BEHIND THE SCENE

GLOUCESTERSHIRE Issue #12 October 2014

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THE GOING GOODS

THE DRAWING OF THE THREE

HOT FEET

Gig reviews & previews

Gloucestershire gig guide for October

Welcome to October’s issue of BEHIND THE SCENE GLOUCESTERSHIRE. This month things have changed a little.

We’ve slimmed down a bit, changed a few font sizes and had a fiddle with the layout. But the most important

thing is, with the help of the University of Gloucestershire, we have copied the magazine 1000 times and

distributed it across the county.

We don’t deliver to random houses, we put them in record shops, venues, pubs and recording studios—places

where people who love music will actually read them. We don’t want our magazine to end up in a recycling box,

we want you to read it on the bus or whilst you are at a gig. We want you to circle gigs in our gig guide,

read our reviews and generally make the magazine a constant feature in your life—that’s not too much to ask,

is it?

BEHIND THE SCENE GLOUCESTERSHIRE was created because we were frustrated with having to be connected

to a hundred different Facebook pages to find out about gigs in Gloucestershire. We often missed watching our

favourite bands because we heard about them too late. If you’re a band, promoter, venue, pub, recording

studio, or just a fan of live music then please use us by sending in gigs for the gig guide, taking out an advert

or sending us some recommendations. This isn’t our jobs, we don’t make a living out of it—it’s just a glorified

hobby to keep us from hanging round on street corners. There will be a few teething problems as we make the

transition from being an ‘online only’ publication to a print publication with deadlines, space constraints and

delivery logistics, so you might have to bear with us whilst things settle down. But we’ll get there.

The important thing is that we all love live music and although we probably moan about it from time to time,

Gloucestershire is a great place to experience it. We want to tell you about it all. Call it a public service, if

you like. Enjoy reading the magazine and look out for it again in November.

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up to date at time of print, but often changes. We don’t want you to waste your petrol.

ALSO ON THE BILL: Greenfire (progressive rock from Manchester) and

Aramatus (a metal band from West Midlands).

WHAT DO EDENFALL SOUND LIKE? The unofficial soundtrack for a straight to

VHS gothic horror film.

OTHERS SAY: "This is a must have album for fans of the Gothic/Doom genre.

A masterful tapestry of delights, great musicianship, arrangements and awesome

female vocals." [Black Phoenix Rising website]

I’VE NEVER HEARD OF TWO RIVERS: It’s a family run recording studio on the

outskirts of Cheltenham. On weekends they host gigs in a cosy room that’s

equipped with high-quality sound and lighting. There’s even a bar too!

DO I HAVE TO WEAR BLACK? No, there’s no dress code. But you’d probably

stand out a mile if you wore a Hawaiian shirt so maybe leave that at home.

PRICE: £5 on the door. That’s just £1.66 per band. For more info:

www.facebook.com/TwoRiversLIVE

FEMME DU ROCK featuring EDENFALL

TWO RIVERS, CHELTENHAM 4th October

THE GOING GOODS To an outsider like me, hip-hop seems to be about

who has the most money, who wears the most

expensive jewellery and who can shake their backside

the best in a music video. I know I'm generalising, but

to me Snoop Dogg is just a loveable sidekick to Charlie

Brown and the closest I've ever got to the East and

West side is getting lost in Gloucester city centre on

a Saturday afternoon. However, within our county

boundary there is one band who represent an

alternative to that, a kind of 'happy hip-hop' if you

like. The band are called THE GOING GOODS and I

asked front-man Kishi to tell me what it's like being

in the a hip-hop band that aren't all that concerned

about bitches and bling.

"Hip Hop can be a really depressing genre and life is already full of misery, so we do our best to make people smile!

There's already enough people making music about how they grew up in a council estate or were never happy at school.

We have nothing against them doing that, but it's not for us! Music is an expression, so we express our happiness!”

