CRAZY 4 SOUL presents the first Exeter Northern Soul alldayer 

Presently there is a resurgence in the Northern Soul scene throughout the country with a younger generation of people forcing a new wave of interest in the rare soul scene. Local soul enthusiast Wayne Sibthorpe of Crazy 4 Soul presents a fantastic and exciting night of the very best sounds from the 60s and 70s played on ORIGINAL VINYL ONLY with great dancing and top DJs from the North of England and the South West. This is a not to be missed event and will suit both old and younger people alike.

Northern soul is a music and dance movement that emerged independently in Northern England, the English Midlands, Scotland and Wales in the late 1960s from the British mod scene. Northern soul mainly consists of a particular style of black American soul music based on the heavy beat and fast tempo of the mid-1960s Tamla Motown sound.

Northern soul is associated with particular dance styles and fashions that grew out of the underground rhythm & soul scene of the late 1960s at venues such as the Twisted Wheel in Manchester. This scene and the associated dances and fashions quickly spread to other UK dancehalls and nightclubs like the Chateau Impney (Droitwich), Catacombs (Wolverhampton), the Highland Rooms at Blackpool Mecca, Golden Torch (Stoke-on-Trent) and Wigan Casino.

As the favoured beat became more uptempo and frantic, by the early 1970s, northern soul dancing became more athletic, somewhat resembling the later dance styles of disco and break dancing. Featuring spins, flips, karate kicks and backdrops, club dancing styles were often inspired by the stage performances of touring American soul acts such as Little Anthony & The Imperials and Jackie Wilson.

Licensed Bar, Bar snacks & stalls

Find out more at: Crazy 4 Soul website: www.facebook.com/groups/Crazy4Soul/

£13.50 in advance/£16 on doors 

3pm-1am 

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