Seano

Thanks for that.

Enjoyed it. I'm sure we'll all have parts of it we wish had been different but overall it felt like a good niche programme. Left out a lot obviously, maybe 100 Club being a very big one. But all credit to our Mr Mason, good moves, if he's not even been to a soul night for 30 or so years. Great to see at least a few moments of the Wigan Young Souls too, some great dancing there. And the clips integrated from the film, Northern Soul, look very promising.....

Strange feeling of excitement waiting to watch it. Takes me back to sitting down to watch This is England when it was broadcast. Not sure if that's a good thing or not.

I think for me the error in Paul's article on the BBC site is that the scene is referred to as the first youth sub-culture that was focused on the past. Yes I know Wigan ran oldies nighters (used to enjoy them and learn from them as a newbie at the time), but there was, and still is, an insatiable taste for new discoveries. The fact that virtually all of them are from the past isn't the issue, it's about the music, the feel, the soul, and the discovery.

Caught the broadcast by accident, driving up to leamington for the record fair on Saturday. It didn't really need to have such a focus on Wigan and would have been improved by more about Japan, which it was supposedly about. Maybe it would have made sense to also refer to the interest in Northern in other countries as well.

Great double header 7". A side on British Kudu, 1977, was "Could heaven ever be like this" and B side "Turn this mutha out". Both excellent. What I love about records like these was that despite being into Northern at the time you couldn't miss the quality and excitement of the music. So you bought it and kept it. Same with stuff like Jazz Funk at Birmingham Locarno, Reggae, you name it. If it's great music you hang on to it, and often you get that sense that it could work in a venue aimed at Northern if dropped into a varied set.

Peerless. Having said that, I've found lots of other compilation labels bringing sounds to me that I didn't know or own as well. One of the reasons tape swapping was so brilliant back in the day.

Hi Mike, Just to note that Banbury has its own distinct areas of deprivation, though not perhaps an overall statement applying to the town as a whole. 3 of the electoral wards are assessed as being in the highest 10% of deprived areas in the whole country. Like parts of Oxford, London, and lots of places around the country, these can sit by side with wealthier areas, and even within those wards there will be plenty of people who might be surprised to be described as 'deprived'. I don't mean to say this to take away from the difficulties of Easington (oddly enough the name of one of the other electoral wards in Banbury!), but just to say that while Banbury is a great place and has a successful soul club about to hit the 10th anniversary, it's not the image of leafy rich Oxfordshire and Cotswolds that some might think. Good work from Julie at Saturday's event, looked like it could go either way and things did seem to settle down. Seems that a polite word works wonders at various evenings. Sean

Sounds great, wish I was over there! Let us know how it all goes.

That's encouraging, as I did actually go to bed and just left it recording, so looking forward to hearing the rest! Thanks Ed!

Not one I'd heard before either, but love it.

Thanks for posting, spotted it earlier and looking forward to watching it if the chilled beers don't get to me first, thank heavens for the old recorder!

Just seen that BBC4 have a feature programme on Bobby Womack's performance tonight at 10.30! "Craig Charles introduces highlights from the headlining performance by the soul legend". Press the red button to record!!

I should have added that it's Sunday night he's on.

Bobby Womack is due on the West Holts stage at 9.30pm. Just listened to John Humphries interviewing Mick Jagger on Radio 4; sounded good, should be a great show tonight for everyone who's there.

My sister finally got me into the Stones, definitely some great music, but if they were up against Bobby Womack on different stages at the same time it would be Womack every time for me.

Heard on the radio and confirmed in Radio Times that Bobby Womack is performing at Glastonbury on Sunday. We've been pestering our niece to make sure to see him as she's there for the weekend. Be great if he got on stage with the Stones and performed "It's all over now" on Saturday! Sorry if anyone's posted about this, had a look around and couldn't see any threads.

I gather he's playing at Cornbury as well. Got the DVD a couple of months ago I think, but only got round to watching it last weekend - great story.

Notre Dame just off Leicester Square in London, used to run Friday nights, I think it was in 1982 or so. Really good venue in central London, great space. I remember Keb talking his way into getting records played and just blowing the rest of us away. Talking of Keb, Le Beat Route as well. Not sure how long any of these ran for. Big tracks I remember that may not have be his originally but came to me through him were Valentine Brothers and Jan Jones. And of course also the massive 60's Newies.

Good post Smudger; the other thread took over but thanks for posting this.

Yes got it. Main track 'Please forgive my heart' is worth it for that alone. I haven't got into the rest so much, but often that's the case for me.

Just watching Wilson Pickett (Land of 1000 dances) - love the scaffold built stage that looks like it's series of planks, doesn't seem to stop the show one bit.

Staple singers, Mavis Staples, what a voice. Just done 'When will we get paid', another track too and now following with Ike and Tina Turner 'Ooh pooh pa doo'.

Eddie Harris now, with Les McCann. Check out Eddie Harris 'Ten to Four' if you get the chance.

Bad signal all through, really ruined it. Hoping it records later. Meanwhile, seem to be getting the Soul to Soul Ghana film fine, and watching Voices of East Harlem on stage!