faced in
about making it as a professional author. With Leah Grant is a writer and photographer with
writing such a complex protagonist: “I was really
this in mind, who better to teach a class of a keen interest in art and literature. On her
conscious of the responsibility of it because
what I didn’t want was to use it flippantly…I did a
heck of a lot of research and I got to know a lot
aspiring writers about the publication process
than someone who has already been there?
blog, Bellyful of Art, you can find reviews of
exhibitions, installations, dance performances
OUT NOW OUT NOW
On Tuesday 26th July, Nikki will be conducting
THE SIGN OF ONE THE SHADOW H OU R
of people online with Asperger’s. The challenge and literary events as well as her own lovingly
a course at Hawkwood College that aims created pieces of short fiction artbellyful.
was getting into that mind-set; a little bit of
to give writers the skills and understanding wordpress.com
understanding goes a long way.”
they need to make it as a professional author. BY EU GEN E LAM BER T BY K ATE R IOR DAN
For those of us yet to acquire a publishing deal From experienced writers with a completed
for one book, let alone three, the complexities manuscript to those dipping their toes into
The first in a trilogy by local debut author Eugene Lambert The Published by Penguin the Shadow Hour is a dual narrative,
of writing the second book in a trilogy is a fictional waters for the first time, everyone can VISIT GOODONPAPER.INFO/LITERATURE Sign of One is science fiction thriller for young adults (and less Gothic mystery, set in a big crumbling house on the outskirts of
problem we can only hope to one day ponder learn something from this exciting one-day TO READ AN EXCERPT OF NIKKI’S LATEST young adults), published by Egmont UK. Visit egmont.co.uk for Cheltenham. Visit kateriordan.com for further information on the
over ourselves. And yet, as it turns out, it’s a course: “In the UK you need a literary agent further information Chalford based writer and journalist’s other highly popular historical
BOOK IN THE PROJECT TRILOGY ‘THE
fiction titles including the Girl in the Photograph and Birdcage Walk
much trickier issue than one might first assume, really to get yourself a book deal, they’re the
KILLING FILES’
22 COMEDY #15 | JUNE 2016
CONTINUING THE IMPROVISATION THEME FROM YOU ALWAYS HAVE SUCH A GOOD RAPPORT WITH I think you can get away with a lot if the crowd
THE AUDIENCE. HOW DO YOU FOSTER THIS?
THE LAST ISSUE, I SPEAK TO QUICK-WITTED like you and very little if they do not. I genuinely
love performing and find audience member on
GEOFF WHITING. DESCRIBED BY THE RADIO You get used to reading a room and choosing
the whole very nice people who want to have a
TIMES AS ONE OF BRITAIN’S FUNNIEST MEN HE people it will be a good bet to talk to. Sometimes
good time and so act accordingly and hopefully
you even spot someone before you walk on. I
IS A MASTER OF AD LIBBING WITH THE build a rapport with me which enables me to be
look for eccentrics, or anyone who looks like they
AUDIENCE AS HOST OF CRAZYBIRD COMEDY ‘cheeky’ without really giving offence. I always
might have an interesting job. And I place great
make sure I apologise too!
CLUB, WHICH RETURNS TO THE LANSDOWN importance on remembering names. The reason
HALL ON FRIDAY 17TH JUNE FOR ANOTHER it works for the show is that the audience feel ANOTHER WAY YOU FIND LAUGHS IS TO GIVE
special if you get to know many of their number VOICE TO YOUR IDEA OF THE AUDIENCE MEMBER’S
STONKING COMEDY CLUB NIGHT. SEE LISTINGS
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