Neil Gits Away To Cornwall
It’s that time of year again ! Another year older and another birthday road trip to indulge in, eating, drinking (Coke/Pepsi of course!) and listening to fab soul CDs in the car en route ! Except this time I went a week early due to a window of opportunity on the home/work front and planned a night at a BnB in Newquay after a nice long drive cross country with a scenic route to be followed home on Saturday with many stops along the way. Although the journey there went well, no major traffic problems and good driving weather, the minute I pulled up outside by seaside quest house it started raining – and refused to stop until it was nearly time for my head to hit the pillow. Wind was the main weather issue on day two but it didn’t stop me enjoying a much needed break from the usual scene – I won’t bore you with the finer details, just check the photos on Facebook !
As I said at the start, my actual birthday isn’t till next Monday, so I’ve already pre-recorded the next show so I can take Nathan out for a slap up meal without us having to rush back to the studio straight away. In the meantime, savour this week’s super soul selections on the repeat play this Saturday at 5pm and I will speakto you when I’m older …
This Week’s Tunes:
Johnny Bristol - Hang On In There Baby (GTSTCD001) Evelyn King - Get Loose (RCA315) Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up (TTVCD2992) Drifters - Some Kind Of Wonderful (8 28765 55252) The Jacksons - Livng Together (HURTBOX001.6) Temptations - Oh Lover (ZL72413) Regina Belle - This Is Love (465132 1) Brownstone - Grapevine (6620942) T Connection - Saturday Night (TKR7356) Shalamar - Right In The Socket (DINCD138) Jimmy James & Vagabonds – I’ll Go Where Your Music Takes Me (7N 45585) Salsoul Orchestra - Take Some Time Out For Love (LIPS1) Isaac Hayes - Disco Connection (2025 069) Jean Knight - Mr Big Stuff (OG9534) Gibson Brothers - Cuba (12WIP6561) Narada Michael Walden - Take It To The Bossman (K50743) Cameo - Candy (JABH 19) J Blackfoot - Taxi (ALES3) Gene Rice - You’re Gonna Get Served (3159 – 1 R) Karyn White - The Way You Love Me (925 637-1) Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper (IS240) Jeanette Lady Day - Come Let Me Love You (PRL D 619) Ken Navarro - Souvenir (JAZZFMCD37) The Upcoming Gigs: Friday 17th May “Killer Soul – 2013” Rayleigh Club Golf Resort (formerly Lords) The Zero DJ Team playing … “The Very best In Soul Funk Disco & Old School Dance” 8pm – 1am ; Tickets £7 In Advance, £10 OTD For full details see: https://www.facebook.com/events/512912922092942/?ref=ts&fref=ts Saturday 18th May (Every 3rd Saturday of the month) “Soul Night” The Cricketers, Moulsham Street, CM2 0JT Chelmsford DJ: Paul Eve (Caister) 7.30pm start - Free Entry Friday 24th May “Soul Weekender Vibe” The Loop, Tindall Street/Duke Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1ER “Rare Grooves, Funk & Soul Weekender Anthems” DJs: Simon “Whistles” Ford & Nick Aravis Free Entry - 9pm - 4am ! Saturday 25th May “KTF Soul Club” The Old Regent Ballroom, Corringham Road, Stanford Le Hope, SS17 0AQ DJs: Lee Markwick, Tony Burman & The KTF Team “Northern Soul & then some !” Wristbands £5 In Advance Only – usually sells out – hurry ! 