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Andrew Marston introduces The Stirs (Kidderminster)

Unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music, as recorded at the Worcester Music Festival.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Ben Vickers

    Justice Is Forever

  • Jeaga

    The Wise

  • Interviewed

    • Shaking Trees

      In My Head (feat. Becky Hill)

  • Lucia Nicole

    It Feels Like Love

  • Space Jump Salute

    Somebody

    • CR2.
  • A Hundred Suns

    The Lake

  • In session at the Worcester Music Festival

    • The Stirs

      Surrender

    • The Stirs

      Summertime

  • Synthetic Epiphany

    Emerald Daze

  • Featured artist

    • LeonDee

      Addicted

  • Jonny Lammas

    Shadows

  • Goldman

    Burns Like A Fire

  • Jon Moncrieff

    Unmapped

    • DMND.
  • In session at the Worcester Music Festival

    • The Stirs

      Glorious

    • The Stirs

      Argentina

In session

In session
The Stirs are a four-piece indie/rock band from Kidderminster who play a blinding set wherever they go.
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They're a cross between The Libertines and The Clash, making lots of noise with catchy guitar riffs and music you'll want to jump up and down on a chair to (as their drummer often does!).
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Becky Hill

Becky Hill
, we gave the first-ever airplay to an unknown artist in Bewdley by the name of Becky Hill.
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Back then, she was writing and performing tracks with a band called .
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Over those next few months, we forwarded three of her best singles onto Huw Stephens and Tom Robinson and invited her band to perform a live session with us at Nozstock.
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Just one year later, Becky landed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to .
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Although she didn't win it, .
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She's since teamed up with several high profile producers and is regularly performing gigs all over the world.
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, Becky joined us in the studio to talk about life in the Top 40.

Reviews

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  • nth Cave, Black Heart Angels & at Ark Fest, Malvern.
  • Conor Maher, & Cara Beard, Josh Edkins, Ciaran & Sam, Zoey Warner & at The Firefly, Worcester.

Record production

Record production
He's one of the most prolific record producers in our area and so far, it seems, every song he's worked on has achieved national success.
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set up a studio at his home in Bromsgrove at the age of 16 to initially record .
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But after turning down a record contract, he opened his doors to like-minded musicians and found his hobby quickly turned into a flourishing career.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Introducing: The Worcester Music Festival

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Introducing: The Worcester Music Festival
This month's sessions were recorded at Drummonds as part of this year's Worcester Music Festival.
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The event has been compared to a local version of SXSW with several pubs and clubs around the city hosting live music with song-writing workshops also taking place during the weekend.
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It was founded in 2008 by Chris Bennion who makes Worcestershire Sauce who wanted his area to be known for more than just Lea & Perrins.
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Features

  • : What's on and where in the two counties.
  • : There's a brand new festival on the calendar for Worcestershire.

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Introducing: The Bewdley Festival

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Introducing: The Bewdley 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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On Sunday 11 October, we'll be rolling up to theÌýÌýto record several acts who we've been playing onÌýÄ¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Hereford & WorcesterÌýrecently.
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We'll bring the bands - all we need now - is the fans!Ìý
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None of these artists knew they were being considered for a live session - they were chosen based on the tracks theyÌý.
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So if you'd like to Be Part Of It then simply turn up on the day - it's free to get in - but you must be prepared to make lots of noise for local music!Ìý
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Doors open at 2pm - but you're more than welcome to turn up anytime until 6pm.

Broadcast

  • Sat 3 Oct 2015 20:00

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Gigs

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History

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Tales of epic gigs and local legends.

Masterclass

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Our top tips for new musicians.

Sessions

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The best live performances since 2005.

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