We are delighted to announce dates for our acoustic and folk music evenings for 2024.

Keep an eye on our “What’s On” page and our Social Media to see the great acts we have coming up.

The Kalamazoo Klub has been bringing great quality folk and acoustic music to North London for the last 25 years. Run by Guy Simpson and Paul Alcantara, it has brought a plethora of World-class names to our audiences over those years.

Fronted by House Band, The Blinkin’ Buzzards, each month’s meeting brings a top-name artist from the worlds of folk and acoustic music. It is now one of the best-known folk music clubs in London.

Next gig

Dariush Kanani with very special guest Wizz Jones

with The Blinking’ Buzzards

May 10

Book tickets here

Captivated from a young age by the guitar playing of Bert Jansch, Davy Graham and John Renbourn, Dariush Kanani has performed, studied and taught with some of the most influential figures in fingerstyle guitar. These include Renbourn himself, Stefan Grossman, Clive Carroll and Wizz Jones. Dariush toured the UK and Ireland extensively last year as Clive Carroll’s special guest and duo partner on Clive’s ‘Music Of John Renbourn’ tour. He is currently writing material for a new solo album.

Dariush his joined by very special guest Wizz Jones. Inspired by hearing Big Bill Broonzy and Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Wizz Jones learnt his guitar licks from the likes of Davy Graham and Long John Baldry whilst playing in the coffee bars of London’s Soho in the late 1950s. He then followed the time-honoured buskers’ trail from the streets of Paris to the markets of Marrakech during the early 1960s and returned to Britain with a unique acoustic guitar style,  an eclectic repertoire and a ‘right hand worthy of Broonzy’!

John Renbourn, Clapton and Keith Richards have all named him as an important early influence and in May 2012 Bruce Springsteen opened his Berlin show with Wizz’s song ‘When I Leave Berlin’. Furthermore in October 2019 Wizz was presented with a life-time achievement award at the BBC Radio Two Folk Awards held at The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester.

Where to find us

We meet usually on the second Friday of the month at The Great Northern Railway Tavern in Hornsey and sometimes at the Union Chapel in Islington. Make sure you check the What’s On page to see which venue we are using and for more details on how to buy tickets.

Now you can buy The Blinkin’ Buzzards’ CD, packed with great tunes like Jigsaw Puzzle Blues, Blue Prelude, Humming Blues and Big Feet Rag.

PLEASE NOTE that this gig is in an upstairs room with no disabled access. We do not guarantee a seat for every ticket holder, so if you need a seat we advise that you arrive early.

The CD contains 11 tracks plus a bonus track, Pizza Rider, by Merlin Wildman. The CD costs £12 plus £2 p&p. Order yours today!

The Blinkin’ Buzzards

Listen to House Band, The Blinkin’ Buzzards playing Autumn Leaves, live.

Autumn Leaves Live

The Kalamazoo Klub’s house band play each month at the Klub and are:

Guy Simpson – Dobro

Paul Alcantara – Guitar, ukulele, banjo

John Paxton – guitar

Andrew Kemp – bass

Jamie Alcantara – ukulele

Listen to Mr. Trump Don’t Like It by the Blinkin’ Buzzards

Listen to Jigsaw Puzzle Blues

By Eddie Lang, born Salvatore Massaro in Philadelphia in 1902.