Andrew Marston introduces Paul Menel (Worcester)
Unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music from the Hay Festival.
鈥� We visit one of nights taking place at Ledbury鈥檚 newest venue.
鈥� Hear from one of our 'Ones To Watch in 2019' - Stourport鈥檚 Chloe Elliot, fresh off our stage at the Wychwood Festival.
鈥� Live music from Worcester鈥檚 Paul Menel, who鈥檚 played shows all over Europe with Mike & The Mechanics.
鈥� Previewing next weekend鈥檚 Upton Jazz Festival with the person who chooses the acts.
鈥� Revealing who鈥檒l be playing in the 蜜芽传媒 Music tent at this year鈥檚 Lakefest at Eastnor Castle.
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Abby Inez
Bridges
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Hennesea
Mourning Rose
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Appearing at Lakefest
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Nature of Wires
Glass
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Mae Bradbury
Olive Branch
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Tympaniks
Waiting For The Summer
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Carol Lee Sampson
This Ordinary Boy
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Artist of the Week
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Chloe Elliot
Burn (Live from the Wychwood Festival 2019)
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Jakub
Trenches
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Appearing at Lakefest
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SKYLYTS
Hold Me Close
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Poppy WS
Someone Else
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Tom Hughes
Your Call (Let Me Know)
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Appearing at Lakefest
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The Fireside Family
Anyway
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Aymee Wier
Feel It Too
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Paul Menel & The Essentials
Spanish Maine (Live from the Hay Festival 2019)
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Paul Menel & The Essentials
This Is The Thanks I Get (Live from the Hay Festival 2019)
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Chloe Mogg
Zap
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In session
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Famous fans include Mike Rutherford, of Mike & The Mechanics, who invited Paul Menel's band IQ to tour their classic album 'The Living Years' and compared Paul's vocal style to that of Paul Carrack.
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Since his time with IQ, Paul moved to Worcestershire, grew a family and will be going back out on tour this year.
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鈥淎 man who鈥檚 had one of the most incredible musical journeys in the Midlands鈥� - Andrew Marston.
Ledbury's newest venue
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The timber and brick building opposite the historic Master's House was leaning dangerously to one side and had been used to store paper and building materials until it was bought by friends Robin Oakey and Lynn Jones.
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They've repaired and restored it using almost entirely recycled materials and are hoping it will become the heart of the town's art and music community.
27 - 30 June: The Upton Jazz Festival
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It鈥檚 a celebration of Jazz, Swing and Blues, with 50 concerts over four days.
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Tonight, we meet the person that books the bands!
蜜芽传媒 Music Introducing at the Hay Festival
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The 2019 festivities featured more than 600 speakers across 11 days - including musicians Billy Bragg, The Gipsy Kings and The Waterboys.
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According to festival director, Peter Florence, some 270,000 tickets were sold with attendees from over 40 countries, ranging from Afghanistan to Argentina.
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Features
- In the news: the Bromsgrove musician heading to Europe to support Tears For Fears.
- In the gig guide: Looking ahead to the Upton Jazz Festival, Woo Fest near Upton and Barn On The Farm near Hereford.
Artist of the Week
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She's been singing as long as she can remember and is working hard to share her music with the world.
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Because we like to help with things like that - she joined us to switch on Worcester's Christmas Lights and during our stage takeover of the Wychwood Festival.
蜜芽传媒 Music Introducing in Malvern
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Since 2005 we鈥檝e broadcast around 1,500 sessions, helping to showcase some of our area鈥檚 most talented musicians.
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We鈥檝e handpicked some of our favourite acts to join us on stage at the Malvern Cube on Sunday, 14 July from 7.30pm.
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These artists didn鈥檛 even know they were being considered 鈥� and we hope this inspires people to keep sending in their music, because we really do listen to everything.
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Admission is free.
Broadcast
- Sun 23 Jun 2019 18:00蜜芽传媒 Hereford & Worcester
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