Playlists so far:

Warm up spot real early on in no particular order, played until guest dj's arrived and people in ready to dance to guest dj's, nothing sparkling, just nice records  - Paul Shoulder (promoter)

1. Paul Sindab - I was a fool - Powertree
2. Hayes Cotton - Black wings have my angel - Resist
3. Chosen Few - Birth of a playboy - Canyon
4. The Chymes - Beginning of my life - Down to earth
5. The Caesars - Girl I miss you - Lanie
6. Reggie Soul - My world of ecstasy  - Capri
7. Charlie Hodges - Loving you is beautiful - Calla
8. Keni Lewis - Ain't gonna make it easy - De-Vel
9. The Olympics - Girl you're my kind of people - Warner bros.
10. Del Davis - Baby don't wake me - Trojan
11. Glenn miller - Where is the love - Dr Bird
12. The Sheppards - Stubborn heart - Mirwood
13. The Constellations - I didn't know how to - Gemini
14. Rufus Wood - Before 2001 - Espanola
15. Tobi Lark - Sweep it out in the shed - Topper
16. Charlie Hodges - The day he made you - Calla
17. Ola V. harper - I  wanna weep - Jewel
18. The Spoilers - The Spoilers rap (instru) - Lock
19. The Falcons - Good Good feeling - Big Wheel
20. Youngblood Smith - You can split - Verve
21. The Metros - Since I found my baby - RCA
22. Maurice Williams - Being without you - Deesu
23. The Ideals - Mighty lover - Boo-Ga-Loo
24. Bobby Bland - Shoes - Duke
25. Bobby Bland - Call on me - Duke
26. The Volumes - Same old feeling - Impact
27. Betty Lloyd - I'm catching on - BSC

Steve Davidson  (guest dj from Northumberland) did 2 x 30 min spots. Steve is one of the nicest guys on the scene with some great tunes - book the guy:

1. Al Gardner - Sweet baby - Sepia
2. Bobby Guitar Woods - Mighty nice to know - Colt
3. Star Dolls & Astros - Nothing can change - Paris Tower
4. Precisions - I wanna tell my baby - DTown
5. Terry Sinclair - What have you heard - DPG
6. Locations - Mr Diamond Man - Rons Paul
7. Eroy Bogart - Last time - Philwood
8. Johnny Hampton - Not my girl - Dottys
9. Othello Robinson - So in love - Baby Luv
10. Agents - Trouble - Liberty Bell
11. Leon Haywood - Baby Reconsider - Fat Fish
12. Jimmy Seals - Yesterday of my life - Challenge

Martin McAullife and Neil Taylor followed Steve with 2 x 30 minutes sets of pounding funky hard edged soul.

Martin's plays :

1. Frankie freeman - this old shack
2. Paramount four - you don't know (till it happens to you)
3. US Warren - hard headed woman
4. Gene Reading - you've gotta have soul
5. The Variations - I wanna take you uptown
6. Otis clay - baby Jane
7. Supremes & temptations - uptight
8. Cold blood - I'm a good woman
9. Betty brewton - heavy heavy lovin
10. The specials - I can't find another (pt 1)
11. Eddie Jackson - memories of a dream
12. San Francisco tkos - acid lady

Neil's plays:

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Steve Davidson's 2nd set included :

1. Fabulous Verbs - Hot Heat - Camaro
2. Kindly Shepherds - Lend a hand - Cadet
3. Moments - You said - Deep
4. Frankie Beverly - Because of my heart - Fairmount
5. Lillie Bryant - Meet me halfway - Tayster
6. Paris - Sleepless Nights - DOC
7. Hyperions - Why you wanna treat me like you do - Chatahoochie
8. Charles Shepherd - Voodoo - Excello
9. The Group (Cecil Washington) - I don't like to lose - Prophonics
10. Otis Lee - Hard Row to hoe - Quaint
11. Freddie Houston - If I had Known - Old Town
12. Marva Josie - Don't - UA
13. Jimmy Wallace - I'll be back - Alpha

25 great tunes from Steve - we struggle to get Steve on at the RAFA club due to his dj'ing commitments on Tyneside but bet your bottom dollar he'll be coming back in 2014. Great fellah & thanks to his missus Kim for allowing him to buy these $5.00 records, Thanks Kim & Steve.

 

Paul Ackley and special guest dj John Parker finished the night off from 10.30pm to about 12.45am. Top drawer rare soul was the order of the day (night) from these 2 prime collectors / dj's but didn't write the sets down - post them here guys please.

