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Soul On Wax Newquay Weekender

    

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    Weekender
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    Newquay    TR7 1DB

About The Event

After 2016's amazing 1st Soul on Wax weekender at the fabulous 2 roomed venue at theVictoria hotel Newquay,

I'm thrilled to say We're Back to do it all over again.

Further more I'm incredibly pleased to anounce that every single D.J. that wowed you last year

have all confirmed and return in 2017 to do it again.

 

DAVE STABLER-DEAN CARR-HARRY MORGAN-JO MARCH-JERRY HIPKISS-LEE VOWLES-MARK SARGEANT-

MATT TROWBDIDGE- PAUL ROCKEY-TOM YUEL-  JORDAN WILSON  now added

 

Once again it will be 8pm - 3am on the Friday, 3pm - 3 am alldayer on the  Saturday, and a yet to be decided wind down session on the Sunday, probably starting earlier and finishinng later than 2016.

This is all a work in progress, further info to follow.   check out info on Soul on Wax Facebook  soul group.



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Victoria Htel, Newquay, Cornwall, TR7 1DB, United Kingdom

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BabyBoyAndMyLass

· Edited by BabyBoyAndMyLass

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First weekend in November, a bitterly cold westerly wind is howling off the Atlantic Ocean, the kind that blows right through to your soul, only your soul is actually on fire. In fact THE soul is on fire, big-time...
 
We are at the Soul on Wax Newquay winter weekender, the sister event to the huge St Ives summer weekender, the atmosphere is charged, the Soul on Wax family is having a party and in the immortal words of Mr Frank Gallagher 'We know how ta frow a parteh!' And they do, not many! Dean Carr, Sara Baker and Lee Vowles have done it again, a home-run, batted it outta the park as it were. We have a superlative line-up of OVO DJs, all on top form, busting the tunes, the biggies, the oldies, the newies, the not so well known and the super rarities. Each DJ set carefully considered, this is a knowing crowd, they know what they want, or maybe they don't yet, but it's happening, these people 'get it' and yes they do get it, slammed at them!
 
The packed floor grooves with soul, some very good dancers are here and they are getting their helping of soul-bliss, a large portion if you please. The friendly atmosphere shines, this really is a family affair, the family has grown somewhat from last years event, which was good, so good in fact that this years event has grown considerably. That's how it happens with this crowd. Again I'm not going to list DJs, there's a lot of quality here. This isn't a 'Top 500' event. They have those sounds, but those who know Lee Vowles will know that Newquay soul goes off that well worn path, exploring new territory musically, in this respect it certainly doesn't disappoint this really is an 'Across the board' event, every 45 is carefully considered, it has to be, there are some very knowledgeable and discerning soulies gathered here! The venue, The Legacy Victoria Hotel is an opulent place, nicely furnished, large wooden dancefloor ideal for Northern Soul dance style. The acoustics are nice, the sound system is clear and the resonance is good, without putting too fine a point on it the records sound just right. There are two rooms on, Friday started at eight finished at three and had two rooms, the main room spins are varied and diverse, as is the theme of the weekend, downstairs is a more funky-edged room where pretty much anything goes and with the DJ quality, it's hard at times to know where you should be, one thing is certain though, wherever you find yourself you're in the right place, right time. Wristbands are available on a nightly basis so Saturday which started at three p.m. and runs until three a.m. finds you in a packed house for the evening session. Sunday from three p.m. until nine with a chillout until eleven when friends bid one-another Adieu, the love in the air is palpable!
 
The music, the Soul on Wax family, this is a cracking event, good friends, old and new, a very safe environment with a great diversity of beautiful people, so welcoming, so blissfully happy, so come get some! Next years event is being talked about already! If you haven't booked for St Ives in July, best hurry up, last we heard was two hundred tickets sold so far! That promises to be yet another superb event, the buzz from that is enough to bring you back for the Newquay event! I mean, Cornwall, soul weekenders, what a killer combination! Same time next year lads and lasses!
 
Thanks to the Soul on Wax promoters, Lee Vowles, Dean Carr and Sara Baker, all the DJs (incidentally the DJ line-up from this years event are already confirmed for next year) and especially all the wonderful, beautiful people that make up the Soul on Wax family, and family is the right word for this, a welcoming bunch of serious soulies, all getting down and being anything but serious!
 
Yeah so... Serious about soul, across the board, very serious about having fun and getting down, what's not to like? It's a ten from me! This time it was a little easier on the Meatloaf jokes, although there was one or two, you simply had to be there!
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Andybellwood

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Busy with lots of up tempo classic oldies aimed at the energetic dance floor in the main ballroom. DJ’s included Dave Stabler,  Dean Carr, Harry Morgan, Jerry Hipkiss, Lee Vowles, Mark Sargeant, Matt Trowbridge, Paul Rockey, Tom Yule, Paul Cater and Jordan Wilson. 

Enjoyed all the dj spots we caught and refreshing to hear the variety dished up by Lee Vowles in his across the board spots - a polished and consummate dj  imo with a great collection who reads the floor/audience well with inspired choices. Similarly special mention to Paul Rockey from Llandudno who kept the floor going with some underplayed gems including the atmospheric Jimmy Jackson ‘footsteps in the shadows ‘ (what a great title for a nighter tune and a forgotten by many (?) Cleethorpes play for Poke), Shirley Wahis ‘why am I crying’ and Sinceres ‘girl I love you’ . 

Enjoyable throughout and worth the trip again from North Yorkshire with the added opportunity to savour the dramatic north Cornwall coastline. 

A recommended smaller friendly,  two roomed Weekender in a great location/well suited venue in the heart of Newquay . Roll on next November.

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