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| Justin | souljunkie~AT~btinternet~DOT~com | url |
Hiya
guys. Hope the last McCluskies went well, couldn't make it myself,
I was at Caister.
Enjoyed your crossword on the Interactive page, it was too tempting
to resist & caught me out on 3 or 4 answers - that will
teach me for thinking it was going to be easy!!!
Anyway, looking forward to the June ST - see you there.
Justin
15
May 2002 - Bristol
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| Chris Orme | chris~AT~albany~DOT~mcb~DOT~net
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Hi
- When is the next soultrain - I'm confused
A fan of your event we know says it's the 20th June.
The website says the 23rd June and the monitors on the 5th May
gig say it is either the 1st or 2nd of June
as we're all confused - please help so we can arrange to commute
from our various places around the country to catch your train!
Good luck - all the best - Chris
08
May 2002 - Isle of Man, British Isles
Soultrain comments:
- Sorry about the confusion.
The next Soultrain is June 2nd. |
| Paul Alexander | paul~AT~soultrain ~DOT~co~DOT~uk
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Many
thanks to Mike Ashley life n Soul proms for his soul set at
the front end of the easter soultrain and for suga c
for his 80's soul anthems . the jazz room as always was a jumpin
! jazz grooves jazz people and the floor technicians
the easter 2002 soultrain ranks as one of our best ever attended
mccluskys was rammed and the early house full meant 100 + quews
outside so get there early for may 5 when we do it all over
again
03
April 2002 - bristol
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| Mike | mike~AT~lifeandsoulpromotions~DOT~co~DOT~uk
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Hi
guys - thanks for letting me DJ - had a great time. Hope you
enjoyed it - for the most part it was the Modern end of Northern
that I played, 'cos this is what I sensed would go down best.
The 60's 'anthems' are a bit played out and I couldn't go down
the 'rare'route. The 70's onwards stuff fits in nicely.
Reaction I got during and after was positive, hope yours was
too.
02
April 2002 - Weston Super Mare
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| Kev James | kesoul10~AT~hotmail~DOT~com | url |
| Wotcha
people, just come across your site, wicked stuff indeed. I thought
I would let you know about a weekender thats happening on the
bank holiday weekend 1,2,3 June 2002 in Suffolk. DJs to include
Bigger, Bob Jones, Snowboy, Steve Wren, Max Rees, James Anthony,
Ash Selector, Bob Masters, Stretch Taylor and many more playing
a heavy mix of Funk, Soul, Jazz, RnB, Soulful Garage and your
favourite Classics on two floors. All this for just £60 incl
accm. For further info call Soul Village Organisation on 01493
651487. Take it easy guys and keep it soulful.
04
February 2002 - Colchester
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| Sal | Sal~AT~cotham4~DOT~freeserve~DOT~co~DOT~uk
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Waiting
for the Fatback band photos to appear.
You keep saying 'soon', but no show!!!
Great gig, and keep up the good work.See you on the 27th.
(Finally put something on your message board-couldn't cope with
the pressure!)
Sal
15
December 2001 - Bristol
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| George Beresford |
Hi
folks, I was there at the last soultrain and i must agree WOW
what a nite, see you on the 27th. and again thank you for the
memories.
George
23
November 2001
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| pete ahluwalia |
| great
night at soul train, good music and some lovely honeys both
young and our age, I dont know what happened to Nick but me
and Al had a great time. cheers
23
November 2001
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| Richard Langley |
| Please
keep us informed of the gigs that you hold in Bristol and surrounding
areas. We came to the last two gigs in McCluskys and thought
it was brilliant. Its been a long time since we went to a Jazz
funk do. The last one was very early 80's at Westfield, Radstock.
We had the pleasure of dancing with Oscar back then. He still
has a smile on his face. We saw him at the last gig but didn't
get to see him dance. He disappeared through the crowd before
I could get to him. Are very much looking forward to the next
one on 27th August. See you there. Shelley Rees-Langley and
hubby.
