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We; and the Ithacas Nomads Brothers Cain Eddie Parker Fred Hughes George Tinley Vikki Styles Spidells Ambers Paris Mr Caldwell Roy Wright Ultimations Drake & the Ensolids New Wanderers Alcon Shades Martha Starr Metros Majestees Brothers of Soul Creations Chryslers with The Monarchs Band Billy Butler Dennis Edwards Accents Billy Kennedy Paulette Billy Hines Louis Paul Cashmeres Ernestine Eady Ty Karim Chuck Flamingo Ambassadors Johnny Rogers Del Tours Imperial Cs Sonatas John & the Wierdest Little Curtis & the Blues Joe Matthews Eric Mercury Soul Set Little Stanley Fiestas Toni Washington Soul Inc CL Blast Hesitations Empires Volcanos Fascinators Soul Bros Inc Otis Lee Vondells Creations Admirations Calvin Grayson Walter & the Admirations Classics Universals Embers Celebrities Salvadors Sonny Til Lovations Little Samson Foreign Blue Renaissance Composers Patrinell Staten Will Collins Pages Tommy Ridgley Gambrells Martha & Vandellas Honeybees Dynamics Oracles Timmie Williams Magnetics Poets Rose Batiste John Harris & Soul Sayers Emmitt Long Professionals Four Dynamics… Request the pleasure of your company at GRUMPY SOUL tonight!...

Getting closer to the source now... The weekend and Saturday almost on us, time for another GEM from Ady Potts box! Totally underplayed due to the lack of copies out there, so makes it worthwhile to lend an ear... Ladies and Gentlefolk we give you; Miss Vivian Jones 👏👏👏

Sooo good to see this wonderful record finally taking its place on Northern / Rare Soul dancefloors after being a bit of a sleeper, a CULCHETH featured spin but one that fits the GRUMPY bill...

Looking forward to hearing this feelgood gem on Saturday from Phil Threlfall's box of goodies... Just one of many great rare and underplayed gems coming your way this Saturday at GRUMPY SOUL @ CULCHETH 👍

YOU'RE WELCOME to GRUMPY'S SATURDAYS 😉 Quality rare soul from the Casino...

I know a few people who'll be waiting patiently to hear this drop loud and clear... Group Soul PERFECTION!

Must admit I actaully thought this record had been 'lost' into one of very few colections BUT we can now look forward to it making an appearance at GRUMPY on Saturday...AMAZING RARE SOUL!

Quite right too Joan, looking forward to a great night of absolute TOP quality tunage 👍 One of your favourites I think?

Hope everyone’s getting set for a great weekend! Alsager tonight with Colin Curtis, Soul Sam, PEP, Tim Ashibende, Nige Brown, John Kelly and aLl the Newcastle Tiffs faithful, then looking forward to next weekend and the ultimate ‘twofur’ GRUMPY SOUL @ CULCHETH with the MODERN ROOM in the lounge…Can’t Wait!

Rumour has it that this ABSOLUTE GEM and the stuff of legends, could get an outing...

Now here's a proper tune you don't hear played out very often...why? I'll leave you to decide, except to say GRUMPY SOUL @ Culcheth Nov 2nd 😉👍 👏

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!