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Andrew Marston with Gwyn Ashton (Bewdley)

Unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music from Herefordshire & Worcestershire.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Robinson

    Superlove

    • Palawan.
  • Kings and Folk

    Paddy McCarthy

  • Rachel Bedford

    Do You

  • David Kearns

    Desert In Your Hands

  • Interviewed

    • Gwyn Ashton

      The Road Is My Religion

  • One Degree Under

    Stepping Stones

  • Sam Ostler

    Running

  • Calming River

    For The Echoes To See

  • Ellice

    Lost

  • Lucy May Walker

    Not Around

  • Jake & Rob

    Nature's Hand

  • Gwen Woodfield

    Chasing Rainbows

  • Track of the Week

    • Chloë Elliot

      Don't You Ever

  • KeyGreen

    It All Begins Again

  • Alex Rainsford

    Pass It On

  • In session at the Oxford Arms in Kington

    • Jack Morgan

      Elizabeth

    • Jack Morgan

      Wild

  • Rubii

    Sunny

  • Anthony Tremaine

    The Endtimes

In session

In session
Ross-on-Wye singer/songwriter Jack Morgan splits his time between busking and performing in a band.
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He plays guitar as his primary instrument, but also plays drums and piano.
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He's been singing and writing his own music since he was 9-years-old and his influences include Ed Sheeran, James Bay and Catfish and The Bottlemen.
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“A great songwriter with deep heartfelt lyrics from somebody right at the beginning of their musical journey" - Andrew Marston.
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On tour

On tour
His latest album is called Solo Elektro – but he doesn’t carry around a sole electric guitar on tour; Bewdley’s Gwyn Ashton is currently carrying EIGHT as he travels around Spain, Germany and the Czech Republic.
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He’s been on the road a lot recently – only returning to the UK to get his MOT done on the "guitar mobile" – which is how he reaches all those countries.
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During his career the ‘true blues player’, who is originally from Australia - where he tours every year, has been invited to play with Hubert Sumlin, Canned Heat, Walter Trout and Mick Fleetwood.
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He’s opened for BB King, Status Quo, Mick Taylor, Buddy Guy, Rory Gallagher and Junior Wells – and Deep Purple’s Don Airey has played on two of his albums.
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Most recently he’s been playing shows with The Troggs and speaks to usÌýfrom his latest stop in the sunny climbs of southern Spain.
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Features

  • : The first festival clash of the season.
  • :ÌýWe Are Scientists announced for Nozstock.

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’s biggest names through intimate talks, music masterclasses and recording workshops.
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Our guest, this week, is the UK’s biggest-selling jazz artist of all time - Jamie Cullum - who also presents a weekly show on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2, which includes tracks sent into ´óÏó´«Ã½ Music Introducing.
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Track of the Week

Track of the Week
Chloë Elliot is a 17-year-old singer/songwriter from Worcestershire who loves to sing, write and perform!
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She's been singing as long as she can remember and is working hard to share her music with the world.
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Because we like to help with things like that - she joined us to switch on Worcester's Christmas Lights!
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"Haunting thought-provoking songs with lush melodies and mesmerising lyrics" - Andrew Marston.
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´óÏó´«Ã½ Music Introducing in Kington

´óÏó´«Ã½ Music Introducing in Kington
This month's sessions come from the 17th century setting of the Oxford Arms in Kington.
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We hosted live sessions from four handpicked artists from across Herefordshire and Worcestershire in the heart of the town that boasts international pop star Ellie Goulding as its most famous export.
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Broadcast

  • Sun 29 Apr 2018 18:00

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