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The Northern Soul

Mar 29, 2016

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A photography book of northern soul through two generations.
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                                   The  Northern  Soul          

                                                                                 

Helen  Phelan    

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The  Northern  Soul  and  mod  scene  is  something  that  has  been  a  constant  surrounding  and  influence  on  the  northern  way  of  life,  and  now  it  is  time  to  show  that  the  Soul  rhythm  and  lifestyle  is  still  very  much  alive,  and  not  confined  to  the  history  of  the  dance  halls  such  as,  Wigan  Casino  and  Manchester’s  Twisted  Wheel  club.                             The  Ritz  Ballroom  is  a  place  that  is  constantly  spoke  about  and  visited  in  the  movement  of  soul.  This  provides  a  space  where  soul  can  thrive  and  be  enjoyed  by  the  same  people  and  their  families  that  have  been  there  from  the  very  beginning  in  the  1970s.  Now  the  next  generation  can  join  their  parents  on  the  Soul  nights  to  ‘heel-­‐toe-­‐slide’  along  with  them,  and  to  finally  be  apart  of  a  dance  and  sound  that  has  always  been  a  major  part  of  their  childhood.  The  sound  of  Motor-­‐city  singers  has  always  rung  out  through  their  family  homes,  cars,  and  holidays  when  they  visit  Scooter  festivals  in  the  Isle  of  White,  or  places  closer  to  home  such  as  Skipton  and  Bridlington.         With  this  series  of  images  Phelan  shows  what  a  modern  northern  family  that  has  always  being  wrapped  up  in  the  sound  of  soul,  Motown,  ska  and  new  wave  music  looks  like  today.  The  images  reflect  how  her  parents  past  of  Scooters,  all  night  dancing,  and  festivals  have  being  influential  to  her  music  styles.  Through  showing  photographs  of  Phelan’s  parents  when  they  where  a  big  part  of  the  mod  scene,  this  fires  up  the  viewers  imagination  of  what  it  was  like  to  first  walk  into  a  dance  hall  and  feel  the  bounce  of  the  floor  as  dancers  spun,  kicked  and  split  there  way  across  the  wooden  hall.  These  images  of  both  past  and  present  show  that  Northern  Soul  is  not  a  thing  that  has  been  left  in  the  past,  but  can  still  be  captured  to  create  new  memories  of  a  music  scene  which  has  not  been  forgotten  and  nor  will  be  if    they,                                                                                                                                                                      keep  the  faith.    

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