Summer Soulstice headliners Alison Limerick and Louise Golbey drop in for a chat

As festival season in town gets well and truly under way we catch up with headliners Alison Limerick and Louise Golbey who join Aswad, Andy Abraham and Natasha Watts on Saturday June 22nd for the 13th edition of the family-friendly Summer Soulstice Festival in Barnet. With over 30 DJs and Main Stage live acts spread across 3 arenas of music in the green surroundings of OE’s Memorial Playing Fields, Barnet, it’s all about coming out to get your groove on and sampling an array of bars, cocktails, food outlets, merchandise stalls, a Free kids play zone, and entertainers, and you can even jump a ride on the handy free Soul Bus shuttle to and from High Barnet tube station on the day.

This annual fundraising event see all the DJs, photographers, stewards and staff donate their services tor free, giving straight back to the local area’s leading cancer charity, Cherry Lodge Cancer Care, in memory of soul fan, Andy Weeks.

Headlining on the Main Stage is one of the most celebrated and recognisable voices in house music, Alison Limerick, behind the international dance music hit ‘Where Love Lives’ and ‘Make it On My Own’. Her captivating voice and uplifting stage presence will have everyone singing along as will the fast rising Louise Golbey after her recent support shows for Eric Benet, Heatwave, En Vogue and The Stylistics.

With both ladies making their Soulstice debut we catch up with them to share what they love about summer in the city.


ALISON LIMERICK

Warm days and long nights spent with family
Gossiping till long after dark in the comfort safety of a back garden in north London, or East or wherever my friends happen to be.

An afternoon stroll along the Thames (from Bermondsey to Battersea or up through Alexandra Park
The views of London from the bridges or from up the hill alway make me smile.

Music in the park
Whether you’re at at a huge concert, a small bandstand or from a portable speaker playing MP3s, music in the park is very special. Moreover you can picnic all day in one of London’s many green spaces then catch a show or a gig in the evening without having to travel far. Very cool.

Bageriet
The Swedish Bakery in Rose Street WC2. Say no more!

Finding something new to do or see with friends or visitors to my home town
.. and there is always something new and exciting to see in the summer. That is what makes London so special. It has as much history and ceremonial splendour as a royalist could wish, it is filled with new innovation, art and enough spectacle to thrill the most world-travelled connoisseur. It has quiet spaces and free places for young and old, for lovers and for the lovers of laughter. AND summer will makes a Londoner smile just that little bit more. Not me, I’m always smiling.


LOUISE GOLBEY...

Being by the Thames
I love the Southbank in the summer. There’s always great stuff going on there and a lovely vibe and it’s great being by the water when the weather is nice.

All the London festivals and outdoor events including the Summer Soulstice Festival

The Parks
Having a picnic is a real treat and I live near Hampstead Heath which is really lovely in the summer - you don’t feel like you’re in London but in the countryside! I also like Regent’s Park and London Fields

BBQ season!
Love the smell of a bbq and going to friends for a bbq gathering.

Pub gardens
There’s nothing better than sitting in the sun on a Sunday afternoon in a pub garden with friends. There’s some great spots in North London including Tufnell Park’s Junction Tavern, Primrose Hill’s The Engineer, Princess of Wales or Pembroke Castle.


Summer Soulstice welcomes ASWAD, ALISON LIMERICK, ANDY ABRAHAM, LOUISE GOLBEY, SA-HA-RA on the Main Stage with hosts Fat Freddie M and James Anthony on Saturday June 22nd at Old Elizabethans Memorial Playing Fields, Gypsy Corner, Mays Lane, Barnet EN5 2AG. Running from 11am until 11pm, Natasha Watts heads up the Club Tent joined by DJs Nicky Holloway, Richard Earnshaw, Mark Robinson, Jon Jules, Bob Masters, Double J, and Paul Clark whilst over in the Connoisseurs Tent, catch Young Pulse, Grumpy Brown, Ginger Tony, Ruth Fisher, Jester Groove and more. Tickets are £35 and available from www.summersoulstice.co.uk.