This is the fourth in a series of occasional articles about record shops in Northern Ireland, and the focus this time round is Voodoo Soup Records who can be found at – 17 Winetavern Street BT1 1JQ near Smithfield market Belfast.
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Mar 222020
So my first show report of 2020 was going to be the March 28th Kantata Audio – Spring Event but in light of world events, John of Kantata Audio has cancelled that show to later in the year, assuming things improve by then. John’s audio show is not the only HiFi event, show to be cancelled, as the arrival of SARS COVID 19 virus in Europe and the UK, indeed farther afield has forced responsible organisers to postpone their upcoming audio shows all over the world.
Jan 012020
I hope 2020 is a great year for my readers, their friends and families, I wish you all the best for the year ahead.
Dec 062019
For the last three years a record shop called Choons has been trading in the North Down sea side town of Bangor, located in the mall just off High Street. Run by Phil McKee and aided by Ralph Boyd….
Oct 092019
Kantata Audio decided to hold an Autumn Event, last Saturday (at the time I write this) 28th, September, 2019 to launch two new brands, one new to Northern Ireland Auralic and one that hasn’t had representation in NI for a long time, Amphion. While this show was smaller than their first launch event it was perfectly formed, and provided me with several hours of interesting chat with distributors and pleasurable listening…….
Sep 222019
Katana Audio of Lisburn are having another hotel based event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on the 28th of September 2019. If its anything like the previous one (1) then its worth a visit in my opinion. I will be attending, bar unforseen circumstances and will offer a report after the event…..
May 102019
I received an invite to a new to me dealer a little while ago, and after thinking about the invite I decided to pay them a visit, take some photos and if suitably impressed maybe write about that experience.
Based on the outer edges of Lisburn, near Belfast, Kantata Audio have opted to conduct their business in a domestic situation, so the products they represent are presented in actual living room environments, as they might be used…..
Apr 162019
Recently I have discovered my review work (1) stolen and reproduced without my permission by three websites, one of whom took the review down when asked – they should not have reproduced it in the first place. When approached they said ‘sure that is how the net works, I am helping you by doing this’….
Apr 022019
I am not long returned from the Kantata Audio Launch Event, Show Case Show, which happened today on the outskirts of Belfast at the Crowne Plaza hotel. It has been awhile since I last attended an audio show in person, and its been well over 5 years since there has been any kind of high end audio show in Northern Ireland, so l was delighted to learn there was a show happening on my very own doorstep, on the 23rd of March – one that I would definitely attend……
Mar 192019
March 2019 saw the HiFi Wigwam enthusiasts audio show in its second year at its new location, having moved from Melton Mowbray (the show at that location was fondly referred to as the ‘Pie Show’) to its new location at Kegworth in 2018. Unlike other audio shows on the UK show callender the ‘Wam’ show […]