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Gettin' mighty excited, lookin' forward to that 'Grumpy' feelin'... Won't be when I hear Phil play this...

Treat yourself to something a little bit different!... In an effort to deliver something special at CULCHETH we look to bring you quality music, while maintaining the ethos of the scene, rare soul music in all its styles delivered to discerning ears through a great sound system, if the original format; vinyl! To that end, on SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2ndwe bring you GRUMPY SOUL! Looking forward to welcoming back GRUMPY SOUL residents PHIL THRELFALL and ‘JUMPIN' JOAN LIVESEY behind the decks, together with respected rare soul DJ CARL FORTNUM expect a healthy slice of Stafford, Shotts biggies and never afraid to dig deep and showcase some under the radar quality cheapies, just how we like it! Always looking to pull something just a bit special out of the hat as far as guest DJ’s are concerned, the GRUPMY gang have done it again in the form of Ady Potts. Ady is resident along with Carl at the long-running STEWARTBY SOUL NIGHTS and a long-standing favourite DJ with those ‘in the know’ Based on our past GRUMPY SOUL events this promises to be an absolute cracker with a feast of rare, underplayed but most of all, quality soul music for you to enjoy…The Servicemen, Eddie Daniels, The Intentions, Chance & Tony, Ernie Wheelwright, Diplomats, Joe Wilson, Johnny De’Vigne, Clara Hardy, Billy Hambric, The Corduroys, Truetones, Rodd Keith, The Prophets, Vee Gees, Delegates of Soul etc. Join us on SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2ndand don’t forget there’s a superb Modern Room as well with DJ’s STEVE PLUMB and co…DON’T MISS IT!

Staying Over? If you are travelling to Grumpy Soul and looking to stay over, here’s a list of hotels available within a 10-15minute taxi ride of the venue Pentahotel Warrington The Glazebury Pub Premier Inn Winwick Travelodge Lowton Premier Inn Haydock Park

Quite right Phil, the quality of the guests has been superb and Ady Potts being a prime example

Always a great night at this superb venue plus a TOP DJ line up, Colin Curtis, Ian 'Pep' Pereira, Tim Ashibende, John Murphy, Nige Brown, Baz Maleady and the incredible Soul Sam!! Be early, always a packer

20241005_235030.mp4 So, something that came from a brief conversation many months ago, on the lines of “Carl’s coming over to the UK first weekend in October, do you fancy putting him o at CULCHETH?” Well, as I knew Carl from his guest sets at TUFF LOVE SOUL WEKENDERS and DAB of SOUL WEEKENDERS to name just a couple, I thought, Yeh, great idea. So from that it grew into a STOCKHOLM SOUL COMES TO THE NORTH-WEST format with Carl doing THE SHIRT CLUB, Friday, CULCHETH Saturday and CAN YOU DIG IT on Sunday, so anyone and everyone could have a chance to come along on any of the events to suit them. I’m please to say a great crowd came along to CULCHETH to witness our guests BOB SPENDLOVE and CARL HEDBERG play fantastic music to a very appreciative crowd. If you were there, you will have witnessed first-hand, pure enthusiasm and joy from a guy playing the music he obviously loves…If you weren’t there, sorry, but you missed a cracker! Rarities mixed with cheapies, classics mixed with underplayed gems, it had it all… Just a few of the comments from the night… “Carl H, The best set of 2024” “A super night at Culcheth” “Musically, top notch” “Soul gems, one after the other, throughout the evening” “Quality tunes are part and parcel of this venues’ continuing success” Thanks to everyone who came along on Saturday, you really do make the difference and make it all worthwhile! 20241005_234927.mp4

TBH Bob, this little ditty is back in my lug holes again and deffo ready for a 're-spin' tonite...

Stockholm Soul Weekend off and running at the Shirt Club, tell ya we are in for a TREAT! DONT MISS IT!

Just looking at the Soul Source Events Guide for this Saturday and it could well be that all North West roads lead to CULCHETH! If you're wonderering exactly what goes on there on the first Saturday of the month why not come see, you'll be very welcome

There's probably only one place you'll hear this gem played out this weekend

Stormin' Norvern comming from Carl this Saturday.... Don't Miss It! Willie Hutch classic soundin' so, so good... a Lowton / Prestwich Favourite... In Da Box

It sure is Bob and a regular play at CULCHETH I might add One from Carl Hedbergs' play box for CULCHETH

