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A short guide to Manchester's musical history ahead of the 6 Music Festival

Huw celebrates Greater Manchester's place in music history, including a catch-up with Rowetta from The Happy Mondays and 麻豆社 Introducing's Roesh Poyser.

Huw celebrates Greater Manchester's place in music history, including a catch-up with Rowetta from The Happy Mondays and 麻豆社 Introducing's Roesh Poyser.

Plus there's another chance to hear how the music we love is made in this week's 6 Musicology; songwriter and lecturer Anjali Perin talks to us about the importance of backing vocals.

3 hours

Last on

Wed 6 Mar 2024 16:00

Music Played

  • De La Soul

    The Magic Number

    • Big Life.
  • Groove Armada

    Superstylin'

    • Pepper.
  • SPRINTS

    Heavy

    • City Slang.
  • Sleeper

    Inbetweener

    • Indolent.
  • The Rolling Stones

    Gimme Shelter

    • ABKCO/London.
  • La Luz

    Strange World

    • Sub Pop Records.
  • Little Simz

    Torch

    • Forever Living Originals/AWAL.
  • Arlo Parks

    Cola (6 Music Festival 2023)

    • Super Sad Generation.
  • N.W.A

    Express Yourself

    • Global Television.
  • Ibibio Sound Machine

    Got To Be Who U Are

    • Merge Records.
  • Vampire Weekend

    Capricorn

    • Columbia.
  • Fat White Family

    Dignity

    • Domino.
  • Lucy Dacus

    Kissing Lessons

    • Matador.
  • Pillow Queens

    Like a Lesson

  • Pop Will Eat Itself

    Def Con One

    • Beechwood.
  • Wilson Pickett

    In The Midnight Hour

    • ATCO.
  • Queen Latifah & Monie Love

    Ladies First

    • TOMMY BOY RECORDS.
  • Beck

    Up All Night

    • Virgin / EMI.
  • Andrew W.K.

    Party Hard

    • Andrew W.K. Premium Collection - The Very Best So Far.
    • Universal Music LLC.
    • 8.
  • Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

    Wild God

  • Sahra Halgan

    Sharaf

    • Danaya.
  • Foals

    My Number (6 Music Festival 14th Feb 2016)

  • Jordan Rakei

    Send My Love

    • Ninja Tune.
  • St. Vincent

    Broken Man

    • Virgin.
  • David Bowie

    Young Americans

  • Noah And The Loners

    Crash Landing

    • Marshall Records.
  • Dehd

    Light On

    • Fat Possum Records.
  • A Guy Called Gerald

    Voodoo Ray

    • Rham!.
  • A Certain Ratio

    All Comes Down To This

    • Mute.
  • Happy Mondays

    Loose Fit

    • Factory.
  • M People

    Moving On Up

    • The Best Of M People.
    • BMG.
  • LoneLady

    (There Is) No Logic

    • Warp Records.
  • New Order

    Ceremony

    • Factory Records.
  • I Am Kloot

    Over My Shoulder

    • ECHO.
  • Everything Everything

    The End of the Contender

    • BMG.
  • Megan Wroe

    Without U

  • porij

    Unpredictable

  • Mr. Scruff

    Ug

    • Xen Cuts.
    • Ninja Tune.
    • 6.
  • Money

    Hold Me Forever

    • BELLA UNION.

Broadcast

  • Wed 6 Mar 2024 16:00