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Andrew Marston introduces Rourky (Kidderminster)

Unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music, recorded at De Koffie Pot in Hereford.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Ellis, Malarkey & Tom Westy

    Say The Word

  • Lower Loveday

    Chains

  • Joe Mitchell

    Circus

  • Andy Edwards

    Forget About Me

  • Barefoot in Baltimore

    Porcelain Bones

  • Small Engine Repair

    In The Garden Where The Roses Grow

  • In session at De Koffie Pot in Hereford

    • Rourky & The Jokerr

      If I Come Back

    • Rourky & Jessica Reilly

      Don聮t Say Goodbye

  • ClayToRide

    Extincted

  • You Must Disrupt

    Africa

  • In the news

    • Ya Ya Logic

      Dancing Man

  • Jade Cuttle

    The River

  • Astronomyy

    Don't Need U

    • Lunar Surf.
  • Jtz

    Crazy

  • Jackson

    Night

  • In session at De Koffie Pot in Hereford

    • Rourky

      I Don't Lie

    • Rourky

      Action

In session

In session
Rourky is a 25-year-old hip hop and rap producer from Kidderminster.

10 years ago, he started off recording grime - but his heart was always in rap music.

By day he works in a garden centre, but by night he writes sick beats in his bedroom at home!

Four years ago, he became a dad for the first time - and this was his first performance in half a decade.

鈥淚ntricate wordplay from an artist who鈥檚 spent the last decade mastering his craft.鈥 - Andrew Marston.

Circus drummer

Circus drummer
Not every 18-year-old can boast about riding unicycles, juggling, throwing knifes & playing drums in a rock band at a world-famous show, but that's exactly what Hereford youngster Brandon McPherson has achieved.

Brandon, who went to the Hereford Academy, comes from a knife throwing dynasty; his father, Sean McPhearson, threw knifes from the age of 14 and decided to settle in Hereford after he retired from the circus.

Brandon, however, has decided to follow in his father's footsteps and run away to the Circus of Horrors.

The group is now recording a fifth studio album, of original music, which will be released this summer.

New album

New album
A new CD has been launched, this week, featuring musicians who've played in the riverside town of Bewdley.

Music in the Hall Volume Two includes nine tracks by touring American musicians, who've played at St George's, five of the 大象传媒 Introducing artists that have supported them and five youth groups, recorded by organisers.

Artists include Tale Lights, The Humdrum Express, Ellisa Green, Arcadia Roots and Saint Alto.

大象传媒 Hereford & Worcester's Nina Das Gupta went along to last night's launch party.

You can purchase Volume #2 from the Hall Caf茅 and at all of their events.听听

Features

  • : What's on across our area.
  • :听Hereford's new Peaky Blinders pub!

大象传媒 Music Introducing in Hereford

大象传媒 Music Introducing in Hereford
Our first sessions of 2018 come from De Koffie Pot in Hereford, which is part of the Left Bank complex.

The venue has become a social hub in the city centre since the new owners, the Waring family (who run Lyde Court), took over the business in 2014.

The team hosts various classes and clubs, such as life drawing on a Tuesday night, discussion nights and a pub quiz on Wednesdays, salsa, burlesque and book club on Thursdays and free live music on Fridays and Saturdays.

They say: "The Wild Hare Club is The Left Bank鈥檚 favourite music appreciation club and they hold events at The Left Bank and draw in exciting talent and lots of fans. And who could forget the recent surprise appearance of Robert Plant at a Deborah Bonham gig at The Left Bank."

Every Saturday during the summer months, you鈥檒l find buskers on their bandstand and their Speakeasy club, on the lower ground floor, has a varied line-up of up-and-coming underground DJs playing house, drum & bass and UK garage.

Musicians' Masterclass

Musicians' Masterclass
Marking 10 years of 大象传媒 Music Introducing, Amplify was the first show of its kind in the UK and a must-attend event for all musicians and anyone looking for a career in music.

It was the biggest new music business gathering to ever to be held in the UK, with more than 100 sessions and 250 speakers ensuring every aspect of the music business was covered.

Held across three days, Amplify offered exclusive access to the UK music industry鈥檚 biggest names through intimate talks, music masterclasses and recording workshops.

This week, we hear from two case studies - and - on how they made their debut in the UK charts.

Gay Britannia: Years and Years

Gay Britannia: Years and Years
Recent figures show that more than 40 per cent of LGBT+ people will experience a significant mental health problem, compared to around 25 per cent of the whole population, and are more than twice as likely to have attempted suicide.

Young pop culture icon Olly Alexander, who studied at Hereford College of Arts, explores why the gay community is more vulnerable to mental health issues, as he opens up about his own long-term battles with depression. As the outspoken frontman of the band Years and Years, Olly is a powerful voice on mental health, bullying and LGBT+ rights. He has broken taboos with music videos that celebrate queer identities and spoken openly about his own sexuality as well as his ongoing struggles with anxiety.

In the series, Olly joins young people on their journeys battling issues that parallel his own - from homophobic bullying to eating and anxiety disorders - and along the way he asks what can be done to address them.

大象传媒 Music Introducing in Bromsgrove

大象传媒 Music Introducing in Bromsgrove
Our next recording session takes place on Sunday 28 January at听听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!

The Artrix is one of our premier local venues and when听their stages aren't being graced by theatre or music, it's been the place where Lee Evans and Michael McIntyre have tested all of their jokes.

Broadcast

  • Sat 27 Jan 2018 20:00

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