Northern UpBeat

Genre: Northern Soul Band members: Roger Källs, Johan Wester, Gustav Eriksson, Niklas Barwe, Kaj Hägerström, Maria Dillon, Maria Lövstedt, Pelle Karlsson, Johan Skaneby Location: Norrköping, Sweden Northertn UpBeat is an eight-man band with both brass-and choral section. A group of lovely friends who have played music in various groups since the eighties. They have their roots in bands like Absolute Beginners, Gwen Stacy, Cod Lovers, Anna Bandit, Grits, The Mary James and Benny and the Bangers. Together they have the love of Northern Soul, a music and dance movement that emerged, initially in Northern England in the late 1960s, from the British mod scene.