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Andrew Marston introduces live music from Toby Parker (Golden Valley)

Unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music, as recorded at the Malvern Rocks festival.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Wes Dance

    Tristessa

  • Live In Hyde Park: Festival In A Day

    • AKA George

      Lone Rose

  • Ste Crump

    One Day

  • SubLixx

    Cheap Wines & Fine Lines

  • Becky Hill

    Afterglow

  • In session, live at Malvern Rocks

    • Toby Parker

      Serenade Of Fate

    • Toby Parker

      Flying For The Sun

  • Jasmin Kora

    Stay Humble

  • Connor Sharp ft Sanna Hartfield

    Careless

  • Featured on SLAP TV

    • Hullabaloo

      Found A New Way

  • Performing at 大象传媒 Maida Vale

    • Ellie Goulding

      Don't Say A Word

    • Ellie Goulding

      Animal

    • Ellie Goulding

      Starry Eyed

  • Running With Scissors

    Backgrounds

  • In session, live at Malvern Rocks

    • Toby Parker

      Hey Cow

    • Toby Parker

      Ragged Foot Soldiers Of Popular Song

In Session

In Session
Toby Parker used to be in a band called , who used to be a resident band at Andrew Marston's band nights - before he started presenting this show.

When 大象传媒 Introducing began - back then as the Friday Session - The Myth made it through to the finals of the - and the prize was to have professional recording made in a studio and a video shot by those who work in television.

The Golden Valley musician can nowadays be found on the streets as a professional busker.

He also played on Wednesday at the Jailhouse as part of the Hereford Live launch night.


Malvern Rocks

Malvern Rocks

Taking place across many pubs, hotels and clubs in Malvern, this new music festival put听the rich, diverse pool of musical talent in and around Malvern听to work for a great local cause: Acorns Children's Hospice.

Three days of free music included pop to punk, folk to metal - in a similar format to that of the Worcester Music Festival.

This year TV star and celebrity chef Loyd Grossman听headlined the event with his new band!


Hereford Live

Hereford Live
Since 2007, .

Of course, we existed before that in various other forms.

We began life in June 2005 as The Friday Session - but you know what - people up in Scotland had never heard of us! Nor did people in Ledbury, Malvern or Kidderminster know what programmes like The Beat, The Download or even The Gerbil were.

So the 大象传媒 grouped us all together, called us Introducing - and now, it seems, everyone knows what we're about.

Well, a group of music lovers in Hereford are trying something similar - by gluing together all of the gigs taking place in the city - and they're calling it Hereford Live.

To celebrate, they're arranging a series of gigs and have .


News & Gigs

News & Gigs
: Hay Festival staff have left Kenya after one of their headliners was killed in the terrorist attack there earlier this week.

Plus I'll be bringing all of the gigs from Herefordshire & Worcestershire in .

Slap TV

Slap TV
Hullabaloo, meaning 'uproar' or 'fuss', have been causing just that on the Welsh music scene, despite coming from Worcestershire!

Their debut EP 'Landslide' was released to critical acclaim.

The five piece band fuse together pop, indie, soul and rock 'n' roll by throwing together guitar, piano, bass, brass and drums to create music which sticks in your head, causes a commotion and gets you dancing!

Well, .


Live In Hyde Park: Festival In A Day

Live In Hyde Park: Festival In A Day
Every year you'll find us at many of the biggest and best music festivals across the country featuring a wide variety of new music and for the very first time 大象传媒 Introducing headed to Radio 2's Live In Hyde Park: Festival In A Day.

Chosen by us was - 听
Through 大象传媒 Introducing, thousands of unsigned artists and musicians have been given access to a bigger audience on air, online and on the TV.

Without a doubt, if you're an unsigned artist, 大象传媒 Introducing is the place to get your best music heard by the 大象传媒...and who knows what opportunities could be around the corner.

Reviews

Reviews
This week, Andy O'Hare reviews:
  • Loved & Lost & @ The Woo Bar, Worcester (new venue)
  • @ The Grove, Malvern (album launch)
  • @ The Chestnut, Worcester
  • Martin Thorne @ The Worcester Arts Workshop ( photo competition)


Ellie Goulding @ 大象传媒 Maida Vale

Ellie Goulding @ 大象传媒 Maida Vale
Her career started at open mic nights in Hereford and she's our county's most recent number one.

Ellie Goulding, from Lyonshall near Kington, recently topped the charts with her single Burn - and to celebrate, .


Broadcast

  • Sat 28 Sep 2013 20:00

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