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Andrew Marston introduces The Stiff Joints (Kidderminster)

Unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music, as recorded at The Wychwood Festival.

2 hours

Music Played

  • World Cup Track

    • Paul Menel

      Spirit of 66

  • Crowsaw

    Smoke & Feathers

  • Abby Inez

    Missing You

  • Seasons

    Revelations

  • Performed at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 1's Big Weekend

    • Wilkinson ft Becky Hill

      Afterglow

      • Ram.
  • In session, on the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Hereford & Worcester stage, at the Wychwood Festival

    • The Stiff Joints

      Don't Go Dancing

    • The Stiff Joints

      Circus On Repeat

  • Appleby Kinsey

    Drama Queen

  • In the news

    • Becky Rose

      Villain

  • Steffan Knight

    I'll Be There

  • Reviewed

    • Stompin' On Spiders

      Long Bomb City Blues

  • Russ Lloyd

    Alone

  • Performed on the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Hereford & Worcester stage, at the Wychwood Festival

    • Dave Onions

      Seasons Of Change

    • Dave Onions

      Busking

  • Jibemann

    Who You Are

  • In session, on the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Hereford & Worcester stage, at the Wychwood Festival

    • The Stiff Joints

      P'Wide

    • The Stiff Joints

      Wish You Were Mine

In session from Wychwood

In session from Wychwood
The Stiff Joints were formed in 2009 by a close group of friends who grew up in Kidderminster.
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"With little to do but misbehave we all turned to music.
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"A common love of punk brought us together, which eventually developed into a love of ska and reggae as we were turned onto bands from the mighty '2-tone' era of the late 70s and 80s such as The Specials."
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6 - 8 June: Dubs In The Middle, Evesham

6 - 8 June: Dubs In The Middle, Evesham
New for 2014 - this festival combines music with a VW camper show and a celebration of the 70th anniversary of D-Day, raising money for Help For Heroes.
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The music takes place on one outdoor stage over three days and includes camping.ÌýIt will be mainly local music, with a mix of original artists and covers.

Reviews

Reviews
This week,Ìý:
  • Kitten And Bear, Newton Faulkner, Reef, Hot Feet, Kyla LaGrange, Clik Clik Collective, Cadbury Sisters, The Levellers & King Charles at Day 2 of the Wychwood Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse.
  • 's 10th Anniversary Gig at The Great Malvern Hotel.
  • 's Open Mic night with Dave Batley, Ian Pennifold, Monica, Luke and Simon, The Improbable Bros & The Blue Dive at the Millers Arms, Pershore.

Mystery Festival

Mystery Festival
Music festival fans are going Full Circle tonight - but only if they've been able to find the mystery venue.
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It is being held 'somewhere near Presteigne' and is certainly a different approach to putting on an event.
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The Wychwood Festival

The Wychwood Festival
This year the Wychwood Festival on Cheltenham Racecourse celebrated its 10th anniversary - and once again Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Hereford & Worcester was there!
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We took over the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ tent, on the Friday, and showcased some of our favourite acts in the area right now - including Sasha McVeigh, Virgil & The Accelerators, Olly Gardiner, The Misers, Jasper In The Company Of Others, Boy & Bicycle, Steve Attridge & The Sleeping Giants, Dave Onions and The Stiff Joints.
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A variety of these sessions will be broadcast throughout June and the early part of July here on the Introducing show.
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World War One At Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ

World War One At Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
She was born in the Worcester slums but went on to be loved across the world and played a major role in the recruitment of soldiers during the First World War.
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As part of our series we've been discovering the story of Vesta Tilley who took to the stage aged just four, married an MP and lived her last years in luxury in Monte Carlo.
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During the conflict she appeared on stage dressed as a soldier and encouraged men across Britain to sign up for the army.
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More live music

More live music
One of the many artists who joined us on our Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Hereford & Worcester stage at the Wychwood Festival was the Kidderminster man Dave Onions.
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Dave's been in session with us before at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Hereford & Worcester and runs his own open mic night at the Cock & Magpie in Bewdley.
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As Andrew Marston introduced him on stage: "It's like he never learned to play guitar. It's like he taught himself. It's like everyone else learned wrong!"
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We'll also bring you a live track from .
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The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Hereford & Worcester stage at the Droitwich Festival

The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Hereford & Worcester stage at the Droitwich Festival
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Introducing in Hereford & Worcester supports unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar musicians from Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
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Since 2011, we've been taking the show out on-the-road showcasing the very best musicians from our two counties.
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Our next recording session takes place on Sunday 22 June at and features four acts who we've been playing on Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ HerefordÌý& Worcester recently.
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This is your chance to see how we capture live music on tape, while being able to enjoy some of the hottest new acts we've got in our area right now.
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None of these artists knew they were being considered for a live session - they were chosen based on the tracks they .
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Doors open at 1pm - but you're more than welcome to turn up anytime until 5pm.

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  • Sat 7 Jun 2014 20:00

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