Hidden N0tes v0l.5
20th & 21st September 2025
Tickets
Lally MacBeth:
The Lost Folk
SATURDAY
20.09.25
TIME: 14:30
SVA J0HN STREET
Q&A Chaired by Matthew Shaw
Plus
STILL OUT ROOM at HIDDEN NOTES
SUNDAY
21.09.25
Stone Club DJs TIME: 19:00
shambles hall
Founded by local independent arts magazine Good On Paper, Hidden Notes Festival which takes place in multiple venues in the centre of Stroud, Gloucestershire (including churches, galleries, art centres, and independent record shops) focuses on presenting the works of contemporary classical, folk, electronic and avant-garde composers rarely seen together on the same stage whilst also providing the artists with a platform to perform new music and collaborations in intimate spaces. It also features film screenings, book talks, exhibitions, late night DJ sessions, installations and more resulting in a packed and varied programme of art, music, literature and film
A fresh and engaging celebration of the customs, places, objects and peoples that make up what we know as 'folk' in Britain. By its nature, folk is ephemeral: tricky to define, hard to preserve and even more difficult to resurrect. But folk culture is all around us; sitting in our churches, swinging from our pubs and dancing through our streets, patiently waiting to be discovered, appreciated, saved and cherished. In The Lost Folk, Lally MacBeth is on a mission to breathe new life into these rapidly disappearing customs. She reminds us that folk is for everyone, and does not belong to an imagined, halcyon past, but is constantly being drawn from everyday lives and communities. As well as looking at what folk customs have meant in Britain's past, she shines a light on what they can and should mean as we move into the future - encouraging us to use the book as an inspiration, and become collectors and creators of our very own folk traditions.
MUSIC
JAMES H0LDEN AND WACLAW ZIMPEL / ARUSHI JAIN / VIIBRA / KEELEY F0RSYTH / MARI0 BATK0VIC / ANNA PH0EBE / CERYS HAFANA / MEL0S KALPA / H0WL / FRANCESCA TER-BERG /SM^SHER / CHRISTOPHER HADD0W / RICHARD SAB0N / W000LHEADS
KiF Productions Presents
Still Out Room
B00K TALKS
LALLY MACBETH: THE L0ST F0LK
ALEX C0LES: FUS0N! FR0M ALICE C0LTRANE T0 M00R M0THER
FILMS
PREEMPTIVE LISTENING
SUB0TNICK: P0RTRAIT 0F AN ELECTR0NIC MUSIC PI0NEER
RESIDENT ARTIST
KIM FRANCIS
INSTALLATI0N
LIVING MATTER