The band formed when Kush (a beatboxer) and Kishi (a rapper) began performing together and were asked to perform

a longer than usual set. "Kishi knew Mikey from Uni and asked if he'd be up for playing guitar and singing and he said

Jack should play guitar instead. Hassan was there and it turned out that he played the bass! That was just over two

years ago. Mikey, Jack and Kishi all went to the University of Gloucestershire and Kush and Kish are mates from before

Uni days in Devon." I guess there's nothing like being in the right place at the right time.

In their short existence the band have played with long-time Frank Turner collaborator Beans On Toast and supported

Mr Nice (Howards Marks). This summer they also opened the Main Stage on a sunny Sunday at Cheltenham's

Wychwood Festival. "That meant a lot because our first ever gig was at Wychwood two years ago where we played an

afternoon set on The Pomme Stage! This year we got to share a stage with The

Stranglers, Gentlemen’s Dub Club and Boom Town Rats."

Recently the band have changed their name from 'KSH & The Going Goods' to 'The Going

Goods.' Why drop the KSH when the band have worked so hard to get that name out

there? "It just caused a lot of confusion! Although Kish and Kushi were KSH before, we

never really had a divide saying, “You guys are The Going Goods and you guys are KSH,”

we were just all KSH and The Going Goods. I think the time we got called KFC and The

Chips was the final nail in the coffin! Also, The Going Goods kind of describes us well."

Which bands and venues in Gloucestershire do The Going Goods officially endorse? "There

are so many! It's such a musical area! Emmett Brown, Simplistic Scientists, Boys in the

Wood, King Solomon, Galloping Cows and The Sound of The Sunken Foal. We also love St

Pauls Tavern, and Cafe Rene is always the dopest night!"

The band are currently working on an album which is due to be released next year. In the

meantime, they will be releasing some singles from it, so if the lighter side of rap music

is your thing, then like the band on Facebook for free downloads. Any parting words?

"Big shout out to the beautiful people at Behind The Scene Gloucestershire!"

Oh shucks, they really are the happiest band in hip-hop.

https://www.facebook.com/KSHandtheGoingGoods

Gig review: HARD STAIRS,

THEM SPITFIRES

Friday night starts the

way most Friday nights

start. I shower, throw

some clothes on and

then watch Sky Sports

News for a while whilst

my girlfriend changes

her outfit seventeen

times. In the end the

same news features roll

around again and I

shout up the stairs,

“Are you ready yet?”.

She then rushes down,

tries to find where she

last threw her keys and

we eventually drive to

Cheltenham and miss

the first support band.

As I said, a standard Friday night.

It seems that everyone must be running late because the

second band of the evening at the 2 Pigs (THEM

SPITFIRES) are already on and we have no trouble getting

to the bar, finding a seat or indeed generally having the

run of the place. The three-piece are noisy, raucous and

keeping alive the spirit of the Ramones with short songs

played at a volume that would definitely annoy your

neighbours. They tear through ’Duke Street’ and I conclude

that it might just be the best song anyone has ever

written about Cheltenham.

Then, unusually, a bloke dressed up as an Undertaker takes

to the stage between acts and reads a few monologues and

tells the odd joke (‘odd’ in both senses of the word).

Then, as if the evening could get any stranger, a long

haired chap in his 20’s wanders in off the street with a

carrier bag, circles the venue a couple of times, takes a

drink from the water cooler and then leaves again as happy

as Larry. I think I’m hallucinating as a result of a long

week at work and the pint of Stowford Press I’ve just

supped down.

