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It’s always great when an artist Ö÷²¥´óÐã Introducing has championed goes mainstream.

Florence, GlasVegas, LaRoux and The Ting Tings spring to mind but last Friday week it was the turn of and, like a redheaded fledgeling taking off from the proverbial nest, he tore up the Introducing stage armed only with an extremely small guitar and half a dozen catchy, well-crafted songs.

Our show's mantra is that for success nowadays "all you have to be is good" but that's not quite it. What Ed's breakthrough this summer proves is that you not only need to be good but also hardworking, singleminded, and utterly committed to your chosen career. The acclaim has been a long time coming - he released his first demos back in 2005 and has worked YouTube and the gig circuit tirelessly ever since. In former pop eras you were unlikely to 'make it' without cash backing and insider connections, which is thankfully no longer the case. But there's still no substitute for talent and hard work.

Dubstep played live? By a bass guitarist and a real drummer? Well why not - and why has nobody thought of attempting it before Leeds outfit ? They brought some northern swag and wobble to the muddy fields of Somerset. It was only after they came offstage that we discovered their vocalist had flaked out on them at the last minute and the entire set had been performed with a stand-in MC spitting rhymes that nobody else in the band had ever heard before. You'd never have guessed, hearing them. But how DO they make that Fender Precision bass sound so exactly like a squidgy distorting bass synth?

There were more of my favourite artists performingonÌý the Glasto Introducing Stage last weekend that we can possibly namecheck here - in fact this whole show is made up of them. You'll find a more detailed artist-by-artist commentary further down this page, which in turn links to my Ö÷²¥´óÐã Music showcase of videos from those performances. Meanwhile, here's the running order for this morning's programme of live interviews and highlights from last weekend:

YES CADETS - Le Mans


SPARROW - Secret


THE PATRICK JAMES PEARSON BAND - American Lover


DIONNE REID - Daddy Dear


FEVER FEVER- Bloodless / Monster
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SPOTLIGHT KID - Forget Yourself In Me


ED SHEERAN - The City / The A Team


FUTURE HISTORY - Once in A Lifetime


VINYL JACKET - Painting Stations / Koala


STORNOWAY - Watching Birds / Fuel Up


THE TRUTH - I Make ‘Em Say


SHARKS TOOK THE REST - Restaurant
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TRISTRAM - The Griffin And The Minor Canon


TWO WOUNDED BIRDS - My Lonesome


THE FOOT CLAN - Ridiculous


SHAMMI PITHIA & FLUX (feat. ASH KING) - Until I Hit The Ground


VESSELS - Monoform