Live Music at Rosslyn Court
Come and enjoy a wide variety of live music, performed by artists who have come from across the UK and are from all backgrounds and ages.
2022
Dec 1 Arcelia
song writing and singing of the very highest order
bio and tickets watch
Dec 8 Martin Carthy
welcome return of the greatest English folk song performer
tickets for live performance sold out but do join us on the livestream
bio and tickets watch
Dec 15 Christmas Party
Festive details to be announced
Dec 18 Tim Edey
Celebrated virtuoso guitar and melodeon player
2023
Jan 12 Open Water
local acoustic quartet steeped in the British Folk Tradition
Jan 19 Good Habits
Jan 26 Burns Nights
Feb 2 Gerry Colvin
Welcome return of one of English folk's great showman
Feb 9 Roswell
Award-winning Americana/folk duo
Feb 16 Simon Kempston
Scottish singer/songwriter with intricate finger-picking guitar work
Feb 23 Emily Slade
Outstanding guitarist and singer-songwriter from North Hertfordshire
Mar 2 Gumbo
Music with a New Orleans flavour
Mar 9 POW
Leading female folk artists celebrate the Power of Women Festival
Mar 16 St Patrick's Night
Mar 30 Den Miller
Strong melodies; catchy sing-along lyrics and intelligent lyrics
Apr 6 John Ward Trio
Eclectic music with powerful accompanied three-part harmonies
Apr 13 Elizabeth and Jameson
Welcome return of harmonious award-winning duo
Apr 20 John Connolly
Welcome return of charming folk legend
Apr 27 George Sansome and Matt Quinn
Exciting new collaboration by two leading lights of their generation
May 4 Edwina Hayes
English folk, Americana and rich northern singer/songwriter traditions
May 11 Naomi Bedford and Paul Simmonds
Acclaimed duo, born from the folk and country roots genre
May 18 Alden and Patterson
Welcome return of spellbinding harmonious duo
Jun 1 Paul Sartin
Due to Paul's tragic death, we will be featuring another artist.
Meanwhile, we remember him with love.
Jun 15 Na Mara
Welcome return of two fine story-tellers and musicians
Oct 05 John Wilkes
Doors open at 7.00pm
Performances are in two halves
☆ 1st Half: 7.30-8.30pm (with live-stream!)
☆ 2nd Half: 8.45-9.45pm
Tickets £12 - unless otherwise stated. Concession tickets at £6 normally available.
Good floor singers welcome - contact Morag in advance.
Bar with local beer, hot and cold drinks and home-made cake
(**allergy note - please be aware we serve unbagged peanuts at the bar**)
Book tickets on wegottickets (links above) or by phone on 07902140248
Rosslyn Court is a fully accessible and step-free venue, with a disabled toilet. Please let us know if we can support you in any other way!
Parking: Free parking nearby
Local bus: 8, 33 or Loop
Train station: Margate
Taxi: Thanet Cars 01843 333 333 / Central Cars 01843 888 888
We are committed to treating all users of our venue equably irrespective of age, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, race, faith, disability and other circumstances and also to ensuring a full range of performers are represented among our guests. If you have any concerns or special needs that you would like us to cater for or to be aware of, or artists you would like to see performing here, please do not hesitate to let us know. The studio area is fully accessible and has disabled toilet facilities. It is exceptionally important to us that all our different users feel Rosslyn Court is a safe space for them and so - in the unlikely event of any behaviour that might cause others to feel uncomfortable or marginalised - we do reserve the right to take appropriate constructive action to remedy the situation.
Links
Past livestreams - links to over 50 livestreams broadcast from our venue
Workshops - join us to have fun learning folk-music skills - beginners and advanced
Morag's 2020 blog - how we kept music live during the lockdown
Donate - help us support musicians through these hard times
You can watch our gigs as they are live-streamed us on YouTube. Please donate what you can, if you can.
We are surviving post-pandemic - with thanks to our faithful crew, Thanet Council, the Music Venue Trust and Arts Council England for their generous support - we couldn't do it without you!
Good practice covering live performances continues to be subject to changes which we implement any recommendations soon as they are announced. Below is our current practice, but this may of course have to change to allow for any new regulations.
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Deep cleaning of the studio between events
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Balanced air extraction from stage area
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Provision of hand-washing facilities at every table
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Ongoing live-streaming of concerts - to increase capacity and to allow participation of those who prefer to attend from the safety of their own homes
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Opportunities for social distancing as appropriate.
Lunatractors - Clair and Carli 27/10/18
Pete Doherty with Katia, Miki and Raff
29/10/18
Morag opens for Pete - 29/10/18