Events for 2 July 2026

Melting Vinyl presents Alison Cotton, accompanied by Mark Nicholas on percussion, harmonium and synths + special guests at The Rosehill on Thursday 2nd July Doors 7pm / Start 8pm £14 + booking fee / £16 on the door Standing Age restrictions: Over 16s, under 16’s to be accompanied by an adult Alison Cotton is a London-based composer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist whose music centres on viola, harmonium, and layered vocal drones. Originally from Sunderland, she first emerged in the UK underground in bands including Saloon, The Eighteenth Day of May, and, more recently, The Left Outsides, before beginning her solo career in 2018. Her debut, All Is Quiet at the Ancient Theatre, introduced her long-form, place-inspired approach to composition. This was followed by Only Darkness Now and The Portrait You Painted of Me, both acclaimed for their immersive atmospheres and emotional depth. All three albums appeared in The Quietus’ End of Year lists, with Only Darkness Now topping their New Weird Britain chart and The Portrait You Painted of Me was also Folk Record of the Month in The Guardian. In 2024, Cotton released Engelchen, a work inspired by the lives of Ida and Louise Cook and their efforts to help […]