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The Northern Soul Podcast

by Colin Skehan

This Is the Northern Soul Podcast, its a journey back to the golden years of Northern Soul, featuring the rare, obscure and unforgettable sounds that filled dancefloors throughout the 1960s and 1970s. This isn't a history lesson from someone looking in from the outside—it's told by someone who lived it. I was there during the boom years of soul and dance music, working as a DJ in Manchester's clubs between 1974 and 1979, including the legendary Soul Cellar. I also owned an independent record shop .Every episode features authentic Northern Soul and Soul music from the 60s and 70s

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Manhattan Meets Manc-Hattan Two Cities ,One Soul

Manhattan Meets Manc-hattan: Two Cities, One SoulTonight, we're bringing together two great cities with one extraordinary love of soul music.First, New York City – Manhat

Nov 4
31 min

Secret Cities : The Lost Soul of America

Secret Cities :The lost Soul – Five Cities, One Northern Feeling Tonight, we take a musical journey across America, exploring five cities with very different sounds but o

Nov 2
41 min

Soul Cities Secrets :Rare Records & Forgotten Voices

Travel back to the sixties and early seventies as we explore the soul cities of America — the places, independent labels and forgotten artists that helped shape the sound

Oct 29
34 min

Soul City Secrets: Rare New York, Philadelphia, and Memphis

Soul City Secrets: Rare and Forgotten American Soul Somewhere in America, a soul record was made that the world never got to hear. A singer poured their heart into a per

Oct 26
32 min

Soul Cities after Dark :Rare Soul Discoveries

Join us for another edition of Soul Cities After Dark, where tonight it's all about discovery — rare records, forgotten artists and the sounds that deserve to be heard ag

Oct 25
30 min

Soul Cities After Dark: The Rare Soul Special

The Rare Soul Special: Tonight on Soul Cities After Dark, we're bringing together the sounds of Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles, Memphis, and beyond for a very special jou

Oct 23
35 min

Soul Cities :Philadelphia -The Forgotten Side of Philly Soul

Soul Cities: Philadelphia – The Forgotten Side of Philly Soul Tonight on Soul Cities, we travel to Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, to uncover a different side

Oct 21
38 min

Soul Cities After Dark : Chicago

Soul Cities: Chicago After Dark – Rare Soul Gems from the Windy City This episode of Soul Cities takes us to Chicago, the Windy City, to explore the rich musical heritag

Oct 19
40 min

Soul Cities after Dark : Washington DC-The Capital Of Soul

Soul Cities: Washington, D.C. — The Capital of Soul Tonight on Soul Cities, we're heading to Washington, D.C., to explore the rich musical history of America's capital a

Oct 18
33 min

Soul Cities : Detroit -The Motor City of Soul

Soul Cities: Detroit — The Motor City of Soul Detroit gave the world Motown, but there was another side to the Motor City’s soul story — a world of independent record lab

Oct 17
35 min

Soul Cities after Dark : Pt 2

Seven Cities : Join me on a journey through the soul cities of America as we uncover seven terrific tracks and the stories behind the artists who brought them to life.Fr

Oct 16
41 min

Soul Cities after Dark: Pt 1

Soul Cities After Dark: America's Hidden Soul Treasures Tonight on This Is Northern Soul, we're taking a journey through the soul cities of America, uncovering the rare

Oct 15
42 min

The Golden Torch : Taking away The Myth

The Golden Torch: Taking Away the Myth Tonight on This Is Northern Soul, we're heading to Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, to revisit one of the most legendary venues in Northe

Oct 12
37 min

Back To The Wheel: Manchester ,September 1965

The Twisted Wheel: Whitworth Street — Opening Night, 1965 Manchester, September 1965. A new chapter begins as the legendary Twisted Wheel moves from Brazennose Street to

Oct 10
41 min

Secret Soul Playlist : Forgotten Gems

Tonight, we dig deeper into the Northern Soul record box to rediscover the overlooked tracks, forgotten dancers and hidden gems that rarely make it onto today's playlists

Oct 9
30 min

Seven lost Pieces of Northern Soul

 Seven Lost Pieces of Northern Soul it's the Seventh of October — and tonight we’re digging deep into the lost and forgotten side of Northern Soul.Seven tracks. Seven r

Oct 7
31 min

The Lost Soul Sessions

Tonight, we’re getting lost in the Northern Scene.A journey into the vintage soul of the 1960s, uncovering lost classics, forgotten favourites and records that somehow sl

Oct 6
32 min

Uptown Upbeat & Up North

Tonight, we’re going uptown, upbeat and up north with a selection of stomping soul — seven Northern Soul favourites packed with groove, rhythm, energy and that unmistakab

Oct 5
29 min

Northern Soul Masterclass : The Lost and Forgotten

What makes a Northern Soul Masterclass? It’s got to be obscure. It’s got to have the beat, the drive and, above all, that unmistakable Northern Soul feeling. Tonight, w

Oct 3
34 min

London Calling : The 100 Club

London’s 100 Club has been part of British music history for generations — but its place in the Northern Soul story is particularly fascinating.Hidden away on Oxford Stre

Oct 1
37 min

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