Pilsley Soul

Lookback of Pisley Soul Night

The night was started ably by Mr Joel Cooper. I won't call this a

'warm-up' spot as the night was warm enough already but Joel did

himself and those present  proud, as usual, between 7 and

8pm.  He really did set the night up well and was followed by

Graham Weaver who maintained the excellent standard as the room started

to fill up slowly but surely. A few dancing already, which can't be too

bad. Graham can always be relied on to 'read 'the dancefloor and he did

this well with a great set.

The room by this time was

nicely filling and a lot of comments like 'Great when its not too

full' were made. Well this didn't last too long! The

dancefloor was full when Ian Gee took to the decks and he kept it

this way by playing an absolutely cracking spot of oldies. 9.30 pm and

the room was heaving (Fans and all doors and windows open by this time,

ensuring the surrounding area knew we were there!!)  A slight

change in tempo at 10pm when 'elder statesman' Mr Barry

Cooper  took over the reins with his trademark mix of Motown,

current top sounds and oldies - A brilliant spot and remarked upon as

such by many.  The residents at Pilsley all compliment each other

with their own distinct tastes and styles and Barrys sets always flow

beautifully.Some requests played but these were in keeping with the

general flow of music. At 11pm Sam Moore was in control and we had a

good mix of oldies, R & B and again some more current stuff. The

dancefloor was never less than full and the atmosphere was superb

throughout the night. Not just the same old music tonight thats for

sure! The last hour is never an easy spot as there is so much talent to

follow, however, the third Cooper in the trio completed the night

by playing some lesser known tunes that again didn't adversely effect

the dancefloor and a round of applause follwed many of the tunes as

people showed their appreciation. The night eventually fionished at 1am

with the room still being at least 1/2 to 3/4 full. What a brilliant

night and as Mr Nige Brown has recently said 'What a fantastic little

soul club' Well those of us who are 'regulars' can only echo that at

last night lived up to this billing amply.('Little' by the way means a

capacity of up to 200!!)

If you want to taste some of this see you in August on the 20th (and 3rd Saturday thereafter)

TOP TUNES OF THE NIGHT: (IMO)

T J Williams           Baby I need You

Jimmy Reed Jnr    I ain't going no where

Sunday                   Ain't got no problem

Top oldie that went down a storm

Soul Brother 6        You better check yourself