GI Music Lounge

Originally from South Africa and now based in Devon, Rowan Stuart creates atmospheric folk/pop music that explores the threshold between imagination and reality. With soulful vocals, expressive guitar playing, rhythmic grooves, and elegant cinematic production, he crafts songs rich in atmosphere, imagery, and detail.

Rowan’s work is rooted in a lifelong instinct to build worlds. As a child, he filled pages with imagined places, strange machines, and forgotten landscapes that often felt more coherent than the world around him. Discovering music became a way to bring those inner worlds into shared experience. That instinct continues to shape his work today, guided by a simple belief: “I live between the world I feel and the one I see, and my music is where they meet.”

On record or on stage, this is music that invites immersion – whether alone at night or in a room of like-minded wanderers drawn to beauty, mystery and reflection. Rather than offering escape, Rowan’s music invites listeners to return to the world with renewed curiosity and wonder.

Doors/bar open 7pm

Music from 7.30pm (with interval)

Enhance your event experience with an optional light meal from V Café, featuring quiche and salad. A vegan alternative is available upon request. Simply select the “Includes Light Meal” ticket option when booking and collect from the bar before the event starts.

This event is sponsored by Andertons Music Co.

Our GI Music Lounge events are held as fundraising events for The Guildford Institute.