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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!!

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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

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The weekend is now on the horizon, nearly time for Ashton Ukrainian Club to celebrate it's 5th anniversary, the buzz on the event is off the scale!! If you're looking to recapture the vibe that we all remember from the 90s soul clubs, in a packed house, with an eclectic play list to go with it and haven't yet sampled the Ukrainian Club Atmosphere, then Saturday January 21st and now running 7.30 pm-1am with only £5 admission pay on the door is THE place to be. But don't delay as the club fills up really quickly !! Top Quality Guest DJs this month Ted Massey and Chris Anderton making an all too rare appearance behind the decks!! The lounge as ever will be the area for the odd quality rare soul sales boxes and of course catch up with old friends and our in house speaker, means you won't miss a beat from the main room!! Ukrainian Club Supremo Chris Churm Steve Skopek and Phil Dunn will be kicking the night off in fine style. As the bar staff have kindly agreed to extend our opening hours, all we ask if our regulars can take glasses back to the bar(every little helps) The bar shuts at the normal time, but the music carries on till 1am, what's not to like? Please feel free to RSVP the event and sample some of the fine music on offer, by checking some of the above clips, see you there!!!!

Sticking with the Ukranian Club Ethos our guest DJs digging deeper, quality is the key. Regardless of rarity/cost. Another peach from Chris Anderton's play box !!

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Hi Rob, are you aiming to be the first one in again? You might need to be at this rate and with a later finish, it promises to be one hell of a night!!

A big fave at The Ukrainian Club courtesy of Chris Churm

Back to Chris Anderson's selections, this time classic Chicago "hard soul"!!

Another one from Ted's extensive playlist, a fabulous slice of 60s soul and one that won't break the bank!!

***Newsflash*** Next week at The Ashton Ukrainian just got even better, we have been pushing for a later finish for a while and we know quite a few have asked, just confirmed we run Saturday January 21st 7.30 pm-1am !!! So that's five and a half hours of top quality soul music for just £5 admission, pay on the door. One slight change to the line up, unfortunately John Hillel won't be able to make it, Steve Skopek who also has an amazing collection will be added to an already impressive DJ line up. See you there!!

Another from The Chris Anderton playbox, easing back on the tempo, increasing the Soul Power!!

It's that time of the week again and more importantly, just over a week to the 5th Anniversary at Ashton Ukrainian Club!! Saturday January 21st, we kick start the new year with two Top Guest DJs Ted Massey is looking forward to his return behind the decks, as are we. Expect the usual high quality playlist from Ted and Chris Anderton will be bringing a unique flavour of his well loved "dab of soul" weekenders and of course some heady nights at the much missed Bretby and Albrighton niters!! Resident DJs Chris Churm, John Hillel and Phil Dunn will be setting up the unique Ukrainian Club Atmosphere early doors. Darren Carroll will be as usual front of house in the lounge area, expect banter a plenty and the obligatory photo bombing in the lounge and beyond!! High interest and feedback already in the event, means early arrival is a must!! As ever the night runs 7.30 pm-00.30 and just £5 admission, pay on the door. Please feel free to click on the link below, for the soul-source event thread for a flavour of the nights soulful offerings and RSVP the event if you can, see you on the dance floor !!

A few from Ted Massey's box of vinyl delights, over the coming days. Starting with this powerhouse dancer !!

Double Sided Delight from the 70s for the next selection from Chris Anderton

As we look forward to Chris Anderton's first appearance, we're going to be giving a flavour of Chris's playbox selections!!

Just about recovering from the New Year and now looking forward to the 5th Anniversary at Ashton Ukrainian Club!! Saturday January 21st we lay the marker down for another year of Quality Soul Music at this amazing event. We welcome two top DJs Ted Massey makes a welcome return behind the decks, joining Chris "dab of soul" Anderton for his first appearance at the event!! Ukrainian Club Residents Chris Churm John Hillel and Phil Dunn complete another impressive line up!! The night runs 7.30pm-00.30 and a recession busting £5 admission pay on the door, gets you in for a slice of the action. Feedback has been staggering already for the event, so please arrive early to sample the unique Ukrainian Club atmosphere. Lots of new faces month by month, as the word and reputation of the club continues ever upwards, see you there, can't wait!!