Andrew Marston introduces There Was A Crooked Man (Garway, Golden Valley)
Unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music, as recorded at Lakefest nr Evesham
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There Was A Crooked Man's BBC Introducing session
Duration: 42:02
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BBC Introducing Track Of The Week
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Scott Howland
Free
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Cherryshoes
Ride On
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Granny’s Attic
Royal Oak
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Bo Walton
Now I'm In Love
- Jump Jack.
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Byron Hare
Carburettor Crush
- Death Or Glory.
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In session in the BBC Introducing in Hereford & Worcester Big Top at Lakefest
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There Was A Crooked Man
White Witch
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There Was A Crooked Man
Here We Are
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Performed live on the BBC Introducing stage at the Reading Festival
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Peace
Money
- Columbia.
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Peace
Bloodshake
- Columbia.
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The Edge Project
Letters To Grace
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Performing in the BBC Introducing in Hereford & Worcester Big Top at Lakefest
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Dave Onions
Seaons For Change
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Dave Onions
Rocky Highway
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Tom Hughes
Sanctuary
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Performing live at Shrewsbury Abbey
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Molly Ann
Home
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Molly Ann
You & I
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In session in the BBC Introducing in Hereford & Worcester Big Top at Lakefest
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There Was A Crooked Man
Everything's Going My Way Now
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There Was A Crooked Man
Legacy
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In session
Two years ago, Danny Chang and Colin Finnie came up with the idea of forming a community band that would put on a Christmas rural variety show at Garway Village Hall, near Ross-on-Wye.
They invited anybody that could play or sing to come and rehearse with them to perform in the show.
The response was phenomenal and for two years running the Christmas show was a sell out.
The band enjoyed themselves so much that they decided that they would record an album of original material.
The members of There Was A Crooked Man all hail from the village, except the vocalist, Nigel Voyle, who's from Cardiff.
He was drafted into TWACM late in the day when they realised they could all sing, but they weren't really vocalists!
All of our live studio sessions and festival gigs since 2005...
Nightclub closures
New figures reveal that nearly half of all the clubs in the UK have closed over the last decade, with 50 shutting their doors in the West Midlands.
We hear from a former nightclub owner, in Worcester, who says too much competition is behind the number of night club closures across our area.
We also pay a visit to some of our failed venues and chat to clubbers about door policy.
Take a look at our music history...
One Love Festival relocates to Worcestershire
This weekend, One Love Festival is being staged at Croft Farm Waterpark, near Evesham - the same site that hosted Lakefest a few weeks ago.
This weekend it's a celebration of all things Bob Marley as the organisers celebrate eight years in the industry.
Check out our local festival guide...
The BBC Introducing in Hereford & Worcester Big Top at Lakefest
This month's sessions were recorded in the BBC Introducing in Hereford & Worcester tent at LakeFest near Evesham.
The event, at Croft Farm Waterpark in Bredons Hardwick, has grown from a cider festival four years ago, into a full-scale festival that welcomed around 6,000 people this summer.
Headliners included Goldie Lookin Chain, Ash and The Cheeky Girls - and next year it's relocating to the site of the former Big Chill at Eastnor Deer Park.
Beatles v Rolling Stones
Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones has reignited the long forgotten feud between them and the Beatles.
In an interview he said of Sergeant Pepper: "Some people think it's a genius album, but I think it's a mishmash of rubbish".
So we caught up with one of our local tribute bands, as well as Vintage Trax in Redditch, to get their views - and apparently vinyl sales are through the roof!
Features
- In the gig guide: Details of the Bromyard Folk Festival.
- In the news: Another festival is announced - taking place next weekend!
Peace on the BBC Introducing stage
Reading and Leeds take place simultaneously over the August bank holiday weekend and this year saw Mumford & Sons, Alt J and Metallica take the prestigious headline slots on the main stage.
For BBC Introducing, this was our eighth year of hosting our stage.
Historically, our Reading and Leeds line-up has been one of the strongest of all our stages throughout the festival season with acts such as Slaves, Catfish and the Bottlemen and Jack Garratt making their BBC Introducing debuts here.
Hear live tracks from Peace on this week's show.
Molly Ann at Shrewsbury Abbey
Bewdley's Molly Ann showcases a unique blend of vocals, piano, 'electronics' and strings together with a love for strong melodies.
She's influenced by fellow BBC Introducing discoveries such as Florence + The Machine, Gabriella Aplin, Rae Morris and Herefordshire's Ellie Goulding.
We loved her music so much, we passed it on to Mark Forrest who played it on the Best of BBC Introducing across all 40 Local Radio stations in Britain.
Recently, she played a very special gig organised by the BBC showcasing musicians in unusual settings - so tonight we hear her perform live in Shrewsbury Abbey.
BBC Introducing in Hereford & Worcester stage at the Worcester Music Festival
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.
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.
Broadcast
- Sat 5 Sep 2015 20:00BBC Hereford & Worcester
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