SERIOUS SHADES OF SOUL – RAFA CLUB NEWTON AYCLIFFE.
FEBRUARY 4th 2017
The last six months has seen numbers dwindle at the rafa club rare soul nights and we’ve decided to pack it all in with a final soul night of February 4th 2017. March 4th would have been our 10th anniversary night so 10 years isn’t bad for us! Unfortunately we have to consider the Rafa Club Association as they pay to put extra bar staff on for us and when numbers are down they make a loss (mind you there has been some great nights when they made ££££’s). They have to think about the future of the club and be able to offer the Saturday nights to others for parties etc.
Paul Ian and Kev would like to thank everyone who’s attended the soul night for their support especially to the travelling DJ’s who more often than not DJ’d for petrol money and loved the place.
The travelling dj’s and local dj’s from the first soul night March 3rd 2007 in order of date, included:
Steve Davidson – our first guest dj 3rd March 2007 and he’s dj’d many times since.
Don Thompson (Aycliffe)
Pete Richer (Northumberland)
Trev’ Flowers (Aycliffe)
Nev Griffiths (Darlington)
Kev Carr (Aycliffe)
Kev Sowerby (Penrith & Darlington)
Col Denham (Bishop Auckland)
Joe Balmer & Kev Harker (Aycliffe)
Gaz Simon (Aycliffe)
Sean Smith (Bishop Auckland)
Wally Francis (Teesside)
Nige Grice (Manchester)
Pete Fowler (Perth Australia)
Davy Mason (Gateshead)
Alan Nevison (Aycliffe)
Paul Ackley 3rd October 2009 – Paul then became one of the resident dj’s who then carried the rare soul flag all the way to the end in 2016 when he called it a day – Paul’s play lists were instrumental in attracting other national dj’s to the club and his sets became a buzz throughout the UK. – Many thanks Paul for setting the standard so high most could not better it).
John Hinchliffe (Doncaster)
Dave Brown (Aycliffe)
Gordon Toole (Darlington)
Kev Richardson (Aycliffe)
Dave Cummings (Fuertaventura)
Steve Bradley (Aycliffe)
Glen Walton, Wayne Duffy (Bishop Auckland)
Spono (Aycliffe)
Mick Boyes (Aycliffe)
Chris Walker (Middlesbrough)
Jackie Jackson (Durham)
Jim Bayles (Darlington)
Bob Armstrong (Easington)
Neal Taylor (Darlington)
Andrea and Carol (Middlesbrough)
Tony Hatfield, John Parker (York soul club) John Parker returned many times – thanks John
Phil Joss (Aycliffe - R.I.P. mate)
Dave & Brian Pinches (Doncaster)
Jumpin’ Joan & Phil Therlwell (Runcorn)
Colin Law & Lenny Harkins (Scotland)
Dave Evison (Stoke)
Steve Wilson (Billingham)
Carl & Maria Willingham (Manchester)
Gibby
Brett Franklin (Sheffield)
Liam & Dan McGannon (Bishop Auckland)
Mick H
Mike McGannon (Bishop Auckland)
Arthur Fenn (Boomerang Club)
Robbo (Manchester)
Maz (Oxford)
Dave Eyley (Newcastle)
David Scott (Peterlee)
Andy Dyson (Everywhere)
Derek Boyden, John Potts, Dave Brown (The original Youthy Dj’s)
Sean Tasker (Switzerland)
Ginger Taylor (Todmorden)
Agent Smith (Rob Haigh Telford)
Geoff Buckley (Clitheroe)
Pat Bleasdale (Liverpool)
Ian “Hammie” Hamilton (Bedford)
Tom Dacey (Burnley)
Alan Jenkins (Falkirk Scotland)
Nancy Yahiro (Los Angeles)
John Manship (The rare soul man)
Allan Taylor (Perth Australia)
John Phillips (Gold Coast Australia)
Pet and Evo (Wolverhampton)
George Hunt and Dicky Watts (Carlisle)
Claire Wigley-Smith (Bishop Auckland)
Karen Shoulder (Bishop Auckland)
Last but not least the 3 main protagonists – Paul Shoulder, Kev Cowey, Ian Shoulder, Bar staff and Rafa club Manager – Pat and Arnie.
Guest dj's to be announced - £3.00 on the door a final free cd of Rafa Classics and the last of the controversial newsletters.
So there it is all above – 10 years at the rafa club – SERIOUS SHADES OF SOUL – who knows where we’ll turn up next and as Ian quoted in the very first newsletter March 3rd 2007 “No Soul = No Happiness”, “Know Soul Know Happiness”.
Ihave every newsletter and will be making the last 10 years of Newton Aycliffe into a book of soul memories – call in for a cuppa and reminisce of years and friends gone by.
All the best folks.
Paul, Kev & Ian.
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