Up n Coming at CULCHETH… Following the great night at CULCHETH on September 7th when we welcomed ‘The Godfather of Soul’, SOUL SAM back behind the wheels of steel for two great sets in the Modern Room AND the Northern room, playing a great mix of rare 60’s, 70’s and 80’s soul, classics and a few of his very tasty cover-ups, to a very welcoming crowd…Now we have a bit of a coup to share with you…Our Special Guest on Saturday OCTOBER 5th, all the way from SWEDEN is STOCKHOLM SOUL supremo, CARL HEDBERG! CARL has been the driving force of the renowned, annual, STOCKHOLM SOUL WEEKENDERS and FAMILY CIRCLE European promotions, not only that CARL has DJ’d at the world famous 100 CLUB, DAB of SOUL WEEKENDERS, TUFF LOVE WEEKENDERS as well as a host of venues across Europe. Carl’s collection has been built up over many years and boasts the kind of records, loved by the CULCHETH crowd, Monster sounds from the Casino, Stafford, 100 Club, to name but a few. It would be an understatement to say we are looking forward to welcoming CARL to the decks… Along with CARL and as part of a celebratory ‘STOCKHOLM comes to the NORTH-WEST' 3-Day, 3 Venue event, we welcome, BOB SPENDLOVE from THE SHIRT CLUB in Radcliffe to CULCHETH for his inaugural set at the venue. Again, no stranger to the scene, BOB has been around for many years and has a great collection to pull from, so we are looking forward to BOB joining us on OCTOBER 5th. Both CARL and BOB will be supported on the night by this months’ residents ‘team’ of Baz Maleedy, Simon Ingham and Charlie Smith, so expect quality tuneage from start to finish and ‘Accept No Substitutes!

While Mick Howard did such a great review of the main room on Saturday, here's one for the Culcheth Modern Room - Saturday 7th September 2024 Resident DJ's - Steve Plumb, Bill Wildman & Barry Maleedy Guest - Soul Sam The monthly 'do within a do' aka The Culcheth Modern Room has been building momentum for quite a while now and Saturday night saw this momentum build into an absolutely cracking night. Soul Sam, who is thankfully back up and running after his health problems earlier in the year, was the Guest DJ, ably assisted by three of the regular Modern Room team, which saw a good crowd 'early doors' for the regular first spot of brand new/forthcoming releases. As our intrepid champion of 'new vinyl releases' Pete Ratcliffe was away this month, the first spot was covered by Steve Plumb, using Pete's choices of killer forthcoming releases from Kent, New Broad St, Soul Direction, Soul Junction, Izipho, Super Disco Edits and newcomer Riker Records. Quite a crowd were in early with plenty of folks (including Soul Sam) bobbing up to the decks to enquire about many of the tracks. Please check the playlist which has been posted by Pete as there are some future winners here for sure. Steve Plumb followed and did his own 'official' set and continued in a similar vein with a host of 'forthcoming/cd/download only' tracks from artists such as Good and Plenty, Drake Frye, The Modulations, Isaiah Sharkey (Plumbob edit), Cameron Foster (a nod to Mr Lucas) etc which got plenty of interest from the knowledgeable crowd and finally the MNDA 45 from MT Jones which went down a storm. Props to Creative Soul for a brilliant 45 for a seriously worthwhile cause. With all this fervent activity early on, the crowd were eagerly awaiting the return of Soul Sam, doing an early set in the Modern Room so that he could get on down to the Northern Room for another set later on. In true Sam style he absolutely rammed the floor from the very first spin, the mighty fine version of 'I'll be around' by Lee Fields & Sharon Jones. The hour shot by with proper 'Sam' classics (Flourescent Smogg, Mark IV etc), a recent spin from Rocky Valentine, then a nod back to the halcyon days of Modern Soul at Wigan Casino with spins from Top Cat (Larry Houston) and Lee Moore and the Resourceful Ones (Ike Strong). Then it was all over and off he went to weave his magic in the Culcheth Northern Room, leaving Bill Wildman behind on the wheels of steel. Bill did a fine hour of Modern Soul dance music from the 80's & 90's with classic tunes from Sherrick, Tower of Power, The Controllers etc keeping the dance floor ticking over nicely. Steve Plumb came back on for a second set (well, third but who's counting) with some contemporary killers from Chuckii Booker, Solo etc followed by a brief dip into Crossover territory with Glenn Miller & Willie Tee. The Culcheth faithful really were 'having so much fun' Finally, up stepped Mr Culcheth himself Barry Maleedy to finish off the night in style with some fine Soulful dance music mixed to perfection in the shape of Shazz, Omar feat Angie Stone, MAW feat India, Mr K's Luther edit etc as Bobby Womack brought the curtain down on a killer night in the Culcheth Modern Room. Thanks to everyone who supported us, let's do it all again on Saturday 5th October.

