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Andrew Marston introduces Grafton Ash (Bromsgrove)

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

2 hours

Music Played

  • ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing Track of the Week

    • Lauren Nicole

      Tough Love

  • Riscas

    Had To

  • Invincible Youth

    The Pack (feat. Quen)

  • Performed live

    • Dodgy

      Staying Out For The Summer

      • A&M.
    • Dodgy

      Are You The One

      • Cherry Red.
  • Morginio

    Beyond The Horizon

  • In session at the Nozstock Festival

    • Grafton Ash

      Existing

    • Grafton Ash

      The War

  • Jake Of Diamonds

    Wind Brings Rain

  • Clay & Cam

    Infra Red

  • Goodbye, Oxford

    Bathtubs

  • Mark O'Donnell

    Worry

  • Flex

    When I Wanna (feat. Reez)

    • WayTooFresh.
  • Vertigo

    Breathe

  • Nature Of Wires

    Beguiled Of Fertility (Decepit Fecunditatis)

  • Hide Your Eyes

    Hate Me (feat. Kyle Lucas)

  • In session at the Nozstock Festival

    • Grafton Ash

      Be Honest In Love

    • Grafton Ash

      Avalanche

In session

In session
Grafton Ash started off as an acoustic duo playing gigs in and around their hometown of Bromsgrove.
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They've now grown into a four-piece, influenced by acts such as Simon & Garfunkel, Zac Brown Band, John Mayer and Kodaline.
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“They been our ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing Track of the Week several times already - and when you hear their impeccable songwriting and tight performance skills, it’s obvious why" - Andrew Marston.
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing at Reading + Leeds

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing at Reading + Leeds
It's the world's oldest pop music festival, began in 1955, and now attracts just shy of 100,000 people.
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Reading + Leeds took place last weekend and, once again, we hosted some of Britain's biggest up-and-coming acts on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing stage.
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, was one of the people who helped choose the final line-up for the stage and was hosting some of the acts, too. Find out what he's looking for when it comes to presenting a radio show.
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Dodgy album

Dodgy album
They had nine top 40 hits in just five years, before calling it a day after playing the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival.
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But yesterday, released the latest album on their comeback tour called What Are We Fighting For.
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The band has always remained true to Worcestershire, having formed in Bromsgrove and Redditch; the members now practise in Pershore and record in Malvern, where their record label also began.
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This week, we hear some of those new tracks as they perform exclusively for the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½.
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing at Nozstock: The Hidden Valley

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing at Nozstock: The Hidden Valley
It's been described as the Midlands' version of Glastonbury and "the best festival of its size in the UK" - Nozstock takes place on a farm near Bromyard.
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5,000 people turn up, every year, for three days of music, comedy and theatre, which started off as a family barbecue back in 1998.
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Features

  • : Lineups for the Bromyard Folk Festival.
  • : Tickets for on sale for Lakefest 2017.

Reviewed: The Pershore Jazz Festival

Reviewed: The Pershore Jazz Festival
Pershore Jazz has grown from small beginnings to becoming a well-respected part of the British jazz scene.
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While their regular jazz club tends to be more traditional, the festival provides scope for a much wider range of jazz appreciation and they feel that following only one particular style means missing a lot of 'good' music.
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Nowadays, it attracts audiences from far and wide - including Nava Pasternak, a radio producer from Tel Aviv, who's been telling John Hellings there's nothing like this anywhere in Israel.
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing at the Worcester Music Festival

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing at the Worcester Music Festival
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 area.
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Our next recording session takes place at theÌý, as part of this year'sÌý, on Sunday 18 September to record several acts who we've been playing on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Hereford & Worcester recently.
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We'll bring the bands - all we need now is the fans!
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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 uploaded to us.
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It's free to get in - but you must be prepared to make lots of noise for local music!
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Doors open at 6pm, but you're more than welcome to turn up any time until 10pm.

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