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Next selection from Carl and one that's a clarion call to the dance floor WHOOOSH!!

Well we saw out 2024 at Ashton in fine style!! So many highlights to reflect on, that said, we are now planning 2025. January starts with a Nordic Flavour!! Stockholm meets Stockport, we look forward to Sweden's finest Soul Export Carl Hedberg debut spot behind the decks, some amazing selections to look forward to. First up an amazing double sider that always reminds me of the Lifeline Niters!!

Well we've had some Amazing nights this year at Ashton Ukrainian Club, what a way to round off an unbelievable year!! So many highlights to look back on! The room quickly filled up, within half an hour, every table in the main room was taken, thanks so much from everyone at Team Ukrainian for making this event what it is, an open minded audience, who show their appreciation on the dance floor!! Lots of new faces last night and great to see the Shropshire Posse in full effect! Phil Dunn played an accomplished opening set to set the mood for the night!! Natalie Nicholls followed with a power house selection all aimed firmly at the dance floor(how it should be) It was a pleasure for me to follow on, as Darren Carroll said a good old mix up of styles and tempos, I'll post a playlist later!! Dean Anderson followed Soul Fay Bo Fowler "upper hand" Hayes Cotton "Black Wings" alternate take, loved it!! December 24 Ashton Video.mp4 Alan Jenkins followed and WOW!! mind blowing selection of Rare Soul Two+Two, Eddie Billups, Del Tours and many many more. The dance floor loved it, see attached video!! We finished the night with a double deck session from Chris Churm + Simon Ingham to end the night in fine style Keith + Billie "tastes sour" Paris, Ty Karim "you really made it good" Ralph Graham "she just sits there" the icing on the cake!!! We're already planning for 2025 watch this space!! Once again thanks so much to our loyal supporters, have a great Christmas and we'll catch you in the New Year!! PS thanks to our amazing bar staff and for Rowena Ribena Morgan arranging a well deserved collection!! Team Ukrainian !!

A few asking for the running order for tomorrow's Ashton Ukrainian Club!! Don't forget we have a 1am finish tomorrow, can't be bad! Phil Dunn 7-7.45pm Natalie Nicholls7.45-8.45pm Mick Howard 8.45-9.45pm Dean Anderson 9.45-10.45pm Alan Jenkins 10.45-11.45pm Chris Churm/Simon Ingham 11.45-1am

We're nearly there, "call it what you wanna" We call it SOUL!!!

As promised a couple of important updates to our Year end special at Ashton Ukrainian Club !! The Steward has very kindly agreed to a 1am finish, which is great news and allows us to add Team Ukrainian "Fixer" Simon Ingham into the DJ line up !!! Just a small request, looking like a real busy event, if everyone could take their drinks glasses back to the bar, it would be a massive help TIA!! This Saturday December 14th, now running 7pm-1am and an unbeatable £5 pay on the door gets you Six Hours of the best music on the planet!! Many thanks to Ashton Debutant Natalie Nicholls doing a sterling effort promoting the event, look forward to some Dance Floor Dynamite!!! Natalie's Partner in crime Alan Jenkins will also be an hour to look forward to, click on the link for a sample of his Quality Spins, or take a listen to Dean Anderson's - Sound of Soul Show from last week, amazing stuff!! Talking of which The Man From Newark Dean Anderson is our final guest and surprisingly another debutant DJ some amazing exclusives coming at you and then some!! Phil Dunn will be opening the proceedings and looks to be in for a busy night on the door!! Look forward to Lord Ashton AKA Chris Churm and Simon Ingham double decking for a fitting end to an unbelievable year and myself Mick Howard completing a pretty special line up!! We have a few Ashton First Timers coming down, you will not be disappointed with the Little Venue with a Big Heart and that indefinable Atmosphere, all created by The Ashton Faithful, from the bottom of our hearts a massive thank you!! xx Did I say get there early? (I'll just think it) !! See everybody Saturday !!

More Time More Tunes to enjoy, driving up-tempo from The Stafford Era courtesy of Natalie!!

