Stroud's Story Cabaret
Next event Thursday 8th December at Five Valleys Foyer - and watch out for further events in 2012
Stroud's Story Cabaret is a storytelling and music event that features storytelling and musical talent from around the region, showcasing both familiar names and fresh talent to make a vibrant and exciting evening. Each session is a potent mix of performances from a guest storyteller and musician and floor spots from the audience and members of Stroud Storytelling Circle.
Floor spots welcomed – bring a story, song or poem (no reading!) – or just come to listen. 7.30 for 8pm £6 (concessions £5). Five Valleys Foyer, Gloucester Street, Stroud. Bookings: Star Anise Arts Cafe 01453 840021. Contact: Kirsty 01453 840887 For further information: info@kirstyhartsiotis.co.uk or 01453 840887
Thursday 8 December
December's session is going to be great round off for the year. Our guest spots are from warm and engaging Herefordshire Austin Keenan who will be bringing us the magical Irish tale of the Sons of Turin. Music is from Bath based musician and storytelller David Metcalfe of Fire Springs and Dark Tarn, showcasing songs from the Irish tradition. "David has a rich, resonant, unfussy voice" Eric Maddern, storyteller and musician
Thursday 22 September
What a line up! Jane Flood and Martin Solomon: Words and music enchantingly blended together by the compelling and bewitching Somerset storyteller and mesmerising Bristol harpist.
Jane Flood has been a professional storyteller since 1990, and has performed in venues all over the world from big festivals to small firesides and just about everything in between. Jane has travelled to Nepal, Tibet, East Africa, and South America collecting and telling stories but her recent work has bought her closer to home. In the last five years she has been storyteller in residence for both the Mendip Hills and the Blackdown Hills AONB's and these two projects have reformed the way she now works. Her real passion is story and landscape, the way we as humans relate to the land and all its other inhabitants and then translate this relationship into story. ‘Her storytelling is magical ... truly inspired and inspiring’ – Clare Hein, Merlin Theatre, Frome
Martin is a multi-instrumentalist based in Bristol, and plays Celtic harp, fiddle, double-bass, sitar, accordion, mandolin and Theremin. He has collaborated with Jane Flood for many years, as well as with Harpsong and Pindrop. His debut album, the Song of Solomon, came out recently. ‘Martin Solomon plucks music from the air and captivates the audience.’
Friday 17 June Stroud’s Story Cabaret
Our June session is going to be an exciting night with two fantastic acts from Oxford, the storyteller Vergine Gulbenkian and the musician Matt Sage.
Vergine Gulbenkian is a rising star of the UK storytelling scene. She draws on her story-rich Armenian background, and has performed at venues as diverse as the South Bank Centre and the British Museum. She will be performing Fire, a 17th century Armenian love-epic.
“Mesmerising… I have never been so captivated.” Christina Patterson, South Bank Centre Education.
Matt Sage is an Oxford songwriter and founder of the legendary Catweazle Club (“Britain’s most intimate performance space” - THE TIMES), which now has branches in London, Brighton and New York. Last year BBC Radio 4 broadcast a documentary on Matt and The Catweazle Club. “Still The Machine”, from his new album, was the soundtrack to a Greenpeace and OXFAM film broadcast at Glastonbury and nine times Grammy winner Diana Krall personally invited Matt to open her London concert last Summer. He will be showcasing songs from his latest album Let The Music Out. “Seriously gorgeous sounds” - Mike Scott (The Waterboys)