Chicago soul Curtom, Mayfield ran the labels Windy C (Five Stairsteps, Holly Maxwell, June Conquest), and Mayfield (Fascinations, The Mayfield Singers) (which featured two future soul stars: Donny Hathaway and Leroy Hutson, and Holly Maxwell). In 1980, Mayfield closed the Curtom office and moved to Atlanta, and not long afterwards Brunswick closed its office, which had by then moved to Chicago, as well. With these closings, and with disco and funk replacing traditional soul in popular appeal, Chicago soul music had effectively come to an end. Another label active in Chicago in the mid-to-late 1970s was Chi-Sound Records, under the production aegis
Dublin City Soul Festival attracts tourists to visit Dublin city. More than 20,000 people attended the events in 2011. The Dublin City Soul Festival gives a Soul Award each year to a member of the public who does soulful work in the community. In 2009 the award was presented to Joan Freeman, for founding the Pieta and for having outstanding Dublin Soul. The festival provides financial support to the Musical Youth Foundation, a charity that provides every child on the island of Ireland with a musical education. Most of the events at the Dublin City Soul Festival are free; the events that are ticketed