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A rare excursion for this thread, one from me!! Carolinas Soul that always goes down well!!

Storming 60s NOLA Soul, via Great Harwood, courtesy of that man Stu Raith !!

Amazing August continues in the North West!! A real hot bed of Rare Soul events throughout the month. The Pinnacle for The Ashton Faithful, comes on Saturday August 17th at Ashton Ukrainian Club. A truly great and "oh so different " DJ line up awaits, Ashton regular Stuart Raith makes his debut behind the decks, coupled with Gis Southworth we have a Preston Cybermen reunion DJ pairing, with memories of Stafford TOTW The Wilton Ballroom sessions in abundance!! Please check out the the event page thread for a flavor of what all the fuss is about, as so many new attendees do on a regular basis, high praise indeed. I believe we have two birthdays on the night, for two special "ladies of soul" Bolton's Paul Johnson makes a welcome DJ return, expect an eclectic and heady mix of 60s in demanders and a liberal sprinkling of Crossover/70s winners!! Phil Dunn , Lord Ashton Chris Churm and Mick Howard AKA Team Ukrainian complete the line up. Admission just £5 pay on the door. The action kicks off 7pm running till 00.30 . Please arrive early to secure a table, as the main room fills up quick style!!

Another Classic 70s dancer from Paul Johnson, SOUL Perfection!!

Bolton's Paul Johnson up next with a classic 70s dancer from The Natural Four

As ever starting the week with a BANGER!! courtesy of East Lancashire's finest Stu Raith!!

Detroit Perfection, courtesy of Gis Southworth!!

Well our August event at Ashton Ukrainian Club, has captured the imagination, two birthdays and two of The Legendary Preston Cybermen DJing, no summer breaks here!! Saturday August 17th is the date for your diary!! Our unique Atmosphere will be crackling with some of the faces from Stafford, The Wilton and beyond, all coming down to join us!! Stuart Raith has been one of the scene's faces going back to The Casino, Accrington Band Club , Stafford TOTW right up to current. "This thing of ours" runs in the bloodstream, expect a musical journey from the halcyon days, right up to todays current flavors!! Gis Southworth AKA "international man of mystery" including a non de plume, if you know, you know. Some tasty selections will be added in the coming days on the thread. Paul Johnson another well known face and the guy responsible for The much missed Westhoughton Cricket Club Rare Soul Nights. Paul has an eclectic taste, right across the Soul Spectrum!! Resident Rascals from Team Ukrainian Chris Churm Phil Dunn and Mick Howard completes another classy line up for The Ashton Faithful in our small but Perfectly Formed Club !! The night runs 7pm-00.30 and just £5 pay on the door(yeah we know)!!! Early arrival yet again, is highly recommended. Sales boxes welcome in the lounge area, some tasty bits of vinyl for sure! See you there, you know you wanna!!!

Stu Raith will making his debut behind the decks at Ashton, playing gems like this from Philly from an iconic Artist on our scene!!

We have two of the original Preston Cybermen behind the decks this month. First up from Gis Southworth classic NOLA soul!!

Starting the week with a BANGER!!! courtesy of Paul Johnson, a record from the Halcyon days, still sounding so good today!!!

Sensational July event at Ashton Ukrainian Club and August is peeping round the corner!! We have a couple of Birthday Celebrations on the night and a debut set and a return DJ appearance for two of "The Preston Cybermen" !! Ashton regular Stuart Raith makes his debut behind the decks, you may see notifications on a regular basis in the coming weeks from Penni Raith for this one lol, interest already building, deffo expect the unexpected from Stu !! Gis Southworth has promised me he will eventually reveal the secrets to his name( he didn't say which year though) Bolton's finest Paul Johnson is another making a welcome return. Paul ran some memorable nights at the much missed Westhoughton Cricket Club and has an amazing collection, looking forward to this night already!!! Team Ukrainian Regulars Phil Dunn Chris Churm and Mick Howard complete the line up. Saturday August 17th is the date for your diary and at £5 admission pay on the door, we have we believe the best value for money soul night out there running 7pm-00.30 Please check back regularly on the thread, as we add some of the guests selections and please feel free to RSVP the event!!

Looking forward to the return DJ sets from Bolton's Paul Johnson and Giz Southworth and a Debut Set from Stuart Raith. Stu and Penni are Ashton regulars and I know, he's really looking forward to his set!!!

WOW!! Lots of interest already and two birthday celebrations on the night!!

