Chris Wood, The Blinkin' Buzzards

Chris Wood is the man who raised the bar. He took the art of crafting an English folk song to a different level. After 25 years of honing his skills he
is laden with awards and heaped with acclaim.

This gifted multi-instrumentalist holds fast to the folk tradition.
What sets him apart is the power of his songs. They come laced with biting political and social comment -- typified by the masterpiece, Hollow Point - his condemnation of the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes.

"A brilliant exponent of the topical troubadour form," said Andy Gill of the Independent.
"No-one comes even close to equalling his bird's-eye view," said Siobahn Long of the Irish Times.
His songs have a "heart-breaking purity" according to Martin Townsend of the Express.
And Robin Denselow of The Guardian describes him as "one of our most uncompromising and original song writers."

Another high-class night at the Kalamazoo. Another full house!