Soul Food Cafe

Soul Food Cafe Biography Acoustic Duo, Soul Food Cafe is the husband and wife team of Rob and Angie Turnbull. Beginning their journey together in 2007 as original recording artists they gradually moved focus to acoustic music and performance. Since then, they have been delighting audiences with their musical interpretations and original arrangements of classic songs covering a broad and eclectic range of Soul, Swing, Lounge Jazz, Reggae, Pop, and Rock N Roll. Between 2010 and 2014 they performed in many prestigious venues touring Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium and Italy as well as extensively in the UK. They love to perform in front of audiences and play on average at least 100 - 150 shows per year. In 2013 they recorded an album of entirely original music with London based Hip Hop Reggae band “Frenglish Connection”. In 2014 and 2015 they moved to performing on Cruise Ships travelling across the Caribbean, the Baltic, and North Africa for Carnival Cruise Lines, P&O, and Fed Olson. Husband and wife team Soul Food Cafe acoustic duo continue their day to day work playing at weddings, parties, private functions, corporate events and great pubs and dive bars! Angie Turnbull’s vocals cover a wide range of styles from the powerful vocal divas like Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner to the delicate whispers of folk and acoustic artists but always presented in her own unique style. She has worked as a session singer for The BBC, Maida Vale Studios, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow and Rob Da Bank amongst others while being signed to the record label Rough Trade. She can also be heard on a number of dance tracks including work for top Pacha/Ministry of Sound DJ Dan McKie, and Claude Von Stroke. She graduated from Newcastle University with a Masters Degree in Popular and Contemporary Music, following this she set up her own production and songwriting business called “Now Hear This Music” that provides music for film and media. Rob has been playing bass guitar since he was fourteen, completely self taught, having always played original music in his own groups Rob found success in his late teens and early twenties in the punk groups Crane and Leatherface, supporting many recording acts from America including Firehose, Die Kreuzen, Fugazi and Soul Asylum. Part of the flourishing Newcastle scene at the time, Rob recorded albums of original music with various groups, acquiring radio airplay, press admiration, and most notably, recognition from the late great John Peel. Having always had an interest in Jazz, Rob has recently taken up the double bass, greatly improving and expanding the sound and repertoire of Soul Food Cafe. Happier now playing Nina Simone than The Sex Pistols, Rob’s bass provides the perfect rhythmic & melodic counterpoint to the incredible vocal talent of Angie Turnbull.

A coastal venue on the Northumberland Coast with an large open terrace with a great summer vibe and buzzing location and a great mix of people. Frequented by local, holiday makers and holiday homeowners, this venue is great for a afternoon Ibiza feel events, and in the evenings supports various genres where customers will sit enjoying drinks listening to the music whilst enjoying the warm summer evenings where the fires and heaters will give a wonderful feel