Anyhow, a few more people make their way into the venue

and HARD STAIRS (a self-proclaimed supply teacher styled

blues duo) spend the rest of the evening knocking out

their unholy blues racket. And I mean ’racket’ in a good

way. It’s the kind of racket that gets the working week

out of your system and satisfies your urge to shout,

scream, holler and play a 12 bar progression on your

electric guitar. Well, I guess that’s why they call it the

blues. ‘Bad Moon Rising’ and ‘Folsom Prison’ get the

HARD STAIRS treatment (and by that I mean being sped

up several notches and almost regurgitated through an

electric guitar and drums) and the band seem to be having

a whale of a time despite it being a relatively quiet Friday

night in Cheltenham. Even the Undertaker in the audience

seems to enjoy it. [Photo by: Enzo Tozza]

2 Pigs, Cheltenham

19th September 2014

OXJAM TAKEOVER WHAT’S THIS ALL ABOUT THEN? A one day multi-venue

music festival across Cheltenham with all proceeds going to

charity.

OXJAM IS TAKING OVER: Subtone, Frog & Fiddle, Moo

Moo and 21 Club.

PROCEEDS GO TO: Oxfam, of course. They'll use your money

to give poor communities around the world the lift they

need to work their own way out of poverty.

WHICH BANDS ARE PLAYING? Over 80 apparently!!! We

recommend George Montague, Hattie Briggs, Kintsugi, Emi

McDade, Kitten & Bear Clay Gods, Kingsley Salmon and Gaf

Franks-Bayntun.

IS THAT BECAUSE THEY’VE

ALL BEEN INTERVIEWED IN

PREVIOUS ISSUES OF THIS

MAGAZINE? Umm...yes.

WHAT ELSE SHOULD I LOOK

OUT FOR? There will be street

artists, buskers, stilt walkers,

fire eaters and statues on the

streets, as well as an outdoor stage and after-party in an as

yet undisclosed location.

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM: http://www.wegottickets.com/

event/281546 For more info: www.oxjamcheltenham.com

VARIOUS VENUES, CHELTENHAM

18th OCTOBER

If your ears currently prick up

every time the much

publicised George Ezra comes

on the radio, then you might

be the type of person who finds a little space in your heart

for Gloucestershire's HUW (or Huw Edward Thomas as he's

known to his mum).

His new 4 track EP is book-ended

by two rip-roaring tracks ('Follow

Me' and 'Deep End,' after which

the EP is named) which are

perfect examples of modern folk

songs done the Mumford way (as

opposed to the Dylan way).

Delivered with vocals that aren't a

million miles away from the likes

of Jake Bugg and Jamie T, these

songs are propelled along by

clapping hands and fast guitars.

The 2 songs that make up the middle of 'Deep End' slow

the pace unnecessarily and although HUW has clearly spent

much time thinking carefully about how to create an

atmospheric sound, the mood of these songs (think ‘teenage

boy falling in love with a girl who moves away and writes a

song about her’) is in contrast to the first and last tracks

on the EP.

But, take my word for it, this EP is a great introduction to

a young singer-songwriter who has a little something about

him that makes you reach for the repeat button.

www.facebook.com/Huweddymusic

HUW ‘Deep End’ EP

REVIEW

THE DRAWING OF THE THREE evoke the sound of the mid-90’s when indie bands were actually on independent

labels and everybody was trying hard to shake off the massive hangover from grunge. If you’re a regular watcher of

live music in Gloucestershire then you’ve probably come across the band before. I fired some questions at Paul and

Lee to find out a bit more...

THIS IS A MAGAZINE ABOUT GLOUCESTERSHIRE MUSIC. PROVE YOUR CREDENTIALS!

Paul: I'm originally from the North West, and moved to Cheltenham for University. I now teach guitar lessons in

Gloucester. Lee and Dave are both Cheltenham born and bred!

THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME. HOW DID YOU FORM AND WHICH BANDS SHAPED THE SOUND OF THE DRAWING

OF THE THREE?

Paul: I met Lee just after I finished University and have had many bass players over the years. We found Dave about

three years ago, and since then things have really clicked. We have a mixed bag of influences. I'm big on Radiohead, Lee

loves his Iron Maiden, and Dave is a massive James fan. Common ground between us include the likes of Chili Peppers,

Muse, Foo Fighters and Charlatans. I think as a result we tend to focus on strong melodies, with a healthy dose of qui-

et/loud dynamics.

