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Detroit duo strike again ! Straight off the newswire Fantastic news is that Lorraine Chandler and Eddie Parker are the first two artists to be announced and confirmed for this years Northern Soul showcase. Those lucky to have witnessed the legendary Stafford "Top of the World" show in the 1980s will know just how good a show they put on. Lorraine will be performing her Giant/ RCA recording plus "You live only twice" which was turned up by Ady Croasdell towards the back end of the 90's and features on the Rare Collectable&Soulful C.D.s When The Midnight Hour Team asked Lorraine to practice this number she said "You can't know that one it was acetate only !" But we reassured her that the 3000 + crowd at the worlds largest and number one soul weekender would raise the roof when she sings it Roll on March 2005 for the first ever live performance of this rare 6ts classic !! Eddie Parker can't wait to get back to the UK to meet his number one fan Dave "Love you baby " Evison . When we told Dave of Eddies impending return dave said "Oh Christ I don't think my Torch "Love you baby " shirt will fit me anymore .I'll have to get sewing " watch this space !! Bookings stand at over the 2,100 mark for next years event already, we have noticed a sharp increase in bookings since this years web site was launched just over a week ago. DON'T MISS OUT we are expecting this event to be SOLD OUT well before Christmas, if you want to come GET BOOKING now to guarantee you place at the weekender EVERYONE is talking about !! See booking details on prestatyn 2005 site Full Info and much more at Prestatyn 2005 website which can be found at http://www.soul-weekenders.co.uk

STOLEN HOURS soulful sounds for dancing Hannes Rosenhagen submitted the following Information: Email hannes@raresoul.de Location Berlin / Germany Comments Spread the News! The Modern Soul Event of the Year: Top DJs and a lovely location with wooden dancefloor and a perfect sound system STOLEN HOURS soulful sounds for dancing DJs: Terry Jones / London, UK Lars Bulnheim / Shelterclub, HH Andreas Knauf / Uptight /Sundae, FFM Weller / Robert Johnson / Sundae, FFM Hannes Rosenhagen / Soul-Allnighter, Roter Salon 16.10.2004 / 23 Uhr Cafe Moskau / Karl-Marx-Allee 34 / Berlin-Mitte further infos: www.stolenhours.com

Latest news fron the Motown Legends Event 1,000 NOW COMING TO GT. YARMOUTH MOTOWN LEGENDS GREAT NEWS IS WE HAVE REACHED THE ONE THOUSAND BOOKING'S MARK FOR THIS OUR FIRST EVENT. With still 6 weeks to go bookings have started to flood in to our booking line as the event takes shape. The Team are working away putting the finishing touches to the DJ line ups for our Three Room event and there will be something for everyone. Our main Arena will house the live "Exclusive" shows from The Miracles,The Velvelettes and Richie Pitts plus a couple of extra surprises to be "Thrown in" !!!! The arena will boast classic soul sounds from all eras and the best Motown tunes around. Grooves is our Northern Room dedicated to solid Northern soul classics and features 2 all-nighters during the weekender. Broadside is our 3 room, featuring the "Broader side " of soul music where you will hear Rare Northern, Current all-nighter biggies, Modern Soul and Cross-over plus Ultra Rare Motown Un-issued tracks supplied directly to us from MOTOWN CORP USA. All in all a great weekend to look forward to, get booking now to say you were there at the FIRST ONE this will be a sell out event in years to come !! The Motown Legends Team http://www.soul-weekenders.co.uk

Latest news from Prestatyn 2005 is that Troy Keyes is the latest addition to the all-star line up. TROY KEYES FOR PRESTATYN 2005 Latest Artist News from Prestatyn 2005 The Midnight Hour Team have tracked down legendary soul man TROY KEYES and he has been added to the Northern Soul Showcase at Prestatyn 2005. Many thought Troy had just "disappeared" without a trace, but our soul hounds have found Troy and he can't wait to visit the UK for the first time to sing his great records. As lead singer with THE HIGH KEYES he had moderate hits in the USA and of course with "living a lie" on the Northern Scene. Then turned to a solo career and produced many favourite sounds on the UK scene which did not make the US charts. Read Troy's Bio on the Prestatyn 2005 website pages to learn more about this great soul singer. Prestatyn 2005 website is at http://www.soul-weekenders.co.uk

Saturday Nov 13 play details Saturday, Nov 13 GARLAND GREEN will perform IT RAINED 40 DAYS AND NIGHTS, GIRL I LOVE YOU, QUIT RUNNING IN THE STREETS, AINT THAT GOOD ENOUGH, JEALOUS KINDA FELLA, ANGEL BABY. ARCHIE BELL will perform WHERE WILL YOU GO WHEN THE PARTYS OVER, HERE I GO AGAIN, OLD PEOPLE, LOOK BACK OVER YOUR SHOULDER, TIGHTEN UP, I CANT STOP DANCIN, THERES GONNA BE A SHOWDOWN, SOUL CITY WALK, LETS GROOVE, 1000 WONDERS. JACQUI WILLIAMS will perform FAVOUR, THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD HAS GONE CRAZY, REAL LOVE.

