Ian Smith

A night of real across the board soul tunes - mostly on original vinyl release - hits, northern, modern, Philly, Motown, Cleethorpes etc. Ambient soul lounge surroundings with dance floor. Free entry and reasonable bar prices. DJ's - Ian Smith, Andy Brads, Steve Flynn, and back by popular demand the legendary Dave Wakefield.

Mods on the Beach - on a real beach at Henshaws (urban beach) Arts and Crafts Centre Knaresborough. This annual event is a cornucopia of mod music - 60's club soul, Motown, Ska and British beat music. Headlining are the 5:15's - a fantastic MOD band plus several other accoustic MOD acts. In between vinyl sounds provided by Mike Eastwood (Wakefield Soul Club) and Ian Smith (Harrogate northern soul and Cheltenham clubs). Its a fantastic afternoon and all proceeds go to Henshaws School for the blind and partially sighted. (If it rains - the event moves in doors so all basis covered). Tickets are £5.15 in advance from Henshaws or Eventbrite or £7 OTD - bars and hot food. 2 until 10.

Soulful! returns to the Soul Lounge at St Robert's Club, Robert Street, Harrogate HG1 1HP. Across the board soul music - a real mixed bag of soul tunes from hits to Northern to Modern to Funk to R&B to new releases. This month's special guests are Steve Flynn from Soul on Sunday Bradford, plus the legend that is Dave Wakefield (me old Mukka). Steve and Dave join Ian Smith and Andy Brads for an eclectic night of soul tunes - some underplayed early on followed by some floor fillers! Its free entry and a great night in the Soul Lounge!!! 8 until midnight!

Floorfilling Northern and Up Tempo Motown played on original vinyl is the name of the game at Ilkley Soul Club. Great dancing tunes all the way from 3 until 8. Good wooden floor, comfortable lounge seating, reasonable bar prices, friendly crowd and train links from Leeds and Bradford. This month's special guest is the legendary Phil Dick of Detroit A Go Go fame - Phil has some great rare classics in his collection. Resident DJ's Ian Smith, Keith Hudson, Danny Steel and Trevor Lofthouse aim to keep the dancefloor busy. £5 OTD.

Full on Northern and up tempo Motown all the way at Ilkley Soul Club - a Sunday afternoon stormer from 3 until 8. All music played on original vinyl releases. This month's special guest is Jeff Robinson of Soul on Sunday (SOS) at the Underground Bradford. Jeff has a great collection and knows how to fill a dancefloor! Jeff joins residents Ian Smith, Keith Hudson, Danny Steel and Trevor Lofthouse for a top afternoon of northern soul. Good floor, comfortable club, friendly crowd, and train links from Leeds and Bradford. £5 OTD 3 until 8.

Top northern and up tempo Motown tunes for the dancefloor. all records played on original vinyl. Ilkley Soul Club returns one week later than normal due a) to cycle race in Ilkley on Sunday 29 Sept and b) due to unavoidable commitments at the end of October. Special guest this month is Wakefield Soul Club's Mike Eastwood who always keeps the floor filled with his collection of early soul 60's favourites. Resident DJ's Ian Smith, Keith Hudson, Danny Steel and Trevor Lofthouse provide the northern plus something a little different. Good floor, comfortable venue, parking, friendly atmosphere and reasonable bar prices. 3 until 8 £5 OTD.

Soulful! returns to the Soul Lounge at St Roberts Club Harrogate. A real assortment of soul tunes from across the soul spectrum - 95% on original vinyl issue - the other 5% well this is just creative leaway. Rare and underplayed before 10 with some floor fillers when it gets going. Regular spinners Ian Smith, Andy Brads and Alec Preston are joined by special guest Warehouse 23's (Wakefield) and frequent Central spinner Mike Eastwood. Its a great night with tunes for everyone - you never know what you will get. 8 until 12 free entry.

There has been a fire in Harrogate today BUT SOULFUL! GOES AHEAD TONIGHT. The lower part of Station Parade and the Bus station have been shut but there is still access higher up to Robert St anfd the Club! Soulful! is a real across the board soul night in a proper soul lounge at St Robert's Club Harrogate. All types of soul music with rarer and underplayed stuff earlier on with a load of floor fillers later on. DJ's Ian Smith and Andy Brads play soul hits, new releases, 70's soul and funky stuff from the 80's. There is also a good helping of 60's R&B plus the odd bit of Motown and Northern classic. 8 til 12 , reasonably priced bar, and sociable soul crowd.

Ilkley Soul Club returns to its normal end of the month slot for a bank holiday special. Full on Northern and Up tempo Motown for the dancefloor played on original vinyl. Special guest is Rob Haigh, the Black Country Maestro, and regular DJ at a number of West Yorkshire clubs. Rob joins residents Ian Smith, Keith Hudson, Danny Steel and Trevor Lofthouse for waht promises to be a bank holiday banger! Great wooden floor, and comfortable soul lounge. £5 OTD. The flier advertises the times as 4 until 9 but this may change slightly and will be confirmed nearer the date.

Ilkley Soul Club moves from its normal last Sunday of the month spot to a Saturday night. In the second of our trial Saturday nights for summer 2019 special guest Fred Benson (Scunthorpe and Wetwang!!) joins resident DJ's Ian Smith, Keith Hudson, Danny Steel and Trevor Lofthouse for an evening of full on northern and up tempo Motown played on original vinyl for the dancefloor. Great wooden floor and comfortable soul lounge setting. £5 OTD 7.30 until 11 45.

Soulful! at Harrogate's Soul Lounge - a real across the board soul night with all tunes on original vinyl. Soul hits, R&B, modern, northern, contemporary releases -new stuff, rare and floorfillers. Comfortable (soul) lounge, with good floor and reasonably priced bar. DJ's - Ian Smith and Andy Brads.

Soulful! returns for its regular monthly outing on Friday 26 April at St Roberts Club, Robert St, Harrogate, HG1 1HP. Soulful! is a great soul social in the soul lounge - a comfortable, ambiently lit, lounge environment with a reasonable sized floor and well stocked, reasonably priced bar. Music is OV and ranges from well known soul hits, to underplayed. From Northern to Funk, Modern to old fashioned R&B - all aspects of the soul spectrum covered. This month's special guest is Mike Lowcock a resident at Harrogate's other ATB soul event Movin' on a Groove. 8 til 12 free entry.

Soulful! Harrogate's soul social in the soul lounge. A real across the board night with something for everyone from across the soul spectrum - soul hits; northern, southern, modern; R&B; and more. Halfax soul collector Carl Eastwood joins resident DJ Ian Smith for a night of floorfilling tunes. Great atmospheric soul venue, friendly crowd, reasonable bar. 8 til midnight - free entry.

Harrogate Vinyl Sessions (HVS) meets once a month to showcase an LP classic, by playing the original release and with a talk about the artist and tracks. This month HVS have given the stage to local DJ and collector Ian Smith who is presenting "Icons of Northern Soul". Ian will be playing 18 original releases from his collection and giving a talk about the records, the artists and the music in general. Admission is free but there is a suggested donation to the Friends of Harrogate Hospital's Retcam (Saving baby's sight) appeal. The 18 records to be featured will not be announced in advance but there will be a mixture of male and female artists, the familiar and not so familiar, and up tempo and ballads. The talk starts at 7 30 and will last until around 9.30 - 10.00. (This will be more of a foot tapping rather than fully blown dancing event!) It is recomended that places are reserved in advance and by using the Eventbrite link on the Harrogate Vinyl Sessions Website. https://vinylsessions.org