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Andrew Marston with highlights from KEMPfest and the Worcester Show

Unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music from Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

• We're at KEMPfest, in Stourport, where The Wanted and Sweet Female Attitude are raising money for the hospice.

• More of your memories of Malvern's Winter Gardens, including The Jam, The Selecter and The Specials.

• Highlights from the Worcester show, with some of the bands that took the stage by storm.

• Our festival guide looks at Pershore Jazz, Old Bush Blues, Sunrise Celebration, TrueFest, Morton Stanley, KempFest, Beermageddon and the Upton Sunshine festivals.

• The reaction as Malvern's VoxRox choir record their debut single thanks to a Ö÷²¥´óÐã Hereford & Worcester birthday wish!

2 hours

Music Played

  • Marcus Yarnell

    Just Can't Be

  • Robinson-Stone

    Skywatcher

  • Damian Piekos

    Promise I Can Change

  • Utelka

    Indigo

    • BLBX.
  • Appearing at KEMPfest

    • Meg Shaw

      The Escape

  • Res-Q

    Never In A Million Dreams

  • Mae Bradbury

    Breathe

  • Philip Whitehead

    The Maze

  • Alice Rose

    Judas

  • Marcel Zidani

    Emilie's Song

  • Katherine Priddy

    Wolf

  • Chloe Elliot

    Possession

  • Jules Rendell

    Epiphany

  • Appeared at the Worcester Show

    • The Humdrum Express

      Back In The Day

  • Jodie Howland

    Fall

  • Alex Valentine

    String

    • Struck Dumb.
  • The Indigo Kings

    Timeslip

KEMPfest

The Wyre Forest based charity KEMP Hospice have announced their first-ever festival which includes multi chart topper from The Wanted, Max George!
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The event, which coincides with the charity’s 50th anniversary, is taking place today at the SHED outdoor event site in Crossway Green.
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Other acts on the bill include '80s band Fuzzbox and Sweet Female Attitude, as well as a whole range of local and emerging artists.

Malvern Winter Gardens

Malvern is well known for its classical connections, but many people are unaware of the town's other musical story.
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From the early '60s, for a period of around 30 years, Malvern Winter Gardens rocked to the sounds of bands such The Jam, The Kinks, The Who, Pink Floyd, Motorhead, Hawkwind and many more, some of whom were in their infancy at the time.
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Local charity Rock Around the Hills created an interactive exhibition, thanks to a £60,000 grant, celebrating the story of rock, punk and progressive rock at the Winter Gardens from 1961 to 1990.
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The display features more than 400 posters, tickets, flyers and fanzines, as well as recorded memories from audience members, musicians and promoters who were all part of the scene.
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Having already been at Malvern Library and the Hive in Worcester, the exhibition has now moved to the airwaves - and we're broadcasting some of those memories over the coming months on our Sunday shows from 6pm.

Highlights: The Worcester Show

Thousands of people were at the annual Worcester show, last Sunday, which took place on Gheluvelt Park.
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The event features everything from live music to a dog show, penalty shoot outs to dance performances, and gynmastics to gardeners' question time with our very own Reg Moule!
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Performing across two stages were The VHT's, Ruby Barrows, The Humdrum Express, Amie Woodyatt, Luna Orchid, The Strays, Ruben Seabright, The Social Ignition, Jack Forster, Kringo Blue, The Rocker Covers and Chloe Mogg.

16 - 18 August: Old Bush Blues Festival

As the name suggests, this festival is all about blues music and is held over three days at The Old Bush in Callow End between Worcester, Upton and Malvern.
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To accompany the sold out blues line-up, camping, cider and a BBQ will be available all weekend.

Features

  • In the Gig Guide: Details ofÌýPershore Jazz, Old Bush Blues, Sunrise Celebration, TrueFest, Morton Stanley, KempFest, Beermageddon, Kidderminster Fringe and the Upton Sunshine festivals.
  • In the music news:ÌýBromyard’s Party In The Park music event fundraises for upkeep of the green community space.

Birthday Wishes

Ö÷²¥´óÐã Hereford & Worcester is celebrating its 30th anniversary by giving its birthday wishes to you!
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Malvern's Vox Rox choir wanted to have a track professionally recorded and mixed.
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This week, we hear the story ofÌýhow they got onÌýwhen we granted them a wish to cut a CD at the Old Smithy studios in Kempsey.
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If you, a loved one, or a friend have a wish you think we can grant - there's still time to email us at bbchw@bbc.co.uk.

Ö÷²¥´óÐã Music Introducing at the Worcester Music Festival

Our next recording session takes place on Sunday, 15 September at Annie's, in Worcester, as part of the Worcester Music Festival.
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Annie's Burger Shack is one of the newest live music venues in the city, having already hosted 30 awesome gigs since it opened earlier this year.
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The Worcester Music Festival was first staged in 2008 by Chris Bennion, who produces Worcestershire Sauce.
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He set up a website called NotJustSauce - aiming to put Worcester on the map musically.
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Taking place in multiple venues across the city, from pubs, clubs, restaurants and cafes to historic buildings, river cruisers, record shops, on the streets and even in breweries, the festival is absolutely free to attend with hundreds of gigs to choose from from some of the best, new and emerging artists in the UK.
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You can find Annie's in The Courtyard pub on St Nicholas Street.
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  • Sun 18 Aug 2019 18:00

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