Nick Lawrence live at Rosslyn Court

Event information

Nick Lawrence 23 July 2026


"A Very Original, Great Singer/Songwriter!" - Kent Folk on BBC Radio Kent
From foot-stomping folk to heartfelt ballads to historical commentary and story telling, Nick draws from the well of traditional and contemporary folk to compose his songs. His compositions evoke images of centuries gone by, be that wassailing in the winter, the re-telling of Viking raids in Kent, or spurned love.

In this past year, Nick has travelled around the UK performing at festivals such as England's Medieval Festival, UK West Coast Folk Festival, Ely Folk Festival (where Nick won the Spotlight Competition), Filey Folk Festival, Sandwich Folk & Ale Festival and Rochester Sweeps Festival , and has been booked for and Southdowns Folk Festival. In the past, he has even performed at Eaglewood Folk Festival in Ontario, Canada, and was a regular on the much missed BBC Radio Kent show Douglas Welch's “Kent Folk”.

In October 2024, Nick released his new EP 'Of Ash & Oak' which comprises of five folk songs, four of which are very much in the traditional folk vein. A follow up EP, 'Growing Up, Growing Old or Dying', was released in April 2025 and consisted of traditional folk songs that audience members requested recordings of.

Releases Reviews:
"That artists such as Nick Lawrence continue to perpetuate music making and story-telling within the folk tradition, in this case via the 'Songs of Ash & Oak' E.P., is both gratifying and welcome." - FATEA Magazine

"Nick Lawrence has an innate ability to draw you into his world. As he sings on his EP, I found myself really impressed by his vocal talents. His voice invites you to travel through his songs with delight." - Simply Folk Magazine

Review from Nick's performance at UK West Coast Folk Festival:
"...Nick Lawrence appeared to be a man with many songs, and in a hurry to share them, and with good reason, self admittedly Dylan influenced, he could demonstrate the urgency of some of his early work in particular, as though he had arrived via Highway 61 rather than the M5. It wasn’t all one man and his guitar though, as he was equally capable of delivering a fine a Capella number, sometimes with the guitar simply used as a percussion accompaniment." - North West Folk
Rosslyn Court
Expect a small, seated, friendly, quirky, listening venue with a heart – we have a tiny bar selling beer, wine, cider, gin! and hot and cold drinks -nibbly stuff and always a cake. The venue is accessible, on one level. You will be seated at tables or in rows, according to numbers in the audience. If you need to use your phone for texting or lyrics, please turn the brightness of your phone down and consider sitting near the back to minimise the impact.
Arrive at 7pm to get a seat, a drink and a chat before the concert.
The first hour of concerts is livestreamed on YouTube. You can watch it any time after 7.30 on the night of the concert via the Rosslyn Court Website. There is an exclusive second set for the audience in the room, including a Q&A with the performers. We ask you to make a donation, please, when you watch the livestream to help us to continue this service.
In buying a ticket you are entered for the Rosslyn Court raffle. You may win a CD …or a “Who Gives A Crap” emergency toilet roll! WGAC donate half their profits to water charities and are plastic free. People who donate or engage with the live chat during the concert are also entered into the raffle.
There is usually a floor singer and often a 2-minute community slot informing us of what happens locally. The second half starts with a Q&A and is not livestreamed. If you think of something you want to know more about in the first half, just ask! Sometimes there is another floor song.
The concerts usually finish well before 10. Except for Tim Edey because he is unstoppable. (We also run a B&B here hahaha)
If you want to view the livestream after midnight of the concert date then go to the livestream option on the website where all the old livestreams live.
Tickets are usually £12. We have a few at £6 and some at £18 to help us to subsidise the concessionary tickets. Sometimes tickets are more.
Please ring for more details, 07902140248
See you soon
Morag
Rosslyn Court
morag@rosslyncourt.com
www.rosslyncourt.com/events
07902140248
62 Sweyn Rd Margate CT92DD