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Well received last month, so why not, fits with the Culcheth 'Vibe' Here's another starting to get the recognition it deserves...

An old LOWTON fave, back on the decks up and around coutesey of Taz, GREAT TWFUR

Here's one that could be getting an airing on June 1st

CULCHETH two room soul nights go from strength to strength as it continues to deliver quality rare and underplayed soul in the main room, as well as superb Modern Soul sounds in room two Culcheth Soul Nights benefit from a group of resident DJ’s, who, as well as having great collections, are adept at entertaining the crowd of regular attendees with top quality sounds from the 60T’s right through to today’s latest vinyl new releases Not only that, but the crowd at CULCHETH, appreciate the growing list of outstanding rare soul DJ’s guesting each month. For our next night on JUNE 1st, we are pleased to welcome two of the most popular DJ’s on the Northern, rare soul scene, the ‘Dynamic Duo’, TED MASSEY and TAZ ROBATHAN! TED’s reputation for delivery quality, rare soul sets precedes him and makes him a perfect guest for CULCHETH, bringing top sounds, professional presentation of the music we love, together with his trademark friendly persuasion, it’s always worth visiting a venue when Ted is on the bill. Based in Stratford-Upon-Avon, TAZ ROBATHAN, has been finding favour with the rare soul crowd for some time now, DJing at soul nights, All-Nighters, All-Dayers and Weekenders in the South West, Midlands and beyond, and who now makes his CULCHETH debut. To say we are looking forward to welcoming both TED and TAZ to CULCHETH on JUNE 1st would be an understatement! But let’s not forget the residents team for JUNE 1st, Mr. LOWTON CIVIC, KEV MURPHY is joined by, ASHTON UKRAINIAN DJ, MICK HOWARD and CULCHETH promoter BAZ MALEEDY, all of whom carry boxes of tunes with the sole purpose of complimenting, sharing and entertaining, all in attendance, with the music we all love. All this, and there’s also ‘The Do within a Do’, CULCHETH Modern Room! The Modern Room brings its own crowd of Soul music lovers of the more Modern sounds, and with resident DJ’s STEVE PLUMB, NICK McKINNON, CHARLIE SMITH, BILL WILDMAN and PETE RATCLIFFE, who could expect anything but the best of the best, from the last four decades of Modern Soul. Check out our Facebook group LOWTON-CULCHETH SOUL or the Events guide on Soul Source for more info about CULCHETH TWO ROOM SOUL NIGHTS

SATURDAY MAY 4th 2024 - MODERN ROOM REVIEW Aside from the Main Room, we also had our 'Do Within A Do' room running across the corridor - The CULCHETH MODERN ROOM playing Soul Music of all flavours from the 1970's thru to the latest 2024 releases and everything in-between. This month a really healthy crowd was in attendance and about 90% of the crowd had come just for this room, with most tables taken early, leaving space in the bar area for various visitors throughout the evening from the Main Room. The night kicked off in the usual way with PETE RATCLIFFE spinning all the latest (& forthcoming) releases from all the main indie Soul labels. This first hour has become an institution and many future Modern Room spins get their first airing in this first hour. This month forthcoming releases from Izipho, Soul Direction & North Broad Street shared air time with current releases from Soul4Real, Jai Alai, LRK & Kent etc and set the tone for the night. Early spots from STEVE PLUMB, NICK McKINNON & BILL WILDMAN got the dance floor ticking over nicely, then came CHARLIE SMITH with his 'Uber' box of 70.s monsters and rarities, featuring tunes which these day's would be equally at home in the main room. Musically, we had a wide range of styles with Nick & Steve catering for 80's boogie tunes, new releases and a few rarities thrown in for good measure. Nick going with Circle City Band - Magic, Dino Terrell - You Can Do It, Al Kent - Understanding is The Answer & Nimbiss - Paradise etc, whilst Steve gave us Cania - Visions, Thee Sacred Souls - Running Away (Plumbob Edit), Ellis Hall Group - Those Passing Words (a Culcheth first hour tune from last year and now a floor filler) and Crack of Dawn - Mind Wrecker etc. Bill gave us Jazz Funk classics and Modern Soul monster steppers in the shape of MFSB - Mysteries of The World, Willie Hutch - Easy Does It and Love Unlimited - High Steppin' Hip Dressin' Fella etc. Charlie's ‘angels’ didn't need any hyping as they are already holy grail items just about everywhere, as Hamilton Movement and Lil Major Williams will agree, although Bernard Drake joining the party at the end of his spot was a nice way to finish, Quality! After Charlie, we had the return of Steve, Nick and Bill who continued to keep the dance floor full with their second spots with left Bill to finish the night off in style. So as the strains of Starvue took us to the end of a great night, we agreed to do it all again next month. The first Saturday of every month, the CULCHETH TWO ROOM extravaganza - see you in June!

