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would be proud of the way we have female artists to the fore on this morning's show. Earlier this year Ruth was the first to tip us off about Elena Tonra (aka ) - and this morning we had an exclusive first play of her session track In The Shallows - recorded when she came in to play live for Lauren Laverne a couple of weeks back. We also heard a recording of her gorgeous current single Landfill performed live on air.

Our studio guest meanwhile was feminist firebrand . The powerful social commentary of her music caught the attention of and she's just finished a short UK tour with . She's gearing up this month for her second appearance on the where we hope to catch up with her later this month. In August she'll be gracing (see what we did there?) the mainstage at . Ms Petrie is an inspired and genuinely DIY artist who's going places fast.

Having devoted his Radio 1 show last week to the nostalgic medium of tape, Huw Stephens brought us Welsh Introducing favourites with their tribute to the cult website Awesome Tapes From Africa. With the weekly flourish of flirtatious innuendo we have come to love and expect, recommended the with another piece of social commentary that pulls no punches - featuring Crooked I and the splendidly named Royce Da 5鈥�9鈥� from hiphop outfit .

And our Thanks For Your Support chain stretched out across the North Sea this week to Denmark. Soren Bonke from the London band passed on the baton to his fellow Dane C忙cilie Trier and her project - now signed in the UK to . If we can track her down in her native Copenhagen, next week C忙cilie will be offering us a tip of her own next week. We can hardly wait...

Carly Maile and Tom Robinson

TOMAHAWKS FOR TARGETS - This Colony


BEACHY HEAD MUSIC CLUB - Oblong (All Women Are Beautiful)


ESTHER DEE - 3 Weeks


FRANCOBOLLO - Turning 20


THE RUDE GOLDBERG - Night Of The Living Dead


RUBY & THE VINES - Red Storm


YOUNG GIRLS - Six Pack Back Stab


INTERVIEW GUEST
GRACE PETRIE - Farewell To Welfare


JAMIE WEST - Every Little Trick


JEZ KERR - Rip You Right Back


HUW STEPHENS TIP
TRUCKERS OF HUSK 鈥� Awesome Tapes From Africa


HONG KONG IN THE 60s - You Can Take A Heart But You Cannot Make It Beat


SESSION TRACK
DAUGHTER - Landfill


LIMOZINE - Deep Fried Love


AUCTION - Statues


BOBBY FRICTION TIP
SIR AAH feat CROOKED I and ROYCE DA 5鈥�9鈥� - I Wonder If The Lord Knows


THE NATURALS - Gifthorse


THE SHUTES - Noah's Ark


KLAK TIK - With Ernest & George


THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT
CHIMES AND BELLS - Reasons


SEA KAY - In My Building


WHERE WE LAY OUR HEADS - Marks In The Sand


HOT VAMP CLUB - Ache


SESSION TRACK
DAUGHTER - In The Shallows


JAY STANSFIELD - Set Sail


SPACES BETWEEN - Non People