# Stuart Cosgrove’s soul trilogy + northern soul special **URL:** \ **Category:** Music\ **Created:** [12 October 2023 10:18 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/stuart-cosgrove-s-soul-trilogy-northern-soul-special/1414 "2023-10-12T10:18:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GrimsbyRiviera](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/grimsbyriviera/32/9_2.png) [@GrimsbyRiviera](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/GrimsbyRiviera)\ **Post date:** [12 October 2023 10:18 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/stuart-cosgrove-s-soul-trilogy-northern-soul-special/1414/1 "2023-10-12T10:18:08Z")
Shameless plug for the site here but we’ve got Stuart Cosgrove’s brilliant soul trilogy on sale on djhistory (if you’ve not read them, they read like thrillers, with an astonishing amount of original research) > **[The Complete Soul Trilogy by Stuart Cosgrove](https://shop.djhistory.com/products/stuart-cosgrove-trilogy)** > > Spanning three different cities across the United States, Stuart Cosgrove’s bestselling Soul Trilogy blends history, culture and music to paint a vivid picture of social change through the last years of the 1960s.Strap in for a journey through urban... Also interviews from Colin Curtis, Ian Dewhirst, Farmer Carl Dene and Roger Eagle. > **[Colin Curtis led the way - DJ History](https://djhistory.com/read/colin-curtis-led-the-way/)** > > Colin Curtis has been through more scenes than Richard Burton. He made his name as one of the most forward-thinking DJs on the nascent northern soul scene in the early 1970s, before leading northern towards new releases alongside fellow Blackpool... > **[Ian Dewhirst keeps the faith - DJ History](https://djhistory.com/read/ian-dewhirst-keeps-the-faith/)** > > Compiler, archivist, producer and label boss Ian Dewhirst is one of the finest DJs in the pantheon of northern soul, thanks to a lifetime of discerning collecting. He got his break in his teens when he realised the bulk-buy American 45s he’d been... > **[‘Farmer’ Carl Dene had all the tunes - DJ History](https://djhistory.com/read/farmer-carl-dene-had-all-the-tunes/)** > > Before there was northern soul, before there were import record stores, before there was a rare 45s collector’s scene, there was ‘Farmer’ Carl Dene (aka Carl Woodroffe). An original mod who couldn’t contemplate going to a club in anything other than... > **[Roger Eagle spun the Wheel - DJ History](https://djhistory.com/read/roger-eagle-turned-the-wheel/)** > > Starting there in 1963, Roger Eagle helmed Manchester’s Twisted Wheel to legend status, his upfront mix of rhythm and blues, rock’n’roll, blues, jazz, ska and soul inspiring a generation of Northern music lovers and laying the foundations for what... ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_C](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/sam_c/32/494_2.png) [@Sam\_C](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Sam_C)\ **Post date:** [13 October 2023 16:45 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/stuart-cosgrove-s-soul-trilogy-northern-soul-special/1414/2 "2023-10-13T16:45:54Z")
Thank you for this Bill, a great deal. ---
**Author:** ![hans](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/hans/32/406_2.png) [@hans](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/hans)\ **Post date:** [14 October 2023 01:34 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/stuart-cosgrove-s-soul-trilogy-northern-soul-special/1414/3 "2023-10-14T01:34:49Z")
> [@GrimsbyRiviera](#): > > [Ian Dewhirst keeps the faith - DJ History](https://djhistory.com/read/ian-dewhirst-keeps-the-faith/) I love the amount of actual songs/records mentioned in this interview. Reminiscent of Jungle and dub-plate culture in a way? ---
**Author:** ![GrimsbyRiviera](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/grimsbyriviera/32/9_2.png) [@GrimsbyRiviera](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/GrimsbyRiviera)\ **Post date:** [14 October 2023 07:31 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/stuart-cosgrove-s-soul-trilogy-northern-soul-special/1414/4 "2023-10-14T07:31:59Z")
Northern soulies always seem to have an incredible repository of songs in their heads that is so impressive 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![John\_LordMuck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/john_lordmuck/32/44_2.png) [@John\_LordMuck](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/John_LordMuck)\ **Post date:** [15 October 2023 07:07 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/stuart-cosgrove-s-soul-trilogy-northern-soul-special/1414/5 "2023-10-15T07:07:41Z")
Great deal on the books (and I know you are looking to get hold of his ‘Young Soul Rebels’ for the store), plus nice to have these interviews grouped together. ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/chris/32/66_2.png) [@Chris](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [24 October 2023 08:25 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/stuart-cosgrove-s-soul-trilogy-northern-soul-special/1414/6 "2023-10-24T08:25:05Z")
A great body of work, even though he’s a St Johnstone fan 😜