Andrew Marston previews the Bewdley Festival
Unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music from Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
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Sasha McVeigh
Mr Brown Eyes
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Chloe Elliot
Possession
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India Parkman
A Little Space
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Shiraz Hempstock
Done The Dirty
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The Naughty Corner Ukelele Band
First World Problems
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Lisbee Stainton
Practice Room
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The Julie July Band
The North Star, Grassman & The Ravens
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Marie-Claire Berreen
Killer Heels
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Lucia Nicole
Tired Of My Mind
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Kings and Folk
The Dark Traveller
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Aaron Yorke
These Missing You Nights
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Whiskey River
Mardis Gras Parade
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Drakelow May
Grim Fandango
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Steve Soden
Taps Of Love And Hate
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Tom Southam
Next To You
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Poppy WS
Mother Nature
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Liar, Liar
For A While
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Thomasin Toohie
Pilgrimage
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Ellisha Green
Little Things
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Huw Parsons
Chucks Deluxe
Ukuleles
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Beginning with just a handful of players, the group - which started in the backroom of a pub - now has around 100 members who meet at the Hive every week.
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All well as being a community event, they regularly play gigs - from their repertoire听of more than 130 songs - raising money for charity.
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The Bewdley Festival
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The Fine Young Cannibals' frontman Roland Gift will perform at the festival's opening night at the Mercure Hotel.
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Clare Teal and Eddi Reader are among the musicians performing this year.
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A Sunday afternoon Opera is also taking place.
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Matt Cardle in Hay-on-Wye
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And the recordings were made in Hay-on-Wye.
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Matt, who talks exclusively to 蜜芽传媒 Hereford & Worcester, reveals how his struggles with addiction landed him in rehab where he penned many of these new songs.
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The album was put together by Jim Eliot, who's听also written and produced songs for Kylie Minogue, Will Young, Olly Murs, Ellie Goulding, Christina Perri, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Leona Lewis, James Morrison, Rae Morris, Sigma and Foxes 鈥� and does all of this tucked away in the shadows of the Black Mountains.
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Features
- In the gig guide: The Bewdley Festival begins
- : Suggs from Madness to visit Malvern.
Charity gig
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In 2017, at the age of 66, John Knox found himself in a situation that could happen to anyone; necessitating major open heart surgery to replace his aortic valve.
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John son-in-law, Phil Mountford - a film composer and musician - stepped in to help organise the gig which took place on Friday.
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蜜芽传媒 Music Introducing in Ross-on-Wye
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We're bringing along handpicked musicians from Herefordshire and Worcestershire to record their live sessions for broadcast.
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They've all uploaded their tracks to the听蜜芽传媒 Music Introducing Uploader听- but didn't know they were being considered for this incredible opportunity!
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This free event, which is open to everybody, kicks off at 2pm and you're more than welcome to turn up anytime until 6pm.
Broadcast
- Sun 7 Oct 2018 18:00蜜芽传媒 Hereford & Worcester
Oasis at Rockfield Studios
Wonderwall wasn鈥檛 just a song. It was a wall. We found it - on the Herefordshire border!
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The charity music festival at Upton raised another record total for St Richard's Hospice.
Malvern band's sensational live set
Ranagri bring their unique blend of cinematic and folk influences, in session at the 蜜芽传媒.
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