So, there’s good news and bad news. The good news is that it’s time for the Northern Soul Podcast. The bad news is that this is the last one in the current series. The Podcast will be back in June in time for the festival season, replete with exclusive interviews and great tracks. In the […]

Hurrah and huzzah – it’s time for The Northern Soul Podcast! This week Lucy McNamara chats to Rupert Hill. Following an acting career which included Coronation Street and Eastenders, Hill now owns great pubs and music venues including The Eagle in Salford, The Castle and Gullivers in Manchester and The Parlour in Chorlton. His band, Biederbeck, is […]

What better way to round off a beautiful Sunday than by listening to the Northern Soul Podcast? This week Lucy McNamara chats to the splendid Shauna Mackin, a young singer from Dublin who has made her home in Manchester. Already a seasoned live act and much praised by BBC Introducing, Mackin is destined for big […]

It’s that time again, time for the lovely jubbly Northern Soul Podcast. This week Lucy McNamara meets René. Over the past five years, this Manchester band has performed its original funk at venues across Britain. According to the band, its music is “fabulously freaky foot-tapping funk”. Listen to what they had to say to Northern Soul and enjoy tunes from, among […]