WITH SUMMER NOW OVER AND MOST BANDS NOW BUSY

SCRAPING THE MUD FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THEIR

VANS, DID THE BAND GET ON THE FESTIVAL CIRCUT THIS YEAR?

Dave: This summer has been fantastic for festivals. We played in

the mud and rain at Lechlade, at Brockfest as the sun came down,

and on a sloping stage at Milefest. The highlight of the summer

was being invited by Gloucester Guildhall to perform on their stage

at SportBeat. We can now say we kind of supported Razorlight!

THE WAY IT'S GOING FOR RAZORLIGHT, IT MIGHT NOT BE LONG

BEFORE THEY SUPPORT YOU! IN 2013 YOU RELEASED THE AL-

BUM 'BROKEN WALLS.' HAS IT HAD THE IMPACT THAT YOU

WANTED?

Lee: It is almost a year since we released 'Broken Walls' and the response we've had has been so positive. For us, with

limited resources, we've managed to record an album we can be proud of. Promotion is hard because everyone is fighting

for the same thing. All we can do is perform the best we can at gigs, and people then do come up to us and want to

buy the album.

THE BAND HAVE TWO DIFFERENT GUISES - AN ELECTRONIC AND AN ACOUSTIC VERSION. IN A WORD...WHY? OR

IN TWO WORDS...HOW COME?

Paul: Most of our songs begin life on an acoustic guitar so playing acoustic shows has always been an option for us. It

means we can be flexible in the gigs we play, for example we're playing Peppers Cafe in Gloucester in October, and there

isn't enough room to swing a cat never mind set up a drum kit! Also through playing monthly acoustic shows at the

Bayshill in Cheltenham we've expanded our setlist in the process. Our end game will always be playing electric guitars as

it opens up more sonic possibilities. But sometimes it is nice to pick up an acoustic guitar and bash out some chords!

GLOUCESTERSHIRE IS BLOODY GREAT, BUT HAVE YOU MANAGED TO BRANCH OUT INTO OTHER AREAS?

Dave: This year we've been focusing on playing gigs in Gloucestershire but I think we'll look to play other towns and cit-

ies in 2015. We have already played the likes of The Fleece and Louisiana in Bristol and ventured down to London too.

However, to make these gigs work we need to be going back again and again to build up a following, otherwise promoters

just don't want to know. It's a real problem for loads of bands.

OVER THE NEXT YEAR WHAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING IN THE DRAWING OF THE THREE CAMP?

Paul: I've been writing loads of songs recently, so we're going to spend some time in the studio soon and work through

them together. It is such an amazing feeling when you have an idea in your head, and through playing with Dave and

Lee that idea can become fully formed. And when you add new people and ideas into the mix, songs can move in differ-

ent and unexpected directions. That's the beauty of making music for me. It starts off with me and a guitar and turns

into a collaborative experience where we end up with something amazing and much bigger!

Lee: With some new songs under our belt we'll look to release something early next year, probably an EP. We've set

high standards with 'Broken Walls', so we're looking forward to pushing on from that and making the new songs even

better.

FINALLY, GIVE SOME SHOUT OUTS TO YOUR FAVOURITE GLOUCESTERSHIRE BANDS AND VENUES!

Lee: We've met a lot of bands and artists on our travels and there is so much talent in Gloucestershire! We love

Stressechoes, Emi McDade and Damon T amongst many others! Our favourite places to play include Cheltenham's Frog

and Fiddle, 2 Pigs and The Bayshill. In Gloucester it has to be the Guildhall and Peppers Cafe.

THE DRAWING OF THE THREE

http://www.drawingofthethree.co.uk/

MAD DOG MCREA OXYGEN THIEF

ALSO ON THE BILL: Carnivores, Atrevido and White

Crosses.

