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Episode Eight - Owen Meikle Williams

In this episode, Owen Meikle Williams tells his personal life story, from a childhood of severe bullying, to discovering music, to going on to become one of the most loved and respected promoters and managers of the new and unsigned music scene in Greater Manchester. He's a man who is a real root in the latest generation of new music in the North of England, and this is his story. 

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Episode Seven - Aziz Ibrahim

In this Episode, one of music's most loved and respected guitarists Aziz Ibrahim, known fondly as 'Lord Of The Strings', talks about his life in music and his time playing with some of music's biggest names, such as Simply Red, The Stone Roses, Ian Brown, and Paul Weller. 

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EPISODE SIX - PETER HOOTON

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In this episode, Peter Hooton, the founding member, lead singer, and frontman of legendary British band The Farm tells the story of growing up in Liverpool, and how his band became one of the most iconic and influential bands of a generation, leading the way in the indie dance scene, and producing some of the most iconic anthems of all time. Forty years on, The Farm are still going strong, and this episode tells the real story of a band who became National Treasure's in British Music, told by the man who started it all.  

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EPISODE FIVE - BERNARD THRESHER

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Bernard Thresher is the founding member, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and frontman of legendary Comedy Folk band The Lancashire Hotpots. In this episode, Bernard tells the story of his life in music, and the real story of The Lancashire Hotpots, one of Britain's best loved bands. 

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EPISODE FOUR - GEORGE BOROWSKI

George Borowski is one of the most loved and respected musicians of all time. From growing up singing opera to discovering Rock 'N' Roll, he went on to play with some of the biggest names in the music world, from Tina Turner to Meat Loaf, and many more in-between. In this episode, George tells us his life story, including where his iconic blue guitar came from, to how a shirt and tie lost him his place on a tour, and with the REAL story behind the Dire Straits song 'Sultans Of Swing' - is he really Guitar George?  

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Episode Three - John Coghlan

John Coghlan is one of the greatest rock drummers of all time. As an original member of Status Quo, John was the key ingredient of the iconic Frantic Four line up, playing on a huge amount of legendary singles and albums before leaving the band in 1981. He returned in 2012 for the huge reunion tours, and in this episode of Roots, John tells the story of his life in music, and the real story of The Frantic Four. 

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Episode Two - Leo B Stanley

Legendary Manchester DJ, founder of the Identity clothing brand and iconic clothes shop in Manchester's Afflecks Palace, and the man responsible for a culture changing Manchester phrase.

In this episode, Leo tells his story for the first time, from growing up in Manchester, to how the Identity brand started, his musical influences, and why decades on he's still one of Manchester's best loved DJs. Also the real story of how the front of a T-Shirt he designed went on to became an iconic culture changing phrase. 

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Episode One - John Steel

Founding member and drummer of The Animals, John Steel is the only original member still touring the world today. In this podcast, John talks about his life and career, and the real story of one of the most important bands of all time, The Animals. From forming the band, to splitting up, to the reunions, and to the present line up, with all of the stories inbetween. This is the real, true story of John and The Animals, told by the man himself. Recorded in the UK in February 2025. 

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