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Andrew Marston introduces Bear Witness (Worcester)

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

• In our studio blog, hearing about records being made at the Funky Bunker recording studios in Malvern.

• Meeting the members of Hereford band Jaded, formed at the Art College, who are our Artist Of The Week.

• Bringing you the highlights from the first festival of 2022, which has taken place in the centre of Worcester.

• Celebrating LGBT+ History Month with a Redditch musician who's had national radio play since the age of 17.

• In our Music News: Hay-on-Wye is to get its first-ever Pride event - but what do you call it? Hay Pride, of course!

• Find out how Worcester's Toby Charles got on with The Noisy Octopus, who lives between Hereford and Ross-on-Wye, in our Collaborator Generator.

• Influenced by Queens of the Stone Age, Kings of Leon and Linkin Park, we hear live music from the Worcester band Bear Witness.

4 hours

Music Played

  • The Rotanas

    Spinner

  • Tekout & Lady bNOW

    I Wish You Were Here

  • Finn McGowan

    Porcelain

  • Eraserblades

    Wishing Well

  • Kitchen Disco preview - on Friday 4th March at 9pm

    • Shaun Williams

      Crazy Love

  • Flex

    Reminder

  • In Session

    • BEAR WITNESS

      Laught Out Loud (Live from The Marr's Bar)

    • BEAR WITNESS

      Save The Youth I Own (Live from The Marr's Bar)

  • Emily Nash

    Mind

  • NekoParty

    At Twilight

  • In Evolution

    Broken Mule

  • DeadBeats

    Fear The Darkness

  • Artist Of The Week

    • Jaded

      Parlour

  • Exclusive

    • Data

      Energy (feat. Whitney)

  • In Session

    • BEAR WITNESS

      Liquid Diamond (Live from The Marr's Bar)

    • BEAR WITNESS

      Chase The Night (Live from The Marr's Bar)

  • RustySchnitzel

    Feel Better

  • Nescy J

    Overdue

  • Andrew Marston's Chart Blog

    • Becky Hill & Galantis

      Run

      • Polydor.
  • Slow Tapes

    The Left Side

  • Ben Banjo Field

    Vibes All Night (Remix)

    Remix Artist: Honey B McKenna.
    • The Discography Lessons.
  • Population:7

    Miss Those Days

  • Huron

    Hands of Time

  • In The Music News

    • 220 KID & Jem Cooke

      Another Life

  • Matt Breed

    Lost And Found

  • Celebrating LGBT+ History Month

    • Stuart Woolfenden

      Like Old Times

  • Jiksaw

    Devil's Drip

  • We Signal Fire

    Darling I Swear

  • Stewart Wallace

    Future Vibes

  • Collaborator Generator

    • Sir Real

      Strangled

    • Bootyard Bandits

      Let's Rodeo

    • The Noisy Octopus vs Toby Charles

      The People Stayed Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ (It's A Beautiful Life)

  • Released Yesterday

    • NRVS

      Fever Dreams

  • Out this week

    • Platonic

      Dreams (Remix)

      Remix Artist: Nature of Wires.
  • Dead Sheeran

    Youth Club Disco

Broadcast

  • Sat 26 Feb 2022 18:00

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