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elementor-size-default\">John Varham<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dc62f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dc62f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As\u00a0a\u00a0fully\u00a0fledged\u00a0\u00a0member\u00a0of\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0Caister\u00a0generation\u201d,\u00a0I\u00a0was<br \/>brought up on a diet of Beer, Soul, Jazz Funk &amp; Fried chicken along\u00a0 with early morning Burgers at \u201cThe Orsett Cock\u201d on journeys back\u00a0 from The Goldmine\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Zero\u00a06.<\/p><p>Closer to home was the legendary \u00a0Flicks where resident DJ Colin Hudd along with regular guest DJ\u2019s Robbie Vincent &amp; Jeff Young\u00a0 provided\u00a0a\u00a0level\u00a0of\u00a0musical\u00a0substance\u00a0that\u00a0set\u00a0me\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0path<br 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Of course long\u00a0 before Internet Radio was a thing, the early eighties saw an explosion of Pirate Stations across the London airwaves &amp; suddenly it was\u00a0 possible to hear\u00a0our\u00a0music\u00a0everyday!<\/p><p>In\u00a0those\u00a0early\u00a0days\u00a0as\u00a0well\u00a0as\u00a0grooving\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0music\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0also\u00a0playing<br \/>to the crowds, both with my mobile disco &amp; later across various clubs &amp; pubs across the South East, until my day job sadly had to take\u00a0 priority.<\/p><p>Later years saw me on one of the earliest Internet Stations &#8211; Soul\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a024-7,then a few years on commercial station Time 107.3 with a\u00a0 Weekend\u00a0 Soul &amp; Disco show &amp; a playlisted show on sister station Time 106.8\u00a0 followed, along with freelance work on various stations in the\u00a0 South East plus a couple of community stations Academy 107.8 &amp;\u00a0 BRFM 95.6.<\/p><p>I\u2019m now delighted to share my music to all the\u00a0\u00a0listeners on\u00a0 Soul Groove Radio. Join me on my Wednesday afternoons 4-6pm show.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da8419f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da8419f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6fdf4e\" data-id=\"a6fdf4e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58fdfc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58fdfc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u00a9 Copyright 2026 Soul Groove Radio Ltd 13253396 | All Rights Reserved | Site by SGR<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Soul Groove Radio logo is a registered Trademark and no reproduction can be made without written permission.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Varham As\u00a0a\u00a0fully\u00a0fledged\u00a0\u00a0member\u00a0of\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0Caister\u00a0generation\u201d,\u00a0I\u00a0wasbrought up on a diet of Beer, Soul, Jazz Funk &amp; Fried chicken along\u00a0 with early morning Burgers at \u201cThe Orsett Cock\u201d on journeys back\u00a0 from The Goldmine\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Zero\u00a06. Closer to home was the legendary \u00a0Flicks where resident DJ Colin Hudd along with regular guest DJ\u2019s Robbie Vincent &amp; Jeff Young\u00a0 provided\u00a0a\u00a0level\u00a0of\u00a0musical\u00a0substance\u00a0that\u00a0set\u00a0me\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0pathto\u00a0\u00a0a\u00a0lifetime\u00a0love\u00a0\u00a0affair\u00a0of\u00a0\u00a0Funk,\u00a0Soul,\u00a0Jazz\u00a0Funk\u00a0and\u00a0everythinginbetween. 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