Northern Soul at the RAH

[TheGreek]

On now on BBC4

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Anybody else watching?

[casapete]

Absolutely - Steve Pearce nailing it too!

[cytania]

Stonking cover of Ray Pollard’s ‘Drifter’ 😎

[TheGreek]

There's a Ghost in my house really kicking!!

[cytania]

‘Long After This Night Is All Over’ was so good it brought tears to my eyes 😎👍

[casapete]

That was wonderful, best music I’ve seen on TV for ages. Great singers and brilliant band,

with Steve Pearce owning all those brilliant bass parts. 

[steantval]

That was brilliant, really enjoyed it, the full orchestra really fitted with the genre of Northern Soul.

[ossyrocks]

On 26/08/2023 at 19:57, TheGreek said:

On now on BBC4

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Anybody else watching?

Thanks for the heads up. Just watched it on catch up. Really enjoyed it.
Rob

[casapete]

For anyone who missed this great show, it is currently on iPlayer after being shown on

BBC4 last night. ( Much better than the footie…)

[Mykesbass]

Caught this when it was repeated two nights ago. Not the worlds biggest Northern Soul fan, but I do like it. I have to say, that was the best orchestral performance of non-classical repertoire that I have ever heard. The trombones were blowing like the best of the Big Bands, the string arrangements were fabulous. I thought the vocals were pretty authentic too - the first singer had a great timbre, and one of the women had an amazing lower register. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

[casapete]

I’m pis*ed off that I missed the recent tour ‘Northern Soul Orchestrated’ which was this exact show.

They came to Sheffield City Hall too, one of my favourite venues. Hopefully they will be doing some

more dates at some point, as all of the dates were sell outs. Just great seeing so many talented singers

and lots of musicians making such a big and happy sound - loved it.
Bassist Steve Pearce commented that it was one of the best gigs ever, and he should know!