Rochdale Masonic Hall

After a great night at The Shirt we decided to go in the opposite direction from home to Rochdale, to the Masonic Hall for the three monthly soul night run by the Exit21 guys Ste Henderson and Mark Sharrocks. The guest DJs were Paul Eatough and Tony Mac.

The Masonic Hall is a very nice venue with tables around the dance floor and a bar to the left. The dance floor is, I'm sure all the dancers would agree, fantastic, possibly the best I've danced on since moving up north, nearest would be the Polish Centre in Bury. I could even spin on it, can't normally risk it on some other floors. It has a good sound system, the music is not deafening which is a problem sometimes at other venues.

Musically it is mainly oldies but I heard quite a few that are rarely played, or not when I'm out. There were quite a few played that were far too fast for me to dance to but there were people on the floor all evening.

Among tracks played were: Skull Snaps' My Hang Up Is You; Blanch Carter Halos Are For Angels; Baby Washington & Don Gardner We're Gonna Make It Big; The Bitter & The Sweet I Won't Have No Babies For You; TSU Toronadoes' Heart Please Don't Break; Major Harris Call Me Tomorrow; International GTOs' I Love My Baby; The Outsiders' Lonely Man; Parliaments' Heart Trouble; Kittens' Hey Operator; Jimmy Jones' 39-21-46 Shape; Commands' No Time For You; Yvonne Baker You Didn't Say A Word; Mel Britt She'll Come Running Back; Phonetics' Just A Boy's Dream; Ruby Feminine Ingenuity; Gerri Grainger I Go To Pieces...Everytime.

Good to see many of my friends there and particularly nice to see Sue Parker whom I knew in London. She was on the dance floor for a very good part of the night.

It began to thin out after 11pm and we left around midnight. A very enjoyable evening and I'd recommend it to any soul lovers in the area.

Thanks to the DJs, promoters and staff of the hall.

Really good venue this. Cracking dancefloor and quality ( and i mean quality) records all played on original vinyl. As it should be.

Loved every minute of it.

Wow another packed and soulful night on that brilliant Masonic dance floor. Busy from the off and great sets from all the D.J's. Well worth a visit if you've not attended before.

Already looking forward to the next one in June. 

Sandra x