Sam Lee
THE CROWN AND SCEPTRE
THURS 4TH NOV Rodda’s Hairy Craic
Irish Acoustic Session with Tim Potts. 8pm Free
crownandsceptrestroud.com
Webb City
THE PRINCE ALBERT
MON 1ST NOV Webb City
Webb City unite through their shared love of the Oscar Peterson, Nat ‘King’ Cole and Art Tatum trios. Recently formed in Summer 2021, Webb City have quickly established themselves, performing in London and touring nationally. Webb City’s current UK tour, ‘The Art of Tatum’, presents their modern take on the iconic work of the famed Art Tatum trio. 7pm £12.50
WEDS 3RD NOV Traditional Folk Session
An informal traditional music session with tunes from England, Ireland, Scotland (and anywhere else, really...), led by some of the country's best musicians. All welcome. 7:30pm Free
theprincealbertstroud.co.uk
STROUD BREWERY
WEDS 3RD NOV Open Mic Night
Stroud Brewery's hugely popular open mic night! Come along and share your talent or have a beer while you enjoy the talents of others...8pm Free
stroudbrewery.co.uk
THE SUB ROOMS
SAT 30TH OCT Bootleg Blondie
The world’s No.1 official Debbie Harry and Blondie tribute band. The band have been entertaining audiences for nearly 20 years, and have played the infamous CBGB club in New York City, the Isle of Wight Festival, the Shepherds Bush Empire, London’s 100 Club and the legendary Hammersmith Palais.8pm £10-£13.50
SUN 31ST OCT Sam Lee
An award-winning inventive singer, a folk song collector, conservationist and founder/director of The Nest Collective. This performance forms part of Sam’s Old Wow+ tour and for which he is releasing a special tour edition of the same title including the full original album together with 6 special bonus tracks. 8pm £16.50-£18.50
thesubrooms.co.uk
Immersive Fields
SVA
SAT 6TH NOV Immersive Fields Taster
Drop-in surround-sound taster event for LOSS><GAIN’s new Immersive Fields (I.F.) festival, which follows later at the Goods Shed (Nov 12-14). Come and hear ‘Demo Shed' spatial audio mixes of Gruff Rhys, Mount Kimbie, Jockstrap, Jónsi and others, to whet your appetite for an I.F. programme featuring playback and live installations from Sigur Rós, Hannah Peel, Cosmo Sheldrake, Rosie Lowe & Duval Timothy, Fader, Luke Abbott, John Foxx, Richard Norris and new band Matekoi. 10am-3pm Free (John Street Gallery)
sva.org.uk
ULTER
SAT 6TH NOV Invisible Hand: New York. Chicago.Stroud
Funk. Disco. House. Inspired by the old underground parties & clubs of the late 70's & 80's. 9pm £5otd
ulterstroud.com
ST MARY’S CHURCH Painswick
SAT 6TH NOV Painswick Music Society Presents: The Nash Ensemble
The Nash Ensemble of London has built up a remarkable reputation as one of Britain’s finest chamber music groups and is currently the Chamber Ensemble in residence at the Wigmore Hall. Programme: String Quartet in C Op 29: Beethoven, String Quartet in Eb Op 97: Dvorak. 3pm £5-£20
painswickmusicsoc.co.uk
Greg Brice
CARPENTERS ARMS Miserden
WEDS 3RD NOV Greg Brice
Greg is an upcoming young bluesman based in The Cotswolds. He was extremely popular last time he played at The Carps. Recently he has been working on his debut album with members of the Stroud based band The Achievers.8:30pm Free
thecarps-miserden.co.uk
UNDER THE EDGE ARTS Wotton Under Edge
FRI 6TH NOV Vinyl Night: Hazy Shade Of Winter
Let UTEA spin your favourite vinyl tracks on a specific theme...This month it’s all about ‘Hazy shade of Winter/anything remotely seasonal...’. Or just come along to listen and enjoy a drink. Room for dancing too! 8pm
utea.org.uk
AND JUST OUTSIDE STROUD…
TETBURY GOODS SHED
SAT 6TH NOV Spindle Ensemble
Contemporary classical quartet Spindle Ensemble’s Tetbury debut performing music from their second album 'Inkling' released on Hidden Notes Records in May this year.Listeners may hear influences from composers such as Satie, Pärt, Ravel, Reich, Glass and Moondog in their music but might also find the soundtracks of Morricone and the minimalist aesthetics of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra nestled alongside the more experimental leanings of groups such as Rachel’s, Esmerine, Bell Orchestre and Amiina. 7:30pm £16.50
shed-arts.co.uk