A painter, poet, songwriter and storyteller, Toria Wooff brings her creative imagination to The Folklore Rooms, performing songs from her album 'Aleister'.
Toria Wooff plays The Folklore Rooms on Sunday 21 March, with the set built around her second album, Aleister. It's a small room—perched above The Quadrant Pub with a capacity of 60 to 70—so you'll be close to the stage for this one.
Wooff is a painter, poet, songwriter and storyteller, and she describes her music as potent Gothic-Folk. She draws on pagan and Germanic tradition and the raw power of 1970s rock, blending the energy of Led Zeppelin with the raven hues of Alice Cooper; her songs have also been compared to the gothic folk of Nick Cave and Aldous Harding. Aleister is a darker, more adventurous follow-up to her self-titled debut, which featured 'Lefty's Motel Room' and picked up support from Uncut, Clash, Shindig, Record Collector, BBC Radio 6 and Radio X. The new record has already given up two singles: 'The Morrigan' and 'Eileen', which came out in July 2026. Its lead single, 'The Waltz of Winter Hey', takes its inspiration from the historical UK towns she's visited.
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On the night, she'll be performing songs from Aleister, so you'll hear the new material in the flesh. The Folklore Rooms is one of those proper intimate Brighton spots, and with a room that size, it's a good fit for a songwriter who works with storytelling and atmosphere. Tickets are £12 in advance, and the show starts at 7:30 PM.
