The closing panel Q and A discussion from the Salford Northern Soul symposium.
Investigating Northern Soul panel discussion/Q&A by Interactive Cultures
The closing panel Q and A discussion from the Salford Northern Soul symposium.
Investigating Northern Soul panel discussion/Q&A by Interactive Cultures
The first of two audio clips of question and answer panel discussions from the recent Rare Records and Raucous Nights symposium at The University of Salford.
Following a screening of Tony Palmer’s 1977 film ‘The Wigan Casino’ the panel comprising
Prof Tim Wall, Dr Nicola Smith, Dr Lucy Gibson, Ady Croasdell (Ace Records) and Prof David Sanjek discussed the film and responded to comments from the audience.
Investigating Northern Soul , Visual Representations of Northern Soul – Panel discussion by Interactive Cultures
The film is on . Not a great copy but it is there.
Ady Croasdell
Rare Records and Raucous Nights: Investigating Northern Soul symposium, University of Salford, 4 November, 2010
Ady Croasdell went to this first “Old Soul” all nighter in 1969 and now bosses the longest running Northern Soul club/all nighter of all time (31 years and counting) at the 100 Club in London’s Oxford Street. He has worked for Ace Records since 1982 compiling Northern Soul LPs and CDs for their Kent subsidiary. He oversees the production of these from concept to product and actively seeks and negotiates deals with the US owners.
The first of a series of papers from the recent Northern Soul symposium at The University of Salford.
Dr Lucy Gibson at the Rare Records and Raucous Nights: Investigating Northern Soul symposium
4 November, University of Salford
Lucy Gibson is a temporary lecturer in Sociology at the University of Manchester. Her doctoral research explored popular music and the life course, which included ethnographies of Northern Soul and rare soul, rock music, and electronic dance music scenes and interviews with over 70 adult fans. She is particularly interested in how ageing shapes participation in music scenes and music taste and is currently working on publications in this area.
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