A word from the Editor

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Cheltenham’s MND

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Furore

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BBC Glos Introducing’s Gemma Dunstan

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Fabio Thomas

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The Underground Review

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What’s On Listings

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10 Minute Review

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FrogFest Review

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A word from the editorIf you thought there was a lot going on in Octo-ber wait until you see the listings for November! It’s getting to the point where e could just fill an entire issue with listings if we wanted to.However we have managed to squeeeze some awesome reviews in for you to enjoy.

We have not one but two reviews of The Under-ground Festival one from Furore and another from Jen Duffy. We also see the return of Dan Gutteridge as he reviews the fantastic FrogFest.

Fabio Thomas takes a look at the county’s new-est music venue Sound Music Venue in his col-umn this month, while Tom’s 10 Minute Review is all about Walk The Line Festival.

This month also marks the end of an era as Gem-ma Dunstan submits her last column for MAG :( She will still be on BBC Radio Gloucestershire’s Introducing Show so make sure you tune in!

As we are so tight for room in our print issue October’s online issue will be a bumper one with extended reviews and and interviews so make sure you check them both out!

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Cheltenham’s Music Network

DeveloperThis month I want to have a little talk with you all about the Axiom.Hopefully this will give you an insight into some of the workings behind the system that exists to support music and art in our town as well as the function of local media in this set up.

I was recently contacted by a journalist looking to write up a piece on the current state of creative arts in Cheltenham and I happy talked about how Frogfest highlighted an abundance of perpetually growing local talent, promoters and tech staff. I talked about the heritage of the 2 Pigs and it’s unique position providing performance opportunities to under-18s. I spoke of the various factions within our community arts sector and my role on Cheltenham Arts Council and the Leisure & Culture group. I talked. A lot.

Needless to say this was all positive; I love our town and what we produce.Whether that is an experimental electro poetry act, run-of-the-mill four-piece indie bands or the Cheltenham Literature Festival, there is a wide range of cultural indulgence for all. I’m not even biased - a quick search of MAG, Face-book events or local entertainment websites will confirm what is on offer the whole year round.

What happened in the midst of this interview however was the inevitable: we worked our way slowly but surely to the subject of the Axiom. I would say the majority of people reading this will know about the Axiom so I will skip that part... I held a public meeting (which was incredibly well attended) around 18 months ago at the Town Hall to discuss what people’s desires were for community arts provisions. My conclusion to this re-search was that we lack the pecuniary support and necessary social framework (at the moment, at least) to support such an initiative. My opinion of this has not changed and I told the reporter exactly that in a ‘follow up questions’ phone call on the day of writing this piece.

Like I’ve said before, our town operates on all levels of the artistic spectrum and this is represented in countless ways across Cheltenham. What many (including myself) feel we lack is a centre, a creative hub to simultaneously celebrate and exploit the incredible amount of talent thatour town and county supply. I’ve realised now that this race is a marathon, not a sprint - I only hope that the level of re-sponsibility I’ve now manoeuvred myself into can allow me to start looking seriously at establishing a plan to address this longstanding issue.

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Popular Music course at The University of Gloucestershire for their contri-bution to the distribution of the fanzine.

FurorePromoting local bands, venues and talent.

Words: Mellissa Tucker | Picture: Rachel Purchase

For most up and coming musicians gaining recogni-tion not only within their local music scene but on a lot larger scale is a hard task to meet. That’s why Underground Festival has been thriving for over three years now as they provide that much needed platform for new music to flourish but at the same time bringing big name bands to Gloucester.

Dedicated to giving back to the fans Underground provides an opportunity to experience such a rich multiplicity of musicians absolutely free of charge. From bands such as All of This making their grand debut to a crowd in excess of three hundred people to seasoned professionals like Lower Than Atlantis in-troducing a new album to a legion of fans, it just goes to show that the spectrum of talent is vast. Whilst at the same time providing genres such as indie, pop and rock all the way to the extremes of hardcore and electronica this festival definitely caters for all tastes in music.

