THE UPLIFTER

Lyrics

Stroud, you make me proud
To be associated with your little town
Stroud, you make me proud
Of all the artists you embrace from miles around

2007 was the year it all began
In the courtyard of an art space where the reggae record span
There was Alex, Una, Moina, Jo and Neil
That closeness never left us
We love each other still

One sold out show and then another
This traditional, it seemed to stick
In the valley of the Cotswolds, together we do fit

Stroud, you make me proud
To be associated with your little town
Stroud, you make me proud
Of all the artists you embrace from miles around

Musician and creator descend upon this town
So many end up moving here, adding to the sound
The waterfall that whispers to the trout at Ruskin Mill
The homemade pottery that sits upon my windowsill

Brunel, he built a goods shed here
We did a show, a band of Musketeers
The Mighty John Street Ska Orchestra played and shook the stone
We couldn't hear the trains pass by from brass section alone