The 1st Saturday of every month is a special date in everyone's diary in Sligo. The Funk Up takes place, upstairs in the Garavogue bar. It's a night of possibilities, an event that brings out the strange and wonderful people, a different kind of crowd than a normal Saturday night, probably. The best spot is beside the dancefloor, at the extra large window-sills that overlook the river. You're close to all the action: you bump into everybody there, you can stash your stuff and when your favourite song comes on, the dash to the dancefloor is so close (mind the steps). There is a cosy corner with couches and chairs and tables to sit down, if you can resist the dancefloor. Tonight the mix was random and very good indeed."Need You Tonight", "Teenage Kicks", "Summer in the City", "1 thing", "Jackie Wilson Said", "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker", "Rebellion (Lies)". Nobody stopped dancing when the lights came up. The music played on. Everyone clapped and hooted for more. Nights like this are special because they don't happen that often, or at any other venue in Sligo. We are lucky for this once monthly funk up. Great.
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