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Time to dig this Detroit masterpiece back out of the playbox, two great sides, just how we like 'em!!

Spoke to Natalie last night and she is super excited, as the build up to Saturday reaches a crescendo, looks like we'll be having a few Ashton first timers coming along as well!!! Just listened to Natalie and Alan's show from last Thursday with our other guest Dean Anderson and this emotion drenched beauty came bouncing out of the speakers!! Hope Natalie packs this in the play box!!

Yeah gone up a tad in price, since I got mine from King Bee Records in Sunny Chorlton, in leafy South Manchester 😉

The Man from Newark Dean Anderson comes up trumps again from the NOLA stables, pure class!!

Into the final few days and the start of a new week...........Another banger from the Alan Jenkins playbox !!!

Hats off to Dean Anderson for the radio plugs and eventually getting the post code right 🤣

Thanks to Dean Anderson for a great show last night on Radio Newark with our other guests Alan + Natalie. Ending the week in fine style with Dean's first selection!!

Christmas comes early at our next Ashton Ukrainian Club!! Saturday December 14th is the date for your diary, as Team Ukrainian celebrates in style with a cracking DJ line up!! Once again click on the link to the Soul-Source event page thread for a bite size sample of our guest DJs musical selections. All three of our guest DJs will be giving an even more in depth view point of their musical journey and influences on Dean Anderson's - Sound of Soul Show on Radio Newark tonight 8pm-10pm I believe Ashton Mainstay Simon Ingham will also be in the studio, like Ashton a real must do event !! Tune in via the link http://www.radionewark.co.uk/radioplayer/ Alan Jenkins makes a welcome return behind the decks all the way from Falkirk via Wolverhampton, now there's dedication!! Some quality rare soul for sure!! Natalie Nicholls the driving force behind the highly rated Wolfies Soul Nights, will be keeping Alan in check and spinning some quality Music, aimed firmly at the dance floor!!! Dean Anderson will be at the helm tonight on the aforementioned radio show and being the "International Man Of Mystery" will be WOWING us at Ashton with some exclusives, hope he packs Bo Fowlers stunning original demo version of Candi Statons Iconic "now you've got the upper hand!! Phil Dunn will be opening proceedings with the usual quality mix, on the back of his recent guest spot at Stockport Ukrainian Team Ukrainian OG Chris Churm and Mick Howard complete a pretty special line for our end of year finale!! The night runs 7pm-00.30 and an unbeatable £5 gets you a slice of the Soulful Action, early arrival is recommended!!! Once again thanks to The Ashton Faithful for making this event what it is today, we salute you!!

Over to the West Coast for this R+B powerhouse dancer, residing in the play box of Alan Jenkins and ready to hit the turn tables at Ashton!! Don't forget Dean Andersons's "sound of soul" Radio Newark show, tonight 8pm-10pm with Alan + Natalie guesting and I believe Team Ukrainian "Fixer" Simon Ingham will be in attendance!! http://www.radionewark.co.uk/radioplayer/

This could deffo get a spin on Saturday and once again props to Tim Ashibende, at a recent Ashton, it turned a few heads for sure!!!

We have the OG DJ who first broke this record on the scene, or certainly one of the first !! The Man From Soul (Newark) Dean Anderson, Carolinas Soul at it's finest, be rude not to give it a Spin !!!

A pleasant surprise spin from Chris Churm a few Ashton's ago, hard hitting dance floor dynamite!!

Some quality selections so far, for more insight and chat, take a listen to our other guest DJ Dean Anderson and his excellent Thursday night Radio Show "sound of soul" on Radio Newark 8pm-10pm This weeks special guests Alan Jenkins and Natalie Nicholls, expect quality Soul Music and the odd shameless plug or three!!!

Storming Soul from the Windy C and one that might get a spin on Saturday, fantastic double sider!!!!

We're into December, not far off the event and as we like to do start of the week, a wake up call from Alan Jenkins. A record originally played as far back as the latter days of Wigan, courtesy of Gary Rushbrook and has remained rare and always in demand with collectors and the dancers !!