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>How come there's so much soul >activity in Blackpool? Blackpool has >always been on the soul >map, noticeably because of the >70's and the Mecca of >course + Ian Levine (love >him or usually hate him). > >There has been quite a revival >of late all around these >parts, Lytham St Annes, Blackpool >centre plus Prestwich and Preston >hold regular Northern soul events. >If you are fortunate to >pick up the Richard Searling >show on Sundays on Jazz >FM between10:00 and 2:pm 100.4 >broadcast from Manchester the wealth >of soul played and the >number of gigs that he >reads out is quite staggering. >The Originals, Jimmy Conwell show >at the Ritz in Manchester >in June is currently being >plugged quite heavily. October sees >the annual Cala Gran weekender >this year featuring Philip Mitchell >and JJ Barnes, previous years >have featured Gene Chandler, Bobby >Patterson and possibly the best >show a couple of years >ago, Barbara Lynn.Every two months >or so the Blackpool Neighbourhood >Soul Club runs a session >in the Winter Gardens which >regularly attracts around 600 or >so northern soul/RnB fans. They >packed in 1200 for the >recent Bettye Lavette night. I >intended to do a proper >review of this for the >Primer however due to too >much ale and not having >a pen and notepad to >hand I can only say >what a trendous performance she >put in. Covering the gamut >of her 60's early 70's >stuff and finishing with a >gut wrenching soul drenched version >of let me down easy >(I do like cliches)!. A >really powerfull voice from such >a diminutive figure though it >has to be said that >it would probably sound better >wihin the confines of a >club type atmosphere, only because >the large venue of the >winter gardens somewhat diluted the >overall impact (depending upon where >you stood), me I was >right next to the speakers >so it was loud enough. >She had just done two >weeks in Paris, two shows >a night so that must >have been something else. Anyone >from Wales see the recent >Ray Pollard and Tony Middleton >weekender in Conway? Would be >interested in hearing a review, >two great soul balladeers, shame >they were not appearing anywhere >in the North West.
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