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NEXT WILTON ALLNIGHTER

SATURDAY 28TH JAN


SOMETHING NEW AT THE NEW WHEATSHEAF!

WILTON'S SOULFUL SESSIONS

THE FIRST OF TWO SOUL NIGHT FEATURING THE VERY BEST OF 70'S,CROSSOVER AND MODERN SOUL MUSIC

THANKS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT

WE HAVE HAD SOME GREAT NIGHTS THIS YEAR, BUT ALSO
WE HAVE HAD SOME POORLY ATTENDED ONES.   THIS  EVENT IS NOT CHEAP TO STAGE AND WE WORRY THAT IF ATTENDANCES DON’T IMPROVE, HOW LONG WE CAN CARRY ON.  
WE HAVE DATES FOR THIS YEAR, OUR 18TH YEAR, BUT WILL BE MONITORING HOW THIS GOES.   WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE MUCH MORE COMPETITION NOW FROM OTHER SOUL NIGHTS/ALLNIGHTERS & WEEKENDERS, SOME ADOPTING THE WILTON’S ORIGINAL MUSIC POLICY.    WE STILL FEEL THAT THIS VENUE IS SECOND TO NONE IN THE COUNTRY AND WE WILL CONTINUE AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.   WE HAVE NEVER BEEN IN THIS FOR THE MONEY, WE ARE SOUL MUSIC FANS/COLLECTORS OF LONG STANDING AND LIKE YOU, LOVE TO HEAR SOMETHING DIFFERENT.   PLAY OLDIES AND PACK ‘EM IN IS NOT WHAT WE WANT, THE WILTON HAS NEVER BEEN ABOUT THAT.   WE JUST NEED ENOUGH PEOPLE TO BALANCE THE BOOKS
AND THE WILTON ALLNIGHTER WILL CONTINUE.  

                                     

What is northern soul?

Northern Soul is soul recordings with an up-tempo beat from American cities like Detroit and Chicago. The phrase 'Northern Soul' was coined by journalist Dave Godin sometime around 1971 in his Blues and Soul magazine column. He was referring to the difference in the music played in the Southern and Northern Soul clubs of England. The first Northern Soul club which defined the Northern Soul sound was the Twisted Wheel Club among the others were the Torch in Stoke on Trent, Wigan Casino, and the Blackpool Mecca.