Gigs are what we do best.
We are delighted with our line up of great live music and entertainment.
Nearly all gigs are ticketed, the exception is when it’s a Bank Holiday or our Beer Festival.
Please do book tickets in advance. We recommend doing this as many of our gigs sell out.
Recently added gigs
Cordelia
SOLD OUT
Cordelia O’Driscoll is a storyteller. Her lifelong fascination with the lore of classic songwriters has grounded her in the folk tradition of meditating on life’s small moments. On her debut Caramel EP and its standout single ‘Little Life’, she muses on fulfillment, gratitude and being happy with what you have. The track’s runaway success in the winter of 2023 proves that her message has a global resonance.
For this special show Cordelia brings her band to play the pub where she has played since she was 15, when she first performed with just her guitar and her voice.
Dead Belgian
Playing the music of Jacques Brel since 2007. New line up touring May 2024 #deadbelgian2023 #manouchetones #stealingsheepband #wizardsoftwiddly
TICKETS HERE
Burlesque
Once again The Magnificent Mr. Kai is bringing some top quality burlesque acts to our little pub at the top of a very steep hill just outside Stroud
Hands on Harps - Harp Lesson
Learn a different tune each week. Beginners will learn just the melody, more advanced players can learn an accompaniment appropriate to their skill level to go with it.
Bank Holiday Brunch with Stroud Drag Collective
It’s a first - bottomless brunch with the gang from SDC. Tickets available soon, food, drink and fun all included in the price. DON”T MISS OUT. TICKETS
Shanty Bants
A friendly gathering of folk, all inclusive and welcoming. Sing, listen and share your songs. <Meet in the courtyard, or garden. 8pm
Common Cow Comedy Night
A comedy evening of comedy raising funds for dementia sufferers.
Matthew and the Atlas, support from Foreign Fields
Solo tour from an artist we have loved for years. Welcome to Stroud Matthew and the Atlas. rics full of natural imagery and dark emotional heft – all delivered in his striking and distinctive vocal. In the process, Hegarty has quietly built a major cult following in Europe and and the US.
Alostmen
When one of the bookers from possibly the UK's most exciting festival, Smugglers, says that Alostmen are one of the best bands they have ever seen live - we had to book them.
ALOSTMEN are a traditional acoustic band from Ghana Using traditional instrumentation in entirely new ways. Their music is based around the Frafra traditions of the Kologo, a two-stringed lute, ancestor of the banjo.
The band of 4 musicians coming from different ethnic groups
Stevo Atambire (lead vocals) is a Frafra neo-griot and kologo master. His voice, music and messages have made him very popular among his people.
Wanlov the Kubolor is a popular outspoken artist of Akan & Balkan roots. He plays the accoustic guitar & the koshkas (pendulum maracas popularly known as asalato). He also raps & sings.
Abednego Sowah Ako is a Ga master drummer from La, a coastal fishing town. Sowah plays the bass-like gome drum, kpanlogo, other percussions and sings Ga folk melodies.
Aminu Amadu is a dondo (talking drum) maestro of Nigerian/Ghanaian heritage. He can sound out any melody on his instrument and is a human metronome. He has mastered the polyrhythms & grooves of West Africa.
Alostmen comes from "a lost man", one who is always on the move.
Alostmen received the renowned Songlines Award 2021
Stroud Valley Projects Fundraising Quiz
Fund raiser for Stroud Valley Projects, a blood great charity doing stuff that effects us all.
Los Domingos
Another afternoon of the best tunes. Family friendly and food served from 1 until 6pm
Boris and the Joy
Former member of Gogol Bodello, Boris Pelekh, now planting a tremendous new path of musical roots. An informal friendly free entry night in the pub with a world renowned musician - Boris is for sure going to give us a great night of entertainment.
