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After another mind blowing night at Ashton Ukrainian Club last Saturday, we now look forward to our next date, in just over three weeks!! Saturday March 18th is the next date for your diary. Former Ukrainian Club Resident Chris Penn makes a return behind the decks from the "frozen north" I'm sure Chris will have some new additions to the playbox, please check back regularly on the soul-source event thread for a few snippets. Lord Ashton AKA Chris Churm, Phil Dunn John Hillel Mick Howard and local hero Stu Cheetham, complete another cracking line up!! We are constantly amazed, by the lengths people travel and how early they arrive, eager to sample the music on offer and savour the unique atmosphere!! As ever a mere £5 admission pay on the door gets you in for a slice of the action!! The night runs 7.30pm-00.30 and as ever, early arrival is the key, to avoid disappointment, as after 8pm at our last two events it was standing room only !!! We are both delighted and humbled in equal measures for the positive feedback we have received, we aim to please, so you won't be disappointed. See you there!!!

WOW!! Just when you thought Ashton Ukrainian Club couldn't get any better, it did!!! The little club that packs a big Punch!! Some really nice comments last night, that kinda sums the whole ethos of the event. "The right people, right venue and the right music" If we could bottle the atmosphere, it would be worth a fortune, in reality, it's priceless!! The venue officially starts at 7.30pm and by 7.45pm every table in the main room was taken!! Musically it was right up there and not a bad record played all night, with the dancefloor full to the last note!! Quality start as ever from Phil Dunn and a well crafted return set from Les Harrison. Alex Jones was up next and straight from the off Carol Anderson "taking my mind" set the tone, as we were treated to a musical feast of the rare and WOW not heard that for ages moments!! Mr Ginger Taylor up next and he didn't disappoint, digging deep into the collection and pulled out some pearls for the crowd, that we don't often get to hear him play. Check out the sample video below from his set(warts and all lol, talking tactics for the mighty reds and my fat finger on the lens lol) Phil Wainwright smashed it out of the park, with a great mix of seldom played oldies John Harris, Out A Sights "rest of my life" a few left fielders, all gratefully appreciated by the assembled masses!! Lord Ashton Chris Churm finished a top night off in fine style, as only he can. Once again it was a team effort and many thanks to the hard working bar staff with a little help with our team of regulars, collecting glasses and last but not least our regular crowd and new attendees from far and wide. You make it all worthwhile, many thanks. Our next date Saturday March 18th, see you there!! Ashton Ginger Video.mp4

Quite a few asking about the running order at tomorrow's Ashton Ukrainian Club with the revamped SIX DJ format. 7.30-8.15 Phil Dunn 8.15-9.00 Les Harrison 9.00-10.00 Alex Jones 10.00-11.00 Ginger Taylor 11.00-Midnight Phil Wainwright Midnight-00.30 Lord Ashton AKA Chris Churm See you there!!!

The Weekend is nearly here and just two more sleeps to The February Ashton Ukrainian Club. This Saturday February 18th and with SIX DJs in our revamped format, playing quality 60s/70s soul of the rare and underplayed variety. All crammed into a breathtaking five hours!! Running 7.30pm-00.30 and at £5 admission, the best value for money(and no little quality) around. Headlining this month Ginger Taylor and the dynamic duo making an all too rare appearance behind the decks Phil Wainwright and Alex Jones. Les Harrison will also be dusting off a few dancefloor fillers, for your dancing feet. Chris Churm and Phil Dunn complete a quality line up!! Lots of messages and RSVPs in anticipation of the event already, so as ever, please arrive early, as we hit the ground running from the first record. Please check out the thread for a bite size sample of the tunes on offer and feel free to RSVP the event. See you on the dancefloor!!!!

Back to Phil Wainwright's selections, remember this from a tape he did in the 90s, still sounds the business!!

Stu you might need a long cold drink, after some of the tunes on offer. Add this to the list, top drawer dancer from the Motor City, courtesy of Alex Jones!!

The Anticipation builds, speaking to quite a few people at The Rugby Anniversary Niter on saturday and people who have been and loved what we had on offer and some who have us on the radar for a future visit, you will not be disappointed!! Back to the DJ selections, this time Mr Phil Wainwright and this floor filling monster spin!!

Back to Ginger's selections, blinding mid tempo and one that shares the same backing track as Sandy Golden!!

Classic Mid Tempo magic from Alex Jones for next saturday, can't wait!!

Another stormer from an Iconic Artist from The Ginger Taylor playbox and also a regular spin for Simon!!

