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Secret Soul comes from the City of Manchester, UK — widely regarded as the birthplace of Northern Soul.
Presented by Colin Skehan, a lifelong music enthusiast who worked as a Manchester club DJ throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. Colin was a resident DJ at the Soul Cellar Bar at the Birch Hotel in Ashton-under-Lyne, spinning records during the formative years of the Northern Soul movement. Between 1973 -1983 he worked behind the decks, and from 1974 to 1977 he also ran his own independent record shop, placing him at the heart of the scene both on the dancefloor ,and behind the counter.
Presented by Colin Skehan, a lifelong music enthusiast who worked as a Manchester club DJ throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. Colin was a resident DJ at the Soul Cellar Bar at the Birch Hotel in Ashton-under-Lyne, spinning records during the formative years of the Northern Soul movement. Between 1973 -1983 he worked behind the decks, and from 1974 to 1977 he also ran his own independent record shop, placing him at the heart of the scene both on the dancefloor ,and behind the counter.
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For me Modern Soul isn't just a label...its proof that the scene has never stood still .It evolves it re invents and it keeps surprising us This is the first episode of "This is Modern Soul "
Random Selected Tracks .........
like having a box of 45RPM records and playing them as you pick them
and telling a story about each track .
no script
The Story behind The British Motown Chartbusters and the start of a new Podcast series
Manchester in the 60s was a very different place.Basement clubs like the Twisted Wheel came alive, you walked down the steps into sweat, smoke and sound .no neon signs ,no sponsorship ,just a DJ and a pile of American 45s and a crowd that knew every beat before it hit the floor .This wasn't entertainment -it was survival .Music was how Manchester breathed
These were songs pressed in hope,forgotton in time, and rediscovered decades later on Northern dance floors far from where they were made .Secret Soul, the records they never meant you to hear.....
We'll explore the crossover tracks that lit up the dance floorenchanted listeners, each record tells a story ,music featured is mid 70s
Before Wigan Casino took its legendary place at the heart of northern soul ,there was a little club hidden down the cellar stairs of Elizabeth house on Great moor street bolton known simply as Va Va' it opened April 1973 and quickly became the Friday night Destination for rare soul lovers The DJ there was Richard Searling
A story of passion obsession and music that refuses to die . it's 2026and the beat goes on ,From the Mod clubs of the 1960s to the legendary clubs and the all-nighters we celebrate the music the world had forgotten .
Northern Soul didn't end in 1975 ...but it stopped being innocent from that point the scene would split, argue ,evolve and survive - so when I look back now fifty years on, 1975 stands out not because the music failed -but because it succeeded .
Well you're probably wondering why I started this episode back in 1975. One thing ran through my life - Soul music and the lyrics of the first soul song I ever heard the one that started me on this journey ,still resonate today."Just walk in my shoes ,this hurt inside us too much for me ,just walk in my shoes and you'll see the love they used to be "
Tonight its back to basics ,no frills, no distractions -just the heartbeat of the Northern Soul Scene .These are Records that built the floors ,the sounds that kept dancers moving through the coldest months ,and the energy that defined Northern Clubs when the nights were long and the music mattered most.
Welcome back to Secret Soul ,the show where we dig out the rare, the overlooked and the electrifying tracks that made Northern Soul floors legendaryTonight We're exploring the 60s stompers and rare soul treasures ,these are the tracks of the underground .
Secret Soul revisits The famous 100 Club Oxford Street London .All these Deep Soul tracks were played at this Iconic Venue The Sound of the 100 Club is special because it isn't about volume or acoustics -its about pressure ,proximity and purpose .Few rooms in the world have all three in the way the 100 Club does spend a little time there tonight ...but keep it to yourself
Tonight ,we celebrate six Northern Soul Legends who didn't just perform in the UK-they lived here ,they belonged here ,and helped shape the very Soul of our Scene :Edwin Starr, PP Arnold, Geno Washington,Jimmy James, Major Lance and Tommy Hunt .
Its a Secret Soul Special Tonight :and this time were diving into one of the most mysterious ,magical and emotional stories in all of soul music .This is the story of a woman the world missed.... a woman who recorded masterpieces that were never released... whose voice filled northern soul dance floors for decades ...Tonight we celebrate Little Ann
Northern Soul has never been so popular ,people love the connection ...the uplift and that special sound of pure stomping soul.Tonight were back with a fresh selection of secret soul and a few surprises
Tonights episode is about Secret Soul-the rare grooves, the hidden voices ,and the stories that never fade .from basement labels to ballroom floors,these tracks still carry the heartbeat of real soul .
Tonights journey is through some of the finest ,rare soul gems from Chicago ,Philly,New York and New Orleans and not forgetting Miami
In Tonights episode were going rare, we'regoing exclusive-we're on a mission a mission to bring these long lost soul tracks back into the light some of these tunes shook the dance floors some slipped through the cracks......but all of them deserve to be heard again.
We starting with those Rare soul sides -the ones you had to hunt for ,save for and sometimes travel half a day just to hear once .Then we shift into something that only the scene truly understands .....The Northern Soul Instrumentals .Music built for the floor .music that speaks without ever saying a word
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