Carol Hodge and Julia Othmer
This tour is the only time these songs will be performed together live, in an intimate environment and tonighttey visit The Albert. At the end of the tour, every ticket holder will be gifted a limited edition recording from these two songstresses. TICKETS
Natalie Holmes
‘A collection of expertly put together, beautifully executed material full of depth both musically and lyrically.’ - EARMILK
‘Fresh, adventurous, really assured’ - Tom Robinson on Radio 6.
‘...creating these conversations about mental health that we so sorely need.’ - CLOUT
Ezio
We are delighted to get these two giants of the live music scene back at the Albert, a show ton remember is guaranteed. TICKETS
Annie Keating
“One of the most refreshing female acts to come down the pike in a long while. Deep and provocative songs.”
— Maverick Magazine
Lavinia Blackwall
We welcome Lavinia Blackwall to the Albert , With support from Alex Tembling Bells TICKETS
Kit Hawes and Aaron Catlow
This is the rescheduled gig for earlier this year when one of the duo lost their voice temporararily. TICKETS
“At the top of their game” Mark Radcliff, BBC Radio 2
“Such dexterity, energy and passion.....mightily impressive" - R2 Magazine
Ray Cooper
NEW DATE COMING SOON Story based singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist living in Sweden. Former member of Oysterband,
Sunny Friday afternoon
Why cook when you can come up the pu ad chill in our friendly space, pizza and burgers served until 9pm. Dogs and families welcome.
Hands on Harps - Harp lesson
This is a laid back, casual session, we’re just trying to get people playing the harp. Morwenna can cater for a wide range of abilities, so whether you’ve never plucked a string before, play another instrument or even already play the harp a bit, come along and learn a tune
Monthly Quiz
Monthly quiz time - this time we have Rachel, Nathan and Rob and their team setting the questions. {lease do book a table in advance by calling the pub on 755600, or sending an email.
Beer Festival - Rob Quo and Sam Crooks, The Full John Monty
The Full John Monty,
and Rob and Sam doing a Folky/jazzy/ Blues thang
Sunday at the Beer Festival
, Caught by the River presents Roy Wilkinson’s Music & Nature Quiz 1pm (booking essential (via the The Sub Rooms/ Sub-Culture)for the quiz although pub open to allJazz Session 3pm with John Graham and friends
John Graham leads the jazz session during the afternoon.
DJ DAYOO 5pm Matt and friends bring the tunes to get you in the mood for THE BIG GIG
CANTALOOP 9pm -Funk Punk Soul Jazz Electro Rock Hip Hop
Beer Festival - Folk Pub Quiz with Caught By The Water
Caught by the River presents Roy Wilkinson’s Music & Nature Quiz as part of a collaboration with Pop-Up and our Beer Festival. The MOJO journalist and band manager, Roy Wilkinson brings the much-loved, festival favourite Music & Nature Quiz to Rodborough’s finest hostelry for a special Sunday lunchtime session.
BOOK HERE
May the Forth be with MUSIC
OPEN FROM 1PM UNTIL 11PM
Food served from opening until 9pm.
Music today from PEBBLE DAISY - making waves with her smoky resonate swirling vocals, dense shimmering textures of distorted guitar sound, commanding melodies, sad girl aesthetic and intimate confessional lyrics.
BOSSTRICH
Bosstrich knew they were complete when joined by a fourth fan of weird, alternative pop music, local singer-songwriter Lucy Barton. Since then they have been beavering away at making their own psyche-folk-punk-rock songs. Expect experimental yet catchy songs that vary from sweet melody to heavy doom psychedelic.
BERT USSHER
Bert Ussher is a solo project led by Robert Pearson accompanied by Marcus Jeffrey and Tom Gould. Their debut EP is set for release in July taking influence from 70s musicians like John Cale and 90’s French band Air
DOGSBODY
Music that infuses folk lyricism with a wistful tenderness, woven into raw and dissonant instrumentals, to create a full-bodied, cathartic sonic experience. The band blend the current vogue of grunge, jazz and alternative rock with the feeling of the 1960s folk l movement. They were long-listed for Glastonbury’s emerging talent competitio
Friday night at the beer festival
Open from 4pm until 11pm. Serving food from opening until 9pm
Four Men Singing.
