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Having a 50th birthday bash for this on Monday’s radio show from 8pm. Also playing some live Bowie circa 1976 from the deluxe boxset. Spread the good word friends. #DavidBowie #StationToStation
January 25, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Soul is back! The brand new series of The #SiobhanBrownSoulShow starts tonight in a new slot of Thursdays at 9pm repeated 3pm on Sundays @bbcradioulster & @BBCSounds . Again it’s a #McLeanMedia production for Radio Ulster. Hope you get to listen and pass on! #bbcsoul
January 22, 2026 at 11:27 AM
So much fun working with this great woman!
Series 6 of The Siobhan Brown Soul Show starts on Thursday night at 9pm, repeated at 3pm on Sundays. Once again it’s a McLean Media production for BBC Radio Ulster and we’d be delighted if you share the news! #siobhanbrownsoulshow #bbcsoul
January 18, 2026 at 2:10 PM
To mark the 80th birthday of #DollyParton on Monday I’m having a #DollySpecial on the country show on Wednesday where I re-visit an old interview I did with Dolly in her Nashville home 20 years ago and you guys pick all the tracks. Sound good? Well let’s do it then! #DollyAt80
January 15, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Top of the world Ma!….well top of the BBC at any rate which is close. With my old pal Kaz Hawkins and her French keyboardist Franck on the Ormeau Avenue roof earlier after recording a very fine session and chat. Listen out for it on the radio show soon. #kazhawkins @kazhawkinsmusic.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Prime Bob Weir Grateful Dead tracks plus tunes from Bui’s Blackstaff Sessions recordings, Paul Brady covering the Rolling Stones and…well that’s all I can remember right now! Tune into BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Sounds from 8 for the full line up! 😂 #bobweir #gratefuldead
January 13, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Bowie night tonight on the radio show. 8 to 10pm BBC Radio Ulster/BBC Sounds. 10 years gone but not forgotten. #Bowie #DavidBowie #BowieAtTheBBC
January 12, 2026 at 2:23 PM
So the great Bob Weir has left the stage. A road warrior for more than sixty years and a rock solid rhythm guitarist. Will play some choice Grateful Dead tracks on Tuesday night’s show. What would you like to hear? #BobWeir #TheGreatfulDead
January 11, 2026 at 10:43 AM
I’ve always loved #MarianneFaithfull but this beautiful doc from @juderogers.bsky.social on #BBCRadio4 stopped me in my tracks when I stumbled upon it driving home tonight. Thoughtful, revealing and deeply moving it’s a really gorgeous listen and well worth seeking out. #ParisWithMarianne
January 10, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Paying tribute to the great Joe Ely on the radio show tonight from 8. #joeely
January 7, 2026 at 10:32 AM
On January 10th it’ll be ten years since David Bowie left us. Seems mad doesn’t it. On Monday 12th I’ll be having a night on the radio show to celebrate the man and his music. So what’s your favourite Bowie tune guys? Let me know here. #davidbowie
January 3, 2026 at 10:59 AM
This is a truly astonishing episode of a truly great 70s series. Seriously dark and diabolical goings on..the devil himself even weighs in at one point..allegedly! Lol. Mary Whitehouse less keen though. Her outrage played a big part in #TheOmegaFactor getting shelved.
A séance brings more than was expected in...

Premiere: THE OMEGA FACTOR (1979) 9:05pm Starring #JamesHazeldine #LouiseJameson #JohnCarlise 'Powers of Darkness' #TPTVsubtitles
January 2, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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This was a great show with instant playlist. How crazy to have been alive when music like this was actually in the charts. I well remember being at a pre social media school gate and someone announcing that The Jam had gone straight to No 1
December 31, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Seeking some soulful sounds to soundtrack your Christmas Day and beyond? Siobhan’s here for you. Listen live tonight on BBC Radio Ulster from 8 or anytime on BBC Sounds App. A McLean Media production. Merry Christmas y’all! X

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The Siobhan Brown Soul Show - Christmas Special - BBC Sounds
NI Soul Queen Siobhan Brown brings the funk to the festive season.
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December 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
You’re all invited over to ours for #ChristmasWithTheMcLeans on BBC Radio Ulster & Sounds tonight from 8. Xmas eve chat & music and a chance to sample Kerry’s mother’s famously boozy Christmas cake*. Hope you can join us. *Obviously I have put myself forward for this task!
December 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Very sad to hear of Chris Rea’s passing. I’m not on air tonight but I’ll be paying tribute to Chris and many more of the amazing musicians who left us in 2025 in a special show from 8pm on Monday 29th December. I hope you can tune in then.
December 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
It’s cold outside..g’wan and let little Ralphie in!
Getting in early with the festive greetings folks. Merry Christmas from Chateau McLean, here’s hoping you all have a happy holiday season and a peaceful, happy 2026 ..and oh yeah..don’t forget..keep those windows locked! Lol x
December 22, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Rounding up my top #boxsetsof2025 on tonight’s radio show. This beauty is my No 1. The #SmallFaces #autumnstone A once cool but slightly slipshod comp has become, in the hands of #robcaiger & #NiceRecords, an essential purchase for fans. @roomforravers.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I’m looking back at my favourite records of 2025 on the radio show this week. Tues it’s boxsets and reissues of the year, Wed it’s country and Americana and tonight it’s the best new release albums of 2025. Starting with a track from this gem by #TheWaterboys. See you at 8. @mickpuck.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Rounding up my favourite releases of 2025 on the radio show this Monday to Wednesday from 8. What’s are your best of the year selections? Let me know here. #bestalbumsof2025
December 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Need some Soul Christmas vibes to up your Xmas spirit? Siobhan Brown got you covered! It’s available on the BBC Sounds app right now. My company McLean Media produced it so I’m biased but I still think it’s great. Get on it people! #soulchristmas #bbcsoul

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The Siobhan Brown Soul Show - Christmas Special - BBC Sounds
NI Soul Queen Siobhan Brown brings the funk to the festive season.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Putting together my special radio tribute to #SteveCropper for tonight and realising I could fill ten hours at least with great tracks he’s played on. Some player. Some man. Tribute from 8 on #bbcradioulsterand anytime on @bbcsounds.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Pink Floyd a plenty tonight! Talking with Floyd historian and Mojo scribe Mark Blake on the radio show from 8 about what might just be the greatest book ever written about the band. Come join us if you can or catch up on BBC Sounds App whenever suits. #pinkfloyd
December 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Fancy a soulful seasonal treat? #TheSiobhanBrownSoulShow is up on the BBC Sounds app from..right now! Just click. Aretha, James Brown, Al Green and more plus live crackers from Siobhan and the gang. A #McleanMedia production. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
December 5, 2025 at 11:33 AM
So The Colonel has left us. A sad day indeed. Steve Cropper was a legend. Will never forget the hours I spent with Steve in a BBC studio looking back on that incredible career. A true Southern gent. Full radio tribute this coming Tuesday. #SteveCropper #masterofthetelecaster
December 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM