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Andrew Marston introduces The Purple Shades (Worcester)

Unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music, as recorded at The Swan in Stourport.

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Sat 10 Mar 2018 20:00
大象传媒 Hereford & Worcester

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Music Played

  • Daniel Trigger

    Lay It On The Line

  • Bungalows

    You Don't Tell Me Anything

  • Two Time Johnson

    Ocean Of Love

  • White Of The Waves

    Anita

  • MEMO

    Think

  • SubLixx

    Weekend

  • In session at Worley's The Swan

    • The Purple Shades

      21.2

    • The Purple Shades

      Baboons

  • Melisa Le Rue

    Elevated

    • Micheck.

  • Critical Downtime

    Win A Cola Bear

  • Solitare

    New Day

  • London Black

    The Edge

  • Gnatmusic

    Quatrefoil

  • Track of the Week

    • Cantaloop

      Slip It Back

      • MAS.

  • The Arboretum

    Edge Of Darkness

  • Cheating Lights

    Faded Friend

  • Jakebob

    Homework

  • In session at Worley's The Swan

    • The Purple Shades

      Addicted To You

    • The Purple Shades

      Set Me Free

In session

In session
The Purple Shades are a Worcester quintet that creates music which includes a nod to the surf sound of '60s.
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This young, lively and exciting group's influences include The Kooks, Arctic Monkeys, Tame Impala, The Beach Boys and Bob Dylan.
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鈥淎 high energy performance from a band with more musical instruments than you can shake a drumstick at!鈥� - Andrew Marston.
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Sailing

Sailing
This week, we hear from the Herefordshire duo Mice in a Matchbox, who've spent the last few years floating across the globe, dropping anchor and playing shows wherever the wind takes them!
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Singer/songwriter Sally Stamford, from Kington, and guitarist/vocalist Jim Rolt, from Bromyard, are currently at Bequia, in the Carribean, having sailed across the Atlantic in their boat Chaos.
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Most of their practicing is done at sea and in various anchorages.
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大象传媒 Music Introducing in Stourport

大象传媒 Music Introducing in Stourport
At the end of February, we descended on a place that was once primarily a hotel to record our latest sessions.
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But behind the doors of the The Swan in Strourport is not only a live music space, that鈥檚 putting the town back on the musical map, but also a brand new recording studio.
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We took along artists handpicked from the 大象传媒 Music Introducing uploader to perform in front of a live audience 鈥� and also for you!
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Features

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  • : The award ceremony for local musicians.

Track of the Week

Track of the Week
The Bewdley "powerhouse of funk" of have been making infectious beats for the best part of two decades.
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They've played countless times at Glastonbury, toured and had remixes from the Fun Lovin' Criminals, performed alongside De La Soul, Trevor Nelson and The Blockheads and appeared on 大象传媒 Music Introducing on a number of occasions (the last being on our stage at the Wychwood Festival on Cheltenham Racecourse).
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But it also turns out the lead singer's sister is the Olympic gold medalist Tessa Sanderson!
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Musicians' Masterclass

Musicians' Masterclass
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.
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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.
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This week, with us celebrating International Women's Day, we look at the journey for females in the modern day music industry.
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Our special guests include , , and .
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大象传媒 Music Introducing in Kington

大象传媒 Music Introducing in Kington
Our next recording session will take place on Sunday, 25 March in Kington.
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We're bringing along handpicked musicians from Herefordshire and Worcestershire to record their live sessions for broadcast.
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They've all uploaded their tracks to the听大象传媒 Music Introducing Uploader听- but didn't know they were being considered for this incredible opportunity.
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The free event takes place at the Oxford Arms and the live music starts at 2pm.

Broadcast

  • Sat 10 Mar 2018 20:00
    大象传媒 Hereford & Worcester

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