Friday 6th - Saturday 7th July
Welcome to this years programme! Promoting a message of unity and peace, we have an exciting and diverse line-up, with family friendly events and activities happening throughout Stroud town centre.
To help make the festival as inclusive as possible this year, we have decided to do away with tickets and request that admission is by donation only of a suggest amount between £10 and £50 one donation can cover all festival events, pay as you can afford to help fund all these wonderful musicians and workshops. The Stroud Sacred Music Festival is a non-profit event managed by volunteers for the wider community, all the events and performances are paid for solely by donations and fundraising.
Online donations can be made here https://chuffed.org/project/sacredmusicfest2018
To help make the festival as inclusive as possible this year, we have decided to do away with tickets and request that admission is by donation only of a suggest amount between £10 and £50 one donation can cover all festival events, pay as you can afford to help fund all these wonderful musicians and workshops. The Stroud Sacred Music Festival is a non-profit event managed by volunteers for the wider community, all the events and performances are paid for solely by donations and fundraising.
Online donations can be made here https://chuffed.org/project/sacredmusicfest2018
FRIDAY 6th July 2018
ST LAURENCE PARISH CHURCH
Youth & Young Adults Evening from 6pm
With Razzmatazz Vintage Clothing, food stalls & Mocktails
18:00 Welcome and glow-up ready for yoga party
Highlight: 18:30 Glow in the dark yoga party
19:35 Ester and Amelie Grace: violin duet
19:45 Teva and Maya: aerial dance
20:00 Our Voices Now: acoustic and vocal
20:35 Sam and George: percussion, guitar, vocal
21:15 Bones like that
22:00 Headline: Natty
New for this year, the Friday evening event will be a young adults takeover with an emphasis on inclusivity, fun, expression, music, creatively, and spiritually. Come along if you're young of age or heart, and willing to try yoga in the dark. The event which is focused towards the mid-teen to mid-twenties age bracket, will be held by responsible adults, and will be alcohol free. Under 16's will need to be accompanied by a responsible adult & all adults will need to be accompanied by a responsible teen.
Admission by Donation (Suggested £10-£50)
Download the Evening Planner Below
ST LAURENCE PARISH CHURCH
Youth & Young Adults Evening from 6pm
With Razzmatazz Vintage Clothing, food stalls & Mocktails
18:00 Welcome and glow-up ready for yoga party
Highlight: 18:30 Glow in the dark yoga party
19:35 Ester and Amelie Grace: violin duet
19:45 Teva and Maya: aerial dance
20:00 Our Voices Now: acoustic and vocal
20:35 Sam and George: percussion, guitar, vocal
21:15 Bones like that
22:00 Headline: Natty
New for this year, the Friday evening event will be a young adults takeover with an emphasis on inclusivity, fun, expression, music, creatively, and spiritually. Come along if you're young of age or heart, and willing to try yoga in the dark. The event which is focused towards the mid-teen to mid-twenties age bracket, will be held by responsible adults, and will be alcohol free. Under 16's will need to be accompanied by a responsible adult & all adults will need to be accompanied by a responsible teen.
Admission by Donation (Suggested £10-£50)
Download the Evening Planner Below
| SSMF 18 Evening Planner |
Natty
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Glow Yoga
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SATURDAY 7th JULY 2018
STROUD SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS FORECOURT
Workshops and Procession from 11am
11:30 Singing with Liz Terry
12:00 Community Drum Circle with Katie Harris
12:30 Procession through Stroud town to St Laurence Church
Bring Drums, Flags and Colourful Clothing
BANK GARDENS & TEPEE
All Day Workshops & Events from 9:30
Food & Refreshment Stalls All Day
9:30 Opening: Fire Ceremony with Blessings and Goddess Altar with Gill Atkinson & Kate Dineen
10:30 Sacred Dance with Dawn Morgan
11:30 Children's Art & Craft Workshop; Lantern Making
Face Paint, Angel Shrines
12:30 Youth Highlight: Healing Song with Joe Holtaway
14:00 The Listening Voice with Liz Leachman (Resonating the voice with scales and ragas)
15:00 Children & Adults: Stories from Native America with Michael Stanton
16:30 Closing: Shamanic Drumming Ceremony in honour of the Earth and Sacred Feminine with Kate Dineen
17:30 Highlight: Lanteren Procession
Come spend some time in the tepee or relaxing on the grass, honing your drumming skills, singing or listening to stories.
