It is truly one of the most wonderful songs EVER recorded. I hope you will buy this record and help to spread the word about it.

Welcome to mikeshaft.com. This is the Masterlist of the Gospel Playlists from the Gospel Hour on BBC Radio Manchester. We hope you find this list useful.

Starting this Thursday and every Thursday from then on, we are bringing you a regular night of Soul Funk and Jazz at Courtney's Lounge, Parsonage Gardens, Manchester. Mike SHAFT will be spinning the tunes all night. This is going to be well worth a visit on a Thursday night soon!

Friday the 17th of May 2013 saw the BBC Radio Manchester Soul Night out at Courtney's Lounge Manchester,. Many thanks to you if you were there. We do hope you enjoyed the night.

Over the past 40 years I have worked at a huge number of venues across the Unite Kingdom. This is my attempt to document those venues. I know that I will miss some out because of my dodgy memory so if you spot something that I have missed then please contact me.

Masters of the Airwaves tells the story of the birth of black music radio in Britain in the seventies. It starts out with a few black music shows on legal radio, leading on to the black music pirate radio boom, and culminating with legal, black music radio stations.

14 April 2013

It's the night that Manchester has been waiting for.

This Thursday 14th February at 13:00UK The New SUNSET Radio will give you another chance to hear one of our favourite interviews from back in the day. It is with Manchester Music legend the late Tony Wilson. This is the interview mentioned in this tribute to Tony written after his death in 2007. Take a listen. I hope you like it.

5 January 2013