The Uplifter, SVA, Sat 26th Oct
ALE HOUSE
Thurs 24th Dave Ayre Trio Double bass wizard Dave Ayre and his trio returns to the Ale House for another spectacular jazz evening…8:30pm Free
Sat 26th Earl Singer/songwriter Stuart Earl started writing songs in 2001. He formed ‘EARL’ with Lyndon Webb and wrote the songs for his 1st album ‘My name is Earl –The Album’. The duo expanded into a 4 piece band and regularly play gigs and festivals across the country. Based in South West and Wales they play acoustic and slide guitars and a mixture of original songs covering Americana, country and blues. 8:30pm Free
Three Acres and A Cow, British School Hall, Sun 27th
BRITISH SCHOOL HALL
Sun 27th Three Acres and A Cow ‘Three Acres And A Cow’ connects the Norman Conquest and Peasants’ Revolt with current issues like Brexit, fracking, the housing crisis and food sovereignty movement via the Enclosures, English Civil War, Irish Land League and Industrial Revolution, drawing a compelling narrative through the radical people’s history of England in folk song, stories and poems. Part TED talk, part history lecture, part folk club sing-a-long, part poetry slam, part storytelling session… Come and share in these tales as they have been shared for generations. 7pm £10/£8concs
threeacresandacow.co.uk
THE CROWN AND SCEPTRE
Fri 25th Woo Town Hillbillies Rockin’ the Joint till the Cows come home! 8:30pm Free
crownandsceptrestroud.com
GOLDEN FLEECE
Sat 26th Halloween Party w/ DJ’s Dubbu and Mendoza DJ's Dubba & Mendoza drop the beat so you can move your feet. Halloween fancy dress highly recommended. Late bar and music 'til 1am…
goldenfleecebar.co.uk
LITTLE VIC
Sun 27th Barney’s Live Music Concert Night Artist TBC! Check facebook page for updates…7:30pm
facebook.com/BarnysLiveMusic
Issac Birituro and the Rail Abandon, the Prince Albert, Thurs 24th
THE PRINCE ALBERT
Thurs 24th Isaac Birituro and the Rail Abandon A collaboration between Ghanaian xylophone master Isaac Birituro and Leeds-based producer and singer-songwriter Sonny Johns aka The Rail Abandon. The lead single taken from this project is the uplifting ‘Yesu Yan Yan’, which was actually the very first song Isaac played to his new musical partner. A perfect marriage of brass, reed and wind instruments, backed by abundant percussion, a resonant bass-line and The Kalba Birifore Choir, it is also the opening track of the album and fittingly so, as it translates to “welcome!” 8:30pm Free
Sat 26th Shoot the Moon A seven piece, no nonsense, in your face, Ska Punk power house from the South-west, UK. Their live set is a mix of naughty brass hooks, throbbing bass lines, filthy guitar riffs and jokes that you probably won’t get, or laugh at, because they’re not funny. 8:30pm Free
Sun 27th Baroque Night Dave Ayre and his magical team of professional musicians conjure up a mystical mix to delight the ears and touch the heart. All the bangers from the Baroque era, from Brahms to Liszt. Some customer participation is encouraged. Classical music in an informal setting as it was written to be enjoyed. 8pm £13.50adv (this event always sells out so make sure you buy a ticket!!)
theprincealbertstroud.co.uk
SOUND RECORDS
Sat 26th In Store DJ Sets Sound Records continues their in store live DJ performances throughout the month on Saturdays 1-3pm. Free
facebook.com/soundrecordsstroud
STROUD BREWERY
Sat 26th Wildwood Jack A unique acoustic guitar and ukulele duo from Kent. Their melodic songs blend the acoustic guitar and ukulele with outstanding fingerstyle playing drawing influences from folk, country and world music.8pm Free
stroudbrewery.co.uk
Oh! Gunquit, Return of the Living Mockers, the Sub Rooms, Sat 26th
THE SUB ROOMS
Fri 25th Stop Ecocide: Pretty Things’ Phil May and Dick Taylor With special guests Arthur Brown, The Grimshaws and Rupert Brown! Legendary 60s rock band The Pretty Things were revered by David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison, and are said to be the first people to hear Sgt Pepper when the Beatles recorded next door to them at Abbey Road. For this show Phil and Dick are teaming up with the equally legendary Arthur Brown whose hit single “Fire” sold over one million copies when it was released in 1968. 8:15pm £21.50
Sat 26th Return of the Living Mockers Pavinyl and Solidkick Nick have risen again for another night of hoodoo. “Mockers’ nights are typified by an audience from all walks of life and ages, an infamous drumming monkey, Teddy Girls dancing in Go Go cages and a final song, Zorba The Greek, which brings the whole dance floor together for a final dance.” Stroud News & Journal .This time they are joined by the ‘Rumble-Freakbeats’ that are OH! GUNQUT 9pm From £7
thesubrooms.co.uk
SVA
Weds 23rd Funk-In Sessions Best live Funk Jam in town ...FUNK Only...Nothing but the Funk! All are welcome to listen or perform! Every Wednesday night. 8pm £1otd (John Street)
Weds 23rd Flamenco Workshop Open it to anyone interested to learn about flamenco in general so anyone can join either with guitars, clapping, playing cajon or singing. Upstairs in SVA. 7:30pm (term-time only!) Pay what you feel
Sat 26th Uplifter The Uplifter + Stroud = Magical Musical Vibrations! The Uplifter (aka Tom ‘Uplifter’ Earwaker) fell in love with the SVA and Stroud 10 years ago…So much so that he wrote a song about it. 10pm £6from SVA/£7online/£8-£9otd
sva.org.uk
CHRIST CHURCH Nailsworth
Sun 27th Bristol Ensemble Tea Time Concerts October’s concert as part of the tea-time series of chamber recitals at Christ Church, Nailsworth includes Vaughan Williams’ beautifully transcendent work for solo violin The Lark Ascending and his arrangement of the lilting melody Greensleeves. Roger Armstrong is the soloist in Vivaldi’s lively Flute Concerto, and joins other principals from the Bristol Ensemble to perform a flute sextet by the contemporary Australian-born composer John Carmichael.3pm £10otd
bristolensemble.com
CHANTRY CENTRE Dursley
Sat 26th Dursley DJ Collective Anyone is welcome to play their music, whatever ability, format and all genres, as long as you can dance to it! Otherwise come along and dance the night away with great music, licensed bar and friendly people…
chantrycentre.org
PAINSWICK CENTRE
Weds 23rd Jack Rutter Jack Rutter is a BBC Award winning singer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. His set features a range of well-known and rare traditional songs from a variety of sources, delivered with guitar and bouzouki, that complement his signature ‘honest, unaffected vocals’. 7:30pm £12
painswickcentre.com
UNDER THE EDGE ARTS Wotton Under Edge
Sat 26th British Summer Time Ends ft. South Cotswolds Jazz Club Players On the weekend of 26-27 October most people in the UK will have had an extra hour in bed, as the clocks go back to mark the end of British Summer Time. British Summer Time Ends features the South Cotswolds Jazz Club Players, who are all regulars of the Second Friday Jazz Jams at UTEA. Shairon Lloyd will be providing powerful and luxurious vocals on such classics like Route 66, Sway and Let’s Do It - Let's Fall In Love. 8pm £9.50/£7.50
utea.org.uk