Admission by Donation (Suggested £10-£50)
STROUD SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS FORECOURT
Workshops and Procession from 11am
11:30 Singing with Liz Terry
12:00 Community Drum Circle with Katie Harris
12:30 Procession through Stroud town to St Laurence Church
Bring Drums, Flags and Colourful Clothing
BANK GARDENS & TEPEE
All Day Workshops & Events from 9:30
Food & Refreshment Stalls All Day
9:30 Opening: Fire Ceremony with Blessings and Goddess Altar with Gill Atkinson & Kate Dineen
10:30 Sacred Dance with Dawn Morgan
11:30 Children's Art & Craft Workshop; Lantern Making
Face Paint, Angel Shrines
12:30 Youth Highlight: Healing Song with Joe Holtaway
14:00 The Listening Voice with Liz Leachman (Resonating the voice with scales and ragas)
15:00 Children & Adults: Stories from Native America with Michael Stanton
16:30 Closing: Shamanic Drumming Ceremony in honour of the Earth and Sacred Feminine with Kate Dineen
17:30 Highlight: Lanteren Procession
Come spend some time in the tepee or relaxing on the grass, honing your drumming skills, singing or listening to stories.
Admission by Donation (Suggested £10-£50)
OLD TOWN HALL, THE SHAMBLES
All Day Chant from 9:30am
9:30 Taize led by Rev Simon Howell
10:30 Children's Kirtan with Bharati & Dinesh
11:00 Sikh & Buddhist Mantras with Bharati & Dinesh
12:30 Youth Highlight: Medicine Songs - The meeting of the Eagle and the Condor with Michael Stanton
14:00 Earth Honouring & Heart Felt Chant with Maggie Moon Rose
15:00 Song of the Forest with Matthew Heyse-Moore
16:00 Highlight: Kirtan with Elehan Keshava & Shekinashram
Eight hours of immersive, participatory chant from musicians of Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, B'Hai, Druid, Native American & Spiritual faiths. Drop in or stay all day, chant along or simply be and enjoy.
Bring your voices, a bottle of water and mat or cushion if you wish to sit on the floor
CHURCH HALL UPPER ROOM, THE SHAMBLES
Workshop Events from 13:30
13:30 Rabbi Anna & an Introduction to Scriptural Chanting
15:00 Mantra Tour Workshop with Nawab Kahn
Admission by Donation (Suggested £10-£50)
Download the Festival Planner Below
All Day Chant from 9:30am
9:30 Taize led by Rev Simon Howell
10:30 Children's Kirtan with Bharati & Dinesh
11:00 Sikh & Buddhist Mantras with Bharati & Dinesh
12:30 Youth Highlight: Medicine Songs - The meeting of the Eagle and the Condor with Michael Stanton
14:00 Earth Honouring & Heart Felt Chant with Maggie Moon Rose
15:00 Song of the Forest with Matthew Heyse-Moore
16:00 Highlight: Kirtan with Elehan Keshava & Shekinashram
Eight hours of immersive, participatory chant from musicians of Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, B'Hai, Druid, Native American & Spiritual faiths. Drop in or stay all day, chant along or simply be and enjoy.
