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Available for 22 days

Warning: This show may contain future headliners! Phillip Stoneman introduces the best new music from our area, including: • Catching up with the rising star of modern folk music, whose first two albums went to number one, and you wouldn't be against her forthcoming third doing the same. With Alvechurch's Katherine Priddy, we talk new single, new tour, new album, new shows and the most novel pre-gig preparation you'll ever hear. • Shining the spotlight on our area's record stores, including the Telford shop welcoming Sam Ryder this weekend and the Hanley store fast becoming a haven for 'swifties' across the country. • In the Festival Guide: The unmistakable voice of Roland Gift is performing at Bewdley Festival. • His lungs are regarded around the world as a powerhouse of classical crossover: Congleton's Russell Watson is on, celebrating a quarter-century of recording and selling albums in the millions. • Live music from an exemplary Market Drayton multi-instrumentalist who's performed all over the world and has flung herself into writing and recording full-time. • In the Music News: The remarkable Stoke-on-Trent man who's marked two years of sobriety by sharing his story with Paul Weller. • He played for the late Queen's funeral and King Charles' coronation. Discover what it's like to have the organs of Westminster Abbey and St Paul's Cathedral at your fingertips, with Bewdley musician Peter Holder. • A homecoming stadium gig from a Potteries five-piece who bring the psychedelic sounds of early Beatles and Byrds bang in to 2025. After international audiences have been lapping up their sound, hear what The Crystal Teardrop sound like right here on your radio. Upload your tracks now: bbc.co.uk/introducing