{"id":306,"date":"2024-05-27T19:42:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T18:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bluekat.co.uk\/housesessions\/?p=306"},"modified":"2025-02-08T13:42:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T13:42:20","slug":"session-31-soul-funk-sessions-vol-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bluekat.co.uk\/housesessions\/2024\/05\/session-31-soul-funk-sessions-vol-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Session 31: Soul &amp; Funk Sessions Vol 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Guest mix from DJ Edstar<\/strong> bringing a smooth blend of Soul and Funk. A welcome change of pace for the podcast. Thanks to DJ Edstar for this awesome mix hope to hear more from you in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don&#8217;t forget to subscribe to the RSS feed for more groovey mixes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluekat.co.uk\/housesessions\/2023\/09\/subscribe\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bluekat.co.uk\/housesessions\/2023\/09\/subscribe\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7267\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-306-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/bluekat.co.uk\/housesessions\/episodes\/2024\/Session-31-Soulandfunk-1-Dj-Edstar-240224.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bluekat.co.uk\/housesessions\/episodes\/2024\/Session-31-Soulandfunk-1-Dj-Edstar-240224.mp3\">https:\/\/bluekat.co.uk\/housesessions\/episodes\/2024\/Session-31-Soulandfunk-1-Dj-Edstar-240224.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/bluekat.co.uk\/housesessions\/episodes\/2024\/Session-31-Soulandfunk-1-Dj-Edstar-240224.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.bluekat.co.uk\/housesessions\/?powerpress_pinw=306-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bluekat.co.uk\/housesessions\/episodes\/2024\/Session-31-Soulandfunk-1-Dj-Edstar-240224.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Session-31-Soulandfunk-1-Dj-Edstar-240224.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/www.bluekat.co.uk\/housesessions\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluekat.co.uk\/housesessions\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest mix by DJ Edstar offers a smooth blend of Soul and Funk, adding variety to the podcast. <\/p>\n<p>Thanks to DJ Edstar for this excellent mix. 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To experience more sessions like this, further explorations can be found in the Archives. 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