Featured Artist: The Last Gary On Earth
With thousands of gigs under his belt, meet the Stoke act finally creating originals. Plus the Evesham singer who's made it to the semi-finals of The Voice UK. With Andrew Marston.
Warning: This show may contain your next obsession! Andrew Marston introduces the best new music from our area, including:
• Catching up with Evesham singer Ciiara Nyx, who’s celebrating after making it through to the semi-finals of The Voice.
• Finding out how a 24-hour music marathon in Wem is making a difference to a family facing childhood leukaemia.
• In our Music News: The local acts who've been shortlisted for one of the biggest awards in the country music calendar, plus the huge names coming to Upton and Ludlow.
• They’re challenging expectations, turning up the volume and putting their politics front and centre. With catch up with R.U.B, who have a special connection to Stourport.
• We’re celebrating the people who helped shape Stoke-on-Trent’s nightlife, one DJ set at a time. Jon Burgess from Milton has captured five decades of clubbing in a new book, The Dance of the Ceramic City.
• In our Festival Guide: Rounding up our coverage of this weekend's Bewdley Festival and looking ahead to the Hay Festival Winter Weekend.
• She’s was the queen of the Worcester music scene, who performed on our BBC Introducing stage at Reading & Leeds - and in her own right has toured with Idles, rocking out arenas galore. Tina V is on with her band Masca, with the story behind their latest album.
• After decades away from composing following an arm injury, Elizabeth Bonds from Telford returned to writing music in 2022. Now, her piano compositions are finding audiences as far afield as Mexico and Japan.
• He’s a familiar face at local open mic nights, but now he’s stepping forward with his own music. We meet Gary Davies, aka The Last Gary On Earth, with session tracks from Honeybox Live at Keele University.
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Shader
Get Ready
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Anna Silvers
Shame
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Wade2Wavey
Orange Streetlights
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The Cruel Knives
Demons On Hold
- Electric Hussy.
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EVERJOY
We Will Rise
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Jay Newman
Parallel
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Honeybox Live
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The Last Gary On Earth
Stepping On Snails (Live from Keele University)
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The Last Gary On Earth
Dallas, Texas (Live from Keele University)
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Joe Chandler
Stay
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VMS vs Solstay
In Transit
- Ugenius.
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Audio Postcard
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R.U.B
Womb
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Track Of The Week
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H33RA
Who The Hell?
- H33RA via SoundOn.
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Dan Owen
Happy Man
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Professor Pickle The Cat
Strange Little Heart
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Honeybox Live
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The Last Gary On Earth
Passenger (Live from Keele University)
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The Last Gary On Earth
The Girl In The Red Coat (Live from Keele University)
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The Story Behind The Song
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Masca
Love Letters
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Elizabeth Bonds
Falling Into Light
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