SATURDAY MAY 4th MAIN ROOM REVIEW Thanks to everyone who made the effort to choose CULCHETH for their Saturday soul fix this weekend. Featuring rare, not-so-rare and just plain, good soul music from the 60’s, 70’s 80’s with a sprinkling of the best current (latest) releases in two rooms, hopefully it did what it says on the tin. The main room featuring mainly 60’s and 70’s started in top style with KEV MURPHY taking the first set and as Kev always does, spinning a selection of quality Northern featuring great tunes from The Ambers, Two Plus Two, Celebrities, Billy Hambrick, Groovettes, Hyperions, Natural Four and Silky Hargreaves, to name a few. Next up was another of the CULCHETH resident’s team, SIMON INGHAM. Simon is an unsung DJ who’s knowledge, collection and passion for rare and underplayed soul is coming to the fore, with imaginative sets showcasing great music including platters from, OV Wright, Flash McKinley, The Trends, Tommy Tuner, Louis Paul, Ernie Washington, The Dynells, Bad Weather Inc and Edwin Starr. Simon was followed by our illustrious guests, PHIL WAINWRIGHT and ALEX JONES; now Phil and Alex have been on the scene for many years and are best known to those who enjoy the rarer side of 60’s soul, with both collecting the right sounds at the right time (lots will know what I mean by that), That really came into its own on Saturday with folks treated to a masterclass of rare soul sounds… The promised (for me) Freddie Butler, Little Johnny Hamilton (x2) El Carols, Eptones, John Harris, Damon Fox, The Moments, Sandy Hadley, Wendell Watts, Sequins (x2) Tiaras, Servicemen, Informers, William Powell and many more! It was a pleasure and privilege to hear so many great records, one after the other. All was left for me to do was take care of the last hour, knowing that the job had been well and truly done! So, that took the form of Moses Dillard, Versatones, Gino Washington, Dramatics, Lou Bond, Sir Henry Ivy, The Sound Masters, Emanuel Laskey, Willie and the Mighty Magnificents, Ernest Fitzgerald, Jesse Slaughter, Don Gardner and finishing with Marvin Gaye, My Love for You and naturally, thanking all who had been part of a great night at CULCHETH.

Genuine excitement mounting for Saturday as CULCHETH returns to the first Saturday of the month. Looking forward to meeting up with everyone, chewing the fat and hearing some exceptional music in the process. Rare and underplayed 60’s and 70’s in the main room, with a smattering of classics and favourites thrown in for good measure from Kev, Simon, Baz and special guests Phil and Alex. For those who like the modern groove, you can’t go wrong with Steve, Bill, Nick, Pete and Charlie supplying quality Modern Soul selections from the 70’s right through to today’s latest releases. All this in the brilliant surroundings of CULCHETH VILLAGE CLUB, which suits the soul crowd down to the ground. Starts at 8:00pm thru till 1:00am, see you there

Heard this in the main room a few times this year, Mr Ingham digging in the crates, methinks

QualiDEE Mick, no doubt Charlie S has this on his wants list...

Just a week to go to the next CULCHETH two room Soul Night!! Brilliant feedback and enquiries for what's sure to be another great night!! Looking forward to seeing our regular crowd for both the Northern and Modern rooms, this coming Saturday!! We have a great line up of DJ’s for you all !!!! Lots of people eagerly anticipating the return to the ‘wheels of steel’ for special main room guests, PHIL WAINWRIGHT and ALEX JONES, two guys who have been at the forefront of rare and underplayed soul for years, and both with superb collections, so expect some great selections from them. Phil and Alex will be joined by CULCHETH residents KEV MURPHY, and anyone who knows Kev will know the kind of brilliant Northern he likes to feature from the likes of The Magnetics, Camaros, Larry Clinton, Lester Tipton, Eddie Daye, Al Williams, to name but a few. SIMON INGHAM, another CULCHETH resident getting great accolades for his choice in music when DJing at ASHTON UKRAINIAN, THE RAVEN and WHITCHUCH, with Tommy Ridgley, Jackie Beavers, Ernestine Eady, Timmie Williams and Chuck Cockerham in his black box. Bringing up the rear, is CULCHETH promoter Baz Maleedy, dropping a few of those underplayed tracks and some that have ‘broke out’ into the mainstream, after spins at CULCHETH, so come along and keep your ear to the ground The MODERN ROOM is looking good this month with PETE RATCLIFFE, BILL WILDMAN, NICK McKINNON, CHARLIE SMITH and STEVE PLUMB spinning all things ‘Modern’ from 8pm till 1am Join us for a great SOUL night out!