Here's a sneak advance preview of just some of Soul Sam's Modern Room spins at Culcheth two room soul night THIS SATURDAY 7th SEPT Soul Sam Culcheth Soulful Six Modern Room Spins Sept 7th2024 Willie Dale Let You Light Shine Foxy and the Hounds Think About It Baby C/U Bobby Newton Burning Desire Funk-Tion Rise Everybody C/U Rockie Valentine You Make Me Feel Like Heaven Mark IV If You Can’t Tell Me Something Good

So, while genuinely excited about having SOUL SAM back on the ‘Wheels’ at CULCHETH, it would be remiss not to mention the strength of the residents team lined up for this coming SATURDAY 7th SEPTEMBER. Firstly, the main room, featuring the best of the best in rare, classic and underplayed 60’s and 70’s soul. KEV MURPHY is enjoying well deserved recognition for his years of championing rare Northern Soul. Since LOWTON CIVIC HALL Kev has been at the forefront of collecting and playing some of the best rare soul 45’s, from main room classics to genuinely underplayed tunes which he’s featured and brought to the attention of soul lovers hungry for great ear and foot candy alike. Kev is joined on Saturday, and on a regular basis by ASHTON UKRAINIAN regular, SIMON INGHAM. Simon got the 'bug' back in the late 80’s and has collected rare soul with a passion since then and is still going strong today. Testament to that, will be Ralph Graham ‘She Just Sits There’, Johnny Gilliam ‘Room Full of Tears’ along with left fielders from The Exotics, Lou Bond, Garnet Mimms and a few surprises, getting a spin from Simon’s play box on Saturday. Next up is another guest spinner this Saturday, ROBBO. The charismatic and devoted soul man from Manchester, will be gracing the decks and showing why he is still one of the most loved and respected guys on the scene. Dig into his play box and you will find records that he’s championed at various venues across the North West over the years and because of all these things he’ll always be a part of the CULCHETH fabric…expect the unexpected but expect quality! Away from the main room, the MODERN ROOM at CULCHETH is a ‘Do within a Do’. Standing on its own merits, the Modern Room ticks all the boxes for those looking for tunes with that more modern ‘feel’. So be it 70’s 80’s 90’s, right up to today’s latest new vinyl releases, the MODERN ROOM at CULCHETH, satisfies the need! Residents in the MODERN ROOM have as good a CV as the boys in the main room, with STEVE PLUMB heading the list. STEVE has been at the forefront of the Modern scene for years and his knowledge and taste is a true reflection of that. A DJ with sets at some of the best modern events in the UK and Europe, not to mention the highly acclaimed So Soulful 70’s North West Soul nights, Steve is an integral part of the CULCHETH vibe. BILL WILDMAN, is an unassuming character with a deep history of DJing at some of the North Wests’ favourite venues. CASSINELLIS and NEWTON CRICKET CLUB are two that come to mind straight away. Bill, brings the music from those venues, as well as other venues he frequented in the 80’s and 90’s like RAFTERS, PARKERS and the HALFWAY HOUSE, so expect some great modern soul selections from Bill when he takes to the decks. I guess that just leaves me supporting a brilliant team on Saturday…not much to say about that really, apart from looking forward to it, genuinely enjoy CULCHETH every month and hope to see some of you for a great night out on Saturday

Expect nothing less Martin, a true professional and he's been VERY eager to get back doin' what he loves... Can't wait for him to be plying his trade at CULCHETH on Saturday and playin' tunes like this

Yes Bob quite right, one for both rooms and definitely in Sam's box...

Anyone who attends CULCHETH soul nights will know that the ethos is to maintain the values of the scene in general. The main room features DJ's, residents and guests, who over the years have collected rare soul records and who have played their records not only at CULCHETH but anywhere they are asked to DJ. So, rare and underplayed has become a guideline as to what to expect to hear on the first Saturday of the month sessions... so on that basis expect to hear one of the 'rarest of the rare' from Soul Sam

Not sure if Sam got the full plaudits for this record, but it'll be in his box for the Northern Room at Culcheth

That's a deffo Bob, it was a floor packer at the SAINTS and a sign of things to come...

A touch of class and a touch of a record at home, these days in both the Modern and Northern rooms, largely down to the likes of Sam and Butch

Very much looking forward to Sam diggin' into his Northern 'box' at CULCHETH on the 7th... Even though he's more known for his Modern Soul sets, he's obviously got a history of DJ'ing on the Northern scene and being responsible for championing some fantastic sounds over the years. This one reminds me of one of his regular guest spots at the SAINTS club in St Helens and him playing this latest acquisition and watching jaws drop in awe

It is with GREAT pleasure that we announce our SPECIAL GUEST DJ for SEPTEMBER is SOUL SAM! Many of you will be aware that Sam has not been in the best of health for the best part of 8months, so to see him back and doing what he does best is a real joy. Sam’s appearance at CULCHETH on SEPTEMBER 7th will be the first time he’s DJ’d at a SOUL NIGHT in the NORTH-WEST since his illness, so we want to give him a big warm welcome. On the night, Sam will be DJing in both the main room and the modern room, he’ll be returning to his soul ‘roots’ in the main room spinning a real ‘across the board’ set, with a selection of QUALITY 60’s Northern, mixed with some of his 70’s MONSTERS, so expect something a bit special from the man who can