7.30pm - 1am - (07895) 538835 Danny https://www.facebook.com/events/326902740745853/ Saturday 25th May (Every Last Saturday of the month) “Disco Stomp” Jacksons Wharf, York Street, Ramsgate DJs: John Herbert plus guests 70s & 80s Disco Classics Free Admission - 8pm – 1am Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th May “May Bank Holiday Spring Affair” Sat: The Knot. Beach Road,Westgate On Sea and Sun: The Coast Bar, Kings Street, Margate “Soul, Jazz-Funk, R’n’B, Soulful House DJs: Paul French, Micky B, Jason Anderson plus… Terry Matthews, Jonny Layton, Mark Messent, Tony Matthews, Roni O’Brien, Lee Aitch & John Oliver https://www.facebook.com/events/182533908548987/?fref=ts Saturday 25th May “Fishing For Soul” Heron Angling Club, Western Esplanade, Herne Bay “Soul Funk Boogie & Jazz … On The Beach !!!” Free Entry - 7.30pm - Midnight DJs: Carl Hyde, Phil Baker, Tom G Edgar, Robert Burr, Rex Smith https://www.facebook.com/events/495887860465812/ Sunday 26th May (Every Last Sunday Of The Month) “Sunday Soul Sessions” The Victoria, Victoria Road, Romford, Essex, RM1 2PA DJs: Tricia Butler, Peter P, Richard Brown, Sandra C “Club Classics, Soulful House, Jaff-Funk, Reggae” 3pm - Midnight – soulful family atmosphere Supervised children over 5 years old welcome before 7pm ! https://www.facebook.com/events/126000124238663/ Saturday 1st June “Soul Carnival All Dayer” The Cromwell Manor, Basildon “8 Hours Of Soul, Funk, Rare Groove & Soulful House” DJs: Aitch B, Gordon Mac, Gary Dennis, James Anthony and more 5pm - 1am - Tickets £15 In Advance Visit www.cromwellmanor.co.uk or www.superflypromotions.com http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151760359468452&set=a.155420048451.145483.634883451&type=1&theater Saturday 1st June (Every First Saturday) “Soul On The Harbour ” Jacksons Wharf, York Street, Ramsgate DJs: John Herbert, Paul Spickett plus guests “70s 80s & 90s Soul & Jazz-Funk Anthems” Free Admission - 8pm – 1am Friday 7th June 2013 “The Big Zero Soul Night” Marco’s, 30 Eastwood Road, Rayleigh, SS67JQ DJ Bully plus guests “Soul, Funk Disco & Dance From The 70s Upwards” Free Entry - 8.30pm - 1am Saturday 8th June “Soul At The Cherry” The Cherry Tree, Queen Street, Warley, Brentwood, CM14 5JZ “Modern & Classic Soul Grooves & Dancefloor Classics” DJ: Stevie B plus guests Dave Bishop & Frostie Original 8pm - 1am ; Free Entry https://www.facebook.com/events/518853984843298/ Saturday 8th June “Soulsations” The Ink Bar, King Street, Maidstone, ME14 1BA DJs: Nick Aravis & James Anthony £5 On The Door Do you know of any soulful, jazzy, funky gigs taking place in 2013 ? Let me know the details whether you are a DJ or a punter and I can spread the word to fellow “Old Gits” in this space !E-mail: studio@gateway978.com or send a text message to (01268)833978
The Old Gits Soul Show is on Gateway 97.8 in Basildon & East Thurrock and also around the world via www.gateway978.com from 7pm – 9pm every Monday – plus you can catch it again Saturday evening from 5pm – 7pm
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Harry Cash
Harry Cash is a young/talented, singer/songwriter. He plays the piano. guitar and sings.
Harry has had many gigs including festivals. He busks in Chelmsford and other towns in Essex.
Harry has a new single on Itunes now called “Claudia Jeanne”
Here is the new single:
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DIGITAL BLUES ON GATEWAY 97.8 – 15TH MAY 2013
A packed edition of the British Blues Awards 2013 nominated Digital Blues on Gateway 97.8 this Wednesday with all the variety you have come to expect!
There are tracks from Blues Music Award winners the late Michael Burks, Tab Benoit, the late Magic Slim & the Teardrops, the Tedeschi Trucks Band, the Mannish Boys, Rick Estrin & the Nightcats, Janiva Magness, Ruthie Foster, Eric Bibb, Curtis Salgado, Irma Thomas and Victor Wainwright. Plus there is a track from Blues Hall of Fame inductee, Joe Louis Walker.
