0 seconds ago I didn't know what to expect but wow was I blown away by this incredible concert. The BBC Concert Orchestra and 5 awesome vocalists delivered a truly authentic Northern Soul experience. I had tears in my eyes imagining the original artists, writers, arrangers producers and session players having the opportunity to listen to this 2023 full blown orchestral interpretation of their work in the Royal Albert Hall of all places. The singers were note perfect and the arrangements retained the integrity of the original production of the recordings but amped up x1000. One of the best TV concerts I've watched for a long time
its funny after all this time to hear music being played at the royal Albert hall that I listed to and danced to in the clubs of North Manchester, this music was played along Glam rock ,Pop and Motown at The Birdcage in Ashton under Lyne ,friends of mine used to get the train to Wigan Casino for the all nighters and when I started playing music as a DJ at the age 17 even I played it and watched the dance floor fill ....... Amazing
It's about time that BBC 6Music had a weekly show in the schedule preferably hosted by Richard Searling. If 6Music is meant to be about music you don't hear on Radio anywhere else, this is exactly what should be on there. I can't believe his show wasn't brought back to Radio Manchester, Stoke, etc. following the end of the pandemic, but sadly not. Looking forward to hearing the Northern Soul specials on 6Music (09/09/2023)
Been listening to Northern Soul for years, my brother used to go to Wigan my sister used to go to The Torch.I have a tattoo of the clenched fist, a box full of records. The proms was a fantastic night. Well done 👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋Keep The Faith
Until 1970 [when Dave Godin officially referred to it as 'Northern Soul' because lots of supporters from Northern football clubs would go to his record shop in London asking for NS records] we all called it 'uptempo' or 'rare' soul. In fact, I can remember first hearing 'proper' Northern Soul when it was played by a guest DJ at our local Labour Club and we rushed over to him and asked what these amazing records were. He casually replied.....'Tunstall Sounds'. On further questioning, the DJ told us about the [Golden] Torch Ballroom in Stoke on Trent. At the earliest possible chance, [we were 16 and none of us had a car] we went there and couldn't believe it! I have never ever experienced anything as 'electric' as the Torch. The best all-nighter I ever went to!
I've always been irritated by "inverted snobbery" in any kind of music. People who want the music they supposedly like to be special only to them and a few pals .... I've collected all kinds of music since I was kid in the 60's and only ever wanted to share anything I think is great with anyone that is interested. Great music of any kind should be shared ... not put in a personal "special" box. Great music is great, whether it is popular or not! Feel better for that ... 🙂
@@andychatt23 If you read my comment slowly ,You will see I said ( The Way They Are Talking ) Right at the beggining they claim WC put northern soul on the Music map , which is ridiculous .... I can think of 3 bigger clubs The Twisted Wheel, The Torch & Blackpoolmecca ....
@@Keepingthefaith72I read your last post twice as slowly this time and I still can't work out In what respect was any of those clubs bigger? One had a dance floor the size of a snooker table, one ran for 15 months and the other wasn't even an all nighter.
@@andychatt23 Im not talking about the size of the club,. The 3 mentioned contributed more to the northern scene than WC. the casino is more known for letting in the TV camera`s and playing pop music .....
Good old Stuart never ever ever mentions Cleethorpes Winter Gardens and Pier when he references Northern Soul's various spiritual hotspots. Has he never crossed the Pennines? Great Prom though, thanks (I mean the Royal Albert Hall Prom, not Cleethorpes prom, though that's pretty nice too)!
In 1997 I worked in Manchester and worked with a man called Bernard from Wigan. One day we got onto the conversation of Northern Soul (I’m a massive fan) and it turned out he was one of the original Wigan boys. Him and his mate brought it to Wigan. Needless to say he was my hero. KTF.
I remember many years ago dancing to ' Tainted Love by Gloria Jones ' in a Club off my face . . I was the one of few that knew where the' Claps ' were . . BTW Gloria Jones was driving the purple Mini that Marc Bolan died in...
it started in the 60s with the mod scene, great music for everyone to enjoy but theres a lot of snobery involved within the culture so its that , that puts people off
Yep, I spotted a few veteran NS die hards desperate to test their hip replacements 😂 Best they could do was shuffle their feet and try not to bump in to RAH listed furnishings. 😂
I've just caught up with the whole event itself on CZcams and quite impressive stuff it was indeed. Of course some people are going to say that this amounts to a sort of 'gentrification' of 'their beloved Northern Soul', but don't listen to them. Listen to this fantastic concert instead.
typical bbc to try and put a label on it, i really wouldn't call it a working class thing as from my experience's of going to clubs in the 70s all sorts of people were drawn into the scene, id say its more like the friendship and all people just getting on with each other, if i was to throw a label id call it classless. i did enjoy the prom although if im honest id have liked to hear just the orchestra on some of the songs, not to say the singers were bad its just that i liked northern instrumentals. i grew up listening to so many different genres of music from the psychedelic 60s through punk and madchester but northern is still my go to listen mix tape and you can still find the odd song you've never heard before on this platform.