With three separate stages including “The BBC Intro-ducing Stage” it gives everyone the freedom to listen to numerous bands throughout the night but at the same time discover new music that they may have not previously known about before. Even roping in vari-ous acts from all across the globe like Aussie rockers Last Dinosaurs and American natives The Dangerous Summer it’s easy to see why Underground Festival is so popular. With past acts from previous years having gone on to really make a name for themselves within the competitive music industry it’s clear that not only is Underground Festival a great weekend out but a dedicated showcase of the best new music has to offer.For more pictures and reviews of Underground Festi-val visit www.facebook.com/Thefuroreprojcect

BBC Gloucestershire Introducing… is the show for your new music. Every Saturday from 5:30pm on BBC Radio Gloucestershire, you can hear the tastiest new cuts of unsigned music from across the county. Keep uploading your tracks at bbc.co.uk/introducing – and we’ll keep on playing the best in local unsigned music!

Catch Paul Moss and Gemma Dunstan presenting BBC Gloucestershire Introducing... every Satur-day from 5:30pm to hear the tastiest cuts from the county’s up and coming artists.

The 30 minute show also includes interviews with the people behind the music and a gig guide for who to see play live, and where.

BBC Radio Gloucestershire 104.7, 95, 95.8 FM, 1413 AM and on the BBC iPlayer

BBC Gloucestershire Introducing presenter Gemma DunstaN

Oxjam hits Gloucestershire this October, over the 26th, 27th & 28th you’ll find live music from local artists performed across both Gloucester and Chel-tenham. Venues include: The Registry and The Brunswick in Glos and Frog & Fiddle, The Swan, The Vine, The Railway, The Exmouth and the 2 Pigs in Chelt.

Prices for Gloucester are £3 per day or £7 for a weekend pass. In Chelten-ham it’s a £5 advance ticket or £7 at each event which counts for all venues. Loads of local artists will be performing for the Oxfam cause.

As we edge into November, local acoustic folk singer Andy Oliveri releases his single “A Heart That Sings Will Never Bleed” on vinyl. The track is released on Monday 5th Nov but the lunch show is the evening before on Sunday 4th at the Frog & Fiddle in Cheltenham. The event promises to be an inti-mate affair to witness the singer whose debut EP “Sing Mercy” has now sold out! Tickets will be £3 on the door.

Unfortunately this will be my last MAG piece. I would like to thank Amelia for all she does for the local music scene and wish all MAG readers happy trails!

Listen to Gemma Dunstan and Paul Moss live every Saturday at 5:30pm on BBC Radio Gloucester-shire 104.7FM or online. You can catch up on BBC iPlayer for up to 7 days afterwards.www.facebook.com/gemma.dunstan

Fabio Thomas on...Sound Music Venue

It is something of a stereotype to find a local music venue stuck in the back alleys of any reasonably sized town, shut-out by the hype-hop-trip-pop-shite-playing nightclubs, which tend to line the high-street. What is unusual however is to find musician’s hideout above a fancy Thai restaurant, and in a snooker club…

For those with their finger on the pulse, it will be clear that I am writing about the newest edition to Cheltenham’s music scene; ‘Sound Music Venue’. Dan Keicher, manager of the venue, had been gigging around Cheltenham for several years. It was this that caused him to become increasingly frustrated with the area’s lack of a dedicated music venue, which would cater to all tastes. Following discussion with Pockets Snooker (partner of SMV) he opened the club to the public on the 5th October.

Since then, the venue has played host to the local funk-fusion of Emmett Brown (band – not scientist) as well as the quirky pop covers of My Design. It’s also seen larger acts such as the young blues guitarist Laurence Jones, classic indie rock band Redwire and ‘The voice’ contestant Vince Freeman.

