DOUBLE-HEADER: ELIZA DELF & THE WILDERNESS and NICK LAWRENCE

Gigs · Otford

DOUBLE-HEADER: ELIZA DELF & THE WILDERNESS and NICK LAWRENCE

Friday 19 February 2027 · Doors 19:00

Memorial Hall, Otford

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DOUBLE-HEADER: ELIZA DELF & THE WILDERNESS and NICK LAWRENCE is on Friday 19 February 2027 at Memorial Hall, Otford, with doors at 19:00. Tickets start at £8.80, including the booking fee.

ELIZA DELF & THE WILDERNESS are musical free spirits but what really sets them apart is their genre-defying musical alchemy, drawing on the untamed energy of alt-indie, the dark textures of gothic folk noir, and the imaginative flair of progressive art rock. Their live performances are described as mesmerising, wildly dramatic, and hauntingly beautiful. Front and centre is Eliza Delf: a vocalist with a tone all her own, haunting, warm, and utterly commanding. Her voice is trained yet instinctive, full of stories and soul. She’s backed by a band every bit as impressive. The chemistry is palpable—these aren’t just great musicians, they’re true collaborators, elevating every arrangement and making each song shimmer with personality. This is a band that is determinedly non-conformist, confidently following their own musical path and the result is magical. The wilderness beckons… NICK LAWRENCE is a singer-songwriter from Folkestone who has been performing to audiences around the south-east of England for over 15 years, in addition to having spent a couple of years entertaining folk around the Greater Toronto area in Canada. Having grown up listening to traditional folk music o...

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