In the words of The Late Tony Wilson "This is Manchester(well Tameside) we do things differently here!! Ashton Ukrainian Club delivers again big time !! Rare Soul in all it's guises!!! July is traditionally a quiet month(yeah right) a full house and although a few of few of our regulars were away, yet more new attendees soaking up the atmosphere!! Phil Dunn opened the night in fine style, he had a few "deck peerers" having a look see what was on the decks! Next up (disco) Stu Cheetham, played an amazing set, Vanguards "good times, bad times" Anna Caudell and great to hear Larry Saunders sounding great all over again!! Karl Chalky White played a blinder, hard hitting 60s Garnett Mimms "as long as I have you" sounded the business "loud and proud" and Derek Martin (unissued) which to me shares the same backing track as Billy Prophet?? . The night just got better and better with Chris Anderton playing an opening salvo of 60s Bangers AC Reed , Martha Starr and many more, check out the video with Terry Callier lighting the room up, many thanks mate, you smashed it!! When you thought it can't get any better it did!! Ted Massey followed Antellects, Tranells, Joe Matthews he had the dance floor rocking, mighty fine set sir!! The Finisher Chris Churm opened with a few 70s faves Marshall, Donovan and Broomfield, Frederick Hymes and a few 60s evergreens sent the Ashton Faithful home, singing and dancing!! Always nice to catch up with Alan Jenkins and Natalie Nicholls who in her own words, after full on dancing for most of the night, resembled a Strawberry Picker lol Nice also to see Richard Gilly Gilbert paying us a visit, you all make the whole thing worthwhile,many thanks and respect!! Team Ukrainian !!! July Ashton Video.mp4

Staggering Feedback for this Saturday at Ashton Ukrainian Club A few asking for the DJ running order!! Phil Dunn 7-7.45 Stu Cheetham 7.45-8.45 Karl Chalky White 8.45-9.45 Chris Anderton 9.45-10.45 Ted Massey 10.45-11.45 11.45-00.30 Chris Churm Another Stunner of a night awaits, see you there!!

"Just like the weather" (pun intended) The Heat is building for this Saturday July 20th at Ashton Ukrainian Club !! A real strong DJ line up for The Ashton Faithful ! Phil Dunn will be kicking the night off, expect the usual quality mix of styles!!! Local Hero and Personal Trainer Stu Cheetham is chomping at the bit for his DJ return, expect a no holds barred hour of adrenaline soaked Rare Soul!! Fresh from the excellent Piercebridge Weekender ex Lifeline Resident Karl Chalky White, is back with us, after a storming set last year!! Talking of Weekenders Chris "Dab of Soul" Anderton always spins an eclectic mix of styles, look forward to that!! Ted Massey needs no introduction, check out the event page thread, for a sample of some Rare Soul Big Spins from The Maestro!!! Team Ukrainian main man Chris Churm completes an impressive line up. The action starts at 7pm till 00.30 and just £5 admission pay on the door. The feedback already has been off the scale, so as ever early arrival, is always advisable!!

Mid Tempo Magic, oozing atmosphere, from Chris Anderton's playbox!!

Back with Ted's Potential Spins, a monumental double sider!!

Looking forward to "getting my groove" from Crossover gems like this from Chris Anderton

As stated Ted always plays a wide spread of sounds and styles, hope he brings this with him !!

While only just over a week to go to our July 20th date at Ashton Ukrainian Club, we're absolutely staggered by the interest for that and our remaining 2024 dates already WOW!!! This little club has grabbed the attention of The Rare Soul Scene and for that we thank you, sealed with a promise of Quality DJ line ups to share our gratitude, not forgetting people who have us on their radar for a future visit, you won't be disappointed! For those travelling from further afield, there are some decent hotels, not too far from the venue!! Please check out the Soul-Source event page thread, for an ever growing list of soulful platters from our Resident and Guest DJ's!! Ted Massey needs no introduction with an Awesome selection of 45s for the assembled masses!! Chris DAB of Soul Anderton makes an all too infrequent return behind the decks in the North West. Karl Chalky White, a well respected former Lifeline Resident and scribe on various sites with a huge knowledge from the heady days of Stafford, 100 Club and beyond!! Stu Cheetham, always adds the adrenaline factor to his DJ sets, when he's not spinning the 45s you'll always catch Stu "in the thick of it" on the dancefloor!! Team Ukrainian Residents Phil Dunn and Chris Churm complete a tasty line up, for a hugely anticipated event!! The night runs 7pm-00.30 and what has to be the best value for money out there priced admission of £5 pay on the door!!!