Nagga munchkin looks very miserable as usual.... can she not find the joy in anything!!! I guess that's what happens when you tie yourself up in wokism knots😂. Northern Soul wasn't my thing back in the day, but even so, whenever I heard any northern soul music it always lifted my spirits. It is nothing but joyous music and makes me feel glad to be alive😊 and, I still remember the days of the Wigan casino all nighters. It's fantastic that SM has brought this era of music back into wider focus and I know that my friends who went to the casino all nighters will be overjoyed with the nostalgia and memories the northern soul proms will bring back to them. Nice one Stuart Marconi 👍🇬🇧.
I don’t agree. They kept it true to the sound last night. Some rare ones thrown in too. I loved this last night. Yes the true soul of the singers not full on as per the originals but it was a treat having been into Northern since 1974 ! KTF.
Agree@@PHPW, from what I have been able to see via You Tube I expected to cringe but was blown away at the quality. I would have loved to be there soaking up the atmosphere. I never miss a chance to share tunes here in Florida with anyone who will listen to evangelize this great music. We are all getting too old and falling like flies not to open the box and share with the world. Nothing will ever come close to hearing these great tunes first time around in the 70's at the great clubs creating all those great memories, this comes a close second to creating something to be proud of.
This was the best thing on the bbc for along time fantastic job 👏
I agree!
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I didn't know what to expect but wow was I blown away by this incredible concert. The BBC Concert Orchestra and 5 awesome vocalists delivered a truly authentic Northern Soul experience. I had tears in my eyes imagining the original artists, writers, arrangers producers and session players having the opportunity to listen to this 2023 full blown orchestral interpretation of their work in the Royal Albert Hall of all places. The singers were note perfect and the arrangements retained the integrity of the original production of the recordings but amped up x1000. One of the best TV concerts I've watched for a long time
I’m going to have to watch it again because I can’t get it out of my head. ❤’d it!
Which vocalist wasn't awesome? There were 6
its funny after all this time to hear music being played at the royal Albert hall that I listed to and danced to in the clubs of North Manchester, this music was played along Glam rock ,Pop and Motown at The Birdcage in Ashton under Lyne ,friends of mine used to get the train to Wigan Casino for the all nighters and when I started playing music as a DJ at the age 17 even I played it and watched the dance floor fill ....... Amazing
Remember dancing to northern soul birdcage ashton the moon dukinfield the bower club stalybridge and the crystal ballroom glossop
Thanks to Maconie at 6 Music I listened great songs of Northern Soul. Great curator, broadcaster, writer and human being.
It's about time that BBC 6Music had a weekly show in the schedule preferably hosted by Richard Searling. If 6Music is meant to be about music you don't hear on Radio anywhere else, this is exactly what should be on there.
I can't believe his show wasn't brought back to Radio Manchester, Stoke, etc. following the end of the pandemic, but sadly not.
Looking forward to hearing the Northern Soul specials on 6Music (09/09/2023)
It needs to come to the North , Manchester , Leeds , you could fill a football stadium
On Saturday 9 September, BBC Radio 6 Music celebrates a night of programming dedicated to Northern Soul. Can't wait
Oooooh. Love northern Soul. 🎶🎵💃🕺🏻🏃🎵 Love the dancing …. So infectious !!
Great prom, really enjoyed it. BBC, can we have a Philadelphia Soul prom with all those wonderful Gamble & Huff or Thom Bell songs.
Been listening to Northern Soul for years, my brother used to go to Wigan my sister used to go to The Torch.I have a tattoo of the clenched fist, a box full of records. The proms was a fantastic night. Well done 👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋Keep The Faith
It was one of the best nights of my life, so glad I went.
wow it was brilliant
Looks Like The BBC Orchestra Were Having A Blast
I first got into NS as a mod in the early 1980's..never would of imagined this event at the RAH..thoroughly enjoyed it.
Maybe it will bring a new generation into the scene
Just like the 45 singles of the day Albert Hall what a fantastic gig for all
Until 1970 [when Dave Godin officially referred to it as 'Northern Soul' because lots of supporters from Northern football clubs would go to his record shop in London asking for NS records] we all called it 'uptempo' or 'rare' soul.
In fact, I can remember first hearing 'proper' Northern Soul when it was played by a guest DJ at our local Labour Club and we rushed over to him and asked what these amazing records were. He casually replied.....'Tunstall Sounds'.
On further questioning, the DJ told us about the [Golden] Torch Ballroom in Stoke on Trent. At the earliest possible chance, [we were 16 and none of us had a car] we went there and couldn't believe it! I have never ever experienced anything as 'electric' as the Torch. The best all-nighter I ever went to!
I've always been irritated by "inverted snobbery" in any kind of music. People who want the music they supposedly like to be special only to them and a few pals .... I've collected all kinds of music since I was kid in the 60's and only ever wanted to share anything I think is great with anyone that is interested. Great music of any kind should be shared ... not put in a personal "special" box.
