Post by coops on Oct 5, 2008 23:24:38 GMT
This event is probably the final piece of the jig-saw that is Northern Soul of Lincolnshire.
The Country's second largest County, bereft of a premiere league football team, only one city and no motorways, deprived of so many facilities others take for granted but this rural landscape punctuated by fields, hamlets and the odd (some may say very odd) market towns has in fact a richness of northern and rare soul The Coast and Wolds served by Skegness Weekenders, the Square Peg and Horncastle.
The south west of Lincolnshire has Soul @ Stamford with top residents including Poke, Carl Fortnum and Smudge. South East in Spalding has Steve J and Kev Laws superb soul filled 'IT'S soul' events, north east boast the Casablanca club in Grimsby, possibly the best venue on the whole of the east coast and now… the new kid on the block, filling the north west corner is an event that is, to quote a phrase of the seventies "the Talk of the North"
Barry Cooper, Andy Basket and Sam Evans' A1 Soul Club at the Grantham Squash and Racket Club came into it's own this Saturday.
It wasn't because all the three afore mentioned played modern/cross-over and 'modern-oldies' sets that were each one very, very satisfying for the gathered aficionados of rare soul, but that was part of it.
It wasn't because Chris Anderton delivered a set across the whole spectrum of the previously mentioned genre, although that was part of it.
It wasn't because Marie and Carl Willingham came down and played an hour of music forged on the very harps of the Angels themselves, although that was part of it.
It wasn't because the venue is a venue of split personality, one half plush, peaceful leather furnished bar and record bar area the other a a doodle do-pit of a dance floor both wooden and sprung, but that's part of it.
It wasn't because those in attendance had and have an undiluted passion for the quality soul played at this event but that's part of it. It's a mixture of all of these and with a heady cocktail such as this the A1 Soul Club will only go from strength to strength, oh, I forgot to mention, other than the Skegg Weekender and the Square Peg last week this event was one of the few I have attended recently that was far from down on numbers.
Next event on January 3 Mick and Mo are guesting, 'nuff said, perfect cure for a New Years' hangover. Marks out of 10? At least 11 and counting.
With the A1 Soul Club, who needs a motoway? We ain't goin' nowhere (else)
images on ournorthernsouls.org
The Country's second largest County, bereft of a premiere league football team, only one city and no motorways, deprived of so many facilities others take for granted but this rural landscape punctuated by fields, hamlets and the odd (some may say very odd) market towns has in fact a richness of northern and rare soul The Coast and Wolds served by Skegness Weekenders, the Square Peg and Horncastle.
The south west of Lincolnshire has Soul @ Stamford with top residents including Poke, Carl Fortnum and Smudge. South East in Spalding has Steve J and Kev Laws superb soul filled 'IT'S soul' events, north east boast the Casablanca club in Grimsby, possibly the best venue on the whole of the east coast and now… the new kid on the block, filling the north west corner is an event that is, to quote a phrase of the seventies "the Talk of the North"
Barry Cooper, Andy Basket and Sam Evans' A1 Soul Club at the Grantham Squash and Racket Club came into it's own this Saturday.
It wasn't because all the three afore mentioned played modern/cross-over and 'modern-oldies' sets that were each one very, very satisfying for the gathered aficionados of rare soul, but that was part of it.
It wasn't because Chris Anderton delivered a set across the whole spectrum of the previously mentioned genre, although that was part of it.
It wasn't because Marie and Carl Willingham came down and played an hour of music forged on the very harps of the Angels themselves, although that was part of it.
It wasn't because the venue is a venue of split personality, one half plush, peaceful leather furnished bar and record bar area the other a a doodle do-pit of a dance floor both wooden and sprung, but that's part of it.
It wasn't because those in attendance had and have an undiluted passion for the quality soul played at this event but that's part of it. It's a mixture of all of these and with a heady cocktail such as this the A1 Soul Club will only go from strength to strength, oh, I forgot to mention, other than the Skegg Weekender and the Square Peg last week this event was one of the few I have attended recently that was far from down on numbers.
Next event on January 3 Mick and Mo are guesting, 'nuff said, perfect cure for a New Years' hangover. Marks out of 10? At least 11 and counting.
With the A1 Soul Club, who needs a motoway? We ain't goin' nowhere (else)
images on ournorthernsouls.org
;D ;D ;D ;D