The final piece of the Jigsaw..... We are pleased to announce that the final Guest DJ at the Soulsville 1st Anniversary bash has been confirmed. PAT BRADY Its only a very small venue, and as a result of the calibre of Guest DJs we have on the roster, (Thats for you Janine!) we have had to make it a Ticket Only affair. The Venue holds a Fire Brigade enforced 110 max (After checking with the bar owner), and with it having such a low roof that will seem a lot more. The Roll Call: Dave Abbott Janine Snow Alison&John Nightingale Craig Westwood Karen Crane Brett Franklin And not forgetting Soulsvilles very own helpless drunks Jamie Hartford&Rich Buckley How we are all gonna play I dont know!!! Times now confirmed as 7:00 - 2:30. - That 7 1/2 Hours of Soul!!!! Tickets at a very modest £3 to cover costs (If it was down to me it would be a tenner!!!) To reserve a ticket email: jamien1@btinternet.com, PM me or Mobile 07739 917972. Please leave attitudes at the door, this is a light-hearted, tongue-in-cheek affair. Loads of good music from all eras, and lots of laughs!!! Jamie&Rich Baby Jupiter bar, 11 York Place Leeds LS1 2DS

Soul Function launch Latest Event news Published by Little-stevie on 2004/9/29 (258 reads) If any of you soul source brigade would like a night out tomorrow then let me know..Soul Function launch dvd launch.. Soul Function launch dvd launch.. showing short film function at the junction..new 45 min soul documentary and a cd sountrack..Northern dj,dance comp and some free booze.. At the Victory Services Club,Seymour Street,Nr Marble Arch tube from 7pm free entry... Email me or call on 07752084878 EMAIL...stevecato64@yahoo.co.uk

Quality Rare Soul all-nighter Looks like the place to party New Years Eve will be Sheridans in Dewsbury as Lifeline and Soultown Soul Clubs combine forces to bring you TEN top DJs to see in the New Year. The full line up is.... Representing the Lifeline Soul Club will be Andy Dyson, Mick H, Tim Brown, Arthur Fenn&Chalky and for Soultown Soul Club we have Carl Willingham, Rob Thomas, Mark Bicknall, Paul Sadot&Andy McCabe. A feast of quality Soul is guaranteed. There will be 200 tickets only for this night and they will be priced £15. Feedback about the night has been excellent and fully expect tickets to go quickly. Hopefully they will be on sale at the LifeLine All-nighter October 16th. For details/tickets etc... Andy Dyson @ Dysonsoul@aol.com or telephone 01302 744927 Mick H @ Trentsoul@aol.com or telephone 07968 030464 Andy McCabe on 07792164683 Chalky @ chalky@soultown.eclipse.co.uk or telephone 07743 863523

James Bell added to line up, Soul In the Sun Reunion. Booking news Latest news bulletin from the Prestatyn 2005 website JAMES BELL ADDED Great news is that JAMES BELL has agreed to join the Northern Soul Showcase line up and sing live for the first time in 30 odd years his two rare Northern Soul Monsters "Amazing love" and "The love of my girl" both 45s now fetch in excess of £600 each ! James has a massive following on the World wide Funk circuit and often performs in Europe, but after attending last years Prestatyn as a guest and getting a taste of the atmosphere he asked us if he could perform his rare 60s gems. SOUL IN THE SUN RE-UNION AT PRESTATYN 2005 Once again Eddy Edmondson and the team are doing their Annual re-union at The Prestatyn Soul weekender. Due to the packed room at the 2004 event and the fact that the SUS's drank the small bar dry, we are catering for the drinking masses and moving the event in to the Main Modern Soul Arena for a Saturday afternoon /Teatime slot along with a very special guest artist to be announced shortly ! The event will slot into a Massive Crossover/Classic session stretching from 1.00p.m. until 11.00p.m. non stop to keep you crossover fans in raptures and the drinking fans happy with cocktails&special offers in the main modern room bar. Remember if you like to hear you soul music with a drink in hand PRESTATYN BARS NEVER CLOSE while the music's playing !!!! Please note that the re-union is open to EVERYONE at Prestatyn so get along and enjoy the sunshine in March LATEST BOOKING NEWS Bookings have now reached the 2,225 mark for next years event, we have even more surprises lined up for next year and it's selling like hot cakes since we announced our Artist line up. DON'T MISS OUT ON THE UKs NUMBER ONE SOUL WEEKEND FESTIVAL Remember there are NO weekend or Dance Hall Only passes to this event. Be part of the most atmospheric Soul event EVER see booking details on the Web site. Can find the Prestatyn 2005 website at http://www.soul-weekenders.co.uk Due to the constant flood of news and information the web site is continually changing, apart from the news and information can also find video clips of last year, photos, booking details and more. Upload of new media and more planned for this week

Latest Event news Published by Chalky on 2004/10/4 3rd Anniversary Rare Soul Night at one of UKs finest Union Soul Club 3rd Anniversary Friday 5th November 8 till 1am A night of quality Northern and Rare Soul with Mick H Andy Dyson Derek Pearson Derek&Steve More info 07968 030464 Trentsoul@aol.com

Latest Event news Published by Alan Pollard Venue: The Parkside Club, Bramhall, Nr Stockport. New Years Eve Party at The Parkside Club. 8:00 pm to 2:00 am. DJs: Keith Williams, Alan Pollard, Jo Law, Glenn Hunter, Dobber, Graham Harvey, Jim Smirk, Julian Bentley. Free Midnight prize draw, cash prizes plus plenty of Soul ans Non Soul related prizes. Superb Hot&Cold Buffet Admission by ticket only at £20 Tickets now available from Alan Pollard on 0161 285 0130 or Hitsville45@aol.com. Numbers are limited to 150, so book your ticket quick before its sold out. Local hotels, numbers available from Alan or Judi on 0161 285 0130 or Hitsville45@aol.com. Look forward to seeing you there. Alan

Fresh details of forthcoming one off Should imagine many can remember just how good the Scenesville Soul Nites were, well have had word that should be good news to all soul fans; they are set to return. In the spring of 2005 and at the venue which recently hosted soulvation dvd release party Carisbrooke Hall . Its been called a "Scenesville one-off megabash " so sounds like one to watch out for! More details when public and watch out for news of website update