Northern Soul - This England

Great documentary on the Wigan Casino

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[dannyhelsinki]

you don't have a clue mate calling them poofters...you sound like an oz...if you are go back to your kangaroo bop

[heartcelt]

hey i a geordie and were all northern soulers

[titchport1]

I came from Durham

[jack gregory]

I wish people would just "ENJOY THE MUSIC AND NOT ANYLYZE THE NORTHEN SOUL SCENE"

[Paul S]

Awful,awful dreadful patronising rubbish.

[zorenofzennor]

p.s the commments above are out of sync ....read top comment first then 3rd then 2nd

I hope it answers your question enjoy .x

[zorenofzennor]

which then lead to a lot of undiscovered records being discovered to feed the dancers appetite for something new ...yet still having that familiar soulful sound and in the process several clubs opened up in the north of england and Northern Soul became a living legend ....and whenever people would comment on a record or the scene in general the saying was and still is ....Keep the Faith ....( so it was like saying ....Keep Real Soul Music Alive ) and it became a sort of badge to wear with pride

[zorenofzennor]

others didnt ...they wanted the same type of music that had a certain beat that the northern soul dancers could dance to which really started with some of the Motown stuff which here in the Uk was called Tamla Motown...so there came a divide in musical tastes some Djs going with the new sounds and others staying with the old sounds ...which brought about the phrase "Keeping the Faith" . believing in REAL Soul ...

[zorenofzennor]

Hi Abs ...I Only Just saw your comments regarding the Northern Soul Scene

In the Uk ....in the late 60s and seventies there was always a bit of a north south divide (in The UK) in Music and street fashion ....London (south ) vs Manchester (North) as the 60s entered the 70s soul music morphed into Street Funk .... James Brown - Ohio Players- Fatback Band - Brass Construction etc so a lot of Djs started embracing all the new Funky soul stuff coming out of America ...and at the same time....

[Judy Krochmal]

Thanks for posting....JudyK

[redhairkid]

I saw this when it originally aired in 1977. I got into Northern Soul in 6th Form.