I don't think it's the price of nights out John but just seems to be the general culture nowadays with kids, we were talking about it elsewhere on club forum, kids just seem to be caught up in "social media" and want to live the Kardashian lifestyle which is definitely not getting sweaty dancing the night away.
I think the "Northern" part of the scene will fade out but the soul scene will keep going albeit with smaller numbers - not all "youngsters" like oldies but a mix of truly across the board stuff from deep and sweet through to uptempo. There isn't enough youth in the scene to sustain it, most "kids" nowadays don't seem to go out even to club nights (house etc) and the numbers there are also falling away, it's just an unfortunate facet of modern life.
And the wife's set
Big thanks to Tony and Tracey for asking Dave and I to play at the Soul Collective last night! Had a brilliant night as usual...top sets played by everyone. Here's my playlist if anyone is interested!
Rudy Love and the Company Soul - Suffering Wrath (Canyon)
The Falcons - Good Good Feeling (Big Wheel)
Big Ella - It Takes A Lot Of Loving ( Lo Lo)
The Hytones - Good News (Kent Anniversary)
Rising Sun - Good Loving (Kingston)
The Exciters - Blowing Up My Mind (RCA DJ)
Susan Rewis - They Say You Found A New Baby (Columbia DJ)
Gloria Walker and the Chevelles - You Hit The Spot Baby (Flaming Arrow)
Rhetta Hughes - You're Doing It With Her (Tetragrammaton)
The Adventurers - Nobody Can Save Me (Blue Rock)
C.L. Blast - What Can I Do (United)
Howard Tate - Sweet Love Child (Verve)
Madeline and the Monticellos - Binding Ring of Gold (De-Vel)
Barbara Hall - You Brought It On Yourself (Innovation DJ)
Moses Smith - Come On Let Me Love You (Cotillion)
Bill Withers - Harlem (A&M)
Bessie Banks - Don't You Worry Baby (Quality DJ)
The Ebony's - Back In My Arms (Avis)
The Jackson Sisters - I Believe In Miracles (Prophesy DJ)
Patti Jo - Make Me Believe In You (Wand DJ)
Sly, Slick and Wicked - Your Love Was Meant For Me (Paramount)
The Joubert Singers - Stand On The Word (Ten)
The Independent Movement - Slippin' Away (Polydor)
ABERDEEN SOUL COLLECTIVE 22OCT16
Definitely not in order
Kenny Smith - Lord What's Happened (Goldspot)
Skullsnaps - My Hang Up Is You (LP)
Eddie Carr - Your Love Is Indescribably Delicious (W.H.C)
Chosen Few - Birth of a Playboy (Maple DJ)
Mustangers - What Do I Have To Pay (Piedmont)
10th Dymentions - The Bush Man (Saluda)
Betty Brewton - Heavy Heavy Lovin' (Sue)
Angela Davis and the Mighty Chevelles - My Love (Flaming Arrow)
Willy Wiley - Just be Glad (King DJ)
Two Tons of Love - What Good Am I Without You (Paramount DJ)
Sisters' Love - This Time Tomorrow (Man Child DJ)
Oscar Weathers - Just to Prove I Love You (Top and Bottom)
Rainbow's End - Can't Get Enough of You (Kef DJ)
Stormy - Devastator (Twilight DJ)
Paramount Four - You Don't Know (Southern City)
Patti Austin - Didn't say a word (Columbia)
Baby Huey - Drifting Around (M.I.O.B)
Jesse Fisher - Your Not Loving a Beginner (Way Out)
Willie Pickett - On the Stage of Life (Eastern)
The Intentions - Don't Forget That I Love You (Philips DJ)
Barbara Lewis - Stars (LP)
Aretha Franklin- Save Me (LP)
True Soul at the end of September up in Scotland - fantastic line up (Arthur Fenn, Guy Hennigan, Kitch, Mick H, Lars Bulnheim, Ian Mac, Lenny Harkins, Colin Law)