Hi there. For those of you who don't already know me, a little bit about myself here.I've been a dj on and off around the fringes of the soul scene since the mid 1970's. At the moment I present a weekly 2 hour show on Starpoint Radio called 'Forgotten Gems', which features all kinds of underplayed soul, jazz and funk tracks from the 1960's to new releases. It isn't rare, much of it was relatively commercial or big in the clubs at the time, just that you don't hear the tunes very often on radio!! I also try to pick the lesser played tunes from albums to give them an airing, along with a sprinkling of interesting 'b' sides from both 7 inch and 12 inch singles. Although I'm passionate about my music, the show itself is a lot of fun and there's a fair number of regular listeners who log on to the Starpoint forum for some lively banter while I'm on air. We also broadcast on the Sky digital satellite network in Europe, full digibox tuning instructions are on the Starpoint radio home page Join me if you can for the live show on Saturday afternoons between 13:00 and 15:00 GMT (8am and 10am EST to save you doing the math)on Starpoint Radio
Besides dj'ing on the radio I also play music out and about. The biggest gig I do is the twice yearly Caister soul weekender on the UK's East coast, I'm a member of the dj team which is headed by Chris Hill. This is the original and longest running soul weekender in the world (the first one was staged in 1979) and has a unique party atmosphere which you won't find anywhere else. The Caister crowd are probably the friendliest folks you will ever meet.
I'm one of the resident dj's at the Qdos Friday night soul sessions at my local pub, Henry's, in Essex. The pub has a long history, it was once the local Lord of the Manor's house and is a unique venue, all oak beams and open fires. It's owned by my mate Chi who is very active in promoting soul/house gigs under the Qdos banner and features regular guest appearances from well respected soul jocks such as Terry Jones, Gary Dennis and Gareth 'Girth' Donovan so good music is guaranteed. The food is pretty excellent too!
I also appear at the superb Chichester 'Chisoul' alldayers, again it's another great venue, Woody's Bar in the centre of town. Organised by two ace guys, the 'Rogues in Brogues' aka Paul and Jamie, there's always a buzz about this prestigious alldayer and deservedly so!!
Some pretty soulgirls to brighten the page up!
My favourite 'one off' gig last year was at Soul Underground in Walsall. This monthly night is well worth a visit for any open minded soul fans in the Midlands and the resident dj team of Lin Taylor, her son Jamie and Roger Williams are always joined by at least one guest dj. Quality tunes every time with this one, particularly if you like new soul.
One which I did for the first time recently was the South Of The River Crew's (SOTRC for short) Kent Soul Session just outside of Gravesend. Must have been happy with me 'cos I've been asked to do it again!! Two rooms at this one, the 'club' room caters for the house and jazz heads and the soul room covers everything else. Well worth a visit to the venue at the Inn On the Lake which is right next to the A2 main road.
Until its demise due to venue problems last year I was the regular warm up dj at the monthly Soul Heaven night in London, we are still looking for a decent new venue so watch this space for further details.
Message me if you want further info on any of the above events which don't have a website link, I will be only too happy to help you in your search for soul! I'll also post up details of my forthcoming gigs in my blog should you feel the need to come and listen to my music LOL.
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