Mick O'Donnell           'Soul Discovery'           Sunday    18.00  -  20.00

Upfront Soul, Gospel, R'n'B, forgotten gems and unknowns - 5 decades of soul.


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What attracted you to soul music in the first place, and does this still apply today
In 1974 I walked into the California Ballroom/ Mecca at Blackpool and had never heard anything like it before in my life. It still has the same power over me today.

What are your top five favourite soul tracks
Little Reuben - In the Name of Loneliness (N.R.)
The Justice Dept - Come Back Baby (to my empty arms) (Fair Play)
Rich ‘Christie’ Jnr Feat Monique Reed – Boddle Free to Believe (DL)
Ten-63 - You and Me (locobop)
Hermon Histon - The Heart (Sweetrose)

What are your favourite three record labels
Blue Note
Revilot
Flying Dutchman.

Who are your favourite five artists
Bobby Womack
Lee Fields
Little Reuben
David Sea
Hermon Histon

What are your top three soul clubs of all time 
California Ballroom - Dunstable
Gold Mine - Canvey Island
The Canal Tavern (Thorne R.D.)

What radio experience did you have before you joined Solar
In 1998 I was asked on to a local radio station (HCR) to present a soul/jazz show, which was broadcast on Saturdays 10.00pm till midnight; this ran for about 5 years.
For the last five years I broadcast every Sunday 12.00-3.00pm on 209 Radio 105fm in Cambridge, however this sadly closed & is no longer broadcasting.
In 2010 I joined and am now involved with Cambridge City Radio based in Cambridge with my shows called 'Soul Discovery' and Jazz Vibes
From time to time I join with LeNard Brown & Reggie McArthur of The Controllers over at KISS 98.7 FM Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Plus podcast shows on Blues Critic Radio U.S.A., Southern Soul Radio U.S.A.

What is/are your main criteria in choosing records for airplay
Real Vocals

Which other DJs do you admire and why
Every DJ  involved with this music, they all bring their own style to the table

How would you like to be remembered by a listener
Playing good Soul Music

What do you do to relax
I like to relax going to movies, and occasionally the film premieres, I enjoy gardening and of course my passion: listening to Soul & Jazz .