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North east indie

Nathan Shepherd celebrates indie from the north east, including the fine city of York. With stunnin' indie hits by Maximo Park, Sam Fender, Field Music, Dubstar, Futureheads, Shed Seven, Nadine Shah, The Housemartins and so many more.

Produced in Salford for BBC Radio 6 Music by We Are Grape.

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BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

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Music Played

  • Maxïmo Park

    Apply Some Pressure (Live At 6 Music Festival, 2015)

    • Warp Records.

  • The Futureheads

    Hounds Of Love

    • 679 Recordings.

  • Kenickie

    Punka

    • EMI.

  • The Housemartins

    Happy Hour

  • Sam Fender

    People Watching

    • Polydor.

  • Dubstar

    Not So Manic Now

    • The Best Of.
    • Parlophone.
    • 6.

  • The Paddingtons

    50 To A £

    • 50 to A £.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • Shed Seven

    Going For Gold

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 7.

  • The Pale White

    Medicine

  • China Drum

    Wuthering Heights

    • Can't Stop These Things.
    • Mantra.
    • 2.

  • Field Music

    Let's Write a Book

    • Field Music (Measure).
    • Memphis Industries.
    • 109.

  • Sneaker Pimps

    6 Underground

    • Virgin.

  • Demob Happy

    Autoportrait

    • Less Is More / Autoportrait.
    • So Recordings.

  • Prefab Sprout

    Cars And Girls

    • Top Gear 2 - Various Artists.
    • Columbia.

  • Nadine Shah

    Stealing Cars

    • Apollo.

  • Electronic

    Disappointed

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • The Futureheads

    Skip To The End

    • Skip to the End.
    • 679.
    • 001.

  • Altrice

    Think & Dream

    • Select Discs.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 9 Oct 2026 22:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music & BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever
  • Last Wednesday 12:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever
  • Saturday 23:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever
  • Mon 2 Nov 2026 12:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

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