Andrew Marston with jazz musician Tony The Tiger (he's grrrreeat!)
Unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music from Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
鈥� We鈥檙e with the organisers of the Bromyard Folk Festival, who are celebrating half a century of hosting live music.
鈥� Hay-on-Wye songwriter Jim Eliot is on, talking about the new single he鈥檚 recorded with Kington鈥檚 Ellie Goulding.
鈥� Meeting the man behind the voice of Tony The Tiger whose musical adventures has seen him star alongside Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr, Andy Williams, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers.
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Vinny Peculiar
English Village
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Badeye
Asking For An Answer
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Jeremy Johnson
Wayfaring Stranger
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Oberyn
Childhood
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Granny鈥檚 Attic
Away To The Southard
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The Haunted Souls
Shakin' The Money Down
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Under A Banner
Song Of The Middle Land
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Ellen Louise
Love & Sacrifice
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Songwriter interview
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Ellie Goulding
Flux
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Sophia
Some Place
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Amie
Little Birds
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Ben Ruggles
Honestly
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Interviewed
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Tom Hill's 70s JazzFunk Machine
Mr Clean
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Tale Lights
Still Young
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Carol Lee Sampson
The Key
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Telegraph City
How's The World Treating You?
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The Grimaldi Band
Breathe
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Shiraz Hempstock
Simmer Down
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Huw Parsons
Village Hall Dunkirk
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Cydonia Collective
Shimmering Pool
Jazz music from Tony The Tiger!
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However, Tom Hill is known Stateside for being an accomplished musician who's starred alongside famous names such as听Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr, Andy Williams, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers听and has toured with Van Morrison.
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More recently, he's leant his voice to a number of video games including the Batman series, Horizons Zero Dawn,听Witcher听and the animated Netflix series Robozuna.
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Last night, he was performing some funky jazz of the '70s at the Worcester Arts Workshop with his band because, believe it or not, he left the sunshine and celebrity lifestyle behind in LA and moved to Droitwich!
Celebrating half a century of the Bromyard Folk Festival
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On their website, they describe the event as: "Some of the most outstanding local, national and international traditional folk festival musicians performing in concert, ceilidhs and displays.鈥�
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The festival started 51 years ago and sold 150 tickets; now the weekend attracts thousands of music fans every year.
Ellie Goulding's new single
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Jim鈥檚 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 - and does all of this from his home in Hay-on-Wye.
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This week, his latest collaboration with Kington's Ellie Goulding - Flux - has been released.
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