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This is the 17th year of the event, from the team that are also behind Onboard The Craft.Ìý
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Stoke Prior also hosts Beermageddon, Breaking Bands and Onboard The Craft every year.

Couldn't we all use a little more kindness sometimes?
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One family, whose members span from Ashton-under-Hill, near Evesham, to Australia, certainly think so - that's why they've launched Be Kinder Day - which is today.
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The event was set up in memory of Billie Kinder, a 12-year-old girl, who was tragically killed in a horse riding accident in 2016.
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The family are now on a mission to spread their message throughout schools in the UK.
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Tonight we hear from Billie's niece, the Evesham-based country singer Devon Mayson, who wrote a song in her memory and is currently promoting Billie's legacy in Australia.

One in five Brits will choose a UK festival trip over a holiday, this year, according to new research published this month.
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We have loads of festivals round here, from Nozstock to Mello, Lakefest to Hay, even city-wide events like Worcester Music Festival.
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But just how good are they for tourism - and do the people who organise them see people treating them like a holiday?
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Tonight, we investigate - with Emma Wheeler from Visit Worcestershire and Steve High from both the Sunshine and Mello festivals.

Under A Banner have been making powerful, passionate and poetic alternative rock for nearly a decade.
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The last couple of years has seen the band support New Model Army; have their music be played on dozens of online and FM radio stations; be featured in multiple blogs and magazines while taking the festival circuit by storm.
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Taking influence from The Levellers, Tori Amos and Joni Mitchell, the members of Under A Banner are scattered across the Midlands, including Worcester, and during the day work in teaching and computing.
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They also performed for us on the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Introducing Stage at Hopfest, near Bewdley, last year.

How do you make money from music? Especially if you're an aspiring songwriter or session musician?
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In this week's Musicians' Masterclass, we look at the role of the publisher with:
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• Singer/songwriter and Ö÷²¥´óÐã 6 Music presenter Tom Robinson.
• Emily Phillips, who's been writing songs for major labels for more than a decade - including John Newman's 'Love Me Again'.Ìý
• Producer, composer & Ö÷²¥´óÐã Radio 1Xtra resident Moses Boyd.

The Herefordshire musician started singing as part of her drama classes at Lady Hawkins High School, while living in Kington, later performing at Open Mic nights while attending Hereford Sixth Form College - at Doodies (which is no more) on St Owen's Street.
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She's Herefordshire's most successful-ever export - having achieved more top 40 records than the Pretenders and Mott The Hoople put together.
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Over these last few weeks, we've been hearing tracks from her performance at Radio 1's Big Weeekend in Middlesborough.

• In the news: the Bromsgrove musician heading to Europe to support Tears For Fears.

• In the gig guide: Looking ahead to the Upton Jazz Festival, Woo Fest near Upton and Barn On The Farm near Hereford.

At Ö÷²¥´óÐã Music Introducing in Hereford & Worcester, we support the very best new music from across the region.
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Since 2005 we’ve broadcast around 1,500 sessions, helping to showcase some of our area’s most talented musicians.
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We’ve handpicked some of our favourite acts to join us on stage at the Malvern Cube on Sunday, 14 July from 7.30pm.
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These artists didn’t even know they were being considered – and we hope this inspires people to keep sending in their music, because we really do listen to everything.
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Admission is free.