I’m currently reading a book - actually a PDF file on my computer - entitled The Manchester Wheelers, a Northern Quadrophenia. Using the format of a novel, it tells the story of the Northern Soul scene in the mid to late 1960s and is centred around the Twisted Wheel Club.
Chapter One starts with a vivid […]
The annual In The City music convention and festival took place from Sunday 5 to Tuesday 7 October.
As in previous years, I was one of the official photographers covering the event. I’ve covered 1998-2000 and 2004-2008. A selection of my photographs is displayed below. To see the full set of images taken by all the […]
The Twisted Wheel is, to use that over-used word, a legendary name in Manchester. It became famous in the 1960s as a place where people could hear and dance to 60s soul, later dubbed ‘Northern Soul’.
The original Twisted Wheel was located on Brazennose Street. Later in the 1960s it moved to Whitworth Street, next […]
