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Andrew Marston on the closure of Worcester Arts Workshop

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

• After five decades of entertaining the city, we bring you news about the closure of Worcester Arts Workshop.

• Reaction to the inaugural Droitwich Ska Reggae Mod Festival - the first outdoor festival since the pandemic - which took place last weekend.

• In our Musicians' Masterclass, "how to make it" from the former head of Warner Brothers who signed Ed Sheeran and Jay-Z.

• The Worcestershire band who've exploded back onto the scene after discovering new ways of recording during lockdown.

4 hours

Music Played

  • Cherryshoes

    Ride On

  • Steve Attridge and The Sleeping Giants

    Ghost

  • JAKE

    Luckless

  • Telegraph City

    How's The World Treating You

  • Shop Front Heroes

    Kicking in (Jonny)

  • Ellen Louise

    Drink Myself Silly

  • Played a BBC Music Introducing Stage at Worcester Arts Workshop

    • The Fidgets

      HEY!

  • Reuben Buffong

    Elegant

  • Rachel By The Stream

    Body And Soul

  • Mutante

    Magnetron

    • Dreamlord Recordings.
  • Ski Lift

    Comfortable Here

  • Tokyo Marching Band

    Fall 4 U

  • Gwyn Ashton

    Down & Dirty

  • OMYO

    Mysterious Girl

  • Andrew Marston's Chart Blog

    • Little Mix

      Holiday (Remix)

      Remix Artist: 220 KID.
      • Holiday (220 Kid Remix).
      • RCA.
      • 1.
    • Harry Styles

      Watermelon Sugar

      • SONY.
  • Spence

    Finally Famous

  • Ethon Fyffe

    Shorts & T-Shirt Weather

  • Village Bully

    Lift

  • Subskii Producer

    Mrs Dreamer

  • MilkBoi Jnr

    Quinn (feat. Sarah de Warren & Marcus McCoan)

    • Sirup Music.
  • Illusion

    Falling For You (feat. Sophie Cotterell)

  • Elephant Peel

    Climb The Ocean

  • Allexo

    Nobody Knows

  • Cyan

    Shooting Star

  • Glitch

    10 Minutes From Anywhere

  • Medusa

    How Far

  • The LT Show

    Broken Up With Life

  • SKYLYTS

    Breathe Slow

  • Ekcle

    Floating Phonics (Inner Voice)

  • BEAR WITNESS

    Laugh Out Loud (LOL)

  • Xcursion

    Run It Back

    • UFO Records.
  • Featured

    • Black Bear Kiss

      Reach Up Higher

  • Flowzz

    Baby Back

  • Malicious Author

    Cuba Libre

    • High Nine Recordings.
  • Population:7

    Drop U

  • Ed Brew

    Never Fall Far (feat. Veela & None Like Joshua)

  • Grrowlz

    Alone Out There

  • Johnny Kowalski and The Sexy Weirdos

    Raggadub

  • Doctea

    Green And Yellow, Iridescent, 10 Gram Brain

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