Sound Music Venue’s main difference from other establishments is that it is a members club. Whilst the may seem a minor drawback in the eyes of many ‘live-fast’ yuppies that do not have the time for such an inconvenience, the free membership takes no longer than 30 seconds to fill out. What is astounding about the venue is that it has seemed to hit the ground running. Its friendly atmosphere, reasonable prices and above all fantastic sound (ironic eh!) sets it in good stead for the future. A full listing of all future shows is available on their Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/soundmusicvenue.cheltenham .

The Underground Festival

Words: Jen Duffy | Picture: Tim Stait

Since it started in 2010, the Underground Festival has gone from strength to strength over the last 2 years, and one way of noticing this is through the line up. The festival that takes place at Gloucester Guildhall has 3 strategically placed stages throughout the venue and with bands ranging from local acts, to national touring ones and 2 American bands just on the DIY Stage, this year was shaping up to be one of the best yet. Because of the amount of bands during the day, I only managed to see the ones of the DIY Stage, so here’s a little review of the DIY Stage on the Sunday of the Underground Festival.

Harbour were the band given the task of opening the stage which seemed like the perfect slot for them. A local band that have only been together a year managed to captivate the audience and were defiantly one of my favourite bands of the day. The Thomas Nicholas Band were up next, the first of the two American bands playing the festival and were without a doubt the classic rock and roll band of the day.

A bit later on in the day, and The Dangerous Summer were about to hit the stage, the band I was most excited to see. A band that stormed through their set list and I think I was smiling the whole way through their set. If you haven’t heard of them before, make sure you check them out. Don Broco were another band that I knew would own the stage and that is exactly what they did. It felt like they had the crowd in the palm of their hands and a set that included a wall of death and crowd surfers was nothing short of what I expected from them. Playing tracks from their new album ‘Priorities’ and one old favourite ‘Thug Workout’, it was a great performance from them.

The headliner for the Sunday of the festival was Lower Than Atlantis. Probably not so underground anymore, but were an excellent choice for a band to close the festival. A well thought-out set list made sure that the crowd kept interest during the hour performance. A good balance of new material from the album ‘Changing Tune’ and their most popular singles such as ‘Deadliest Catch’ and ‘Motorway of life’ made for a great ending to this year’s Underground Festival, and I’m ex-cited to see what the Guildhall have planned for next year!

Cheltenham 02/11/2012 2pigs JUDDER: Halloween Spectacular 22:00 02/11/2012 United Services Club Tubby Blues Club 20:00 02/11/2012 London Inn Don’t Tell Gerry 20:00 02/11/2012 St Pauls Tavern Los Bandidos Del Tiempo 21:00

03/11/2012 The Bayshill Steamroller 21:00 03/11/2012 Charlton Kings Nighthours 21:00 03/11/2012 Albion House John Clair 20:45 03/11/2012 Frog & Fiddle Beat Route Foundation 19:30 04/11/2012 Exmouth Arms Kim Cypher Band 14:30 04/11/2012 Montpellier Brasserie & Bar Triple Sec Trio 10:00 04/11/2012 Albion House CJ 14:30 04/11/2012 Playhouse Theatre Joe Martin 19:45

05/11/2012 The Daffodil Swing From Paris 20:00

06/11/2012 Royal Union Paul Newman Trio 20:00 06/11/2012 Everyman Theatre Keith Thompson 19:30

07/11/2012 The Bayshill Gordon Wood 20:30

08/11/2012 Frog & Fiddle FrogSpawn II TBC 09/11/2012 The Cotswold Los Bandidos Del Tiempo 21:00

10/11/2012 Frog & Fiddle Rise Records 5th Birthday: 18:00 Sonic Boom Six, JLTSS, Fighting Fiction 10/11/2012 The Bayshill My Design 21:00 10/11/2012 Charlton Kings Club Affinity 21:00 10/11/2012 The Daffodil Trio Blanca 12:30 10/11/2012 The Cotswold Featherstone 21:00 10/11/2012 Albion House Tiger Feet 20:45 10/11/2012 Railway Jazz Monkey 20:30