We're just over a week away from the next Ashton Ukrainian Club. On the back of a jaw dropping "you had to be there night" at the January anniversary event!! Saturday February 18th we welcome Ginger Taylor making his first appearance at the event!! Expect some top quality tunes!! We have definitely created a monster as numbers continue to rise with new faces, every month, coupled with the positive feedback we are getting, it really does make it all worth while and for that we thank you all. Two popular faces from the scene making their return behind the decks Phil Wainwright and Alex Jones, as ever with our guest DJs and for a sample of the sounds on offer please check back frequently to the thread and feel free to RSVP the event!! Also looking forward to Les Harrison after a quality set at The Culcheth Anniversary!! As ever Phil Dunn kicks the night off to set the mood for the proceedings. The night runs 7.30pm-00.30 and just £5 admission pay on the door. Last month we reached capacity for the event, so please arrive early to avoid disappointment.

Mixing the selections up, this time Mr Ginger Taylor and this !!!

Group Soul Perfection and one hell of a double sider from Alex Jones Play Box!!

We are in for a musical feast of rare soul!!

Going to be showcasing Alex Jones playbox selections as well, as we look forward to February 18th In this case we are blessed with the fact both Alex and Phil have this monster 45 in their collections!!

Well we celebrated the anniversary in fine style, arrived just before 8pm the car park was rammed, we ended up a few minutes walk away, but well worth it. The place was packed, some nice crossover on the decks early doors from Kev McCue, mixed in with the classics. Simon Ingham followed and had the dancefloor bouncing with a great mix of tempos and styles, great set mate. Les Harrison was making a welcome return behind the decks , again mixing it up Rudy Love, Delegates of Soul, Cliff Nobles and many more. Next up the maestro Ted Massey playing a full array of Rare Soul, highlights of a great set including United Sounds, Joseph Webster,Ivories the quality tunes, just kept coming and the dancers loved it. We had to leave early unfortunately, what a great night. I'll leave it up to "modernistas" to review the modern room, great night. Looking forward to more of the same in march!!

Kicking off this month's selections Guest DJs courtesy of Phil Wainwright, group soul perfection!!

We kicked off 2023 with a BANG!! Almost certainly our busiest event yet at Ashton Ukrainian Club. The bar has been set high, no let up in quality for Saturday February 18th, making his first appearance behind the decks Mr Ginger Taylor, and back for a welcome return, two well known faces from the scene, with immense collections Phil Wainwright and Alex Jones , you know it's going to be good and yet another welcome returnee from his travels on the east coast Les Harrison. Add Phil Dunn and Chris Churm and we have a night on our hands!! As you can guess lots of interest and enquiries already and if last month is anything to go by, we were nearly full by 8pm, so yes once again, please, please arrive early!! The night returns to 7.30pm-00.30 but we are hopeful of some more extended finish times throughout this year!! Admission a budget busting £5 pay on the door, please check out the soul-source thread in the coming weeks for some sample sound bites from our guest DJs, can't wait!!

This one for me Simon

It was a packer last year,hoping for more of the same on February 4th

WOW,WOW,WOW Ashton Ukrainian Club Anniversary exceeded all expectations. Nearly every table in the main room was taken just after the 7.30 pm start and yet again more new faces, sampling the unique atmosphere!! Great to see the old Wilton Niter Crowd for their first visit!! Well we reached and(maybe ssshh) exceeded club capacity, to the point where I was almost crowd surfing to reach the bar!! The music was off the chain, great opening set as ever from Phil Dunn closely followed by one of our resident guest DJs Steve Skopek, who didn't disappoint with a great set. Next up the eagerly anticipated return of Chris "Dab of Soul" Anderton with a sublime mix of classic niter sounds mixed in with some 70s biggies, the rare and just plain great soul records regardless of price/rarity all received with aplomb by the dance floor. Ted Massey followed and the usual top quality mix of styles Killer R+B, current niter sounds and a liberal sprinkling of classy crossover kept the dancefloor heaving. Chris Churm finished the night off, in fine style with some great feedback from people who were experiencing the night for the first time!! The ethos and direction of the club worked to perfection, blending the headline DJs and local collector DJs knocking it out of the park!! Our next event is Saturday February 18th when we welcome Ginger Taylor Phil Wainwright, Alex Jones and the return of Les Harrison. Keep your eyes on the event pages on here and soul-source for more details!! Lastly a HUGE thank you to the hard working bar staff, who, if you didn't know are all volunteers and kindly agreed to let us carry on till 1am, hopefully this will be a regular fixture! Ukrainian Club Anniversary Video 1.mp4