Bring your voices, a bottle of water and mat or cushion if you wish to sit on the floor
CHURCH HALL UPPER ROOM, THE SHAMBLES
Workshop Events from 13:30
13:30 Rabbi Anna & an Introduction to Scriptural Chanting
15:00 Mantra Tour Workshop with Nawab Kahn
Admission by Donation (Suggested £10-£50)
Download the Festival Planner Below
| SSMF 18 Day Time Planner |
Bharati & Dinesh
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Elehan Keshava
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Michael Stanton
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ST LAURENCE PARISH CHURCH
Daytime Events From 10am
10:00 Celebration of Life with Neesa Radhika
11:30 Dances of Universal Peace with Matthew Heyse-Moore & Neesa Radhika
Evening Event with Live Music from 6pm
With Razzmatazz Vintage Clothing, food stalls & Mocktails all evening
18:00 Opening Ceremony: Peace Chant by Matthew Heyse-Moore with the Raga Babas and Friends
18:30 The Mosaic Youth Choir (Greek/Russian Orthodox)
19:25 Sridhar
20:30 Local Highlight: Faeland
21:30 Headline: Maya Youssef
Closing: Universal Chant by Matthew Heyse-Moore with Raga Babas & Friends
Organ Interludes by Adam Langston
Following on from the days proceedings, a selection of the musicians will begin the evenings events with an original piece of unifying chant composed especially for the festival by Matthew Heyse-Moore. Later on we'll be treated to a divine performance by Sridhar; master of the sarod, a traditional raga instrument, followed by the ethereal sounds of South West based folk musicians Faeland. For classical fans there will be the Mosaic Pan Orthodox Christian Fellowship Youth Choir, and specially composed Organ interludes by film composer and orchestrator Adam Langston, allowing people to explore the Church space and its wonderful acoustics, grab a bite to eat or sit in contemplation enveloped by the sound. We are delighted to announce the enchanting Syrian qanun virtuoso Maya Youssef and her trio will be headlining. Bringing the festival to its conclusion will be the Stroud Sacred Music Festival house band the Ragababas joined by friends to close the evenings events with chant followed by contemplative meditation.
All evening there will be vast selection of delicious vegetarian & vegan food along with chai, tea, coffee, soft drinks, mock-tails, sweets, chocolates and cakes available to purchase. Visit the Razzmatazz stall and check out the vintage clothing available to spruce up your festival wardrobe, proceeds going towards Refugee Aid Stroud.
Admission by Donation (Suggested £10-£50)
Download the Evening Planner Below
Daytime Events From 10am
10:00 Celebration of Life with Neesa Radhika
11:30 Dances of Universal Peace with Matthew Heyse-Moore & Neesa Radhika
Evening Event with Live Music from 6pm
With Razzmatazz Vintage Clothing, food stalls & Mocktails all evening
18:00 Opening Ceremony: Peace Chant by Matthew Heyse-Moore with the Raga Babas and Friends
18:30 The Mosaic Youth Choir (Greek/Russian Orthodox)
19:25 Sridhar
20:30 Local Highlight: Faeland
21:30 Headline: Maya Youssef
Closing: Universal Chant by Matthew Heyse-Moore with Raga Babas & Friends
Organ Interludes by Adam Langston
Following on from the days proceedings, a selection of the musicians will begin the evenings events with an original piece of unifying chant composed especially for the festival by Matthew Heyse-Moore. Later on we'll be treated to a divine performance by Sridhar; master of the sarod, a traditional raga instrument, followed by the ethereal sounds of South West based folk musicians Faeland. For classical fans there will be the Mosaic Pan Orthodox Christian Fellowship Youth Choir, and specially composed Organ interludes by film composer and orchestrator Adam Langston, allowing people to explore the Church space and its wonderful acoustics, grab a bite to eat or sit in contemplation enveloped by the sound. We are delighted to announce the enchanting Syrian qanun virtuoso Maya Youssef and her trio will be headlining. Bringing the festival to its conclusion will be the Stroud Sacred Music Festival house band the Ragababas joined by friends to close the evenings events with chant followed by contemplative meditation.
All evening there will be vast selection of delicious vegetarian & vegan food along with chai, tea, coffee, soft drinks, mock-tails, sweets, chocolates and cakes available to purchase. Visit the Razzmatazz stall and check out the vintage clothing available to spruce up your festival wardrobe, proceeds going towards Refugee Aid Stroud.
Admission by Donation (Suggested £10-£50)
Download the Evening Planner Below
| SSMF 18 Evening Planner |
Maya Youssef
Sridhar
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Faeland
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The Raga Babas
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