After hearing good things about the Peterborough
based Jellyroll Cub, the latest event was on the radar so the postcode was
entered into the sat nav the evening of a gloomy night in September and off we
went. With the aid of said Sat Nav the journey was smooth and painless and we
soon found outrselves climbing the flight of stairs to the Burghley Square Club
room.
After paying and entering the room we soon saw a
couple of familiar faces (Dave Webb & Sammy Tredell) and quite soon Paul
Bromely and Darrin Clarke were introducing the club and some of its history to
me. Up and running for about 10 years with Juliian Roberts organising and
stalwart Oxford Paul as the DJ backbone developing from the thriving Northern
Soul Scene in the area. The events are on roughly each quarter, not too
reguarly so it allows a build up to the excitement of the next night. The
resident DJ line up is top notch and the invited visiting DJ's have
historically been of the highest calibre.
The room is a good size with a good lit seating area
around the traditional bar near to the entrance with a couple of steps leading
down to more seating around a very good sized dancefloor. The DJ decks neatly
placed out of the way to the left but right in front of the dancefloor.
The crowd were in the main very smart indeed! I
felt a little dressed down without a jacket (not for the last time recently!)
so remember to dress up when you attend....
No disco type or fancy lighting but it didn't
detract from the cool vibe too much. Resident DJ's Paul D and Glen were warming
the atmosphere nicely as the crowd built. Just a few of the people I spotted
there initially that night were Neil and Sally Youdale, Terry Grant, Sam Nigel
Fricker, Suzi Brewer and Perdita Casswell Jennek
As soon as Jon Godden got on the decks myself and
Gaynor couldn't resist getting out on the floor and we were pretty much there
for the rest of the evening. We took a shine to Jon at Manchester Hideaway and
he plays a great mix of great RnB, Latin and Soul. The locals must be spoilt as
Jon is a regular there and I was suprised more weren't getting on their feet.
However when Oxford Paul came on the decks the
dancefloor was soon very active. Its the first time I have heard Oxford Paul
and with his roots more in the Jamacian sound I wasn't sure what to expect but
he certainly knows his stuff and played some excellent sounds and a few new to
me too, highly recommended!
Now the room was bubbling away. A smart, cool,
crowd dancing and a great buzz. By the time Wayne Napier-Gibbens took his turn
at the decks he had an eager crowd and he didn't fail in delivering. Quite a
diverse set and choc full of gems! Wayne looks sharp, spins a great mixed set
and knows how to get the room on its feeet.
By the time we bid our goodbyes near to closing
time and tumbled out into the cool night the drive home seemed daunting! Aching
limbs were not happy about the hour drive back.
So the Jellyroll... Great sized and layout room,
Fantastic DJ's, friendly and very smart crowd....
Ultimately the best compliment I can give the
Jellyroll is that the next night is on Nov 14th and avoiding major disasters I
will be there and most likely on the dancefloor all night again... but this
time with a jacket on!! I hope to see some of you there...
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