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Andrew Marston introduces live music from Johnny Kowalski & The Sexy Weirdos (Worcester)

Unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music from our stage at the Wychwood Festival.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Sleeka ft Scarlette

    No Going Back

  • On the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Hereford & Worcester stage at the Wychwood Festival

    • AKA George

      Bewitched

    • AKA George

      17 Days

  • The Barflys

    Take You By The Hand

  • Review track

    • Calm Like A Riot

      2 Men 1 Brain

  • Richa

    Call It Sleep

  • In session, live from the Wychwood Festival

    • Johnny Kowalski and The Sexy Weirdos

      Tequila Song

    • Johnny Kowalski and The Sexy Weirdos

      The Night Before

  • Tamakaze

    Too Blind To See

  • Babajack interview

    • Babajack

      The Well Song

  • Review track

    • The Remi Harris Trio

      Swing 42

  • R.A.B

    I Can Do This

  • In session, live from the Wychwood Festival

    • Johnny Kowalski and The Sexy Weirdos

      Same Mistakes

    • Johnny Kowalski and The Sexy Weirdos

      What Shall We Do With A Blonde?

  • George Baker

    Judas Kiss

Festivals

Festivals

Set beneath the rolling beauty of the Prestbury Hills, major acts this year included , , , and Craig Charles.
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As always, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Hereford & Worcester had a stage at the event - and this year we took over the entire Friday in one of the tents.
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Instead of having acts scattered across the whole weekend, every act on the opening day was chosen by us.
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In Session, live at Wychwood

In Session, live at Wychwood

In a different world they would be playing at funerals in New Orleans, wedding parties in the Balkans or the musical agitators of a runaway circus.
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However, from their roots in Worcester and Birmingham has grown a band that blends New Orleans jazz and eastern European anthems with ska and reggae grooves and the fire of punk.
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The say if you ever needed an excuse to start an end of the world party you may have found just the band to help you dance guiltlessly into the apocalypse.
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They opened up our ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Hereford & Worcester stage at the Wychwood Festival - they are Johnny Kowalski & The Sexy Weirdos.
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Live Tracks: George Barnett

Live Tracks: George Barnett
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Since then, he's gone on to become something of a YouTube sensation with hundreds of thousands of fans checking out his own creations.
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However, received 3.5 million hits in a week!Ìý
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Reviews

Reviews

This week, Andy O'Hare reviews:

  • The Pull @ The Great Malvern Hotel
  • Artstar, Ronin & Calm Like A Riot @ Re-Con, Great Malvern
  • The Remi Harris Quartet @ The Chestnut Tree, Worcester
  • Jennifer Ludlow, Adrian 'Big Que', Aidam Salam & Mia, Mark Leedham, Fiona McCanlis, Ian Pennifold, Wolfren Riverstick AKA Daz, Conor Maher & Anj Avraam at The Pig & Drum, Worcester

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing Musicians' Masterclass

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing Musicians' Masterclass

If you're a budding solo artist, an MC, or just started a brand new band then you should check out ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing Musicians' Masterclasses.

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On Thursday 21 March, we visited various locations across the UK - Glasgow, Belfast, London, Salford & Cardiff. DJs from all over ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio, music industry experts and artists got together to host a day of sessions, workshops and masterclasses.

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On the guestlist at Maida Vale were Worcester's , Malvern's , Bromyard's , Droitwich's and Bewdley's .

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Invited to Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff were Hereford's , Kidderminster's and man-of-many-Worcester-bands .

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We covered everything from song writing & MC workshops to promoting your music & making the most of your Twitter accounts.

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We also heard from successful artists about their own musical journeys. Our special guests included Ben Howard, Aluna George, Wretch 32, Devlin, Angel, Japanese Popstars, Phil Kieran, Badly Drawn Boy and the Manic Street Preachers.
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This week, we hear from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 6 Music's Mary Anne Hobbs, who hosted a session where new musicians from across the UK got the chance to give some headlines back to the music press and industry. Guests include Chris York (SJM Concerts) , Jeff Smith (ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 2), James Endeacott (A&R & Music Manager), Karen Boardman and Ben Mortimer (Polydor).
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We also hear from Wretch 32 and Dev on how they calm their nerves before a gig.
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Meet The Musicians

Meet The Musicians
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing in Hereford & Worcester supports unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar musicians from our area.

Since 2011, we've been taking the show out on-the-road showcasing the very best musicians from our two counties.

Once a month, we've been recording acts chosen by us at a variety of venues across the area - including at some of our biggest festivals.

Our next recording session takes place on Saturday 22 June at the Droitwich Festival in Victoria Square and features the four acts we plan to broadcast throughout July.Ìý

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Acts on the bill include Worcester's and Woodfield, alongside Herefordshire's Paul Daron and Kaytown ft Joe Vowles.

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None of these acts knew they were being considered for a live session - they were chosen based on the tracks they uploaded - which led them to receiving airplay on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Hereford & Worcester.

Meanwhile, if you're a venue or promoter, and would like to be featured in a future recording session pleaseÌýget in touch.

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