Northern Soul

It’s here. The start of a new year with new year’s resolutions, hopes and dreams. And so we kick off 2014 with the Northern Soul podcast. This week Lucy chats to Vinny Peculiar, otherwise known as Alan Wilkes. A Manchester-based singer-songwriter and poet, Vinny has released nine albums of lyrical art-pop music, created SOUP ART with Bill Drummond (KLF, […]

Are we here already? Gadzooks, it’s the seventh – count ’em – seventh Northern Soul Podcast. This week Lucy chats to Sarah Perks, artistic director at Cornerhouse, Manchester. To Northern Soul‘s mind, Cornerhouse is to Manchester what the Institute of Contemporary Arts is to London town. Not only that, it’s a Manchester institution. But all […]

Hurrah! It’s Sunday night which means it’s time for the Northern Soul Podcast. This week Lucy McNamara delves into the world that is BIMM. With existing schools in Brighton, Bristol and Dublin, BIMM Manchester is the latest addition to the music colleges that offer fully accredited, intensive music courses for individuals who are committed to a […]

It’s Sunday night which means it’s time for the Northern Soul Podcast. This week Lucy chats to The Minx. Dubbed “the best thing to come out of Manchester since Oasis”, The Minx are inspired by punk and ska and have built up a loyal live following around the city. Pete Jobson from I Am Kloot […]

We came, we saw, we launched a podcast. Today sees the inaugural Northern Soul podcast, produced and presented by broadcast journalist Lucy McNamara. Each week the 40 minute show will include interviews with major bands and musical artists, as well as showcasing up-and-coming talent. Interviewees will include musicians playing in the North of England and […]

Here it is – week two of the new all singing, all dancing Northern Soul podcast. Click below to hear Lucy McNamara chatting to alt folk band Moulettes and to listen to tunes from, among others, Crystal Fighters, London Grammer, Vance Joy, Young Chinese Dogs and The Stone Roses. The Northern Soul Podcast – Week Two

Where does the time go? It’s already week three of the Northern Soul Podcast. This week Lucy McNamara chatted to Glastonbury hit Turrentine Jones. Formed in Manchester in July 2010, this three-piece rock band picked up Best Blues Act and Best Male Act at the Exposure Music Awards in London in October 2012. Later, the band caught the […]

So, Christmas Day has been and gone. We’re all a few pounds heavier and yet still scraping the bottom of the Quality Street tin. So, here’s something to take your mind off your festive chocolate consumption – it’s the Northern Soul podcast. This week Lucy chats to Findlay. Raised in Stockport, Natalie Findlay is a […]

Christmas hurrahs! The Northern Soul Podcast celebrates its month anniversary today. I think you’ll all agree that Lucy McNamara has been doing a stupendous job as producer and presenter of this new venture. Listen now to hear her interview with rising stars Two Weeks Running, an alt-indie rock band from Manchester. Since forming in 2011, the […]

It’s that time again – time for another cracking Northern Soul Podcast. This month Lucy McNamara chats to singer Chris Haddon and bandmate Kieran McIntyre, both formerly of The Minx (who Lucy interviewed in a previous podcast), about their new band Heavy On The Magic. The band will be playing Ramsbottom Festival this year. Also on this month’s podcast, […]