THEY SHARE A RECORD LABEL WITH: Frank Turner,

Solemn Sun & Ben Marwood.

THE PRESS SAY: “They seem to fill the giant chasm in

the heart of heavily distorted jerky UK post-hardcore fans

after Reuben decided to sell up shop and buy the

farm.” [Louder Than War]

YOU MAY REMEMBER THEM FROM SUCH FESTIVALS

AS: 2000 Trees, Arctangent, Download, Hevy and

Camden Rocks.

THIS SHOW IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: The Cheltenham

Underground, who will be bringing Chris T-T (2nd

October) and John Power from Cast/The La’s (15th

November) to the Frog & Fiddle soon.

BUT CHELTENHAM DOESN’T HAVE AN UNDERGROUND:

That’s true, but it did once have a Noddy Train which

was such an embarrassing failure and waste of taxpayer’s

money that it’s been swept under the carpet and erased

from memory ever since.

TICKETS: £4 from http://www.wegottickets.com/

event/286722

FROG & FIDDLE, CHELTENHAM

16th OCTOBER

FROG & FIDDLE, CHELTENHAM

31ST OCTOBER

XPOSED CLUB XPOSED CLUB? SOUNDS INTERESTING. WHAT IS IT? A host of talented left-field musicians all under one roof. It’s

a chance to get yourself out of your comfort zone.

WHO’S PLAYING? Two trios and a solo. HASTE, who is Hannah Marshall

(cello) Ingrid Laubrock (tenor saxophone) Veryan Weston (piano). Plus

Lauren Kinsella (voice), Chris Batchelor (trumpet) and Liam Noble

(piano). As well as Chris Cundy (bass clarinet).

IT’S A TOUR OF ORIGINAL & IMPROVISED MUSIC: Which isn’t as easy

as it looks.

THEY SAY: "An ideal trio with empathetic and almost telepathic skill."

SO IT’S FREE JAZZ? Well, it’s creative, it’s improvised and it doesn’t

have any boundaries, that’s for sure. It costs £7 to get in and £3 for

students, so not completely free jazz but worth the entrance fee to

watch world class musicians in an intimate surrounding.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.facebook.com/xposedclub

FRANCES CLOSE HALL CHAPEL CHELTENHAM, 10TH OCTOBER

FOR FANS OF: Gogol Bordello, The Pogues and Skinny

Lister.

THE BAND SAY: “Mad Dog McRea raise hands, lift

feet and start parties wherever they play with their

spellbinding recipe of folk, pop, rock, jazz, bluegrass and

‘shake your ass’ music.”

THE PRESS SAY: “Mad Dog Mcrea have this surging

rhythm to their song choice and stage presence. You

can really feel pace and energy build through the

crowd.” [West Briton News]

THEY PLAY: Guitar, whistles, flutes, fiddles, bouzoukis

and banjos!

PARKING: The West End Car Park is 2 minutes walk

from the venue and free after 8pm.

PRICE: £12 with tickets available from: http://

www.ticketsource.co.uk/bwmpromo

HOT FEET Being in a touring band must be one hell of a job. Who wouldn't want to spend 24

hours a day with their mates in a Mercedes Sprinter, play packed out gigs to your

adoring public and visit such faraway and exotic places as Ipswich and Stoke-On-

Trent (ok, so maybe it's not all that great)? Although still relatively young, folk/

blues quartet HOT FEET from Stroud have done their fair share of touring. And

with a 14-date run that takes them all over the UK in October to coincide with

the release of their new EP 'Mist Is Dust', I chatted to lead guitarist Jack Page

about what it's like to be in a touring band.

Jack says, "We all hold down jobs - they need quite a high degree of flexibility though

which can be hard to find. It can be a juggling act, but generally the band takes

priority!" October's tour is headlined by Cocos Lovers, a folk and roots based band

from Deal in Kent. "We played a few shows with them at the beginning of the year

in the South West. They're a great band - you can't help but be put in a great mood

every time you see them - and they make for fine company too!"

