Fruitylicious – a not-for-profit event set up by Emergency Care Assistant and DJ, Paul Antony – has booked DJ Jay Folly, who plays as Fat Controller, for a charity rave called Rave for the Frontline on Sunday 10th January 2027 at Strings in Newport.
Proceeds will go to Young Carers Isle of Wight.
Paul describes Jay as a legend of the rave scene and says he is best known for his 1993 track “In Complete Darkness”.
Starting out in Torquay
Jay Folly began his club career in 1984 as a resident DJ at Gossips and Follies in Torquay.
By 1987, say the organisers, he was helping to establish the underground dance scene in the South West, launching the area’s first weekly late-night event at Zena’s House in Plymouth.
Paul also credits him with bringing some of the region’s earliest Acid House nights to the South West.
Through the 1990s he was a resident DJ and co-promoter at the Milwaukees nightclub (Equinox), and the release lists World Dance, AWOL, Amnesia House, Fantazia and Dr Devious among the events he played.
He has also run his own record shop, Mission Control, promoted festivals and hosted a long-running Old Skool radio show, and Paul says his work in dance music spans more than four decades.
Why the frontline
But Paul, known as DJ Moomin, says the night is meant to do more than fill a dance floor. The idea comes as a post-Christmas stress release that also raised money for a charity.
Paul Antony, Mark Mearns – who plays as Neurofire – and Rob Blakely have all worked in the emergency services. Hence the name, Rave for the Frontline.
Another organiser, Jase, works on the other side of care, and Paul says the event also recognises people who give their time to looking after others.
Where and when
Rave for the Frontline on Sunday 10th January 2027 between 2pm-7pm at Strings Bar and Venue in Newport.
To support this event, mark the date in your diaries and book your tickets now.
