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Andrew Marston introduces Tazmin Barnes (Worcestershire)

Unsigned, undiscovered & under-the-radar music from the Worcester Christmas Lights.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Performed at Radio 1's Big Weekend

    • Superfood

      I Can't See

  • Performed at the Evesham Arts Centre

    • Mellow Deep & Sunny

      Pieces

  • Performed at the Hay Festival

    • April Shipton

      Til I'm Blue

  • Performed at Nozstock: The Hidden Valley

    • Capas & Laura Polizzi

      Love Is Crazy

  • Performed at Lakefest, Eastnor Castle

    • Riscas

      Panic Like Tom

  • Performed at the Evesham Arts Centre

    • Will Cookson

      Hazel

  • In session at Worcester's Christmas Lights

    • Tazmin Barnes

      Powerful

      • Big Help.
    • Tazmin Barnes

      Tearing At My Tears

      • Big Help.
  • Performed at the White Lion in Leominster

    • Archivists

      Part Of The Furniture

  • Performed at the Booth Hall in Hereford

    • SainT & UrbanRejects

      Struggle

  • Performed at the White Lion in Leominster

    • HRMX

      Defunken

  • Performed at St George's Hall in Bewdley

    • Sweet Talk

      Train Song (Steam Is Rising)

  • In session for 大象传媒 Music

    • Harry Styles

      The Chain (Radio 1 Live Lounge, 11 Sept 2017)

      • Sony BMG.
    • Harry Styles

      Woman

      • Universal.
  • Performed at St George's Hall in Bewdley

    • Saint Alto

      Sometimes

  • Performed at the Railway in Redditch

    • Hide Your Eyes

      Hopeless

  • In session at Worcester's Christmas Lights

    • Tazmin Barnes

      One Good Cure

      • Big Help.
    • Tazmin Barnes

      Extinction

In session

In session
Tazmin Barnes is a 15-year-old singer/songwriter, from Worcestershire, who grew up in China.

It was there where she first started singing and modelling, including for brands such as Disney, gaining TV and radio experience.

She's performed at a variety of festivals including Upton, Livestock, Worcester Music Festival, AsparaFest, BikeFest and the Big Family Festival.

She also accompanied Chinese X Factor winner Mary-Jess Leaverland on her 2016 UK Tour and has been asked to support more shows this Christmas, including a feature on Mary-Jess' new EP.

Tazmin's debut release peaked at #16 in the iTunes pop chart back in March and it was a real pleasure to invite her to join us at the Worcester's Christmas Lights switch on in November.

"One of the most upbeat sets from a real star in the making" - Andrew Marston.

Live music month

Live music month
Continuing our annual tradition - we play nothing but live music as we head towards the end of the year.

In 2017, we took our show some of the biggest events in Herefordshire & Worcestershire.

This week, we'll bring you highlights from the Evesham Arts Centre, Radio 1's Big Weekend, The Hay Festival, Nozstock near Bromyard, the White Lion in Leominster, St George's Hall in Bewdley, the Booth Hall in Hereford and the Railway in Redditch.

Good Vibrations

Good Vibrations
The Victorian Market attracted thousands of people to the streets of Worcester.

During the four-day event, the city's streets were filled with the smells of festive treats, tipples to try and gifts to buy. There were nearly 200 stalls with sellers all dressed up in traditional Victorian costume.

In amongst all the colourful craft stands, there was also entertainment for the shoppers; Father Christmas on stilts, the Salvation Army playing traditional carols plus a special performance in the Crowngate Shopping Centre from Good Vibrations, a unique choir that combines sign language with singing.

The group, organised by Deaf Direct, is named after some of their members - who can only experience music by feeling the vibrations it causes.

They rehearse every Tuesday evening and to find out more, .

大象传媒 Introducing success story

大象传媒 Introducing success story
Riscas have had an incredible journey and really demonstrate what 大象传媒 Introducing is all about.

They sent their music into us, here at 大象传媒 Hereford & Worcester, and we loved it so much we played it on the radio and passed it onto 大象传媒 Radio 1.

Just a couple of weeks later, , gaining support from the likes of Greg James, Alice Levine, Clara Amfo, Dev and Scott Mills, which got them to #4 on Spotify's Most Viral in the UK.

According to the official stats, that track is going up by 5,000 listens a day - mainly in London, New York, Chicago, LA and Singapore.

We catch up with the band.

Features

  • : The Worcestershire schoolboy who got a surprising response when he wrote to Noel Gallagher!
  • : What's on and where in Herefordshire & Worcestershire.

Switching on the Christmas Lights

Switching on the Christmas Lights
Thousands of people gathered to see the Christmas lights being switched on in Worcester, at the end of November, by 大象传媒 Hereford & Worcester - and we chose the music!

Tazmin Barnes, Chloe Elliot, KIM and JR Hopkins joined Elliott Webb, Malcolm Boyden, Pudsey and the Mayor of Worcester to officially launch the festive season, which sees many of the shops open until 8pm every Thursday night until Christmas.

All four acts performed a number of tracks they uploaded to bbc.co.uk/introhw and an 'alternative' Christmas cover as we count our way down to the big day.

Harry Styles at the 大象传媒

Harry Styles at the 大象传媒
In a 大象传媒 Music exclusive, Redditch-born Harry Styles performs new tracks from his number one debut album as a solo artist.

He's accompanied by his band, which includes drummer Sarah Jones - who lives at Much Birch between Hereford and Ross-on-Wye.

Nick Grimshaw talks to Harry about his extraordinary career in music to date, his future ambitions and his debut acting role in Dunkirk.

Choir money

Choir money
A cheque of 拢20,000 has been presented to Worcester Cathedral to give the choir some extra vocal coaching.

It's thanks to the Friends of Cathedral Music and their endowment will be used to support the development and training of the girl and boy choristers, the Lay Clerks and the Choral Scholars.

We've been to find out what this means to the choir and the sound they make.

大象传媒 Introducing in Bromsgrove

大象传媒 Introducing in Bromsgrove
At 大象传媒 Introducing in Hereford & Worcester, we support the very best new music from across our region.

Since 2005,听
, helping to showcase some of our area's most talented musicians to a massive audience.

Some of our recent highlights include Leominster鈥檚听
, Bromyard鈥檚听听and Hay-on-Wye鈥檚听.听

Our next recording session takes place on Sunday 28 January at from 7pm, where we鈥檒l be showcasing some of the best new musicians we have in region.

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!

Broadcast

  • Sat 9 Dec 2017 20:00

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