 

All in all a great night with punters from Manchester, Bolton, Leeds and Burnley as well as the usual local suspects and a good end to 2013. Next soul night at the Rafa club will be the 1st February 2014 - line up to be announced on Soul Source events page soon.

Thanks for your support folks, without you we'd not have this venue, it's hard work keeping it all going, but worth it.

Merry Xmas - Paul, Ian, Paul and Kev.

Edited December 23, 201311 yr by Soulboyslim

Are you back the first sat in the month now after last nights one off?

Hopefully see you then

Edited December 22, 201311 yr by Dsoulie

Going to have to try and make it up there, heard nothing but good about the venue.

Are you back the first sat in the month now after last nights one off?

Hopefully see you then

Last night's affair really replaces the one we should have on the first Saturday in January but no one has any money left on what will be the 4th Jan' 2014. We did this last year with John Parker and Tony Hatfield as guests and it paid off so we'll do it every year by having 2 soul nights in December. February 1st will be the first soul night in 2014 and it will be the first Saturday of every month following that. Can John Parker and Paul Ackley put up their play lists please as they were spectacular to say the least, both guys bounced off each other to perfection and it was funny to hear one guy at the bar say "that's the first £100 record I've heard in the last 2 hours as they've all been nearly £1000+" The record was Kenny Shepard's "What Difference does it make" as John played it winding down the double decking finishing with Johnnie Mae Matthews, "I have no choice" by Paul and David Thomas "I'll always need you by my side" from John, which incidentally is the last record always played at the club by Paul Ackley.

So folks - February 1st is the next one in 2014, will be good to see some new faces.

regards Paul.

Going to have to try and make it up there, heard nothing but good about the venue.

Would be great to see you at the club Chalky, you'll love the place - intimate small venue with punters with the most impeccable taste in everything soulful. great music to boot, 3 minutes from the A1, free parking and £3.00 entry with a free cd of the main guests playlists. beers cheap too.

see you in 2014 - Paul.

Good stuff!!

Would be great to see you at the club Chalky, you'll love the place - intimate small venue with punters with the most impeccable taste in everything soulful. great music to boot, 3 minutes from the A1, free parking and £3.00 entry with a free cd of the main guests playlists. beers cheap too.

see you in 2014 - Paul.

 

I will get Andy to go....he can drive for a change  See you in 2014 hopefully.

I'd like to thank everyone for turning up and showing support for our efforts (and the dj's especially the travelling ones) and also for the donation of monies for a raffle that was carried out on the night for local cancer support etc. Thanks for everyone who gave a little in the way of prizes but more thanks to those who gave a lot in the way of money for the tickets. £100.00 was raised and a donation of £25.00 from the door monies which made Corinne Aspel very happy as she and her friends have now raised approx. £1800.00 for the local cancer charities. Thanks folks for everything.

I haven't mentioned much about Martin McAullife and Neil Taylor for their DJ'ing on the night as I was awaiting the playlists etc. but many thanks guys for your up front effort and music approach plus your friends who showed much support to your music and the whole night in general. Neil and Martin's sets were 100mph soul / funk and is a welcome change / addition to any soul night and many people on the night told me how much they liked it - so the way forward methinks. It was evident in the playlists from John Parker and Paul Ackley that they also dug out their more obscure heavy hitting 45's to compliment Neil and Martin's set.

On the whole a great night and thanks to everyone who contributes month in month out in to deliver the RAFA  Serious Shades of Soul, soul club.

Final thank you's go to Pat and Arnie of the Royal Air Force Association for allowing us to run our monthly soul venue and I know they thank you all for the bar takings alone as over the last few years you've all kept this building alive financially and also contributing to the RAF benevolent fund.

Thanks folks - Merry xmas.

I will get Andy to go....he can drive for a change  See you in 2014 hopefully.

Give me a call or pm me about dj'ing at the Rafa Club if you fancy that? We need DJ's like you and Andy to keep things interesting. If you know of any other DJ's who would like to put their names forward - please ask them to contact me.

Paul.

flyer attached given out on the night with 2013 rafa review.

I'll get my playlist up tomorrow

 

Fantastic night at the RAFA

 

Had previously always clashed with York Soul Club

 

Now the dates for that look like changing will make it a more regular trip

 

Happy New Year to all      

Going to have to try and make it up there, heard nothing but good about the venue.

Really worth a trip Chalks