November: the season for fireworks, bonfires, toffee apples and the latest edition of the Northern Soul Podcast.  Presenter and Producer Lucy McNamara is back with another ear-pleasing episode which sees her chatting to El Whaeko. A lone wolf in years previous, Lee Atkinson aka Elwhaeko (a hybrid of nick-names applied to Atkinson throughout his life) assembled a pack of […]

Hurrah! Lucy McNamara is back with another ear-pleasing episode of the brilliant Northern Soul Podcast. This month she chats to Young Jack, a ‘family of funk’ hailing from Kingston-upon-Hull. Young Jack are now touring with their dedicated horn section – The Horny Brass. With their latest Double A-Side single Move/Mojo, released on independent Hull label […]

It’s July which means only one thing. That’s right, it’s this month’s The Northern Soul Podcast. Presenter and Producer Lucy McNamara is back with another sonorous episode which sees her chatting to The Lottery Winners – a four-piece indie pop band from Leigh, Greater Manchester. The band was formed by Thom Rylance (vocals/guitar), Robert Lally (guitar/vocals), Katie Lloyd […]

It’s May which means only one thing: The Northern Soul Podcast. Presenter and Producer Lucy McNamara is back with another euphonious episode which sees her chatting to ex-Kaiser Chief, Nick J.D. Hodgson. He was one of the founding members and lead songwriters of the Chiefs but split in 2012 to write songs for the likes of Mark […]

It’s April which means just one thing – Spring has finally sprung. Well, sort of. The nights are getting lighter, the daffodils are popping up and the mood is getting sunnier. And why wouldn’t you be happy when the new month brings with it another brilliant Northern Soul Podcast? Presenter and Producer Lucy McNamara is back […]

It’s the beginning of March which can only mean one thing – it’s time for this month’s Northern Soul Podcast.  Presenter and Producer Lucy McNamara is back with another ear-pleasing episode which sees her chatting to Kinder Meccano. Based in Salford, Kinder Meccano creates immersive high energy performances with tape machines, modified keyboards, home-made instruments and […]

Hurrah and huzzah – the Northern Soul Podcast is back! Presenter and Producer Lucy McNamara returns to Northern Soul (yay!). After a hiatus, Lucy is back and this month she chats to The Blinders. Originally from Doncaster, The Blinders and their visceral punk rock are giving it their all. Oh, and Lucy’s playlist consists of, among others, Ghostpoet, […]

Hurrah and huzzah! It’s time for the Northern Soul Podcast. This month Laura Brown asks, are we snobbish when it comes to art? She explores the concept of ‘threshold phobia’ – the physical act of walking into a room when you don’t know what to expect. After all, the unknown is incredibly daunting and ‘art’ can sometimes come with […]

Christmas Eve ghost stories used to be as important a festive tradition as a mince pie. On this month’s Northern Soul Podcast, Laura Brown talks to four Northern horror writers about Christmas, ghosts, M.R. James and TV specials. She hears from John Reppion and Leah Moore, a husband and wife team from Liverpool who write comics. […]

Ah, the Manchester Literature Festival. It’s proper good. On this month’s Northern Soul Podcast, Laura Brown joins the festival’s Working Class Writing Tour around Manchester city centre and talks to seasoned tour guide Anne Beswick. Main image: John Cooper Clarke by Chris Payne   You can get in touch with Laura via Twitter @MsLaura_Brown or […]