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Dates for 2004 pass on STATION SOUL @ STATION HOTEL Trindle Road, Dudley, West Mids playing Northern, Rare, Rnb ideal venue for dancers, listeners and record buyers 8.30 - 1, late bar, large carpark Guests January 16th - Mace and Paul Cross February 13th - John Weston & Martin Bradley March 12th - Dude and Steve Wileman Future dates April 16th May 14th June 4th July 16th August 13th September 17th October 15th November 12th December - provisional tbc Future guests including ; Mick H, Kenny Burrell, Dave Rimmer others to be confirmed more info phone regular spinners Col Kidson 01384 859529 or Phil Richards 0778 7886804

Ashby Allnighter Location- North Street,Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leics. SATURDAY 31st JANUARY 04.Admission is £10.00 OTD. Licenced bar till 2am. Times 10pm - 7am. Enquiries to Steve on 07729770748 of ktfsw@aol.com Directions- 5mins off A42 jnc13 motorway network or A511 - 15mins from old bretby venue.This is the old A50. Full line-up - Wang, John Poole, Glynn Sissons, Sam Moore, Colin Kidson, Little Scotty, Roger Banks (Resident) Carl Willingham (Resident). Info on the night- Carl Willingham will be DJing with an early spot as he has commitments in Manchester the same night.Dave Rimmer the other resident is in Manchester same night,but will be back with us in Febuary. Current plans are to let the top DJs have 2 spots during the night in forthcoming months,similar to the 100 club.Febuary will be the start with Carl doing an early spot and a later spot. Adverts going in Manifesto for up and coming months,so here is the preview for the Febuary and March dates:- Febuary 28th. Line-Up - Steve Wileman, Dude, Derek Allen, John May, Mark Johnson, Roger Banks (Resident) Dave Rimmer (Resident) Carl Willingham (Resident). March 27th. Line-Up - Vanna, Sam Moore, Wang, Alley Meyer, Ginger Taylor, Rob Smith, Carl Willingham (Resident) Roger Banks (Resident) Dave Rimmer (Resident). We did incur minor problems with the sound system on the first allnighter which has now been sorted.A big thanks to everybody concerned up and down the country that has helped out getting this venue up and running.It is mainly word of mouth that brings the people back to Ashby.Feedback phone calls emails etc have been very encouraging. The December 13th gig went very well although we walked away £50 out of pocket.We left next morning with huge grins on our faces knowing we have a special venue here.At the end of the day we are just normal soulful people that dont look to make a profit out of it,but provide the entertainment that the midlands was missing since Bretby allnigher shut down. We will continue to keep the event running all year,and thanks again for all your valued support. All The Best Steve Wileman (South Derbyshire Soul Club).

To ALL of YOU who came along to my Surprise Birthday Party last nite, organised by my daughter, Theresa with help from Taf and Lisa. Big Thank You to Michele (dj at Greenwich on tonite) for her spot, everyone commented on how good it was, which it was (also for keeping the secret even when we went out the other nite!). Also to Taff, who always keeps everyone happy, even when my family requested other music. To everyone who couldnt make it or my daughter forgot to ask, you missed a great nite, e.g. DArcy, Trickster & Etsu in Japan, Dolly in Labour! Hoping I wont forget anyone who attended BIG THANK YOU TO - Terry Cozens, Tony Wildman & Jackie, Kez & Barry, Kay & Mark, Mike & Liam, Trish & Paul, Toby & his wife, Chantelle & Hubby, and everyone else who I have probably forgotten - very sorry. One person on everyones mind last nite, WHO WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN, & of course, couldnt attend, RANDY COZENS. x x x

Message from Harboro Horace Get your twinkling feet down to the 100 Club this Saturday January 10th ...... 1.30-8am if you want to hear one of the greatest northern discoveries of all time. Think of one of the top three classic northern instrumentals that have never had a genuine vocal. Then imagine a full male soul vocal group giving it all theyve got over the top of it. This was recorded at the same time as the instrumental and has laid dormant for 35+ years. Be among the chosen few to hear and dance to it on its first ever public appearance.

