Dave Thorley

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Even with so little of him showing, Dave Wise!!!!!!!! How you doing mate Dave

Hard one to answer Do you mean real age or mental age

and there was me thinking you packed everything into a van and legged it

Dreaming a dream, one of my all time fav tunes, great group and in many ways under appreciated

Weather right or wrong I'll think you'll find that the people at Middleton, Togetherness and a number of other venues think that's just what they are doing. You may not agree, I may not agree, it is always down to perspective. I think what we're trying to do at Soulshakers International is moving in that direction, we will be having the best DJ's from all over europe in the first year appearing there many of them promoters of other major events. Allthough we will only start with two rooms playing Northern one room Contemporary soul in the other, if it goes well we hope to open a third room to put on some special sets, so we reflect everything that is currently happening on the rare soul scene. Everyone get together, infromally, yes this alraedy happens. We have had fantastic support from all the major promoters in the UK and Europe to help spread the word, a couple even moved dates so not to clash with our first night, to help get it off the ground. Many of the Uk's leading radio DJ's have been helping through their radio shows. The UK soul scene is not as fragmented or confrontational as you may think. You need to sometimes look behind the upfrount bravado, and you will find that infact it is a very small close nit community. But of course, this is only my opion While I'm at it Malayka and I would like to thank everyone that has helped thus far to get this off the ground. Now comes the worst bit, those couple of weeks leading in hoping we get anyone one through the doors.

Hope that helps, Dave

Spot on, but travelling distance!!!!!!!!! If it's a good venue distance shouldn't matter. I hear some people say we don't travel to Soul nites more than 30 miles away, we only travel further if it's an allniter. But in many cases, soul nite 8-2 = 6 hours. Allniter 10 or later-7=9 hours whats the real difference and most people don't stop all nite anyway.

Love you lots mate

Here's a thought, Lin mentioned that everyone wanted to be a DJ a few years back, now they all want to be promoters. Maybe, lots of those people who wanted to be DJ's but couldn't get booked, thought right I'll put on my own night and then I'll be able to DJ.

Hi Matt Agree with most of that, but wrongly advertised ? Most of us know what most of the DJ's play, and from the list of DJ's advertised you should know what your gonna get. Unless of course they play a rock set then I would be pissed off But if it's soul, good enough

Mr Ferguson How are you, can't help but good to hear from you. Dave Greet, Pete Wid, Ady, Budgie are all coming up to the Villa thing in 2 weeks try and get along and we can all have a few scoops together. It's also Johnny One Trouts birthday Dave

Enjoy on this rather grey day, hopefully will put a smile on your face Will be uploaded soon

In the last few weeks have been to, Soul or Nothing, Soul Underground, Soulful Sessions, Winsford, Soulshakers Bamberg. Each was as it said on the tin. Enjoyed each for different reason. To miss qoute Digital Underground "Go where you like, see who you want"

Don't know when it was recorded, but it must be 69-72ish. Will see him in about a month and will ask him Dave

Interesting set of responses and it kept Gavin entertained for days Last time we spoke I think he was on the floor in fits. But good to see so much passion, clearly alot of life in us all yet. Dave

God it's dreadful

Sadly, this was the only thing he had left. Times are hard for him now days

I've metioned this before. The upload time is very slow, and have a high speed connection. I watch my children grow old uploading sound clips

Hi Dave People, go where they like, listen to what they like, what ever. I not preaching to anyone to change, that is happy with as is. This was a conversation tread for those who feel things do need to change and I am interested in their views. I feel the Northern scene has limited life, IMO. The rare soul scene can run as long as people make music and some of it stay under promoted and requires finding out. Happy days

Hi Mate Your right, this site is called Soulsource, not Northern Soul anything. The whole start to this tread was about UK soul scene, not the Northern Scene.

A few sheep in there look familiar

So dave You clearly think that venues like Stafford, Lifeline, Bretby, Soul Essence, and The Orwell, That set out to look for no-yet played records have damaged the scene. They were not set up to preach but to find and bring records to peoples attention and for record collectors to collect. People sit on here all day complaining about poor turn out at venues, or boring playlist and DJ's. Then when someone suggest change, everyone goes into melt down. You can't win, I give up

I think it needs new venues, promoters that go much further than now. Bring in DJ's that play a complete mix of soulful stuff including Hip Hop/R&B. I go to many Hip Hop/R&B gigs and the age range is very varied. Ibiza in the summer has alot of people over the age of 40 there and the'Young Kids' have no problem with that. It's the music that attracts them or not.

Maybe not storming the Bastille, then. Think you and I would struggle scalling the walls and climbing the ladders. But with revolution comes innovation, and I do think attracting youngblood should be a major priority. If we leave be as is, then I do think in a few years what we will be left with will be poor. I think the northern scene, has little future, to backward looking. But the Rare Soul Scene has a great future and that'a not rare i.e. value, but the less common, the unusual