There is another track from this month’s IBBA Album of the Month, ‘Highwire’ by the Daniel Smith Blues Band and more new releases from Angel Forrest, Dave Arcari & the Helsinki Hellraisers, Hans Theessink, Big Daddy Wilson and Ron Dzubla.
In the gig guide there are tracks from Mick Pini and the SPIKEdrivers plus slices of birthday cake for Roscoe Levee and Micke Bjorkof & BlueStrip. By popular request there is a track from Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion
That will do very nicely I think!
Listen in between 21.00 & 23.00 p.m. UK time Wednesday by tuning your radio to 97.8fm in Basildon, East Thurrock and surrounds or by clicking on the Listen Live button in the web site header at www.gateway978.com and/or at http://tunein.com/radio/Gateway-978-s116463/
Digital Blues on Gateway 97.8 – Wednesday 15th May 2013 between 21.00 & 23.00 UK time repeated on Sunday 19th May 2013 between 20.00 & 22.00 UK time.
A podcast of the show will be available from 20.00 Sunday on i-tunes http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/digital-blues-podcasts/id483385993 and on PodOmatic at http://digitalblues.podomatic.com.
Subscribe and never miss a Digital Blues radio show!!
Full playlists are published on the Digital Blues website soon after the show airs – www.digitalblues.co.uk
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Gateway roadshow to appear
Gateway will be appearing at lots of events throughout the summer. as our Road show season Kicks in
please support the first one
JOHN BARONS MP FUN WALK
The charity event, which will be held at Barleylands Farm, will feature a one-mile route and a three-mile route.
Both will start at 1pm on Sunday, May 19.
The day will also feature family activities, beginning at midday.
Gateway 97.8 Roadshow will be there
Each year the Fun Walk goes from strength to strength, and in 2012 over £100,000 was raised for over 100 projects!
There will be live music, a superb BBQ courtesy of ‘Team Handsome’, other refreshments, and a large barn for charity stalls – the objective being to raise awareness of all beneficiaries as well as money.
read moreNeil Gits Into Salsa !
A couple of weeks ago I was DJing at a party in Chelmsford which finished quite early, so when loading the car up again afterwards, the function in the larger downstairs hall was still in full swing. It was a Salsa Event and as I lugged box after box of gear past the main door I couldn’t help but hear some fabulous sounds coming out from in there – or fail to notice the lovely ladies attending either ! Just before I left, I got chatting by my car to a particularly gorgeous creature who was “taking a breath of fresh air” and enthused about how wonderful the monthly party was and that I should get involved. On another day, in a previous life I would have snapped her hand off, but Nathan was waiting for his dad in the car and well … you know ! However, the tunes I caught really fired my imagination, salsa music in itself is pretty cool, but I am sure I heard a number of classic soul songs being performed salsa-style, one being a female version of “Love TKO” by Teddy Pendergrass. I have vowed to investigate further before the summer is out, so keep an ear open for the odd “salsa-soul” tune creeping into the show – and if you are in Chelmsford on the right day of the month, look out for me on the dancefloor impressing foxy chicks with my Latin moves !!!!!
