Post by coops on Mar 1, 2009 13:47:10 GMT
Darnall Horticultural Institute Friday 27th feb 2009.
Like many aspects of horticulture a newly seeded Northern and Rare soul event needs time and appropriate conditions to take root, grow and bear fruit.
I hope this event is given the time to do this, musically it was a night akin to a bowl of exotic and sumptuous fruit.
John Moffatt playing perennials such as Hesitations – Wait a Minute, Nolan Porter – I Caught You In Awe and the Compliments – She’s Having The Time Of Her Life.
The second resident and co-promoter Gary Smith continued this feast of sweet soul music with such delights as Bobby Reed, I’ll Find A Way, the delectable Richie Havens version of Spyders’ I Can’t Take It Any More and Carla Hardy – I think Of You. Two hours of almost perfect soul music to start the evening, those who arrived later and missed these sets, be warned, next time get there early for some real soul self satisfaction.
Guest Dave Raistrick played a veritable montage filling an hour with tributes to Clifton Hall, Samantha’s and all things Sheffield with a very strong across-the-board flavouring. Some of my favourites from this set were: This Magic Night – If You And I Had Never Met, Geoff Smith – A Hidden Secret and Al Hudson – Spreading Love.
Paul Seward started hi hour with nailed-on floor fillers including The Darnells, T.J. Williams, Continental 4, Jan Jones etc. We missed John’s last set which is a shame because for me his first hour was the set of the night.
For a first night of a new event it was certainly half-full and not half-empty. Two small ‘niggles’ which may just be personal to me but John and Gary didn’t use the mic and I for one heard some tunes I would have loved to had announced because some were fresh to my ears, and the second one, I think the sound equipment needs a bit of attention, it was adequate but with tunes like those played one would prefer more than adequate.
Nurture this event, I think it will grow and grow, we’ll certainly make the trip over from Skegness again such was the draw of the top draw tunes played this night.
The next event is on Friday 27th march and the legend Derek Greenhoff will be guesting.
Like many aspects of horticulture a newly seeded Northern and Rare soul event needs time and appropriate conditions to take root, grow and bear fruit.
I hope this event is given the time to do this, musically it was a night akin to a bowl of exotic and sumptuous fruit.
John Moffatt playing perennials such as Hesitations – Wait a Minute, Nolan Porter – I Caught You In Awe and the Compliments – She’s Having The Time Of Her Life.
The second resident and co-promoter Gary Smith continued this feast of sweet soul music with such delights as Bobby Reed, I’ll Find A Way, the delectable Richie Havens version of Spyders’ I Can’t Take It Any More and Carla Hardy – I think Of You. Two hours of almost perfect soul music to start the evening, those who arrived later and missed these sets, be warned, next time get there early for some real soul self satisfaction.
Guest Dave Raistrick played a veritable montage filling an hour with tributes to Clifton Hall, Samantha’s and all things Sheffield with a very strong across-the-board flavouring. Some of my favourites from this set were: This Magic Night – If You And I Had Never Met, Geoff Smith – A Hidden Secret and Al Hudson – Spreading Love.
Paul Seward started hi hour with nailed-on floor fillers including The Darnells, T.J. Williams, Continental 4, Jan Jones etc. We missed John’s last set which is a shame because for me his first hour was the set of the night.
For a first night of a new event it was certainly half-full and not half-empty. Two small ‘niggles’ which may just be personal to me but John and Gary didn’t use the mic and I for one heard some tunes I would have loved to had announced because some were fresh to my ears, and the second one, I think the sound equipment needs a bit of attention, it was adequate but with tunes like those played one would prefer more than adequate.
Nurture this event, I think it will grow and grow, we’ll certainly make the trip over from Skegness again such was the draw of the top draw tunes played this night.
The next event is on Friday 27th march and the legend Derek Greenhoff will be guesting.
;D