Come on people, Stroud Song Contest is back! We are officially open for entries, so please send us your music! Let’s make this another blistering bonanza of incredible local music. Our live Grand Final will again be held in the marquee at the Crown & Sceptre, on Saturday 31st August, and once again, the pub …
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 listen and an honest score. We combine that with audience voting to decide who our 12 finalists will be. It’s all very exciting. Here is a message from Phil Jones …
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 Song’, and who last year brought us the unforgettable ‘Terrence the Tentacled Alien’. Gavin’s offering this year, Icy Icicles, though no less eccentric in its lyrics, has a much sadder …
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 Skinley aka moleville with March of the Invisible, a swirling melodic pop song with a moody 80s feel and ominous undertones in its lyrics. Steve lives in Stroud and wrote …
We’re delighted to welcome this year’s first submission. Straight in at the deep end with thoughtful lyrics and an edge of tension we’ve come to recognise and love – it can only be… founder member and drummer of Goth/Punk car crash, Alien Sex Fiend, Johnnie Ha Ha! His latest offering, Ship to Shore, has pensive …
We hope you enjoy watching the video highlights below as much as we enjoyed compiling them. Aaah, memories! What a fab night 🙂 Thanks to all the super-talented performers who took part and to those who sent us extra footage 👍
Congratulations to the winner of the Junior Stroud Song Contest 2023, Cleo! This is actually Cleo’s second time winning the junior contest because she won it in 2021 as well! What a star ✨ If you haven’t heard Cleo’s beautiful winning song ‘Bad Things’ yet, listen here or watch the Junior Final below 😁 🎵 …
Huge congratulations to the winners of Stroud Song Contest 2023, Tortellini! What a lovely bunch and what a great song! We wish them loads of success in the future ❤️ What a contest! Thanks to all the finalists who played so brilliantly last night: 3.0L Capri Mr Marko’s Outer Space Emporium feat. Anne Garcin Titus …
Well, this is it folks. The public vote closed last night and the scores are all in from our judges. We’ve crunched the numbers, allocating 50% to the public and 50% to the judges. Here are the final results from the public vote for the adult songs (Junior results announced separately in the Junior Final …
Don’t miss the Junior Final at 7pm on YouTube tonight, when you will get to see all 8 brilliant kids’ songs and find out who the Junior Winner is!