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Gallery: Wigan Casino’s 50th Anniversary

Gallery: Wigan Casino’s 50th Anniversary

The world famous Wigan Casino Northern Soul All Nighter celebrated its 50th Anniversary at the Winter Gardens over the weekend of the 22nd September. Richard Oughton tells us why the weekend, and the scene, was significant to him and shares his pictures from the celebration For almost two decades, I've been documenting the Northern Soul subculture and the one off September edition of the Blackpool International Soul Festival was truly one to remember. As a photographer, to capture these types of images is an integral part of understanding the music, studying the dancing style and technique and, more importantly, timing…
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Photo Gallery: A whole lotta (Northern) Soul

Photo Gallery: A whole lotta (Northern) Soul

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On Saturday 28 May, movers and groovers headed to Blackpool for a sunny day of Northern Soul and Motown played on vinyl on The Comedy Carpet in front of the iconic Blackpool Tower. Photographer Jill Reidy headed down with her trusty camera... [/vc_column_text][vc_media_grid element_width="3" grid_id="vc_gid:1654768279717-5870f1ed-b4bb-7" include="35046,35051,35028,35043"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="35045" img_size="medium" alignment="center"][vc_single_image image="35034" img_size="medium" alignment="center"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="35030" img_size="medium" alignment="center"][vc_single_image image="35040" img_size="medium" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid element_width="3" item="mediaGrid_SimpleOverlay" grid_id="vc_gid:1654768279725-c2701a07-94ee-1" include="35042,35049,35033,35039"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="35029" img_size="medium" alignment="center"][vc_single_image image="35048" img_size="medium" alignment="center"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="35032" img_size="medium" alignment="center"][vc_single_image image="35037" img_size="medium" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid element_width="3" item="mediaGrid_SimpleOverlay" grid_id="vc_gid:1654768279735-a6fa33f3-9753-7" include="35035,35036,35038,35052"][vc_column_text]This event is a continuation of Northern Soul Dancing on the Comedy Carpet founded in 2015 by Philip…
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Review: Shaw’s – Blackpool to Brazil Exhibition

Review: Shaw’s – Blackpool to Brazil Exhibition

On Thursday the 12th of January I entered a cool coffee shop in Blackpool to check out a cross-section of work from a photographer working internationally and locally who may be best known for documenting a thriving Northern Soul scene. This exhibition features engaging landscape and still life photographs as well as documentary images of his Kickstarter funded Photography trip to Brazil. The coffee shop, Shaw's was packed with people all enjoying a delicious free coffee and accompanying treats. Northern Soul DJ Johnny Loder was playing some classic northern soul tracks helping to create a warm ambience. The man behind…
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