Wizz Jones

Event information

We are absolutely delighted to be welcoming Wizz Jones back to the Goose, particularly as this is a very rare gig as Wizz is now mostly retired!

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 1950's.

He then followed the time-honoured buskers' trail from the streets of Paris to the markets of Marrakech during the early 1960's and returned to Britain with a unique acoustic guitar style, an eclectic repertoire and a 'right hand worthy of Broonzy'.

Wizz is admired and emulated by some of folk and rock's greatest players. On the 1960s club scene, he was an early influence on the likes of Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Rod Stewart, and Bruce Springsteen is among the artists to have covered Wizz's songs.

At The Ivy House, London’s first community-owned pub.

Door 7pm

* DJ FlapJackDavey 7 - 8pm and 11pm onwards

* Live music 8-11pm

* Tickets on the door (where still available) will be priced at £20 - CASH OR BACS ONLY, SORRY!

* Food available! Please note that you will not be able to eat in the ballroom where the concert is held, although once the doors open you may reserve a seat in the ballroom (for example by leaving your coat on it) and then eat elsewhere. If you wish to eat, please ensure that you arrive in plenty of time to order and eat your food.

* Please do not save seats for other people unless they will be arriving before the start of the live music at 8pm. If there is a particular problem please let us know, otherwise we reserve the right to give these seats to people who are already there and who would otherwise have to stand.

* There is a low step at the entrance to The Ivy House, and after that the venue is all on level ground. There is a disabled toilet in the ballroom where the concert will be held.

* If you are in a wheelchair, please let us know IN ADVANCE and we can reserve a space for you.

* THIS EVENT IS HALF SEATED, HALF STANDING.

* Please do not bring in seats or stools from other parts of the venue, which are needed for customers of the pub. We also need to keep enough space at the back of the room for people who are standing.

* If you or a member of your party must have a seat due to disability, PLEASE EITHER ARRIVE WHEN THE DOOR OPENS AT 7PM, OR ELSE LET US KNOW IN ADVANCE GIVING THE REASON WHY A SEAT IS NEEDED. Sorry, but we cannot undertake to reserve seats for anybody other than the person with a disability.

* Please be aware that whilst our events are held in The Ivy House's beautiful Grade 2 listed ballroom, this is a pub, so there may be some background noise from adjoining bars, although we and the pub management have done our best to minimise this.

* For more information, see our website www.thegooseisout.com or to contact us please email us at contactthegooseisout@gmail.com

*Please do feel free to contact us if you have any queries about any of the above!

We hope you will have a great time at all the Goose events you come to, and we hope to see you soon!