Friday night kicks off with, yes, four men singing. A couple of members of the AK47 from Ashton Keynes, and a Spooky Chorale fellow too. W
La Gringo Negra
Katie West ( Truckstop Honeymoon) and her companion Jose Solo treat is to folkloric Spanish and Latin American heritage on nylon strings and double bass
Irish Folk session led by Becky Dellow
One of our favourite local musicians, and friends is Becky Dellow. We have seen her develop from a keen and brilliant young musician to a prolific played who is now a Doctor of Music. It really doesn’t get much more inspirational than that. Come and enjoy the collection of musicians that Becky plays with, and maybe come and join the session. Musicians and singers welcome. This is inside, with the beer festival outside under cover. Food served until 9pm
Beer Festival May Day May Day Traditional Folk Session
We are starting the beer festival earl as today is May Day
Prince Albert Beer and Music Festival
30 beers, ciders and perries. Free music all weekend and served served from dawn to dusk. Well …opening until 9pm each day.
May Dawn Dance
Gather at the Albert at 6am for singing, dancing from the Boss ladies and any other Morris dancers that come to join the festivities. There will be song sheets for a Beltane tune or three led by Bob Bray.
Licensed to sell booze, and serving tea and coffee from 6am to 8.30am . Also bacon rolls and vegan flapjacks.
Jurij Fedynskyj
Jurij Fedynskyj presents the lost, national
instruments of Ukraine, the traditional torban,
bandura, and kobza, in defense of Ukraine today. Free entry , collection will be made.
Swing Rioters
The Swing Rioters are a Gloucestershire based folk band providing musical entertainment to the count, playing from 8pm. Free entry
Finger in the Spring
It’s back - our wonderful Spring ritual the ‘Finger in the Spring” - Meet at the Kings Head, Kingscourt from 11am, and at midday the procession to the spring will start. After a load of fingering in the lucky spring, the journey back to the Albert will start at 2ish for dancing, drinking, eating and all the fun back here. While later. in the evening you can catch the Swing Rioters, a folky punky gathering of Morris and folk performers. Or there in
s Leveret at the Lansdown Hall.
Hands on Harps - Harp Lesson
Learn a different tune each week. Beginners will learn just the melody, more advanced players can learn an accompaniment appropriate to their skill level to go with it.
Shanty Bants
Ahoy ! And welcome to all . Meet in the courtyard, or maybe in the garden from 7.30pm for an 8pm start.
Quiz - fundraiser for Amnesty International
Fundraising quiz for the local Amnesty International group - call the pub on 01453 755600 to book a table. Serving food from opening until 9pm
Joe Martin
"Joe Martin is an artist who knows who he wants to be and has a voice of his own, a rare original glimmer in a sea of Nashville wannabes”
- Six Shooter Country
Read what they said in the SN&J
Flamenco Night
An evening of Flamenco music with singing and dance. Kostka Garcia and friends will perform their blend of music with an Andalucian theme
Sunday afternoon tunes
Exactly what it says on the tin - an afternoon of delicious vibes and toons. Family friendly, and food served all day. DJs Ben Pearce and DJ Vinyl Richie will spin the records.
Free entry,
Record Store Day Event - Bobby Lee
Free event with Bobby Lee, “ worn jean instrumental psych country”
Hands on Harps
We now offer 2 separate classes, depending on your experience. If you are new to the harp then please join the beginners group. If you have prior experience, or if Morwenna has suggested it to you, then please join the intermediate group.
John Graham presents ...
John Graham, the sexiest man in Stroud will be playing some of his favourite tunes on a plethora of instruments for both his and your entertainment. Enjoy some classics while having a pizza or burger in one of the friendliest pubs at the top of a very steep hill just outside Stroud.
TARREN
“Just the kind of band we need on the Folk circuit today. Brilliant!” - FRUK
“A Mini Folk Supergroup” - Tradfolk