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The thing about people from the North East is their irrepressible and easy humour. Read this review about Amelia Coburn and you will just have to buy a ticket....
John Hayhurst writes:
... I have to mention the support tonight, who is worthy of her own review. Teesside’s Amelia Coburn turned The Wardrobe into her own fireside séance. Playing ukulele and with a voice so pure it could slice through silence, she plays “Sleepy Town”—a lullaby for restless souls—and you can feel the room tighten, caught between awe and disbelief. Her vocals have that crystalline, trembling quality that calls Joni Mitchell to mind, a natural vibrato that lifts every line skyward.
But just when you think you’ve got her figured out - a gothic alt-folk sprite, all atmosphere and ache, she snaps it. “Anyone on Tinder?” she grins, scanning the crowd like she’s about to start a pub quiz. “This one’s about all the knobheads on the dating scene in Middlesbrough,” she adds, before launching into “Nodding Dog.” It’s wickedly funny. The laughter bubbles up, but by the final verse everyone’s back, completely captivated by her spell.
That’s Coburn’s magic: the clash between her grounded, earthy patter and that unearthly voice. One minute she’s cracking jokes about Teesside’s romantic wasteland; the next she’s a siren channelling ghosts, with her tone swelling and dipping like the tide. It’s a rare mix—humour and heartbreak stitched together with utter sincerity.
By the end of her short set, the audience is begging for more, holding on to the last shimmer of her final note. Amelia Coburn —a northern storyteller turning everyday grit into something quietly transcendent.
John Hayhurst words and pic
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
[email protected]
www.rosslyncourt.com/events
07902140248
62 Sweyn Rd Margate CT92DD
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