Andrew Marston introduces live music from Puffin Ethics (Hereford)
Unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music, as recorded at Nozstock: The Hidden Valley in Bromyard and at Malvern Rocks.
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The Audacity
Is This How It Should End
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Bo Walton
He Ain't Got You
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Performing at the Worcester Music Festival
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Rachel By The Stream
Call It Love
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Performing on the BBC Radio 1 stage at the Reading Festival
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Peace
1998 (Delicious)
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Peace
Follow Baby
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Peace
Wraith
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Selected by us to perform at BBC Radio 2's Hyde Park concert
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AKA George
Cassi
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AKA George
Lone Rose
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Performing on the BBC Hereford & Worcester stage at the Nozstock Festival
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Puffin Ethics
If Anyone Knows
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Puffin Ethics
Kick It
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Madhava
Sacred Spice
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Jake Price
Colour
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Jake Brooks
He's A Pirate
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Jay Rudey ft Stephanie
You & Me Tonight
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11:11
She's All Alone
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South Of The Wye
The Devil Can Go To Hell
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Performing at the Worcester Music Festival
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Portia
Orlando
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Abbie Blake
Blame
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Performing on the BBC Hereford & Worcester stage at Malvern Rocks
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Puffin Ethics
Copper & Coal
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Puffin Ethics
Wing It
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Farfield
Run From Reality
Festivals
It was the story of the weekend at this year's Nozstock Festival at Rowden Paddocks near Bromyard - where this year they held their Wild Wild West theme.
DJ Yoda, Mr Scruff and Chas & Dave were headlining - but we also nabbed our own stage in 'The Hidden Valley' - and highlights from that will be broadcast throughout the whole of August.
Follow our festival coverage
Malvern Rocks!
Taking place across many pubs, hotels and clubs in Malvern, this new music festival put the rich, diverse pool of musical talent in and around Malvern to work for a great local cause: Acorns Children's Hospice.
Three days of free music included pop to punk, folk to metal - in a similar format to that of the Worcester Music Festival.
This year TV star and celebrity chef Loyd Grossman headlined the event with his new band!
More success stories from Herefordshire & Worcestershire
In Session
This week's live session was recorded at TWO festivals - Nozstock and Malvern Rocks!
Puffin Ethics is from Hereford - and called himself that because of his asthma and love of inspirational words.
He's one of the newest people in the music scene - but don't let that discourage you - as he's one of the brightest young rappers to emerge in a very long time.
All of our live studio sessions and festival gigs since 2005
Worcester Music Festival
More than 400 bands will be playing in Worcester this weekend - covering the musical spectrum from Glee to trad jazz.
The gigs will be free - as part of the growing Worcester Music Festival.
The event is entirely run by volunteers and most of the acts are local.
Our daily gig guide
Rachel By The Stream
She once lived in a caravan, would regularly look for discarded musical instruments on Worcester tip, worked as a crystal polisher and a ghost hunter, and writes beautiful songs about life, love and socks.
But this week, the Bromsgrove musician Rachel By The Stream, who relocated to Australia a couple of years ago has returned to the faithful city to perform at this year's Worcester Music Festival - hot off the heels of playing Glastonbury.
More interviews
Meet The Musicians
Our next recording session takes place on Sunday 1 September at the Worcester Arts Workshop, as part of the Worcester Music Festival, and features the five acts we plan to broadcast throughout August and September.
Acts chosen are: Aimsley & The Doctors, Dead:Lung, Massive Head Trauma & Weathered Hands.
None of these acts knew they were being considered for a live session - they were chosen based on the tracks they uploaded here - which led them to receiving airplay on BBC Hereford & Worcester.
Doors open at 4pm - we're on till 9pm - turn up anytime and admission is free!
An A-Z list of musicians from across our region
Peace at Reading Festival
What a summer it's been for the Worcester band Peace - playing the biggest gigs of their lives.
Their touring schedule began with an appearance at Glastonbury and last weekend they did Reading & Leeds.
The gig, which was televised by the BBC, saw brothers Harry Koisser and Samuel Koisser take to the stage with fellow band members Douglas Castle and Dominic Boyce.
Way back in July 2010, BBC Introducing in Hereford & Worcester gave them their first ever festival gig at Nozstock under their former name November & The Criminal after being included in Andy O'Hare top ten acts of 2009.
Reviews
This week, Andy O'Hare is live from the Worcester Music Festival with reviews of:
- Roo Mason, Mike Mann, Tina V, Matt Telfer, Amanda Stone, Alex Albrow, Ben Pemberton, Ruben Seabright, Krescendo, Got Wood? & Nell Moorcroft at Re-Con in Great Malvern.
- Breakfast At Charlies, Pete Rosser, Kim Ryder, Enzo, Elliot Seabright, Dissident Prophet, Fiona Paterson, Louise Groves, Tyler Massey & James Burnham at The Great Malvern Hotel.
- Psyflyer, Marina Del Ray, Mike Knowles, SmokeFarm, The Humdrum Express & BSN[4:20] at day one of the Worcester Music Festival.
BBC Radio 2 in Hyde Park
The line-up had been announced this week and it's a great opportunity for us finally to have a stage at a Radio 2 event!
A special congratulations to Leominster's George Barnett, who we last put on at the Wychwood Festival, for being among the eight new acts chosen to appear on stage.
We'll hear a special set he played for the BBC on this week's show.
What's being said in this week's papers
Broadcast
- Sat 31 Aug 2013 20:00BBC Hereford & Worcester
Gigs
Chloe Mogg's daily list of live music.
History
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Masterclass
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Sessions
The best live performances since 2005.