Celebrating five years of incredible local music! 🎶
Since 2019, Stroud Song Contest has been a showcase for grassroots artists and bands from across Stroud and the Five Valleys – all vying for your votes and performing live in front of a supportive local crowd. Past winners Arty Jackson (2019), Katavia (2020), The Many Coated (2021), Portobello (2022), Tortellini (2023), and Jake Shaw (2024), have all made their mark on our community’s vibrant music scene (and our hearts).
Taking a break this year … enjoy the archive!
We’re taking a little rest from running the contest this year, but all past entries, winners, news, and highlights from previous years remain here for you to explore. Dive in, discover new favourites, and revisit tunes from summers past.
If you have any ideas for the future of the contest or if you would like to get involved, please get in touch!
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Congratulations Jake Shaw!!
We would like to wish huge congratulations to the winner of Stroud Song Contest 2024, Jake Shaw, who wowed the audience last night with his infectiously…
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A lookback at the 2024 grand final
Thanks again to the brilliant musicians who performed at the Stroud Song Contest grand final back in August, and to everyone who came along to…
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Please join us at the Grand Final
Hey local music fans! The 6th annual Stroud Song Contest Grand Final is just around the corner, on Saturday 31st August, and this time it…
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We have our finalists!
The time has come! We’ve crunched the numbers, allocating 50% to the public and 50% to the judges. Firstly, here are the top songs from…
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Voting has now closed
Thank you everyone for your votes! And a big thank you to our judges for their time and their carefully-considered scores. We will publish the…
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Last run down before voting closes
There’s just one more day left to vote, so please keep those votes coming in! Check the results here and maybe see who else you…
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Don’t miss these belters
Have you heard all the Stroud Song Contest 2024 entries yet? We have eight more fantastic songs to tell you about. Votes are coming in…
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Voting is open!
Stroud Song Contest 2024 is now closed for entries, and once again our amazing local musicians have sent us an exciting, rich and wide selection…
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Lots more songs to enjoy!
It’s the last day for song entries! Is this the final list or will there be more songs today? Well we’ve had a lot of…
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A message from Judge Phil Jones
As usual, this year we have the help of our venerable judges who help us keep things fair by giving all the songs a proper…
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Four more songs
We’re very happy to welcome Gavin Pond back to Stroud Song Contest – who made his debut in 2020 with the reggae-punk ballad ‘The Snail…
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An exciting start!
This year’s song contest has got off to a storming start with Johnnie Ha Ha giving us our first entry. Following close behind was Steve…
