This is Northern Soul Podcast

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 .

So when I look back now ,Fifty years on 1975 stands out not because the music failed -but because it succeeded.Northern soul has grown too big to stay hidden .what began as a secret between dancers ,DJs , has become visible ,valuable and vulnerable .

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 "