Hi-Just wanted to see if you could possibly pass the word on that the legendary Motown studio band, The Funk Brothers, will be playing two dates in the UK with guest vocalists Steve Winwood and Isaac Hayes. The dates are Jan. 29th at the Apollo in Manchester and Jan. 30th in London at Royal Festival Hall. We will be playing some predictable Motown songs but also some off-the-beaten track Motown and non-Motown songs the guys played on like "Function At The Junction," "Here Come The Judge," "Cool Jerk," "The Flick," and others. Its usually not good form to go on websites to promote commercial ventures but in the case of the Funk Brothers, it falls more into the realm of a good deed as theyve waited four decades for the recognition and awards they e now receiving. There are other European dates also scheduled on the tour which can be found on our website: www.standingintheshadowsofmotown.com All the best, Allan (Dr. Licks) Slutsky

Saturday 31st of January 2004 sees the first night of what will hopefully become a regular feature of the Dublin Soul scene. Smoove Groove kicks off upstairs in The Legal Eagle (aka The Bar) on Chancery Place, beside Dublins Four Coutrts at 8:30pm with resident DJs Joe Moran and Paul Davis plus guests Honest John, Danny Duggan, Lisa M and Paul Duffy. This promises to be a cracking night with Smoove Grooves from the 70s, to Y2K choons. Its modern soul all the way and hopefully will become a monthly night with lots of excellent modern DJs lined up for future nights. For more info on this and all the soulful happenings in the Emerald Isle check out the website http://homepage.eircom.net/~dublinsoul or email dublinsoul@eircom.net or pauljdavis@oceanfree.net. Paul Davis

Info below on what could be classed as the first highlite of 2004!! Friday 2nd jan 8 till 2am all star line up BUTCH ANDY DYSON DAVE BOX DAVE WELDING NIGE MAYFIELD + the man himself Mick H tickets £6.00 or £8.00 o.t.d. more info contact mick on 07968030464 trentsoul@aol.com

On The Scene The only FREE printed full colour National Soul Gig Guide. New issue now out please see screen shot of front cover attached. Listing National events for the month of January 2004. Please note any promoter wanting to get their event listed in the next issue needs to be quick as we are producing the next issue earlier than normal due to Xmas etc. There is an error, New Century Hall should be listed as the 31st of January instead of the 3rd of January. Our apologies here as it was a typing error. New copies are available at Beatin Rhythm and Kingbee Records Manchester as well as Records and Relics (Blackpool) and will soon (Wednesday) be at Milwards Records in the midlands, Soul Brother (London), Crazy Beat (Essex) as well as from Fresh Promotions direct by sending an SAE to; Fresh Promotions, Rosevilla, Dockypool Lane, Marton, Blackpool Lancashire FY4 5JG Failing that keep a look out at most soul venues around the UK and youll probably be able to pick up copies that way also, however subscription is the best way if you would like to guarantee your copy (£5 for the year which just pays for the postage and packing). Cheers Paul On The Scene The only FREE printed full colour National Soul Gig Guide.

Hi Somehow its our 21st Night/Xmas bash next week. Special guest is fellow Celt and Soul Talker, from the Drunken Monkey: Steve Thomas. 19th December Sleepless Night Top Floor Doyles Fleet Street Dublin 2 8-2.30am (bar til 2.30) Djs; Al, mark T, Pip, Mitch, Danny, Steve Thomas, John Dunne Our free CD listing is: 1 "Good Lovin" Fugitives - Sandman 2 "Your Love Made It All Worthwhile" Martha Reeves - Gordy 3 "How Can You Tell Me" Flirtations -Deram 4 "Never Stop Lovin" Watts Line - Bullet 5 "You're Everything I Need" Major Lance - Osiris 6 "Gotta Find A True Love" ET White - Great Potential 7 "Summer Ride" Persuasions - Erica 8 "Ain't Gonna Run" Royal Esquires - Prix 9 "Sermon" Arter Set - Musicland 10 "I Can't Get Over Losing You" Incredibles - Audio Arts 11 "Just Like Yesterday" Joe Simon - Irral 12 "Baby I Got To Cut You Loose" Prince Ella&Sidney Jones - Prince 13 "I Found My Place" Johnson Sisters - Broadway 14 "Gotta Have Your Love" Roy Roberts - Ninandy 15 "I Don't Have The Time To Love You" George Jackson - Mercury 16 "Don't Bring Back Memories" Four Tops - Motown 17 "You've Been So Wonderful To Me" Diana Ross - Motown 18 "Ain't Got No Problems" Sunday - Alteen 19 "Mama I Think I'm In Love" Beverley&The Del Capris - Columbia 20 "You Hurt Me" Voicemasters - Bamboo 21 "A Way Love To You" Volumes - Inferno 22 "I Didn't Try" Chubby and the Turnpikes - Capital 23 "Sugar" Isonics - Kammy 24 "Knick Knack Patty Wack" Lou Lawton - Wand 25 "Going Out The World Backwards" Taurus and Leo - Velvet Sounds 26 "No More Doggin" ZZ Hill - Kent 27 "All Of My Life" Ringleaders -M-Pac unreleased 28 "This Empty Place" Tangeers - Scepter Looking forward to seeing ya Steve, its gonna b a packer Danny D