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Andrew Marston introduces Hermosa Pier (Redditch)

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing Hereford & Worcester

Unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music from HopFest, near Bewdley.

• Meeting 'all the lovers', from Malvern, that proposed during Kylie's set at Glastonbury.

• We're at Woo Fest, which has been extended to a two-day event, near Upton.

• Funk royalty Nile Rodgers is in our masterclass talking about how to make money from music.

• The first of our live sessions from HopFest, near Bewdley, from Redditch rockers Hermosa Pier.

• An extra dose of live music from Hereford's Olly Alexander with Years & Years' set at Glastonbury.

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Sat 6 Jul 2019 20:00
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Hereford & Worcester

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Music Played

  • The Rotanas

    Mood Light

  • Danny Hallen

    Trust Issues

  • Fraxure

    Tesla's Dream

  • The Americas

    Maybe The Rain

  • Glastonbury highlights

    • Years & Years

      Sanctify (Live at Glastonbury 2019)

      • Polydor.

    • Years & Years

      Shine (Live at Glastonbury 2019)

      • Polydor.

  • In session

    • Hermosa Pier

      Dreaming Without U (Live from HopFest 2019)

    • Hermosa Pier

      Words To Myself (Live from HopFest 2019)

  • Norbs

    Battlefields

  • Bo Rumba

    The Blips

  • Barefoot in Baltimore

    Black Hole

  • Fdluxx

    What You've Done To Me

  • 5parks

    Old No. 5

  • Appearing at WooFest

    • In Evolution

      Broken Mule

  • DKG1

    Doubt Me

  • Big Faced Boy

    Ding Dong

  • In session

    • Hermosa Pier

      Waiting (Live from HopFest 2019)

    • Hermosa Pier

      Doing Fine (Live from HopFest 2019)

  • TriskelionMusik

    Raft Ride

  • Fifteen Lions

    Tell The World

    • Maniac Squat.

In session

Hermosa Pier only got together, last year, as part of a university course.
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Based in both Birmingham and Redditch, the '80s inspired pop/rock four-piece burst onto the scene with their debut single at the beginning of 2019.
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Taking influence from John Mayer, Paramore and 1975, Andrew Marston describes them as: "An amazing group with potential chart-toppers who are still in their infancy as a band, so who knows what they’ll achieve in 10 years. Watch out world!"
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Glastonbury proposal

A couple from Malvern will remember this year's Glastonbury Festival for the rest of their lives - and not just for the music.
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Jo Blain & Sarah Adams got engaged in front of the Pyramid Stage, just before Kylie performed on Sunday afternoon.
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Joe managed to get permission for a plane to fly over, carrying a banner with the words "Sarah Adams Marry Me?"
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Most importantly - she said yes - and they plan to have a Glastonbury themed wedding!

Glastonbury highlights: Years and Years

Performing on the Pyramid stage was Olly Alexander and his band Years and Years - who have previously topped the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Music Sound Of list.
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Olly studied at Hereford College Of Arts and became the band's lead singer after meeting at a house party and was overheard singing in the shower!

5 - 6 July: Woo Fest nr Upton

Now in its fifth year, the festival will have a continuous flow of live music throughout the day. And this year, it becomes a two-day festival!
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The event is organised by Luke Simons and his sister Ria in memory of their father John Simons, a local engineer, who was cared for by the hospice before he died in 2013, aged 66.
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The festival has now raised £38,000 for St Richard's Hospice.
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Music Introducing at HopFest

This month's sessions were recorded in the mud at the ninth annual HopFest, which took place in the riverside town of Bewdley, featuring tonnes of local bands.
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We were there, on the Sunday, hosting a stage dedicated to Herefordshire and Worcestershire artists chosen from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Music Introducing Uploader.
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Musicians' Masterclass

As we continue our top tips from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing Live, this week we hear from one of the most successful record producers of all time - Nile Rodgers.
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Born in New York City, Nile’s first professional gig came as a teenager working on a new TV show called Sesame Street! He then joined the house band at the world famous Apollo Theatre in Harlem before meeting bass guitarist Bernard Edwards who he formed a production company with called Chic Organisation Limited.
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Together, they wrote, produced and played songs for Ashford & Simpson, Luther Vandross, Chic, Norma Jean Wright, Sister Sledge, Diana Ross, Carly Simon, Teddy Pendergrass and Debbie Harry.
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They eventually disbanded the organisation and continued to write individually with Duran Duran, Madonna, Rod Stewart, ABC, The Powerstation, Robert Plant, Ronald Isley, Jeff Beck, David Bowie, The B52’s, Depeche Mode, Slash, Cyndi Lauper, Peter Gabriel, Jody Watley, The Thompson Twins, Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, The Vaughan Brothers, INXS, Paul Simon, Hall & Oats, Laurie Anderson, Sheena Easton, Grace Jones, Al Jarreau, Bryan Ferry, Sting, Eddie Murphy, David Lee Roth, Mariah Carey, David Sanborn, Joss Stone, Bob Dylan, Britney Spears, Maroon 5, Adam Lambert, Sam Sparro, La Roux, Mark Ronson, Chase & Status, Alex Newell, Nicky Romero, Michael McDonald, Tensnake, Disclosure, David Guetta, Avicii, Mystery Skull, Sam Smith, Jota Quest, Anderson .Paak, Nao, Emily Sande, Elton John, Craig David, Lunchmoney Lewis, Ke$ha, Vic Mensa, Stefflon Don, George Michael, Keith Urban, Lady Gaga, Pharrell Williams, Daft Punk and Michael Jackson.
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Chic reformed at Nile’s birthday party in the early ‘90s and Prince inspired the band to go on tour in Japan, where Bernard passed away after the last show. Nile never thought he’d play any Chic music without him - but one year later, a Japanese promoter asked Nile to continue in tribute to Bernard - which inspired Nile to play more and more.
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Features

  • In the gig guide: El Dorado at Eastnor Castle, WooFest near Upton, the Ledbury Fringe, Bromsgrove Folk, Bretfest near Evesham and the Linton Festival are taking place.
  • In the news: A popular Redditch music store closes its doors for a second time.

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Music Introducing in Malvern

At ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Music Introducing in Hereford & Worcester, we support the very best new music from across the region.
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Since 2005 we’ve broadcast around 1,500 sessions, helping to showcase some of our area’s most talented musicians.
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We’ve 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’t even know they were being considered – 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

  • Sat 6 Jul 2019 20:00
    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Hereford & Worcester

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