Guy Tortora
with support from The Blinkin' Buzzards
Presented by: The Kalamazoo Klub| 0 | LONDON: The Great Northern Railway Tavern (info) |
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| P | Friday 11th July, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 8:00pm Start time: 8:30pm |
| . | 18 and over |
| C | Music - Folk/blues/world |
| ` | Please note there is limited seating. Seats are not reserved but allocated on a first-come-first-served basis at the event itself - your ticket does not guarantee you a seat so we advise arriving early if you'd like to sit. |
Event information
Born and raised in Pasadena, California, Guy Tortora is currently based in London.
What he does as a songwriter and performer is what people like to call Americana these days - a hard term to define as it seems to mean different things depending on who you're talking to. But if to you it means original songs, well-constructed and well performed, in some of the various musical idioms that originated in the USA - blues, jazz, folk and roots - and also interpreting the work of other writers in these genres with depth and feeling, then you should check out his work if you haven't already.
Over the last few years he has laid claim to a unique niche on the Blues 'n' Roots scene in the UK and Europe, from small clubs and theatres to festivals. His two recent solo albums received a warm welcome in the Blues 'n' Roots reviews, a third album was released in 2008 to 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. He has gigged across North America and much of Europe.
Guy is a guitar player of some accomplishment and a distinctive songwriter. On both acoustic and electric guitars he plays finger style and is a fine bottleneck and slide player. His playing is not the flashy guitar-slinger style beloved of bluesrockers everywhere, but understated, and leaves room for the songs to make an impact, whether his own or the "covers" he performs that include many old standards and traditional tunes as well as songs by more recent American writers such as Eric Bibb or Kreig Viesselman.
ANYWHERE BUT HERE was released in 2023. The album is distributed by Pproper Music and available also as a digital download from iITUNES and other digital sellers and streaming sites such as Spotify.
BRITISH BLUES AWARDS: Two nominations for Guy among the finalists for the 2016 British Blues Awards! In the "Album" category for Bluesman In A Boneyard and in the "Blues Song" category for the title song from the album: Boneyard Guy was also a finalist in 2012 in the "Song" category for the semi-autobiographical Prodigal Song from the album of the same name.
