Laura Cortese & Bert Ruymbeek This event is now taking place at Crown House, St Leonards. The White Rock | Hastings TICKETS £17.00 Thu 29th May 2025 8.00pm ***Due to a change in circumstances, this concert will now take place at Crown House, Marina, St Leonards on Sea, TN38. If you have purchased tickets via The White Rock Theatre website, these will still be valid.*** Laura Cortese & Bert Ruymbeek capture the atmosphere of meaningful moments and turn them into memorable tales of sound, sometimes with lyrics, sometimes instrumental. Laura Cortese has built a distinguished career as an Americana fiddler, songwriter and vocalist. She grew up in San Francisco, CA and moved to Boston, MA to study. In 2018 she moved to Ghent Belgium. She tours internationally with her band, Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards, and is highly in demand as a collaborator. Bert Ruymbeek is an accordion player from Ghent whose groovy energy and lyrical playing is influenced by Northern-European folk music. He tours internationally with WÖR, a quintet that re-interprets 18th century music from Belgium and regularly takes part in several projects. Other events in our Studio as part of the Sounds St Leonards series: Jasdeep Singh Degun (Wed 26 March, 8pm) Sounds St Leonards Family Concert – Laura Cortese & Bert Ruymbeek (Fri 30 May, 10:30am) Lady Maisery and Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith, Wake Fire : A Midsummer Celebration! (Sun 29 June, 8pm) Event details. Music Age: 14's and under to be accompanied by an 18+ adult No flash photography or iPads are allowed. Kindly note the advertised price includes a booking fee (BF) of 10%. No externally bought drinks or any liquids - only certain food will be allowed. See our house rules for more information. All events at White Rock include a ticket restoration levy. See our house rules. Find out the location of your seat. Share this Image gallery