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Andrew Marston introduces Ben Hemming (Hereford/Bromyard)

Unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music from the Norbury Theatre in Droitwich.

鈥� We're at the first festival of 2019, taking place in Bewdley.

鈥� The local appeal aimed at bringing Michael Ball to Hereford.

鈥� How a Worcestershire choir landed the opportunity to star on Susan Boyle's 10th anniversary album.

鈥� Part two of our live session with Bromyard's Ben Hemming, who's toured the world with his bluesy sound.

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Sun 28 Apr 2019 18:00
主播大秀 Hereford & Worcester

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Music Played

  • The Gravity Drive

    The Wildlight

  • Kings and Folk

    Some Folks

  • The Blue Motel

    Walking Man

  • Jonny Squid

    Morris Minor

  • Arboria

    Changling by Arboria

    • Dreamlord.

  • Jakey Boy Hughes

    Wild

    • Everybody On The Shore.

  • In session

    • Ben Hemming

      Me & The Leper (Live from the Norbury Theatre, Droitwich)

    • Ben Hemming

      Inside (Live from the Norbury Theatre, Droitwich)

  • Good For Morale

    Boogie Girl

  • Marcel Zidani

    Inspiration

  • Empyre

    Only Way Out

  • DASTARDS

    What I Came For

    • Stretch.

  • Howard James Kenny

    Apricot

  • Toby Charles

    Alcohol

  • Castle Street Quartet

    Don't Get Around

  • Real Time Apollo

    Cats & Dogs Part 2

  • In the Gig Guide

    • Elephant Peel

      Explain Lorraine

  • Mollo

    Rising Sun

  • Annie

    Angel

  • Foregate Street Blues

    After You've Gone

In session

Ben Hemming was born in Hereford and raised in Bromyard, but he's travelled the world with his music.
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Having played shows in New Orleans, Memphis, Nashville, Chicago, New York, Washington DC, Barcelona, Paris, Berlin, Prague, Krakow and St Petersberg, Ben says he misspent his youth hammering away at an old six string guitar to hone the songwriting talent he has today.
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Several of his songs have featured on the cover of Blues Magazine.
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Festival season begins!

The Rustic Folk, Acoustic and Roots Festival has returned to Hopleys in Bewdley for a second year.
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Combining great acoustic music from touring artists and local acts, with a great atmosphere, great food and local beers.
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They say: "Family and dog friendly, it's a lovely start to festival season."

Hospice appeal

He's a Bromsgrove-born pop star who's appeared on the West End and reached #2 in the UK charts with 'Love Changes Everything'.
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But now, Michael Ball has taken time out of his busy schedule to lend his support to St. Michael's Hospice, in Hereford, after one of the charity's volunteers asked for his help in a Facebook video.
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We'll hear what Michael Ball has said about the hospice along with the appeal from Sandra Harling, who's a volunteer on the reception of the Hereford office.

主播大秀 Music Introducing in Droitwich

This month's live sessions come from the Norbury Theatre in Droitwich.听
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The 176-seat venue, which is run by local volunteers, hosts a variety of events from plays, cinema screenings and live streaming from the West End.
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The venue is situated inside Norbury House, an Art Deco building which started life as a luxury hotel - although it's role of putting up guests overnight was reasonably short-lived, having been used as a military hospital in WWII.
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The Norbury Theatre came into being in 1962 for the sole purpose for local amateur societies having a venue to perform at.
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Nowadays, they share Norbury House with 96 flats. The theatre takes up the largest area of the building, including dressing rooms on the first floor, extensive properties storage in the cellars and scenery in the old kitchens! Not forgetting, of course, the auditorium, foyer and stage!
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Rock Choir

Members of Worcestershire's Rock Choirs have been lending their vocal talents to some of the biggest names in music.
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The singers, from the Redditch, Bromsgrove and Kidderminster branches star on 'A Million Dreams', the main track on Susan Boyle's forthcoming album 'Ten'.
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Also featured on the song is Bromsgrove's musical theatre star Michael Ball.

Features


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At 主播大秀 Music Introducing in Hereford & Worcester, we support the very best new music from across the region.
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Since 2005 we鈥檝e broadcast more than a thousand sessions, helping to showcase some of our area鈥檚 most talented musicians.
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We鈥檝e handpicked some of our favourite acts to join us on stage at Hay.
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These artists didn鈥檛 even know they were being considered 鈥� and we hope this inspires people to keep sending in their music, because we really do listen to everything.
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These sessions will be broadcast throughout June on 主播大秀 Hereford & Worcester on Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 6pm.
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