Northern Soul is coming to the seaside town of Tenby - as part of a free event.

On Saturday, August 9 the Ex Servicemen's Club ('Dogs Home') in Tenby will resonate to the resurgent sounds of Northern Soul and Tamla Motown. The event runs from 7pm to midnight and entry is free to come along and enjoy the music.

Tenby Ex Servicemen's Club is located opposite the historic Five Arches along the South Parade and is an ideal venue with a good sized dance floor.

DJs for the night are Chris Birch, Pauline Williams and 'Detroit Dave'. Chris started Djing in 1974 in Lancashire when Northern Soul surged in popularity, whilst Pauline has DJ'd across Wales to the South West of England, and Dave [despite his name] comes from Pembrokeshire!

Fitting with the current vinyl revival all the tunes are played from the original vinyl records giving that authentic sound.

Northern Soul is currently enjoying it's biggest revival since the seventies including a Northern Soul Prom. Over one hundred events taking place every weekend, particularly in cities such as Bristol, Bath, Manchester and London where young people have also embraced the genre.

Northern soul is a music and dance movement that emerged in Northern England and the Midlands in the early 1970s. It developed from the British mod scene, based on a particular style of Black American Soul Music with a heavy beat and fast tempo.

Regular Northern Soul nights have been held at Saundersfoot’s Merlewood Hotel in recent years, which have proved so popular that there is even a Saundersfoot Soul Club that formed.

Head along to Tenby this summer, and enjoy tunes including the original 'Tainted Love', 'Sweet Soul Music,' Heaven Must Have Sent You', 'I Can't Help Myself' and 'This Old Heart Of Mine' all for free!