Funky Si's A-Z of Manchester

A podcast by Jackie O'Malley

Categories:

Arts Music

31 Episodes

  1. Episode 11 - Letter K: From King Street to Kurious Oranj

    Published: 8/21/2020

  2. Episode 10 - Letter J: From John Peel to Jabez Clegg

    Published: 8/14/2020

  3. Episode 9 - Letter I: From Inspiral Carpets to The Infotainment Scan

    Published: 8/7/2020

  4. Episode 8 - Letter H: From the Hacienda to Hilda Baker

    Published: 7/31/2020

  5. Episode 7 - Letter G: From Grandmaster Flash to Gio Goi

    Published: 7/24/2020

  6. Episode 6 - Letter F: From 42nd Street to The Fall

    Published: 7/17/2020

  7. Episode 5 - Letter E: From Eurovision to Electronic

    Published: 7/10/2020

  8. Episode 4 - Letter D: From Dry Bar to Danger Mouse

    Published: 7/3/2020

  9. Episode 3 - Letter C: From County Hall to Cheetham Hill

    Published: 6/26/2020

  10. Episode 2 - Letter B: From the Boardwalk to Bend Sinister

    Published: 6/19/2020

  11. Episode 1 - The Letter A: from Altrincham to Anytime Taxis

    Published: 6/12/2020

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Drummer Simon Wolstencroft, dubbed 'Funky Si' by Johnny Marr has worked with Ian Brown, John Squire, Andy Rourke, Terry Hall, Jez Kerr, Neville Staple and Craig Gannon to name but a few. He was the drummer in The Fall for 11 years. Every week he brings you tales of his exploits from more than 40 years on the Manchester music scene and beyond. His memoir 'You Can Drum But You Can't Hide' was published to wide acclaim in 2014. He says the inspiration for the book came when a contestant on Mastermind correctly identified him as the original drummer of The Smiths.