Can't wait for this on Saturday

Thanks for the 'props' Pete, I hope I can do it justice...lookin' forward to it

So back to the first Saturday of the month, with the next Modern Soul session at CULCHETH on Bank Holiday Saturday May 4th. The ‘Do Within a Do’ the Modern nights at CULCHETH would stand on its own as a top-quality Modern night in any venue but here you have the extra element of a brilliant Northern room to visit if you want to. The night even has its own name, So Soulful Saturday’s a natural extension of Steve Plumbs’ much loved, So Soulful 70’s nights in Leyland, So Soulful Saturdays, is just that with the opportunity for the DJ’s to play out of the 70’s and into other decades and feature more great Modern Soul from the 80’s 90’s right up to todays’ latest releases. Join us early doors and hear all the latest new release vinyl 45’s and advance tracks due for release as PETE RATCLIFFE showcases this popular feature. Check out quality selections from Cassinellis and Newton Cricket Club, resident BILL WILDMAN as he digs into the crates and goes album tracking with Willie Hutch, Bobby Womack, Chapter8, Gloria Scott, Gwen McRea and many more… NICK McKINNON from Altringham’s ‘Can You Dig It’ team and the super RUSTIC Sunday sessions will bring you 80’s boogie, Parkers two-step classics and a selection of rare modern steppers, CHARLIE SMITH brings the rarest of the Modern rare to the party, with everything from Hamilton Movement to Fluorescent Smogg to Major Williams, all of which goes down a storm. Last, but definitely not least is our main man STEVE PLUMB, just back from closing (in a good way) the final SOUL ESSENCE, Steve always pulls superb Modern tracks out of the hat to the delight of the CULCHETH ‘Modernistas’ So, whether it’s Luther or Love Unlimited, if you like ‘Modern’, you’ll love So Soulful Saturday’s, first Saturday of the month at CULCHETH…

Pants still swingin' from Phil T droppin' this gem at Gumpy @ Culcheth, two copies in da house on Saturday 4th May, so a pretty certain spin...

Nice one Bob

Have already put my first request in with Phil...

So, after the ‘Spring Break’ CULCHETH SOUL NIGHTS are back to the first Saturday of the month for 2024 from SATURDAY MAY 4th With two rooms of top quality soul, Rare and underplayed 60’s and 70’s in the main room and Modern Soul in room two, there’s something for everyone! Alongside this months’ resident DJ’s KEV MURPHY, SIMON INGHAM and BAZ MALEEDY, our special main room guests for May are two guys that hail from the North West and who never fail to deliver; Phil Wainwright and Alex Jones. With around four decades of dedication to the Soul Scene, Phil and Alex both know how to delight the dance floor, double decking, they are one Dynamic Duo. Both have been collecting and dj’ing from their mid to late teens, both being regular Dj’s at Westhoughton Cricket Club and the ‘infamous’ Congleton All-Niters back in the 9t’s, plus so many other venues up and down the UK over the years Pioneering great records, with a good few cover ups and discoveries under their belts these lads still continue to collect and DJ to this very day, bringing to the dance floor sounds of great soul music that you wouldn’t hear from anyone else. If you know Phil and Alex then you’ll know what these guys are all about, if you don’t, then prepare yourself for a treat and a set of education to those lug holes you’ll never forget… Join us on SATURDAY MAY 4th for a Great Soul Night Out!...