23
November 2001
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| ENTS 24 | INFO~AT~ENTS24~DOT~COM |
Bristol,
Sunday 4 Nov
Soul Train: Fatback Band
Featuring the American soul artists, Bill Curtis and Gerry Thomas,
with songs such as 'I Found Lovin', 'Nyjra Walk', 'Bus Stop'
and 'Spanish Hustle'. This has got to be the biggest soul event
in Bristol for 25 years.
Also: Soul Train DJs.
ENTS 24
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November 2001 - BRISTOL
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| paul alex | pa~AT~soultrain~DOT~co~DOT~uk |
| Thanx
to Bill Curtis, gerry , flip,ed,johnny ,george & co - the
the music lives on with the fatbacks smokin the place on sunday
nov 4th the band can still stutt their funky stuff when you
think some of the guys have been around as long as james brown
you then begin to understand what funk icons they are ! long
live the fatbacks they will live long in the memory of partyin
and have a good time - a throwback to funky good times in clubland
in the 70's . I would personally like to go on record to thank
brothers steve ashby & steve phillips who worked tirelessly
on the logistics , stuart from touch pa & monica and the
team at mccluskys for makin all happen. big up to freshblood
, classic gold , blues n soul , bristol's whats on , venue magazine
and not forgeting avon soul army mike man mc for the nite adrian
ashby for firin up the fatbacks .All I can say is keep on steppin
!
07
November 2001 - bristol
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| chris (no relation to james) brown | cbrown~AT~soultrain~DOT~co~DOT~uk
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Yep,
yep, yep, yep. All of the Lloyds lot
who went have told me what a great night they had, 'best night
ever', 'great
band' etc etc. . . a sup[erb night all round, well done to all
you ST boys
for pulling it off - top night!
Chris
07
November 2001 - Bristol
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| alan/funkmob | ab~AT~soultrain~DOT~co~DOT~uk
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It
was good to see all the 40 year old teenagers singing and dancing
along
to all the old Fatback fav's. Judging by the response to 'I
found lovin' it
seemed more people remembered and enjoyed their biggest song
of the 80's
than the stuff of their haydays of the 70's. Never the less
they did not let
crowd down with their classic hits, although the vocals were
hard to pick up
above the sound of the music. Considering these guys must be
in their 50's,
with the exception of the brilliant Sax player and the backing
vocalist,
they played with the enthusiasm that belittled their ageing
years.
It was truly amazing to see the trumpet player taking photos
of the crowd
enjoying him and his fellow Fatbacks return to the wonderful
70's/80's. If
you shut your eyes for one second, you could have been.
Alan Bendall of the Funk Mob
Alan Bendall
07
November 2001 - bristol
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| mike ashley | mike~AT~lifensoulproms~DOT~co~DOT~uk
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The
Fatbacks duly arrived amongst great expectation in the Bristol
public. The Soul Train crew have worked tirelessly in promoting
this event. There certainly were some major plusses and the
people involved should be hugely congratulated for what they
achieved. Personally I wasn't too impressed with the performance
but hey that's me. For me the positives were as follows: -
the band was tight and well drilled (which I guess after all
these years they should be). For me they held the show on the
basis of this tightness, the rhythm and the familiarity of the
material.
The extended show gave value for money, they must have performed
for about an hour and a half.
The venue was good and it probably helped having this in the
adopted home of Soul Train.
The up for it crowd of 400 was very enthusiastic and this was
conveyed to the band and if they were in any way tired or reluctant
then this was soon forgotten amongst such adulation.
Every one seemed to enjoy it so who am I to criticise. I always
feel deflated when so many people have a great time and I come
out feeling something less than euphoric.
The familiarity and to an extent timelessness of their material.
The slower stuff like 'Keep on Stepping' was particularly good.
It was good to see the band after all this time. Last saw them
in the 70's!
for a full review check life n soul proms website
07
November 2001 - weston super mare
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| Bill Curtis - Fatback Band |
Very
nice meeting you again' Boy did we've a ball' !! you guys really
know how to put on a party - thanks a lot Paul.
07
November 2001 - USA
Soultrain comments:
- Thanks Bill glad you enjoyed it will pass comments
on to Paul |
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