On this page we will bring you details of the artists we have booked and links to buy tickets.
30th anniversary year
Doors open at 8pm and the music starts at 8.30.
Please note that for gigs at The Great Northern Railway Tavern, this is an upstairs pub room and not wheelchair accessible.
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Guy Tortora
July 11
£10
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Born and raised in California, Guy Tortora brings his unique blend of blues, folk and Americana to London.
As a songwriter and performer, Guy’s music is often called Americana buy his style incorporates original, well-constructed and performed songs that include styles that originated in the USA, including blues, jazz, folk and roots. Guy also interprets the work of other writers in these genres with depth and feeling, including standards and traditional tunes, as well as songs by the likes of Eric Bibb and Kreig Viesselman.
He has laid claim to a unique niche on the Blues ‘n’ Roots scene across the UK and Europe, from small clubs and theatres to festivals. His solo albums received a warm welcome in Blues ‘n’ Roots reviews and his third album, Anywhere But Here, received great acclaim from reviewers and audiences alike. He has performed live with artists as diverse as Eric Clapton, Pee Wee Ellis, John Cleary and Eric Bibb and has gigged across North America and much of Europe.
Guy is a guitar player of accomplishment and a distinctive songwriter. On both acoustic and electric guitar, he plays finger-style and is a fine bottleneck and slide player. His playing is not the flashy, guitar-slinger style beloved of blues rockers everywhere but more understated, leaving room for the songs to make an impact.
Guy was among the finalists in the British Blues Awards in both the album category for Bluesman In A Boneyard and the song category for Boneyard Guy. The semi-autobiographical Prodigal Song also received a nomination.
The Blinkin’ Buzzards plus special guests
August 8
£15
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Our summer party with the House Band plus special guests
Christine Collister
September 6
With support from The Blinkin’ Buzzards
£20
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Christine’s career now spans an incredible 40 years! Over that bridge of time she has released 24 albums … a DVD celebrating 20 years in the business and a single with the BBC : the theme tune for “The Life and Loves of a She-Devil” in 1984.
Throughout, she has mesmerized and astounded with her unique blend of soul, blues, pop, jazz, country and folk, and today she remains as powerful, subtle and effortless as ever.
‘..so much soul you think she’d been signed by Motown’ – Q
Solo albums recorded over the past decade or so have seen her convincingly interpret Smoky Robinson, Nick Drake, Robert Wyatt, Tom Waits, Paul Simon, U2 and Lal Waterson, amongst many others – whilst her own self penned or cowritten compositions have developed in depth and expression.
“Christine Collister can sing the birds down off the trees and send them back with a tiny flick of her vocal chords.” Mojo
Clive Carroll
October 10 2025
With support from The Blinkin’ Buzzards
£20
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Clive began his musical journey in Chelmsford, Essex. His parents had a taste for American country and old time music and it wasn’t long before Clive was playing in the family band on a homemade banjo. By his early teens, guitar in hand, Clive was traversing the worlds of soul, pop, funk, and traditional Irish music, balancing his affinity for Slayer with the etudes of Tárrega.
This breadth of musical curiosity was to become one of his strengths; even as a kid Clive was as comfortable accompanying a group of folk singers as he was jamming along to Nirvana, or reading charts on banjo and guitar in theatre orchestra pits.
Clive went on to earn a 1st Class Honours Degree in Composition and Guitar from the famed Trinity College of Music in London, all the while balancing his classical work with forays into the world of the steel string guitar. By the time he graduated from Trinity, Clive had not only penned orchestral works, he had written an album’s worth of solo acoustic guitar music. A chance meeting with English guitar legend John Renbourn proved the catalyst for Clive’s debut album, “Sixth Sense”, which Renbourn deemed: “A milestone in the journey of the steel-string guitar.” He subsequently took Clive on the road with him and the pair toured North America and Europe together, launching Clive’s solo performing career.
Since then he has worked with guitar greats such as John Williams, Tommy Emmanuel, Xuefei Yang, Ralph Towner, D’Gary, and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. He has toured across Europe, Australia, the Middle East, and North America.
Clive has released four solo albums; Sixth Sense, The Red Guitar, Life in Colour and The Furthest Tree.
Clive has also written, performed, and conducted music for television and film, most notably collaborating with John Renbourn to compose the music for the film Driving Lessons, which features Julie Walters and Rupert Grint of Harry Potter fame.
The London Bluegrass Band
November 14 2025
With support from The Blinkin’ Buzzards
£20
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