Great music is great, whether it is popular or not!
Feel better for that ... 🙂
Spot on ❤
The gentrification of northern soul, just go away
They talk like Northern Soul didn't exist until Wigan Casino opened. Even though the Soul scene had been going 6 years before it opened .....
I could swear The Twisted Wheel, The Mecca and Va va's all got mentioned in that clip all pre Wigan.
@@andychatt23 If you read my comment slowly ,You will see I said ( The Way They Are Talking ) Right at the beggining they claim WC put northern soul on the Music map , which is ridiculous .... I can think of 3 bigger clubs The Twisted Wheel, The Torch & Blackpoolmecca ....
@@Keepingthefaith72I read your last post twice as slowly this time and I still can't work out In what respect was any of those clubs bigger? One had a dance floor the size of a snooker table, one ran for 15 months and the other wasn't even an all nighter.
@@andychatt23 Im not talking about the size of the club,. The 3 mentioned contributed more to the northern scene than WC. the casino is more known for letting in the TV camera`s and playing pop music .....
@@Keepingthefaith72 They didn't, I'll keep it simple for you, name me who is considered the greatest NS Dj of that era?
Has a viewer it was special, you could see and feel it, what a night.
Good old Stuart never ever ever mentions Cleethorpes Winter Gardens and Pier when he references Northern Soul's various spiritual hotspots.
Has he never crossed the Pennines?
Great Prom though, thanks (I mean the Royal Albert Hall Prom, not Cleethorpes prom, though that's pretty nice too)!
Well said, to many Cleethorpes could never be beaten, me included.
He can't go far with no neck
In 1997 I worked in Manchester and worked with a man called Bernard from Wigan. One day we got onto the conversation of Northern Soul (I’m a massive fan) and it turned out he was one of the original Wigan boys. Him and his mate brought it to Wigan. Needless to say he was my hero. KTF.
It was brilliant the proms northern soul
I remember many years ago dancing to ' Tainted Love by Gloria Jones ' in a Club off my face . . I was the one of few that knew where the' Claps ' were . . BTW Gloria Jones was driving the purple Mini that Marc Bolan died in...
it started in the 60s with the mod scene, great music for everyone to enjoy but theres a lot of snobery involved within the culture so its that , that puts people off
One thing lacking in the concert, was the provision of a dance floor
Yep, I spotted a few veteran NS die hards desperate to test their hip replacements 😂 Best they could do was shuffle their feet and try not to bump in to RAH listed furnishings. 😂
I've just caught up with the whole event itself on CZcams and quite impressive stuff it was indeed. Of course some people are going to say that this amounts to a sort of 'gentrification' of 'their beloved Northern Soul', but don't listen to them. Listen to this fantastic concert instead.
facsinating
typical bbc to try and put a label on it, i really wouldn't call it a working class thing as from my experience's of going to clubs in the 70s all sorts of people were drawn into the scene, id say its more like the friendship and all people just getting on with each other, if i was to throw a label id call it classless.
i did enjoy the prom although if im honest id have liked to hear just the orchestra on some of the songs, not to say the singers were bad its just that i liked northern instrumentals.
i grew up listening to so many different genres of music from the psychedelic 60s through punk and madchester but northern is still my go to listen mix tape and you can still find the odd song you've never heard before on this platform.
Nagga munchkin looks very miserable as usual.... can she not find the joy in anything!!! I guess that's what happens when you tie yourself up in wokism knots😂.
Northern Soul wasn't my thing back in the day, but even so, whenever I heard any northern soul music it always lifted my spirits. It is nothing but joyous music and makes me feel glad to be alive😊 and, I still remember the days of the Wigan casino all nighters.
It's fantastic that SM has brought this era of music back into wider focus and I know that my friends who went to the casino all nighters will be overjoyed with the nostalgia and memories the northern soul proms will bring back to them. Nice one Stuart Marconi 👍🇬🇧.
...and when he's not being a top DJ and author he's also inventing radio for good measure.
was good in it,s day too much politics now day,s and ner nerny ner ners
Northern Soul has gone to Commercial 🙈🙉🙊
I don’t agree. They kept it true to the sound last night. Some rare ones thrown in too. I loved this last night. Yes the true soul of the singers not full on as per the originals but it was a treat having been into Northern since 1974 ! KTF.
Agree@@PHPW, from what I have been able to see via You Tube I expected to cringe but was blown away at the quality. I would have loved to be there soaking up the atmosphere. I never miss a chance to share tunes here in Florida with anyone who will listen to evangelize this great music. We are all getting too old and falling like flies not to open the box and share with the world. Nothing will ever come close to hearing these great tunes first time around in the 70's at the great clubs creating all those great memories, this comes a close second to creating something to be proud of.
Incorrect.
How can you keep the faith without spreading the joy?
I have been doing the northernsoul scene for 40yrs the events now are repetitive. Need some imagination and change the tunes away from indeed I do etc