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TOWNSOUNDS explores the musical histories of Kirklees to uncover untold stories through the voices of local people living musical lives. This podcast is brought to you by Let’s Go Yorkshire, Kirklees Year of Music 2023 and Kirklees Council. It was hosted and produced by Sam Hodgson. The podcast has been supported by Kirklees Council, Kirklees Year of Music 2023, and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. For more information on this podcast, please visit musicinkirklees.co.uk
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The final episode of the TOWNSOUNDS podcast is the series’ most ambitious. It brings together 27 of the guests that feature over the course of the previous 14 episodes, this time, all with one subject on their lips - music as a gift of life. Over the course of this episode the speakers talk on themes that include; mental health and well-being, copi…
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Episode Fourteen digs into the unheard stories of some of the areas’ most prolific event organisers. A rare opportunity to hear about the behind-the-scenes in the biggest and smallest venues in Kirklees, where stars are born and others are booked. From world-renowned venues like The Batley Variety Club and The Picturedrome in Holmfirth, to smaller …
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After a successful 12 episodes in 2023, the TOWNSOUNDS podcast is back with another 3 episodes for 2024. This first episode of the year takes an intimate look into the personal stories of a topic that you might not associate with music at all - parenting. The podcasts’ host, Sam Hodgson, couldn’t help but notice that throughout the archive intervie…
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This episode is about as close as we’re going to get to a Christmas special. It’s about brass bands and steel bands and handbell ringing bands. We’ll hear loads of music, some of which is bound to put you in the spirit of the season. So, get your scarf on, grab a cup of something wet and warm, and settle in for a fun and information-packed episode …
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Rebellion is one of the many artistic personalities of Kirklees and has been for some time. In fact, it could be argued that much of the music that is made here in Kirklees has a rebellious streak. Amateur music scenes in a way, all have the spirit of rebellion within it. It’s music despite hardship, despite having a lack of money or time, despite …
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Jazz does have a reputation for being a bit more complex than some other genres of music. Outside of trad-jazz, the genre tends to push the boundaries, and do things that most musicians can’t and most audiences probably can’t handle. Sometimes words can’t describe what you are trying to say about music. You have to feel it and see it and sing it an…
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Over the course of the series, we have heard from music projects that continue to run, but up until now, the episodes have been filling in the gaps of what music in Kirklees used to be like. Many of the people who we interviewed no longer have a connection to the local music scene. Instead, they look back fondly on the music scenes of the past. But…
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Over the course of the TOWNSOUNDS podcast series, host Sam Hodgson has already interviewed a number of people who have migrated to Kirklees from somewhere else or who are second-generation migrants. As listeners have heard in Episode Two (choirs), Episode Three (rock and roll), Episode Four (South Asian music), Episode Five (folk) and Episode Seven…
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In this episode of the TOWNSOUNDS Oral History Podcast host Sam Hodgson will be finding out about the well documented and highly influential soundsystem and reggae music scene in Huddersfield. Sam will explore this topic in a unique, new way. Firstly, this will be through the voices of local people involved in soundsystem. From the people that know…
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An episode about community music, looking at charitable organisations and community interest companies with some focus on music. It will also delve into the world of open mics in Kirklees. Community music isn’t a style or genre of music so there aren’t necessarily any audible cues. Rather, community music refers to some kind of value system or inte…
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In this episode, we'll introduce you to some of the traditional music that exists in the local area. Your host, Sam Hodgson, will express the definition of folk music through several stages of the podcast. We will hear about the aesthetics that make folk musics distinctive - instrumentation, clothing, and musical styles. We’ll hear from the local e…
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In this episode, we'll hear first-hand the inside stories of the South Asian music scene from some of the people at the heart of it. We'll also hear Bhangra, Indian Classical, and Bolyian tracks all made here in Kirklees! And we'll also find out about the history of local underground raves that happened in the middle of the day. This podcast is bro…
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In this episode, host Sam Hodgson will work as chronologically as he can through the foggy history of Kirklees Rock and Roll. Through speaking to a select few guests, the episode uncovers what was happening at the birth of this genre. By listening, you will also hear a clip of the Beatles, recorded in Huddersfield in 1963 and not heard since! TOWNS…
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In this episode, host Sam Hodgson dives head first into the world of Kirklees choral music. Acknowledging early on that there are so many choirs and singing groups in Kirklees that he has set himself an impossible task, he seeks the guidance of some experts in the subject. In listening to this podcast episode you will learn about all kinds of singi…
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Sam Hodgson gives you a two-minute guide to what you can expect from this series.Mandy Samra, Sam Hodgson, Ant McGinley, Let's Go Yorkshire
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In this episode, host Sam Hodgson goes on a journey of discovery to find out more information about festivals in Kirklees. To do so he uses six festivals as case studies, and talks to their organisers, founders, and others involved. By listening to the podcast, you will begin to understand some of the challenges of festival organisation in more dep…
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