The tour was booked by Cocos Lovers and their live booker, and although HOT FEET

have previously played in most of the towns they are going to in October, it'll be

their first time in Newcastle. "We try and get a good spread geographically, although

sometimes its nice on a shorter tour to thoroughly explore a smaller area of the

country."

Do regional differences between audiences exist? Are you more likely to get heckled up

north or face a stony silence in Birmingham? "Normally the difference comes from what day of the week you are playing

on - people can be a bit more rowdy on Friday and Saturday nights, and that's understandable! There's not really huge

regional differences."

Leeds, London, Huddersfield and Winchester will all be tapped into the HOT FEET Sat-Nav at some point in the coming

month, but it is in their hometown of Stroud that the band are most looking forward to playing, not least because it

will give them a chance to sleep in their own beds. "We're very excited about the gig. The Goods Shed is a great venue.

We're promoting the show ourselves so we'll be doing our best to decorate the venue and make it a really special

event."

The band's new EP 'Mist Is Dust' is released on the day of the Stroud gig (October 25th). "It's been a long process

from when we first recorded it, to when we re-recorded it, to now releasing it. So we're really happy to be getting it

out there. It's going to be released on Smugglers Records. We've been working with friends on artwork and videos and

we're very proud of it!" The EP is available to pre-order now.

http://www.hotfeetmusic.com/

IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE WITH...OTIS MACK

BEST THING ABOUT MUSIC…

I would say that it has quite a high diversity of genres performed mainly around pubs

and some clubs. There will be something for almost everybody. It is nice to see younger

musicians coming in too.

FAVOURITE VENUE/PUB...

I have a few favourite venues but if I had to choose one it would be The Bayshill Pub in

Cheltenham for being such a stalwart and consistent supporter of proper live band music

(I hope that I haven’t offended the other venues at which we play).

ONE THING YOU WOULD CHANGE ABOUT MUSIC…

The one thing that I would change would be the high propensity of Open Mic sessions where people expect the musicians

to play for nothing. It is a cheap option for the venues so I would understand why they would want to do it. The idea

that musicians should not be paid for their work is a bit of an anathema to me. However the well organised ones do

perform a very good introductory platform for new musicians. I would say that Paul Newman’s Jam Session at The Bay-

shill and Daniel Keicher’s at The Restoration would be amongst the best in Cheltenham. Robert Smith’s sessions at The

Miner’s Arms at Whitecroft are also cracking.

FAVOURITE BAND/MUSICIAN…

Favourite musician without a question is Mark Boughton, the lead guitarist in my own band The Tubby Bluesters. He can

play in so many styles at a very high level and is able to play both lead and rhythm guitar simultaneously.

GIVE YOURSELF A PLUG…

You can find out a lot more about Otis Mack & The Tubby Bluesters on www.tubbybluesters.co.uk and if you have Flash

Player installed, you can hear music as well.

Look at all of these gigs we’ve listed for you! We contacted every venue in

Gloucestershire and it took us a whole evening to collate them—we even missed the

football on the TV. Who says that there is nothing going on in Gloucestershire?

You can view past issues of BEHIND THE SCENE GLOUCESTERSHIRE online here:

http://issuu.com/gloszine

There’s some great interviews, reviews and articles in our back issues that are well worth reading

(like the time I went to 5 gigs in Cheltenham in one night).

A message from Stroud Subscription Rooms: We all know Gloucestershire’s got Talent...why not

come and show us what you've got? We are now offering slots Mon-Weds evenings for acoustic

musicians, poets, storytellers etc in our bar “Mr Twitchett's”. For further details contact Bev

(bev.tanner@stroud.gov.uk)

IF YOUR GIG ISN’T

LISTED IT’S BECAUSE

YOU DIDN’T SEND IT

TO ME!

