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Andrew Marston introduces Utelka (Worcester)

Unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music from Herefordshire & Worcestershire.

• Heading to the final day of the Mello Festival in Upton-upon-Severn, which has welcomed some massive headliners to Worcestershire since Thursday.

• Soaking up the atmosphere at Brinton Park, in Kidderminster, celebrating the Platinum Jubilee with non-stop music.

• Our Festival Guide looks ahead to the busiest June in three years.

• How performing at an open mic night in India led to a career in playing major festivals for Herefordshire's Undercover Hippy.

• They'll have just seven days to rework each other's songs; who will we musically matchmake in this week's Cover Roulette?

• A stunning live session from the Worcester soul sensation Utelka, as performed on our ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Music Introducing stage at HowTheLightGetsIn festival in Hay-on-Wye.

4 hours

Music Played

  • Released Last Week

    • Tim Prottey-Jones

      Love On Our Side

  • So Long Jon

    Blue

  • Released Last Week

    • The Humdrum Express

      The Gig Chatterer

  • Tuxeduo

    Supposed To Be

  • Trevor Babajack Steger

    Runaway Train

  • John Cubbin

    Lonely Lover

  • In Session

    • Utelka

      Indigo (Live from How The Light Gets In 2022)

    • Utelka

      Signs (Live from How The Light Gets In 2022)

  • Raven Paradox

    Don't Stop

  • Roving Crows

    The Hitchhiker

    • Deliberate Distractions.
  • Song Of The Month

    • Louis Coupe

      Manboy

  • Julie July Band

    Follow

    • Aurora Folk Records.
  • Rayah

    The Compass

  • In Session

    • Utelka

      Whispers (Live from How The Light Gets In 2022)

    • Utelka

      Addicted (Live from How The Light Gets In 2022)

  • Record Of The Week

    • Olly Emery

      Perfectly Mine

  • Heidi Browne

    Waiting In Line

  • RobBrunoRedd

    Distant Switchplate

  • Manu Song and the Eco Reggae Experience

    Power To The People

  • Lionhaire

    Hypnotised

  • Interviewed

    • The Undercover Hippy

      Boyfriend

  • Stumbleine

    Malibu (feat. Elizabeth Heaton)

  • Ben Strange

    Blue Lip

  • Finn McGowan

    Heaven Bound

  • In Session

    • Utelka

      Drama At Your Place (Live from How The Light Gets In 2022)

    • Utelka

      Crazy (Live from How The Light Gets In 2022)

  • Live session from How The Light Gets In on Sunday 26th June

    • Annette Gregory

      Goodbye My Love

  • Simpli

    Catch Ups

  • Bo Walton

    Now I'm In Love

  • Glitch

    Butterflies

  • Jeremy Johnson

    Unrelenting

  • Jules Rendell

    The Return

  • Cover Roulette

    • Son of Cormack

      I'm On Fire

    • Data

      80s Baby (feat. Strizzy Strauss)

  • Lucy Gidley

    Intertwined

  • Moulin Ridge

    Holding A Candle

  • Mike Simmons

    Rhayader (feat. Camilla Burston)

Broadcast

  • Sun 5 Jun 2022 18:00

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