This Week’s Tunes: Alicia Bridges - I Love The Nightlife (2066 936) Brenda Taylor - You Can’t Have Your Cake & Eat It Too (STROBE1) Jaki Graham - Set Me Free (12JAKI7) Stevie Wonder - You Haven’t Done Nothing (TMSP6012) Teena Marie - First Class Love (STML 12143) Anita Ward - Spoiled By Your Love (STKR83371) Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams – Too Much Too Little Too Late (CBS6164) Stylistics - Hurry Up This Way Again (BACKB007) T.C. Curtis - You Should Have Known Better Galaxy - What Do I DoAtlantic Starr - Silver Shadow Crusaders - Last Call Isley Brothers - It’s Your Thing Barry White - You See The Trouble With Me Barbara Acklin - I’ll Bake A Man Daft Punk feat Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers - Get Lucky Real Thing - Whenever You Want My Love The Dells - I Touched A Dream
Brooklyn Dreams -Touching In The Dark Minnie Riperton – Memory Lane Jackson Five - The Love You Save Herb Alpert - Keep Your Eye On Me Komiko - Feel Alright Upcoming Gigs: Saturday 11th May “An Evening Of Soul & Motown” The Green Man, Herongate DJ: Johnny Famous Free Entry - Pub Hours Friday 17th May “Killer Soul – 2013” Rayleigh Club Golf Resort (formerly Lords) The Zero DJ Team playing … “The Very best In Soul Funk Disco & Old School Dance” 8pm – 1am ; Tickets £7 In Advance, £10 OTD For full details see: https://www.facebook.com/events/512912922092942/?ref=ts&fref=ts Saturday 18th May (Every 3rd Saturday of the month) “Soul Night” The Cricketers, Moulsham Street, CM2 0JT Chelmsford DJ: Paul Eve (Caister) 7.30pm start - Free Entry Saturday 25th May “KTF Soul Club” The Old Regent Ballroom, Corringham Road, Stanford Le Hope, SS17 0AQ DJs: Lee Markwick, Tony Burman & The KTF Team “Northern Soul & then some !” Wristbands £5 In Advance Only – usually sells out – hurry ! 7.30pm - 1am - (07895) 538835 Danny https://www.facebook.com/events/326902740745853/ Saturday 25th May (Every Last Saturday of the month) “Disco Stomp” Jacksons Wharf, York Street, Ramsgate DJs: John Herbert plus guests 70s & 80s Disco Classics Free Admission - 8pm – 1am Saturday 25th May “May Bank Holiday Spring Affair” The Knot. Beach Road,Westgate On Sea and The Coast Bar, Kings Street, Margate “Soul, Jazz-Funk, R’n’B, Soulful House DJs: Paul French, Micky B, Jason Anderson plus… Terry Matthews, Jonny Layton, Tony Matthews, Roni O’Brien, Lee Aitch & John Oliver https://www.facebook.com/events/182533908548987/?fref=ts Saturday 25th May “Fishing For Soul” Heron Angling Club, Western Esplanade, Herne Bay “Soul Funk Boogie & Jazz … On The Beach !!!” Free Entry - 7.30pm - Midnight DJs: Carl Hyde, Phil Baker, Tom G Edgar, Robert Burr, Rex Smith https://www.facebook.com/events/495887860465812/ Sunday 26th May (Every Last Sunday Of The Month) “Sunday Soul Sessions” The Victoria, Victoria Road, Romford, Essex, RM1 2PA DJs: Tricia Butler, Peter P, Richard Brown, Sandra C “Club Classics, Soulful House, Jaff-Funk, Reggae” 3pm - Midnight – soulful family atmosphere, children welcome ! https://www.facebook.com/events/126000124238663/ Saturday 1st June “Soul Carnival All Dayer” The Cromwell Manor, Basildon “8 Hours Of Soul, Funk, Rare Groove & Soulful House” DJs: Aitch B, Gordon Mac, Gary Dennis, James Anthony and more 5pm - 1am - Tickets £15 In Advance Visit www.cromwellmanor.co.uk or www.superflypromotions.com http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151760359468452&set=a.155420048451.145483.634883451&type=1&theater Saturday 1st June (Every First Saturday) “Soul On The Harbour ” Jacksons Wharf, York Street, Ramsgate DJs: John Herbert, Paul Spickett plus guests “70s 80s & 90s Soul & Jazz-Funk Anthems” Free Admission - 8pm – 1am Friday 7th June 2013 “The Big Zero Soul Night” Marco’s, 30 Eastwood Road, Rayleigh, SS67JQ DJ Bully plus guests “Soul, Funk Disco & Dance From The 70s Upwards” Free Entry - 8.30pm - 1am Saturday 8th June “Soul At The Cherry” The Cherry Tree, Queen Street, Warley, Brentwood, CM14 5JZ “Modern & Classic Soul Grooves & Dancefloor Classics” DJ: Stevie B plus guests Dave Bishop & Frostie Original 8pm - 1am ; Free Entry https://www.facebook.com/events/518853984843298/ Saturday 22nd June “Soul ladies – Live!” The Strawbery Fayre, Shenfield Common, Brentwood On stage around 2pm Saturday 29th June “The Motown Girls” The Inn On The Green, Bilericay 8.30 pm start - Free Admission Saturday 6th July “Essex Funkers Summer Bash” Harlow Town FC “Two rooms of jazz-funk & soul inc the “Funk Bunker” featuring new & old school soul, funk & r’n’b” DJs: Les Knott, Jonny Layton, Tony Fernandez, DJ Isis & Terry Munro & Paul Crowley Tickets £10 - more details to follow… Saturday 6th July “Treacle Mine Soul Night” The Treacle Mine, Lodge Lane, Grays, RM17 5PR DJs: Bully & MJ playing: “Soul Anthems, Classic & Modern, Soulful House… …and The Grooves That Make You Move !” Free Entry - 8pm Start
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Do you know of any soulful, jazzy, funky gigs taking place in 2013 ? Let me know the details whether you are a DJ or a punter and I can spread the word to fellow “Old Gits” in this space !E-mail: studio@gateway978.com or send a text message to (01268)833978
The Old Gits Soul Show is on Gateway 97.8 in Basildon & East Thurrock and also around the world via www.gateway978.com from 7pm – 9pm every Monday – plus you can catch it again Saturday evening from 5pm – 7pm
read moreDIGITAL BLUES ON GATEWAY 97.8 – 8TH MAY 2013
The weather may be changing but on this week’s Digital Blues on Gateway 97.8 on Wednesday there are two hours of great music, as always!
I will be playing tracks from the other four nominees in the British Blues Awards 2013 Female Vocalist of the Year category which is sponsored by Digital Blues – Jo Harman, Kyla Brox, Laura Fothergill and Lucy Zirins plus there is another chance to catch Digital Blues’ nominee for the Kevin Thorpe Memorial Award for Original British Blues song, Tom Doughty.
There is another track from this month’s IBBA Album of the Month, ‘Highwire’ by the Daniel Smith Blues Band and a cracking new release from The Delta Saints.
We celebrate what would have been Robert Johnson’s 101st birthday with tracks from the man himself plus Paddy Milner, Chino & the Big Bet, the Mick Pini Band, Magic Sam, The Heaters, Paul Williams & Friends, The Rolling Stones, Robert Palmer, Eric Clapton and Dr Ika whilst we also remember Michael Burks who passed a year ago. There is a slice of birthday cake for Steady Rollin Bob Margolin with a track from him with the Mike Sponza Band.
In the gig guide we have Ian Siegal & the Mississippi Mudbloods, Eddie Blue & the Ravens, Roadhouse and Bex Marshall
It could only be the thrice British Blues Awards nominated Digital Blues on Gateway 97.8 with a playlist like that!
Listen in between 21.00 & 23.00 p.m. UK time Wednesday by tuning your radio to 97.8fm in Basildon, East Thurrock and surrounds or by clicking on the Listen Live button in the web site header at www.gateway978.com and/or at http://tunein.com/radio/Gateway-978-s116463/
Digital Blues on Gateway 97.8 – Wednesday 8th May 2013 between 21.00 & 23.00 UK time repeated on Sunday 12th May 2013 between 20.00 & 22.00 UK time.
A podcast of the show will be available from 20.00 Sunday on i-tunes http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/digital-blues-podcasts/id483385993 and on PodOmatic at http://digitalblues.podomatic.com.
Subscribe and never miss a Digital Blues radio show!!
Full playlists are published on the Digital Blues website soon after the show airs – www.digitalblues.co.uk
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