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WHO’D BE A...GIG PHOTOGRAPHER? WITH...

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GIG PHOTOGRAPHER?

Professionally for the past 4 years, however I've worked in the music

industry for the past 25 years so it feels like I have been documenting

gigs for that long.

WHERE ARE YOU A GIG PHOTOGRAPHER?

I photograph gigs all over the country but I particularly like our local scene, I think

it's quite under estimated just how much talent we have here, I love finding those

hidden gems and bringing them to life to a wider audience through my photographs.

WHAT’S THE BEST THING ABOUT BEING A GIG PHOTOGRAPHER?

Being able to watch and listen to live music for a living, meeting talented musicians

and their loyal followers, I love that!

WHAT’S THE WORST THING ABOUT BEING A GIG PHOTOGRAPHER?

The long hours, it's a lot of hanging about and sometimes if the band don't want to

play ball it can be a complete waste of time, in saying that most bands are awesome

and play up to the camera, it makes my life much easier.

IS GLOUCESTERSHIRE A GOOD PLACE TO BE A GIG PHOTOGRAPHER?

I think Gloucestershire is a good place to be a gig photographer because there are so many great bands around.

There are more live venues popping up now that are bringing in some great bands from further afield also, and

with the likes of Sportbeat Festival growing ever stronger the scene is just getting better and better.

WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU’RE NOT A GIG PHOTOGRAPHER?

When i'm not working at a gig i am usually working at some event or other. I love the variation of what

Gloucestershire has to offer, there is always something worth turning up to. Nott the Nottinghill carnival hosted

by the Cafe Rene is always a must, with a great vibe and people every year and also The Gloucester Zombie walk

- crazy and always great fun.

WHAT TIPS WOULD YOU GIVE TO A GIG PHOTOGRAPHER?

Practice, practice, practice. Get to as many free gigs as you can and just snap away, contact local venues and ask

for a media pass and offer the venue some of your best photos in return. Don't try and sell your photos at this

point, offer them to the bands, venues and festivals in return for them to promote your name and web page. If

you scratch their back they will scratch yours. You need them to build your portfolio so play fair.

GIVE YOURSELF A PLUG!

Right now, things are good, I'm happily well received locally and a little further afield and have met so many

amazing people through my work. I think I'm pretty well known for my work now locally which is all I can ask for,

and am pretty happy with my fan page as over 2000 people have gone out of their way to come and join me.

ANGELA ’STARK

IMAGE’ BRACEWELL

A FESTIVAL IN OCTOBER? AREN’T THEY TAKING A CHANCE ON THE WEATHER?

Not at all. Walk The Line is being held inside at The Frog & Fiddle, The Quaich and

The Beehive in Cheltenham. It’s all under three roofs on three consecutive days

(Thursday 9th October—Saturday 11th October).

WHO ARE THE HEADLINERS? THRILL COLLINS, Cheltenham’s premier skiffle

80’s/90’s covers band headline The Beehive on Thursday. MR B THE GENTLEMAN

RHYMER, the suburban face of hip-hop does the honours on Friday at The Frog &

Fiddle. And finally, at the same venue on Saturday, is SHLOMO who will be

bringing his beatboxing antics all the way from London.

WHICH LOCAL BANDS ARE APPEARING? Amongst others: Folklaw, Charlie Baxter

and Edd Donovan on Friday. Russ Poole, Dan Hartland and The Going Goods on

Saturday.

SO IT’S GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH JOHNNY CASH THEN? No.

I’M WASHING MY HAIR ON FRIDAY: That’s ok, you don’t have to go to the

whole thing. You can buy day tickets, or weekend ones (at a discounted price) if you’re up for watching

consecutive days of new and emerging music. www.walkthelinefestival.com

WALK THE LINE FESTIVAL

VARIOUS VENUES, CHELTENHAM 9th-11th October

Supported by the

Popular Music and

Music & Media

Management courses