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Manchester District Music Archive
Manchester Digital Music Archive preserves and presents materials from Manchester’s music history.
About Manchester District Music Archive
Manchester Digital Music Archive is an online community archive established in 2003 to celebrate Greater Manchester music and its social history. It preserves and presents materials from the region's music history, including artefacts added by members, and it hosts online exhibitions on topics such as the Hallé, the Northern Carnival of 1978, and women in Manchester music.
The site also runs several related projects. These include a searchable digitised collection of Piccadilly Radio tapes, audio projects that record people's memories of local music scenes, a mobile app heritage trail, and a documentation project for Greater Manchester record shops. The homepage does not state any pricing or access terms. The site has a Donate button and a fundraiser for Blue Plaques for Black Music in Manchester.
Key features
- Upload function for adding materials to the archive, linked to member login
- Online exhibitions on specific topics, such as Hallé autograph books and Queer Noise
- Searchable digitised Piccadilly Radio Archive, with over 1,800 tapes digitised in 2025
- Audio maps recording memories of Greater Manchester rave and Sounds From The Other City festival
- Manchester Music Mooch, a mobile app musical heritage trail
- Record Shops of Greater Manchester, an ongoing project to document local record shops
Best for: People researching or exploring Greater Manchester music and social history, including those who want to contribute their own memories or materials.
Good for
- Includes community-contributed materials, such as artefacts uploaded by members
- Some collections are fully transcribed, such as the City Fun fanzine archive
- Offers a searchable digitised radio collection through the Piccadilly Radio Archive
Manchester District Music Archive at a glance
- Website
- mdmarchive.co.uk
- Category
- Research & Data › Academic Search
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Manchester District Music Archive FAQ
Can I search the Piccadilly Radio tapes?
Yes. The homepage states that over 1,800 archive tapes were digitised in 2025 and that the collection can be searched on the site.
Does the archive accept donations?
The homepage has a Donate button. It also links to a fundraiser for Blue Plaques for Black Music in Manchester, which uses a JustGiving campaign.
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