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Andrew Marston with Sam Anderson (Redditch)
Unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music from Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
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Music Played
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Dean Elliott
Here Beside Me
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Damian J Lewis
Grace
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Small Engine Repair
Beautiful Fool
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Laura Thompson
We Will Love
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Natalie West
Obsession
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Appearing at the Hay Festival
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Sam Lee
Goodbye My Darling
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Lee Jones
Game On
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Appearing at Under The Hill Festival
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The Undercover Hippy
Coming To The Gambia
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Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker
On The Ropes
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Mice In A Matchbox
Wings
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Appearing at Under The Hill Festival
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Liar Liar
Fall For You
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James Payton
It Only Seems Like Yesterday
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Melisa Le Rue
A Little Love
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Ben Fletcher
Birds Of Desolation
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In the Gig Guide
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Woo Town Hillbillies
Fool For Being Untrue
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WELFARE
Who Wears The Light Like You
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Bee Davies
Dressed To The Nines
The Hay Festival
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It's a pick 'n' mix shop that straddles the Herefordshire-Wales border and swells the population of Hay-on-Wye early each summer.
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We'll be there again, this year, on Sunday, 27 May with some of our favourite handpicked musicians from Herefordshire & Worcestershire, recording four sessions for broadcast across two events.
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Then on Tuesday, 29 May, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Music Introducing presenter Andrew Marston quizzes two of Hay's most prolific hit-makers about the science behind a No.1 record.
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Alan McGee was the founding father of Creation Records, responsible for signing bands such as Oasis, Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine and The Libertines. Alan was also behind a club night which saw appearances from The Killers, Kaiser Chiefs, Razorlight, Kasabian and The Darkness.
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Jim Eliot has had seven UK top 10 singles – that’s the same number as Adele. But just who is this one-man hit factory? Jim’s written and produced songs for Kylie Minogue, Will Young, Olly Murs, Ellie Goulding, Christina Perri, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Leona Lewis, James Morrison, Rae Morris, Sigma and Foxes – and does all of this tucked away in the shadows of the Black Mountains.
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Tonight, we hear from the organiser Peter Florence.
25 - 27 May: Under The Hill nr Evesham
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This festival returns after a successful first event in 2017 with more capacity and, this year, opened on the Friday night.
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Under The Hill showcases a diverse range of music, with a variety of influences, from reggae to ska, African bass, electroswing, punk, funk and more.
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Festival director Mista Trick is a DJ and producer who's performed at Glastonbury, Boomtown, Nozstock, Swingamajig and Shambala.
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Organiser AmyÌýEverardÌýsays: "Under The Hill is created by a small team of music and creative enthusiasts, determined to create a unique experience, with a personal touch, and above all, amazing music."
25 - 29 May: Breaking Bands Festival, Stoke Prior nr Bromsgrove
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Breaking Bands Festival brings the very best of the bands of the future into one place to open up the festival season and show what they can do.
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It offers four days packed with a variety of genres, including punk, rock and metal where the bands can showcase their talent.
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Taking notes from the past 20 years of attending festivals and events, the organisers have put a year of planning into the good, the bad and the ugly to come up with a festival they would pay to go to themselves!
AC/DC’s Drummer Chris Slade is making an appearance at this year's event.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Music Introducing Musicians' Masterclass
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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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This week, we hear about how to keep your identity when signing to a major record label from .
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There's also top tips from:
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- Laura Skyes, of Secretly Music Group
- , the CEO of the Association of Independent Music in the UK (AIM)
Features
- ÌýThe busiest festival weekend of the year so far.
- ÌýJason Bonham is to tour America in his dad's honour.
On tour
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Sam Anderson, who fronts , performed two shows in the Japanese capital this week after his dad sorted him out with some gigs!
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The Redditch company his father works for is headquartered there - and he's been flying out every year.
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Broadcast
- Sun 27 May 2018 18:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Hereford & Worcester