Carnival of Cryptids

29/05/2026

Next week folks! Singaround, 6:30pm Thursday 4 June at the Fresh Standard Brew Company. All welcome, hope to see you there :)

16/05/2026

TODAY! Carnival of Crytids will be leading the ceremony and singing songs alongside our friends Styx of Stroud Border Morris and Miserden Morris, and of course the riotous Swing Rioters.
Hope to see you there, 2pm onwards (and fingers crossed the weather continues to play ball...)

09/05/2026

Friends! You are cordially invited to the inaugural Blessing Of The Beer festival! There will be music, merriment, Morris, mumming, no doubt a bit of mayhem, and of course the all-important beer blessing 🍺🍻

Saturday 16 May, 2pm at the Fresh Standard Brew Co.
See you there!

03/05/2026

Hello friends our next Singaround is this Thursday 7 May at 6.30pm at the Fresh Standard Brewing Co, Stroud (on the A46 between Stroud and Nailsworth). Our first one was a great success and we're very much looking forward to this.

It is glorious May, so bring your songs of love won and love lost, rebellion, riots and protest. Or anything else you fancy really :)

We're a really friendly bunch so whether you're seasoned or a new singer, confident or not, all are very welcome to come and sit/sing in circle.

(Bring layers/a blanket - the taproom is open to the elements and can get a bit chilly)

08/03/2026

Yay! We’ve just had a track played on…

This week’s Marin Carthy tribute comes from his Steeleye Span era with three memorable tracks. Also, among the customary much more, there’s Moya Sweeney & Archie Churchill-Moss, Roger Watson, Sid Kipper and Proper English.

06/03/2026

Here's a rather fabulous Kickstarter. I mean, who doesn't love a cryptid?

Jessica Law James Colvin

Reprinting a romantic picture book about South Indian women who are in love with gruesome monsters. Bilingual English & Tamil.

23/02/2026

Singing together has wonderful, long term benefits!

From helping people cope with age-related disorders to altering our perception of physical pain, music's impact on our bodies can ring loud.

21/02/2026

Today we launch our album at the Stroud Wassail! Come along and hear us sing!

16/02/2026

Come and see us at this years Stroud Wassail! Saturday 21 February, from 11:30 am at the Museum In The Park, Stroud.

Beer, wassail, morris dancing and of course a bit of a Wassail sing song with us. Not only that but we will have our *new* CD for sale! Link to event in comments

13/02/2026

The Carnival of Cryptids ominous beginnings!

Whatever happened to the Ominous Folk of Hopeless, Maine? Well, they turned into Carnival of Cryptids... and they have an album out!