11/11/2012 Royal Union Brunch with Guitar Music 12:00 11/11/2012 Albion House Vicky Layton 14:30

12/11/2012 The Daffodil Zoe Schwarz Quartet 20:00 13/11/2012 Rise Records Ethan Johns 18:00 13/11/2012 Royal Union The Coronettes 20:00 13/11/2012 The Exmouth Arms Bex & Franks Latin Jazz Quartet 20:00 14/11/2012 The Bayshill Bex, Franks & Friends 20:30 16/11/2012 Frog & Fiddle The Retrospective 21:00 Soundtrack Players 16/11/2012 Charlton Kings Knebakeye Alley 20:00 16/11/2012 The Bayshill Colin Hartley 17:30 16/11/2012 The Exmouth Arms Nicozzblues 21:00 16/11/2012 The Bayshill Los Bandidos Del Tiempo 21:00 16/11/2012 Somerset Arms Otis Mack & The Tubby Bluesters 21:00

NOVEMBER GIG LISTINGS

16/11/2012 Bell Inn Colin Hartley 20:30

17/11/2012 The Bayshill Free Wheeling Blues 21:00 17/11/2012 Saracens Club Over The Hill 21:00 17/11/2012 Charlton Kings Club Vivo 21:00 17/11/2012 Albion House Crazzy88 20:45 17/11/2012 The Bayshill Colin Hartley 17:30 17/11/2012 Bell In Colin Hartley 20:30 17/11/2012 The Strand Revue 21:00 17/11/2012 The Daffodil Ben Thomas Trio 12:30 17/11/2012 The Exmouth Arms John D’Ambrosio 21:00 17/11/2012 2pigs Black Dogs, The Orchard, 20:00 Palm Reader & Black Shapes

18/11/2012 Royal Union Brunch with Guitar Muisc 12:30 18/11/2012 Royal Union Groove Front 20:00 18/11/2012 Albion House Nobby 14:30 19/11/2012 The Daffodil Ben Holder Quartet 20:00

20/11/2012 Royal Union Paul Newman Trio 20:00

23/11/2012 Bath Road Christmas Parade 20:00

24/11/2012 2pigs The Program Initiative 21:00 24/11/2012 The Bayshill Jibbafish 21:00 24/11/2012 The Cotswold Over The Hill 21:00 24/11/2012 Charlton Kings Club D’Silvo 21:00 24/11/2012 Albion House Erebus 20:45 24/11/2012 Five Alls Knebakeye Alley 21:00 24/11/2012 The Exmouth Arms The Coronettes 21:00 24/11/2012 The Daffodil Mo Jazz 12:30

25/11/2012 Royal Union Brunch with Guitar Music 12:30 25/11/2012 Albion House Jason Lee 14:30

26/11/2012 The Daffodil Remi Harris Trio 20:00

27/11/2012 Royal Union Tala Scott 20:00

Gloucester 01/11/2012 The Guildhall From The Jam 19:30

02/11/2012 The Guildhall Jack Savoretti 19:30 02/11/2012 Café Rene Tsars & Oui Legionnaires 23:00 02/11/2012 Wotton Hall Rockology 20:00

03/11/2012 Cross Keys Array of Gloucester Talent 12:00

05/11/2012 The Guildhall Folk Unplugged 20:00

07/11/2012 Café Rene Folklaw 21:00

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08/11/2012 The Guildhall Spector 19:30

09/11/2012 Café Rene Hip Route 23:00

14/11/2012 Café Rene Tom Browning 21:00

15/11/2012 The Guildhall Simon McBride 19:30

16/11/2012 The Guildhall Mad Dog Mcrea & Cosmo Jarvis 19:30 16/11/2012 Café Rene The Deltarays 23:00

