POP UP - Stroud Music & Culture Bookclub

09/07/2025

So, we’re really excited to be doing our first non-festival NeoAncients show in Stroud on Nov 14 in collaboration with ace young folk collective and , featuring must-see experimental folk duo ,charismatic American charmer , and q***r politico-folk quartet - and NeoAncient old hands - .band. It’s a rolling headline across the whole tour, so not sure of running order yet, but you don’t want to miss any of it. 15 quid Fri Nov 14. Gonna be immense

19/06/2025

Back in May we exhibited ’s amazing pencil drawings as part of NeoAncients. Among them was a drawing of for Ness, a project Stan did with writer on the eerie former weapons development site on the . Now, our sister organisation ._gain is bringing the musical facet of the same project to Stroud as part of a programme of Spatial Audio collaborations for on July 5th. will be performing the entirety of his album Ness, made in response to Stanley and Robert’s book. There will be immersive sound delivered thru ’s awesome Soundscape system. Plus further immersive collaborations with - both live and audio installation; brand new work from the incredible ; .to.playlist host showcasing work from her forthcoming album; and a re-reading of ‘s choral masterpiece The Beatitudes for choir and electronics from ’s . All for the knockdown price of 25 quid. 🔗 in bio

03/06/2025

Our very good friends, immersive audio bods ._gain are back in where we did in July with a full programme of live Spatial Audio collaborations w a whole bunch of amazing artists: doing Ness, his collaboration w and recent NeoAncient exhibitor ; trio playing live + immersive installation; with their brand new work Securescue, fresh from opening as part of ; live violin spatial improv drawing on the host’s next album; of specially commissioned arrangements of ’s choral masterwork . In short there’s a lot of awesome immersive stuff on offer if you’re out and about in Stroud come July 5th. Any of which we would’ve been super proud to have had at NeoAncients. Check it out. Tix www.sacredmusicfestival.org.uk

24/05/2025

NeoAncients cream t-s now sold out on , but proudly sporting his on his record shop rambles. Still a few black long sleeves, totes and stickers. Thx again Paul for your amazing . What do we do for an encore 🤔?

12/05/2025

Nice write up on Arts side of NeoAncients in .official from . https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/05/12/folk-is-having-a-revivalin-the-art-world-too .man.art .morris .grellier photo by

05/05/2025

Huge thanks to everyone who supported us this weekend - artists, volunteers, tech crew, venues, local businesses and most of all, you lot for coming! Here are a handful of badly-taken photos, which can’t hope to do justice to such a fabulous weekend. Looking forward to next year already! .baby.2 .morris .choir .man.art @

04/05/2025

30/04/2025

Snoozing and losing means we don’t have an alcohol license for the Geburah show at Baptist Hall on Fri🤦‍♂️. This means we can’t sell you a drink…but free’s OK 😜 So, either bring your own (BYO), or, in the *spirit* of sharing, if you have a quarter bottle of Dubonnet, unwanted litre of Perry cider, or untouched Nebuchadnezzar of champagne in the back of your drinks cabinet, bring it along, divvy it out and feel the warmth of community in action. Felt cute, might delete later. And while we’re on it with minor comms glitches, Geburah is at the Baptist HALL on Union Street, and not round the corner at the Baptist Church on John Street, as was briefly listed on Dice, which, given the content, is probs just as well… Anyway come see Andrew, they’re brilliant!

29/04/2025

are performing with their fine players on the forecourt of around 11am this Saturday morning, peak Farmers Market time, in the slot occupied winningly by .morris and .band at last year’s inaugural NA fest. Come out! It’s going to be glorious 🌿. And later on you can catch .morris on Bank Gardens around 6.30pm doing a little dance as they wend their way from to . If we’re lucky they may be joined by and for some Beltane shenanigans. 🌞

24/04/2025

Out of 40+ shows, talks, exhibitions, screenings, rituals and parades happening across NeoAncients weekend, there are just two for which we have a few final tickets available. One is the mighty of fame with his Folk Horror Electro Techno Disco Roadshow late night on Saturday in Lansdown Hall, and the other the surprise star of last year’s inaugural festival, Andrew O’Neill with their jaw-dropping blasphemous comedy Geburah at the Baptist Hall on Friday night. Both are guaranteed slam dunk entertainment and highly recommended. Paul’s event is the world premiere of his bespoke new set of dark folkloric bangers, and Stop Press: will also be joining him. For clarity - and to avoid disappointment - while a Weekend Pass does get you into Geburah, you will need to buy an extra ticket for the Folk Horror Roadshow. If you bought a Weekend Pass you will already have received a Dice email offering you a discount £10 purchase link for the event. For everyone else 🔗 in bio.

24/04/2025

We have teamed up with to allow 100 Weekend Pass holders to gain free entry to local heroes ’s very own Bealtaine celebration at Stroud Goods Shed on Friday 2nd. Just come to the Box Office between 6-10pm, pick up your Weekend Pass and collect your free Marsh Marigold pass into the bargain. We only have 100, though, so don’t dillydally. If you don’t have a Weekend Pass you can still go to the Chunky Ball by visiting where some tickets are still available