CRAIG CHARLES: The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club:

Yes – The legendary actor, host and broadcaster Craig Charles is one of UK’s most beloved Funk and Soul
DJ’s. From Robot Wars to Red Dwarf, Craig has now grounded himself as a Funk & Soul icon after 10
years of broadcasting on BBC 6 Music with their primetime Saturday night show,
“When BBC 6Music asked me to do a radio show I only had one condition, it has to be a funk & soul show
otherwise I wasn’t interested” And so the Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show was born, pioneering 6Music
radio show from its dawn in 2002.
Live every Saturday night with an assortment of classic gems and emerging artists, Craig has garnered global
support as one of the UK’s foremost Funk and Soul commentators, DJ’s and promoters of new music. The
show has become a European benchmark for artists who want to connect directly with their fans.
“Since its inception I have been interested in all varieties of soul and funk music, without imposing any
barriers and I am just as enthusiastic about fresh new talent as I am about the classic artists from the golden
age of the 60s and 70s”
The list of guests that have been on The Funk And Soul Show speaks for itself;
Gil-Scott Heron, James Brown, Roy Ayers,
Cymande, Marlena Shaw, Paul Weller,
Primal Scream, Terry Callier, Candi Staton,
Marva Whitney.
Hip Hop legends, The Roots and the Jungle
Brothers, as well as the leading players
of the new school Kokolo, Cut Chemist,
Sharon Jones, Osaka Monaurail, Amp Fiddler,
Amy Winehouse, The New Mastersounds,
Smoove and Turrell, Quantic, The
Apples, The Grits, JTQ, and The Fusion
Experience.
Mr. Charles and his trunk of funk DJs, every weekend throughout the UK – stopping regularly at Band on
The Wall in Manchester for his monthly residency. A night of soul-hitting funk, ‘can you dig it’ attitude and
dance-floor jivin’. The monthly stop off is currently one of the most anticipated nights in Manchester’s
scene, with an array of guests from the funky depths such as, Maceo Parker, The BlackByrds, Smoove &
Turrell, New Mastersounds, The Perceptions, Speedometer, Lack of Afro and Funkshone.
Craig Charles has captivated crowds throughout the UK – the Maestro of funk has played at numerous festivals
such as, Love Box, Park Life, Festival no 6, Wychwood Festival, Common People, Mostly Jazz funk and
soul festival to name but a few. Highlighting 2016, Craig recently played to over 10,000 people at the world
famous Arcadia and Shangri-La stage in Glastonbury.
With a jammed packed year in the making, the funk and soul train keeps movin’ along without a stop in
sight – in the words of the soulful don himself, ‘No Sleep till Bed time’.