17/11/2012 The Guildhall Nearly Dan: The Spirit & 19:30 Sound of Steely Dan

20/11/2012 The Guildhall MusicLab 19:30

21/11/2012 Café Rene Lost Soul Wayne 21:00

22/11/2012 The Guildhall Sharon Shannon 19:30 22/11/2012 The Brunswick The Wizards of Oz 21:00

23/11/2012 The Guildhall Martin Barre’s New Day 19:30 23/11/2012 Café Rene Gotcha 23:00

24/11/2012 The Guildhall Choir Factor 19:00 24/11/2012 The Brunswick Skate-Punk Half Dayer 19:00

25/11/2012 The Guildhall Peter Hook & The Light Present 19:30 Unknown Pleasures: A Joy Division Celebration 28/11/2012 The Guildhall Alabama 3 19:30 28/11/2012 Café Rene Live at Gloucester Studio 21:00

30/11/2012 The Guildhall Panic Room 19:30 30/11/2012 Café Rene Funke and the Two Tone Baby 23:00

Stroud 02/11/2012 Crown & Septre All Cramped Up 21:00 02/11/2012 Sub Rooms Hazel O’Connor 20:00 03/11/2012 Sub Rooms Stroud Ceilidhs 20:00

04/11/2012 Sub Rooms Lenny Henry: Pop Life! 19:30 10/11/2012 Sub Rooms Pemberton Band 19:30

13/11/2012 Sub Rooms Georgie Fame 19:30

16/11/2012 Sub Rooms Geno Washington 20:00

17/11/2012 Sub Rooms Not the Rolling Stones 20:00

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23/11/2012 Sub Rooms The Dylan Project 20:00

24/11/2012 Sub Rooms Stroud Choral Society 19:30

25/11/2012 Sub Rooms Jo Caulfield 19:30

29/11/2012 Sub Rooms The Idiot Bastard Band 20:00

30/11/2012 Sub Rooms Friday Night Live 20:00

Birdlip 02/11/2012 Royal George Scott 20:30

09/11/2012 Royal George Greg Winters 20:30

17/11/2012 Royal George Tom Jurgens 20:30

23/11/2012 Royal George Revue 20:30

30/11/2012 Royal George MI Brown 20:30

Tewkesbury 03/11/2012 Croft Farm Over The Hill 20:00 03/11/2012 DD’s Reloaded 21:00

14/11/2012 Theoc House Kim Cypher Band 21:00

25/11/2012 Nottingham Arms Sax N Axe 20:30

28/11/2012 Theoc House Jo Silver & Café Bohemia 21:00

Woodmancote 01/11/2012 Apple Tree Sian & Ray Chandler 21:00

08/11/2012 Apple Tree Jim Ramsey 21:00

15/11/2012 Apple Tree Short and Sweet 21:00

22/11/2012 Apple Tree Folk Law 21:00

29/11/2012 Apple Tree Bryn Thomas 21:00

Cinderford 10/11/2012 Miners Welfare Hall Tom Jones Tribute 21:00

17/11/2012 Miners Welfare Hall Shoopbop 21:00 23/11/2012 Miners Welfare Hall My Name is Earl 21:00

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10 Minute ReviewWalk The Line Festival @ The Railway/Frog & Fiddle, Cheltenham (06.10.12)

