Folk
We have had some of the most iconic folk artists play for us
30th anniversary year
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
30th Anniversary celebration
Michael Messer and Chaz Jankel Trio, featuring Matt Round on bass
May 9
with support from The Blinkin’ Buzzards
£20
The Klub is 30 years old on this night. Join us to celebrate our anniversary
Slide guitar supremo Michael Messer with Blockheads legend and multi-instrumentalist Chaz Jankel. It doesn’t get better than this!
The pair have known each for 40 years but it wasn’t until a phone chat four years ago and the suggestion of a jam that it all came together. And how! The result was the acclaimed “Mostly We Drive” – “an exhilarating album of original songs with mesmerising grooves,” said Rough Trade.
” A gem of an album,” said At The Barrier. “Copious servings of blues and a healthy chunk of Blockheads-like funk.” The careers of these master musicians had gone down different paths after they met in the days when the Blocks and Ian Dury were storming the land. But the pair are beside themselves with excitement about the new project.
“There is a cross-over point where our different musical orientations chime and here it is,” says Chaz. “The songs are SO good to play.”
“A wonderful experience,” says Michael. “We were pulling each other in different directions and hopefully producing good music along the way.”
Michael and Chaz are joined by Matt Round, one of the UK’s finest and busiest players on bass.
We are delighted to announce that we auctioned a signed poster of March’s artist, Martin Carthy and have donated the proceeds to UNICEF Children’s Fund. Many thanks to Martin!
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.
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.
Now you can buy The Blinkin’ Buzzards’ CD, packed with great tunes like Jigsaw Puzzle Blues, Blue Prelude, Humming Blues and Big Feet Rag, at any of our gigs..
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! Just email [email protected] and we’ll sort out the rest!
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.