Succinct and straight to the point there Phil

Just to get us 'in the mood' here's a flavour of what's to come at Grumpy on Saturday... Just Bros – Carlena, Eddie Parker — I’m Gone, Sam Ward — Sister Lee, Caressors — I Can’t Stay Away, Foreign Blue Renaissance — Finding You, Honeybees — Let’s Get Back Together, Sebastian Williams - Too Much, Bull & The Matadors — If You Decide, Masters Of Soul - Do You Really Love Me, Deon Jackson — Someday The Sun Will Shine, Gambrells — You Better Move, Precisions - What I Want, Al Gardner - Sweet Baby, Tyrone Ashley - I Want My Baby Back, Limitations - I'm Lonely, I'm Troubled, Voicemasters - You've Hurt Me Baby, Vondells — Hey Girl You’ve Changed, Irene & The Scotts — Stuck On My Baby, William Powell — Heartache Souvenirs, Darrow Fletcher - My Young Misery, Johnny Rodgers — Make A Change, Tommy Ridgeley — My Love Is Getting Stronger, Stunners — Nobody But Me, Bobby Bland - Yum Yum Tree, Falcons — Good Good Feeling, Darrell Banks - The One Who Loves You, Headlines — Looking For A Love, Celebrities - I Choose You, Fabulous Peps — With These Eyes, Lester Tipton - This Won't Change, Marvellous Ray — Whirlpool, Don Gardner — Cheating Kind, Del Tours — Sweet & Lovely, Little Tony & The Hawks — Angel Up Above, Venturas — Heart Of Love, George Lemons - Fascinating Girl, Districts — One Lover, Drake & Ensolids — Fight For Love, Startones — Lovin You Baby, Eula Cooper — Let Our Love Grow Higher, Celeste Hardy — You’re Gone, Magnetics - Count The Days, Cautions — No Other Way, Ernie Johnson — I Can’t Stand The Pain, Little Samson — Don’t Take Your Love, Freddie Houston — If I Had Known, Joseph Moore — Still Can’t Get You, Ray Agee — Losing Again, Jimmy Gresham — This Feelin’ I Have, Johnny McCall — I Need You, Moses Dillard — I’ll Pay The Price, Four Voices — Love Is Getting Stronger, Little Stanley — Out Of Sight Lovin’, Sonatas — Going Down The Road, Larry Davis — Hurt So Many Times, Marvellows - Something's Burning, Four Dynamics — Things That A Lady Ain’t Supposed To Do, Servicemen — Connie / Sweet Magic, Margie Hendrix — One Room Paradise, John & Wierdest — Can’t Get Over / No Time, Dennis Edwards — Johnnie On The Spot, Jesse Fisher — Loving A Beginner, Hesitations — That’s What Love Is, Willie West - She's So Wise, Trends — Thanks For A Little Lovin, Monique — If You Love Me, Demures — Raining Teardrops, Anthony & Delsonics — Everytime, Classics - So Glad, Jesse Davis — Gonna Hang On In, De-Lites – Lover, Jackey Beavers — Love That Never Grows Old, Little Tommy - Baby Can’t You See, Magnetics - When I'm With My Baby, Bobby Bland Yum Yum Tree, Limitations All Because Of You, Fabulous Peps Love Of My Life, Darrow Fletcher My Young Misery, Stormy Wynters- Life Saver, Torus & Leo - Going Out The World Backwards, Donna Colman - Alternative Take, Vikki Anders - Need A Love So Bad, Eammons Orch Bird Walkin’, Frank Foster - Moving From Detroit, Jack Montgomery - Would You Believe It, Vicky Labatt - Got To Keep Hanging On, Roger Washington - Your Too Much, Appreciations - I Can't Hide It, Billy Thompson - Black Eyed Girl and many more…

Pleased to confirm that as part of the GRUMPY SOUL TAKEOVER at CUCLCHETH on SATURDAY 30th MARCH the Modern Room will be running from 8pm through to 2am. See Details added to thread ATB Baz

Pleased to confirm that as part of the GRUMPY SOUL TAKEOVER at CUCLCHETH on SATURDAY 30th MARCH the Modern Room will be running from 8pm through to 2am. Special guest on the night will be DAB of SOUL DJ and promoter DAVE LUCAS. Dave is one of the mainstays of the North-West Modern Soul scene, with roots all the way from the 70’s through to collecting and playing brand new releases from the past five decades, as well as being one of the driving forces of the hugely successful DAB of SOUL Weekenders, Soul Nights and Radio Shows. Dave is joined by CULCHETH residents, from CAN YOU DIG IT and the RUSTIC soul events DJ and promoter, NICK McKINNON, bringing his mix of everything from rare 70’s to quality 80’s soul dancers. PETE RATCLIFFE will be showcasing all the latest new ‘soul on vinyl’ releases early doors and that digging into the crates later, all supported by BAZ MALEEDY with Modern Soul selections on vinyl and CD from LOWTON, PRESTWICH, THE ORWELL and more Join Us on Saturday 30th for a great Modern Soul night out…

Been havin' a look at some of the past GRUMPY night reviews here on Soul Source, especially those with Andy guesting and all I can say is this is going to be a very SPECIAL night! Can't wait

Set to be an amazing gathering of like minded 'Souls' Joan, made more poignant by the anniversary of Pete's passing, a real character, much missed...

Would just like to thank everyone who came to CULCHETH to celebrate the LOWTON CIVIC ANNIVERSARY. Both rooms busy from the off, with folks travelling from Yorkshire, North Wales, Stoke, Skipton and everywhere in-between. Gotta say thanks to all the DJ’s Kev, Robbo, Simon, Les and special guest Andy Dyson, great music, Lowton memories, a few classics and plenty of rare 60’s to keep a top crowd happy. The modern room was bouncing with the latest new vinyl releases being showcased by Pete and Steve, monster rarities flowing to a packed dancefloor from Charlie, a great selection of 80’s club grooves and North West club favourites from Nick and Bill, not forgetting our special modern room guest, Karl ‘Chalky’ White, dropping some top tracks, to keep the room happy. Hope everyone enjoyed the night, it’s what its all about…See you in March Main 1.mp4