Walk The Line festival was a game of two halves for us this year. The first half was played at the Railway, which had an atmosphere not dissimilar to a local derby. Regional (mostly acoustic) acts played at the far end of the room whilst those in attendance listened but also chatted to their friends because it was the weekend. In the starting lineup (yes, I’m continu-ing with the football analogies), Edd Donovan was more than background music with his Bob Dylan twang whilst Kenny Vaughn was background music as he played purely instrumentals. The Railway scored an own goal as they seemed unprepared for the busy evening rush (we waited over an hour for our sausage and mash to arrive). Not ones to dwell on an overworked kitchen, we came out for the second half at the Frog & Fiddle which immediately pulled one back with the bouncy indie-pop enthusiasm of Alphabet Backwards. They reminded me of Ooberman, which in turn reminded me of

watching Ooberman at Reading Festival in 2000 whilst eating an iced lolly. Following that, Gunning For Tamer played out a meandering next 25 minutes where the ball seemed to be stuck in the middle of a muddy pitch until My First Tooth and their range of instruments (violins, banjos, you name it) scored an absolute blinder from 30 yards. You just knew it was coming. Into time added on, Johnny Foreigner

were put on to provide a bit of pace, covering every blade of grass like a fresh-faced 18 year old, albeit with a highly un-predictable end product. As the final whistle went, the crowd went home satisfied with a score draw awaiting the reverse fixture.www.10minutereviews.tumblr.com

24/11/2012 Miners Welfare Hall Soundspace Fundraiser 21:00

Conderton 02/11/2012 Yew Tree Rich Goble 21:00

14/11/2012 Yew Tree Folk/Acoustic Session 21:00

Cirencester 30/11/2012 The Golden Cross Otis Mack & The Tubby Bluesters 21:00

Coleford10/11/2012 Feathers Hotel Otis Mack & The Tubby Bluesters 21:00

Winchcombe 06/11/2012 Corner Cupboard Bluegrass Session 21:00

Open Mic Nights Tuesday St Paul’s Tavern, Cheltenham Friday The Fiery Angel, Cheltenham Tuesday Salisbury Inn, Cheltenham Friday Royal George Hotel, Cheltenham Friday Gardners Arms, Tewkesbury Wednesday Cross Keys, Gloucester Wednesday Norwood Arms, Cheltenham Sunday Under the Edge Arts, Wotton Under Edge Sunday Royal Union, Cheltenham Thursday The Strand Bar, Cheltenham Sunday Walls Country & Western Club, Gloucester Sunday Sound Music Venue, Cheltenham Thursday Hogs Head, Cheltenham Sunday The Cotswold Inn, Cheltenham Thursday The Restoration, Cheltenham Sunday Fat Tony’s Jam Session - Somerset Arms, Cheltenham

NOVEMBER GIG LISTINGS

FrogFest

Words & Picture: Dan GutteridgeHow will September 2012 be remembered? The Ryder Cup? Nope. Several political party conferences? Don’t be silly. The Olympic parade in Trafalgar square? Not even close. If you’re a music lover residing in Cheltenham theres only one thing your going to remember September 2012 for…the third annual Frogfest. And when they said this one was going to be bigger and better than ever, they weren’t lying. 1 venue. 2 and a half days of music. 3 stages. 77 acts. A bath load of alcohol and a shed load of good times.

First: the housekeeping. I tried my hardest to see as many of the 77 billed acts as possible, so I shall rattle off the band reviews and top them of with a score of 1-5 MAGS: 1 being shockingly bad, 5 being shockingly good. Simple.Novella Noise were a strong highlight in the barn on Friday. Their first gig with their new drummer and under the name of Novella Noise they woke the barn right up. Their in-your-face music was similar to that of The Blackout but with a lovely unexpected twist of some keys. 3 MAGS

Friday really belonged to only one band. The recently reunited Floppy Hair Oh Yeah took to the Agents stage and did their best to smash everyone’s ear drums into oblivion. ‘Wear a Headband’ quite literally brought the house down (I’m still picking flecks of Frog ceiling out of my hair now). 4MAGs

Some of the highlights from the Tent stage on the Satur-day were Oui Legionnaires, a fine example of Indie music, maybe their only down fall being that their music is more suited to that of the mid 2000’s, cracking none the less 3MAGS. The Me Me Me’s brought their rock and tore up the Tent. Each member of the band had a style about them that was very hard for you to take yours eyes off of.

