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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.

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Detroit & New York: Cities of Soul

2026/02/04

Tonights episode is a tale of two cities connected by music we begin in Detroit in the 1960s from the legendary clubs to rare artists whose records would later ignite the northern soul scene . Then we fast forward to New York the start of the new millennium ,its a place I thought I new but this was my first visit experiencing Harlem ,The Apollo, radio City theatre and thanks to bobby Womack a trip to 110th street

From Beat To Soul: My Sounds Of The 60s

2026/01/29

Personal journey through the sound of the sixties -from Beat to Soul .Vinyl ,Pirate Radio ,British soul ,mods record shops, and obscure gems that shaped the dance floor long before Northern Soul had a name

The Future Of Northern Soul

2026/01/28

Streaming may have changed the rules,is this the future of Northern Soul ? The heartbeat of the scene still lives in the clubs ,in the people, and on the dance floors across the UK and beyond

The British Side Of Northern Soul

2026/01/27

Tonight I'm Travelling deep into the underground of British Soul - Voices that never chased the charts ,but found their place in the clubs the basements and on the dance floors These records were overlooked ,forgotten sometimes ignored -but they had soul if this episode is popular I have in the vaults much more

The Legacy of Northern Soul :

2026/01/24

Northern Soul was never just about records ,It was about Places Three Venues Stand Above all Others The Golden Torch -The Spark that burned Brightest Wigan Casino :The Spiritual Home Blackpool Mecca : Where Northern Soul Grew Up, and Split The Scene This is That Story ......

Manchesters Twisted Wheel Story 1960s

2026/01/15

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

Detroit Northern Soul

2026/01/14

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.....

Tonight We're Going Back to The 70s

2026/01/10

We'll explore the crossover tracks that lit up the dance floor enchanted listeners, each record tells a story ,music featured is mid 70s

Northern Secret Soul

2026/01/04

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

2026 This is Northern Soul

2026/01/01

A story of passion obsession and music that refuses to die . it's 2026 and 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 .

When the Secret Got Out:

2025/12/29

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 .

Just Walk in My Shoes

2025/12/26

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 "

The Northern Soul Scene

2025/12/22

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.

Northern Stompers &Floor Fillers

2025/12/11

Welcome back to Secret Soul ,the show where we dig out the rare, the overlooked and the electrifying tracks that made Northern Soul floors legendary Tonight We're exploring the 60s stompers and rare soul treasures ,these are the tracks of the underground .

Secret Sounds of the 100 Club

2025/12/07

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