Dave Rimmer Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Well it was off to sunny Manchester yesterday afternoon (OK I'm lying, it rained !) A Taste of Honey at the Hellfire Club. The line up was top notch for an alldayer: Chris Morgan, Soul Sam, The Willinghams, Phil Shield, Matt from Rugby, and Kenny all the way from Tottenham, plus some bloke from Dudley. I really enjoy these dayers because they are so relaxed (Or is that the bottles of Hobgoblin ?) and there is no pressure on the DJs to fill a dancefloor. People dance if they want to, simple as that. This time though I was only there till about 6.30pm, and to be honest the numbers through the door were dreadful, it was almost as though each punter had their own personal DJ at one point. Hopefully it picked up after I left (Or perhaps people were waiting until I'd DJ'ed and left before they turned up !) I can't understand why a line up like that failed to attract large numbers, every one of the DJs is an experienced niter DJ with a great collection, and in Soul Sam & The Willinghams you have two (Three ?) of the biggest names in the country, well, Barnfather and Willingham do have a lot of letters, so they really are two of the biggest names in the country ! Perhaps it was because it was the August Bank Holiday weekend, and people were doing other things, or perhaps just the, sadly common, overkill of events on a Bank Holiday. But with a catchment area like Manchester I really did expect more there. Anyway, to give you a flavour of the day, here's my playlist . I did about and hour and fifteen minutes, and thoroughly enjoyed every one of them. These are roughly in the right order, and there may be a few missing: Started off with a few R & B Lee Shot Williams – Mark My Words – Palos Betty Harris – 12 Red Roses – Sansu Little Daddy Walton & Sons – Highway Blues – Big Hit Daniel E Skidmore – Little Old Groovemaker – Parkway Bobby Bland – Sweet Lips Of Joy – Duke Lp Then onto some mid-tempo and Beat Ballads La Reine La Mar – That’s Not The Way To Love – Cloud Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – Better Things – Daptone Quotations – I Wanna Thank You Baby – Unreleased Di-Venus Gwenn Douglass – The Picture – Michelle Tempos – Lonely One – Rileys Kenny Hamber – Anything You Want – Arctic Andrea Henry – I Need You Like A Baby – MGM George Smith – I’ve Had It – Turntable Rose St John – I Know The Meaning – Veep Rose St John – And If I Had My Way – United Artists Charles Lamont & The Extremes – I’ve Got To Keep Movin’ – Challenge Suger & The Spoices – Have Faith In Me – Swan Jewel Akens – My First Lonely Night – Era Finishing off with some Detroit Edwin Star – My Kinda Woman – Ric-Tic Linda Griner – Goodbye Cruel Love – Motown Liz Lands – Midnight Johnny – Gordy Thelma Lindsey – Why Weren’t You There – Magic City Tony Hestor – Just Can’t Leave You – Karate Bob & Fred – I’ll Be On My Way – Big Mack Jackey Beavers –Love That Never Grows Old – Revilot Stewart Ames – Angelina Oh Angelina – J & W Brooks Brothers – Lookin’ For A Woman – Tay Melvin Davis – I Must Love You - Groovesville So if you are looking for a relaxed Sunday afternoon, in one of the most unusual venues you will ever come across, with DJs playing what they want to play, quality all the way though, keep your eyes open for the next Taste Of Honey alldayer. Link to comment
Bearsoul Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 (edited) An eloquent and accurate summation of the day Dave, Thankyou once again for your company and the mighty fine tunes! Very quiet yet the rain and the fact that there were only a few of us to savour the sublime music on offer didn’t dampen our spirits.As you say Dave an excellent line-up and thanks for lightening the mood ‘a bouncy castle’ an inspired promotional attraction which no doubt will be featured soon ! But IThink we’ll stick to Quality tunes and keep it cozy with a small yet appreciative and adventurous crew of fellow Souls . In Short ‘I’d rather ride a Thoroughbred than a Pantomime Horse’ ! As is the norm these days, a very busy Events calendar affected attendance but hey that’s life and it’s a choice to promote not a right so musn’t grumble yet last minute local events springing up certainly did us a disservice and with friends involved in staging these promotions it leaves you wondering about the motivation behind such ventures as ‘Chico Mendes’ said ‘It is a sad and a beautifull world’ but there’s a bigger picture folks. All I can say is : for us it’s about the music and having , and sharing , goodtimes ....and long may it continue! Musically the day was sweet bliss with many sides new to my ears ...so a massive Thankyou to our Fab DJs and especially to everyone who shared the day with us.........You’re The Bees’Knees !!!! Future dates will be posted soon Bless Y’all Cptn M EARLY & LATE SETS (NOT IN ANY ORDER) MAXINE BROWN . I CAN’T GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU. UK MAJOR MINOR BOBBY PATERSON . RECIPE FOR PEACE . PAULA THE INVINCIBLES . THIS IS MY STORY . WB THE COMMANDS . HEY I’TS LOVE . BACK BEAT CHRIS MYERS . SWEETEST GREATEST GUY . TRUDEL THE EPSILONS . I’M SO DEVOTED . SHRINE STAGE IV . JUST ANOTHER GUY . MILLIE THE JOYS OF LIFE . GOOD TIMES ARE OVER . COLUMBIA THE SUPERBS . I WAS BLIND . DORE THE OUTRIDERS . THE TELEGRAM SONG . UK DART ANSWERS TO LOVE . TRY MY LOVE . LION DEL ROYALS . SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL . MERCURY THE DeVONS . GROOVIN WITH MY THING . MR G RECORDS JUDY McDONALD WITH THE MELLOWETTES . THERE’S NOTHING I’D RATHER DO . VRC HOAGY LANDS . DO YOU KNOW WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT. SPECTRUM VERBLE DOMINO . I’VE BEEN FOOLED BEFORE . TOI JIMMY MACK . GO ON . PALMER EDDIE HOLMAN . FOUR WALLS . VIRTUE ACETATE JUNE JACKSON . YOU NOW HOW LOVE IS . MUSETTE TP RAY POLLARD . THIS TIME . SHRINE ELOISE LAWS . I THINK YOU NEED LOVE . UNNISUED LARRY SAUNDERS . FLY AWAY LOVE BIRD . SOUL INTERNATIONAL LOVE UNLIMITED . TOGETHER . MEXICAN MCA LOLEATTA HOLLOWAY . I KNOW WHERE YOU’RE COMING FROM . GAMMA MEXICAN SILVER LINING . MY SONG . DUSIC PERCY THOMAS ‘HEY LOVE’ DYNA GROOVE JOEY IRVING & ‘JUST US’ . THERE’S A MAN . BALTIC ARTHUR PRYSOCK . PIECES . C/U BETTY WRIGHT . IF I WAS A KID . ALSTON FRANK DELL . WHAT MORE CAN I DO . VALISE 12" JOHNNY CASWELL . ALL MIXED UP . MIRASOUND ACETATE (FOR CPL SHIELDS...CHEERS PHIL ‘YOUR A GENT ! ) Edited August 29, 2011 by bearsoul Link to comment
Phil Shields Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Had a fabulous day as I always do at taste of honey Where else do you get to hear djs like the Willinghams & Soul Sam play just whatever they want ? See you all at the next one :-) Link to comment
Larry Semmins Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Had a wonderful day with music of the highest order from some of the best dj's in the land,enjoyed the banter as usual too,especially after the footie results. Love these alldayers,so relaxed and great fun,me and the guys will be back for more next time.Steve,Conrad and Jimmy. p.s. "Mary had a little pig" lol. Link to comment
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