Jake and the Jellyfish returned for another year and brought their A-game to the Barn with a mix of acoustic music and gravelly New Orleans-esque vocals. A joy to listen to; 4MAGS. I was quite impressed with Fighting Fric-tion until the front man told me to fuck off later on that night. 1MAG. Mad Apple Circus and 7 piece reggae / ska / punk / fun time band from Bristol set the night up brilliantly as sub headliners. Their music couldn’t help but put a smile on ev-eryone’s faces. Catchy courses and great hooks. 4MAGS.

At this point I’d like to say that one band made the night: Swift Manoeuvre returned to a packed barn packing a punch. A violent pit took shape 3 songs in and remained until the end. Crowd surfing was encouraged for all. The self-titled tune ‘Swift Maneouver’ was a personal highlight among many. 5MAGS.

A young man named Charlie Baxter did his best to steal the show; glow sticks flying everywhere; dance moves flying everywhere, Charlie himself flying everywhere. It was quite a show. The covers of Gaga and Bloodhound Gangs ‘The

Bad Touch’ got everyone in the tent shaking a leg. Terrific. 5MAGS.

The Sunday promised to be the best day of the lot. Joe Summers, Neil Morris and Jim Lockey got the tent jamming and rocking as you would rightly expect from the Chel-tenham regulars. Jim, in particular, played a rousing set to a busy tent. Charlie Baxter completed his hat-trick of appearances with Last Nights Victory, however it was probably my least favourite of the three. LNV brought the American rock to the barn, but it was all a bit to samey for me. 3MAGS.

Heroes of Hanoi, a 3-piece Alt-Rock group from Worcester was very tight as a band but again all their tunes seemed to roll into one; 3MAGS. Dear Chicago added a welcome brake from the guitar music in the barn. The group from Oxford added some delightful gentle Indie music to the tent, brilliantly positioned on the line up to allow everyone a bit of a chill on Sunday afternoon. 4MAGS.

It was then back to The Barn to see in the evening with a vast array of folk. Newly converted veggie Andy Oliveri got the ball rolling. On what turned into quite a rainy and drab Sunday afternoon, his music lifted the spirits and provided a delightful sound track to the weather. A set which featured a very well crafted musician going about his work in quite an elegant way, threw in a few sing-a-longs and every one had a smile on their face. 4MAGS.

Old Colours and Midnight Mile were both entertaining in their own right. Midnight Mile’s lyrics in particular had me captivated. 3MAGS. Boat to Row, however, were the stand out of the day in the barn. The piece shared harmonies to make your hairs stand up straight. Their new single ‘Freedom’ is available now. Cracking band, 5MAGS. Thrill Collins closed the festival like only they can. The songs the skiffle trio covered were well thought out. They make you dance with a smile as big as the amazon at the same time. Great booking at the end of the night, 4MAGS.

The event was truly brilliant. Each stage was ran smoothly, each act that was booked delivered in their own right, and just because they weren’t my cup of tea doesn’t mean they weren’t somebody else’s. Its arguably the best weekend for local music in the county, and I don’t believe any other event gives you the chance to see local artists, no matter how small or how established, as up close and personal as this one.

Here’s to another three years!!!

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MAG Editor Amelia Scognamiglio | Cover Design Jordan Bonner | Listings Contributor Ollie West | Staff Writers Gemma Dunstan, Fabio Thomas, Dan Gutteridge, Amy, Brunsdon, Furore-Alice Muir, Tom of 10 Minute Reviews| Thanks to all the people who contributed to issue TWENTY TWO of MAG, special thanks (again) goes to Nicky Hughes @ The University of Gloucestershire for organising the funding and production of this work and to Andrew Lansley for continuing to support MAG and everything musical in Gloucestershire| All work remains property of the original owner, used with permission. Reproduction in whole or any part (especially the listings) of this fanzine would be awesome as it’s great to spread the word people, just make sure you credit the fanzine.