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Post by showstopper on Oct 23, 2013 17:13:09 GMT
Is this vinyl or cd's Liam and if vinyl is it original vinyl only.
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Post by mikeingham on Oct 23, 2013 20:04:29 GMT
FUNNY I WAS DOING A COLLECTORS FAIR AT THIS VENUE THE OTHER WEEK AND THOUGHT AS SOON AS YOU WALK IN!!!! WHAT A GREAT OLDSTYLE SOUL VENUE, STAGE AT THE BACK ETC, WRAP AROUND WIGANESK ERA BALCONY. VERY IN THE TRADITIONAL STYLE OF HALL HUGE WOODEN DANCEFLOOR, SEPERATE BAR AREA FOYER AND TOILETS THE ACCUSTIC'S ARE SUPERB SO I'M TOLD, IT'S EASY TO FIND PARKING NEARBY AND JUST OFF THE TRACK TO AVOID PISSHEADS. WELL DONE THAT MAN.GOOD LUCK WITH IT. WHAT IS THE MUSIC POLICY? HOPE I CAN GET TO THIS...MIKE INGHAM CORNWALL.
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Post by liamktf1981 on Oct 24, 2013 7:59:21 GMT
Morning all
Thanks for the positive feedback so far, very welcomed.
OK, so in terms of output, it will be a mix of vinyl, CD and digital. Now i know that will not sit well with some on here (And i understand why 100%!) but there is still a lot of thought and love put into the output and essentially we are trying to get to some sort of local audience too, so please go gentle with us! This sort of night has not been done before to my knowledge in this hall ever or if it has for a very long time and we are starting from total scratch.
So, the benefits are it is as pointed out a lovely room, a bit like a small Kings Hall in Stoke (capacity approx 300 to 500 (seating / standing pending) in St Ives), lots of space and DJ from a large stage with the bar at the back of the venue in the room. The venue is really, really central but just off the main hill to town.
There are a good few b and b's and hotels about, so a weekend in St Ives, is never a bad idea, some great pubs too.
Drinks (nice bar provided by st Ives brewery) are £3-00 (£4 for doubles) also, i can confirm this today too.
We will be playing Northern oldies mainly with some Motown also for good measure.
Thanks again
Liam
KTF
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Post by joeydee on Oct 24, 2013 12:21:32 GMT
Oh dear Liam Liam liam....
I can see how this is going... Not trying to knock your confidence here, but...St Ives is not a hotbed of northern soul, great venue or not, and playing cd's etc means you won't get any real soulies travelling to st Ives. ( why would they when they can go north and hear the real thing ) Target audience then must be townies, or local audience as you say. I have issues with running nights playing any format , and with cd's and digital open doors for anyone to call themselves a 'promoter', watering down the scene we have loved for 40 years. I think your doing it for the right reasons and want to fly the flag for northern soul and introduce the music to people that know nothing about it, Sadly Townies and Soulies don't mix, we have to put up with beer swilling piss heads taking the piss, and spilling drinks on the dancefloor and generally making us feel uncomfortable . As they say on dragons den..that's me out Nights like this one make me feel like throwing in the towel, selling all our records and retiring from the scene.. sorry for being so blunt but i guess you were expecting it Jo
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Post by showstopper on Oct 24, 2013 12:29:29 GMT
Nothing more for me to add Jo - agree entirely. Sorry Liam.
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Post by mikeingham on Oct 24, 2013 14:34:06 GMT
HI LIAM, I WISH I DID'NT AGREE WITH JO'S COMMENTS BUT SHE IS PROBABLY RIGHT.!! MY SPIN ON IT IS THAT THE SWEST CROWD ARE 100% OVO I'VE NEVER MET A MORE VINYL COMMITED CROWD ( I'M AN EXILED NORTHERNER) WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO GRAB A COUPLE OF LOCAL DJS OVO..TO SUPPORT YOU ITS SUCH A GREAT VENUE..IN IT'S FORM AS GOOD PHYSICALLY AS ANY WHERE IN THE SWEST..PERSONALLY I WOULD WELCOME AN OLDIES BASED VENUE HERE / MOST OTHERS PLAY ACROSS THE BOARD.IM INTO MY OLDIES AS FAR AS A SOUL NITE GOES (GREATEST DANCE MUSIC EVER) I THINK IT WOULD WORK BETTER AS AN ALL DAYER..? / LOCATION /PERFECT VENUE ? I WISH IT DID'NT MATTER WHAT WHEN WHY WHAT LABEL NO TALC BEER NO BEER ETC / FILL THE PLACE WITH GREAT SOULIES GEAT MUSIC MAYBE GREAT ORIGINAL OLDIES YOU'D BE SUPPRISED HOW MANY LOCAL SWEST LADS HAVE GREAT COLLECTIONS ( MAYBE PLAY A SPOT FOR FREE?) GOOD LUCK WITH IT! REGARDS MIKE INGHAM TRURO.
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Post by liamktf1981 on Oct 24, 2013 14:55:18 GMT
Hi all
Thanks for the feedback on this one.
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Post by mikeingham on Oct 24, 2013 15:07:10 GMT
JUST A QUICK ADD ON MATE, WELL DONE FOR HAVING A 'BIG PAIR OF ' AND PUTTING YOUR MOUTH / MONEY WHERE YER HEART IS. IT'S GREAT TO SEE A GREAT VENUE BEING TAKEN ON / NOT YER USUAL TINY NO ATMOSPHERE FUNCTION ROOM ( NO OFFENCE TO ANYONE ELSE)INTENDED I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU FROM ETC BUT FACEBOOK PAGES FOR PLYMOUTH AND WESTON AND BRIDGEWATER ARE ALL THE BEST SWEST SOULIES ARE ON MOST DAYS ALL ARE APPROACHABLE.GET ON THERE HAVE A CHAT ... FINGER'S X IT'S A STORMER FOR YOU.REGARDS MIKE INGHAM.TRURO.CORNWALL.
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Post by liamktf1981 on Oct 25, 2013 9:00:11 GMT
Morning Mike and all
Thank you for the heads up, i am also a North West exile currently residing in in the SW!
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Post by joeydee on Oct 25, 2013 17:08:40 GMT
Hi Liam how long have you been down this way, have you been to the soul night in Penzance ?
There's another one coming up i believe.
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Post by liamktf1981 on Oct 27, 2013 9:00:55 GMT
Morning
I have been down here approx 6 months now, give or take.
I have not as yet, but have heard on the grapevine there is something coming up. Look forward to that one then.
Cheers, have a good Sunday!
Liam
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Post by joeydee on Oct 27, 2013 10:18:37 GMT
December 7 th at the Bath Inn, had around 60 or 70 in the door at the last one, with stax gary Hayes Lee Vowles, Lil Jo and Ade Heaney all djing . pop in and check it out
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Post by liamktf1981 on Oct 28, 2013 9:49:18 GMT
I look forward to that then, thanks for letting me know.
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