If you had been at Prestatyn, and poked your head in the R&B room, you would have noticed that the average age in there was 15 years younger than the main room and probably ten years younger than the Modern room.
If younger people are going to come onto the Northern Soul scene, it will ultimately be via the Mod scene, which is closely linked to R&B.
The biggest thing putting youngsters off isn't anything to do with the music, its fat old men with taches wearing vests and clown pants.
To be popular with younger crowds it's got to have a fashion attached to it.... unfortunately the Northen Soul scene has become a sartorial laughing stock.
WOOF!