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Andrew Marston introduces Tale Lights (Bewdley)

Unsigned, undiscovered & under-the-radar music, as recorded at The Artrix in Bromsgrove.

2 hours

Music Played

  • ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing Track Of The Week

    • Heinz-Sight

      Indi-Vidual

  • Interviewed

    • Becky Rose

      Stricken

  • Matt Envy

    Bodies (In The Night)

  • Performing at Record Store Day

    • Portia

      I Let Go

  • Herefordshire Gig Of The Week

    • Appleby Kinsey

      Sabrina

  • In Session at The Artrix in Bromsgrove

    • Tale Lights

      Falling Faster

    • Tale Lights

      My Reality

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    74

  • Jake Price

    Gargh!

  • In The News

    • Shooze

      Animal City

  • Alex Valentine

    Spinning Wheel

    • Struck Dumb.
  • Released Today

    • Chase the Deer

      Bad Date

      • MAS.
  • Stash

    Wild In The Rain

  • Xcursion

    Pôr do sol Fiesta

  • My Girl Sleeps

    One Night Stand

    • E3R.
  • Jeaga

    Standing Still

  • In Session at The Artrix in Bromsgrove

    • Tale Lights

      Goodbye

    • Tale Lights

      Still Young

In session

In session

Bewdley's Ben Keen and Dan Francois-Smith grew up as friends and went to school together, joining bands and forming their own musical projects.
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The most notable group they were in was Kairos, who played all over Europe and we played tonnes of here on the Introducing show.
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Now in their mid-20s, the songwriting duo are back out on-the-road as Tale Lights and have already received national airplay after we passed on their music to the Best of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing with Mark Forrest.
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Getting engaged...on stage!

Getting engaged...on stage!

Congratulations to Worcester's and Malvern's Ruben Seabright on their engagement!
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HerÌýproud father emailed us to say: "Ruben Seabright (Blues singer from Great Malvern) paused during his set with the band Dr Stanley's Medicine Show to call Becky Rose up on stage and asked her to marry him...and she was delighted to say yes!
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"Becky and Ruben have been together for about 18 months and she wrote a love song for Ruben (with a wider love theme as well) called Stricken."
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Features

Features
  • The Redditch band touring with an '80s icon and some big plans revealed this week for Hereford's Left Bank in the summer.
  • It's the busiest Saturday of the year as we celebrate Record Store day!

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing in Bromsgrove

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing in Bromsgrove
As well as us celebrating our 10th birthday this year, we decided to have a joint party with our friends at The Artrix in Bromsgrove - who are also marking a decade of championing the arts.
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On April 25, they're holding an outdoor theatre performance with a lantern procession and fireworks.
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They've been doing tonnes with local musicians, too, with performances from and .
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But when their stages aren't being graced by theatre or music, it's been the place where Lee Evans and Michael McIntyre have tested all of their jokes.
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Throughout the whole of this month, hear some of the tracks we recorded at the centre from a real mixture of acts across our area.
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Reviews

Reviews

This week,

  • The Woo Town Hillbillies at The Cap 'n' Gown, Worcester.
  • Cracked Actors at The Pig 'n' Drum, Worcester.
  • Open Mic: Enzo, Tony Green, Kim Rydr & Red Dawe at The Great Malvern Hotel.

Record Store Day

Record Store Day

It's National Record Store day today - and specialist shops around Herefordshire & Worcestershire have been taking part.
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There's been a big revival of vinyl in the past year - sales have risen by 60% - with the industry netting £21 million from it.
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We've been at Rise Records in Worcester where the queues have been gathering since 6 o'clock this morning.
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing in Hereford

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing in Hereford
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing in Hereford & Worcester supports unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar musicians from Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
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Since 2011, we've been taking the show out on-the-road showcasing the very best musicians from our two counties.
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On Sunday 26 April, we'll be rolling up to Ìýto record four acts who we've been playing onÌýÌýrecently.
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We'll bring the bands - all we need now - is the fans!Ìý
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None of these artists knew they were being considered for a live session - they were chosen based on the tracks theyÌý.
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So if you'd like to Be Part Of It then simply turn up on the day - it's free to get in - but you must be prepared to make lots of noise for local music!Ìý
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The event starts at 1.30pm - but you're more than welcome to turn up anytime until 4.30pm.

Broadcast

  • Sat 18 Apr 2015 20:00

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Festivals

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The biggest music events in Herefordshire & Worcestershire.

Gigs

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Chloe Mogg's daily list of live music.

History

History

Tales of epic gigs and local legends.

Masterclass

Masterclass

Our top tips for new musicians.

Sessions

Sessions

The best live performances since 2005.