Artists 2025
TAMSIN ELLIOTT
NOv 27th - The CROWN HOUSE, ST LEonards
Tamsin is a folk musician, composer and film-maker based in Bristol, UK. With roots in the dance tunes of the British Isles, her interests and playing styles extend to European and Middle Eastern musics as well as experimental and ambient sounds. Her "beautiful, filmic compositions for accordion, harp, whistle and voice" (The Guardian) are grounded in tradition, whilst pushing boundaries and exploring minimalist, neo-classical, sound art and other non-traditional formats.
Her debut solo album ‘FREY’, which features the playing of Sid Goldsmith and Rowan Rheingans, was released to critical acclaim on Penny Fiddle Records in June 2022. Tamsin is well known as a collaborator and plays with duo partner Tarek Elazhary (Oud), is a co-founder of festival favourite group Solana and performs with European folk quintet Hedera, as well as in various traditional folk and ceilidh ensembles. Join Tamsin in the intimate setting of The Crown House in St Leonards for a sneak preview of new music from her second solo disc, The Meeting Tree.
Thursday 27th November
The Crown House, St Leonards
Doors 7pm/Music 8pm
FLOCK
DEC 12 - White Rock THEATRE STUDIO
Altjazz supergroup FLOCK comprise an exceptional line-up featuring Bex Burch (Vula Viel/Leafcutter John), Sarathy Korwar (UPAJ Collective/Anoushka Shankar), Tamar Osborn (Collocutor/Dele Sosimi), and Al MacSween (Kefaya/Yazz Ahmed).
Their 2nd album, FLOCK II, was recorded amongst the scenes of the West Wales coastline and countryside. Nestled amongst the environs of the mystical Druidstone, the group crafted unique musical devices for each piece, taking inspiration from unconventional structures and atmospheres.
The group's ability to showcase and utilise musical shapes and repeated patterns set a state of mind and a unique approach to their compositions. The fruits of a strong and joyful bond between five of the UK’s finest musicians, FLOCK stands as another essential listening experience without genre or category. This rare end-of-year appearance is one not to be missed.
Friday 12th December
White Rock Theatre Studio, Hastings
Doors 7pm, Music 8pm
Artists 2026
MUSIC FOR MIDWINTER
JAN 29th - LISA KNAPP & GERRY DIVER
Lisa Knapp and Gerry Diver, a dynamic duo, fuse their deep-seated love for English and Irish folk traditions into a vibrant project that's as grounded in tradition as it is daring in innovation. With Knapp's distinctive voice and her skill in weaving the ancient with the contemporary, alongside Diver's fiddle virtuosity and trailblazing production, they're crafting an auditory journey that honours the past while boldly stepping into new musical territories.
STUDIO 27, WHITE ROCK THEATRE, HASTINGS
DOORS 7PM, MUSIC 8PM
JAN 30th - FRIDAY FOLK TRIPLE BILL
TAREK ELAZHARY//MIKEY KENNEY//ANNA RHEINGANS
Tarek Elazhary, an Egyptian oud player and composer, graduated from the Arab Oud House in 2014 under the mentorship of the renowned Iraqi oud player, Nasser Shamma. Tarek, along with English multi-instrumentalist and composer Tamsin Elliott, released their debut album, “So Far We Have Come”; which brilliantly explores similarities and unique aspects of Egyptian and English folk traditions, to foster cross-cultural connections.
Mikey Kenney is primarily a respected fiddle player, singer, songwriter and composer from Liverpool, but he is also a multi-instrumentalist, often performing many of the parts on his recordings. Embracing duality, Kenney is very much the musical outsider artist; he is hailed by many as an important conduit of both English and Irish traditional fiddle music and yet he is constantly composing alternative and progressive music of his own.
Anna Rheingans is an award-winning musician, composer, songwriter and textile artist from the Peak District. Based in the UK and France, Anna performs with various projects, regularly tours across the UK and Europe. She plays violin, 5-string Banjo, Tambourin à Cordes, Flabuta, and sings.
THE CROWN HOUSE, ST LEONARDS
DOORS 7PM, MUSIC 7.30PM
JAN 31st IDRîsî ENSEMBLE
The renowned vocal ensemble takes its name from the Islamic cartographer, Muhammad al-Idrîsî (1100–1165), who was born in Ceuta, educated in Cordoba, and invited to the court of Norman King Roger II of Sicily to reimagine what would become a revolutionary map of the known world.
Playing and singing ancient music from all over the Mediterranean, this spellbinding ensemble will warm you to your very core with dynamic plainchant, and mystical harmonies with their new programme, Trinity & Quadrivium. Join us for a candlelit concert in the magical acoustic of Christchurch in St Leonards.
CHRISTCHURCH, SILCHESTER ROAD, ST LEONARDS
DOORS 7PM, MUSIC 7.30PM
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