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A performance oozing jazz and soul, from the Nantwich Jazz, Blues & Music Festival. Plus highlights from our BBC stage at the RHS Malvern Spring Festival. With Andrew Marston.

Caution: This show may contain future stars! Andrew Marston introduces the best new music from our area, including:

• Highlights from our BBC Introducing acts at the RHS Malvern Spring Festival, as more than 100,000 visitors packed into the Three Counties Showground across the four days.

• Eight shows a week, a soundproof drum booth and split-second timing. Bridgnorth drummer Noah Key takes us backstage at the London West End production of Kinky Boots.

• No fields, no fences, just Becky Hill stepping into The Marr’s Bar in Worcester, bringing a headline moment to one of the area’s most intimate stages, as live music is reimagined on the high street and grassroots venues take centre stage in a UK-wide celebration.

• From 125 gigs in a year to busking moments that turned into once-in-a-lifetime encounters, Bridgnorth's Macy O’s rise is already sounding like a festival headliner in the making.

• In our Musicians' Masterclass: Whether you’re running a venue, recording music or putting on gigs, learn about the funding schemes that could help support your next project.

• Live music from our BBC Introducing stage at the Nantwich Jazz, Blues & Music Festival, where Lydia Reece blends soul, jazz and Motown influences with a contemporary edge, brought to life by a full live band.

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Sat 16 May 2026 20:00
BBC Radio Shropshire, BBC Hereford & Worcester & BBC Radio Stoke

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Music Played

  • Paul Gillion

    Northern Monkey, Southern Fairy

  • Released last month

    • Tom Hall

      In The Dark

      • The Night Is Calling.

  • Appeared on our BBC Introducing takeover of the RHS Malvern Spring Festival

    • Ava Hackett

      All For Nothing (Live from The Three Counties Showground)

  • BBC Introducing's First Play

    • Harrold

      Mind Of Yours

      • Almighty1 Music.

  • Interviewed

    • Macy O

      Ghost

      • Moose Records Ltd.

  • Yellow Belly

    Other Half

  • In Session

    • Lydia Reece

      She Don't Know (Live from the Nantwich Jazz Festival)

    • Lydia Reece

      Looking Glass (Live from the Nantwich Jazz Festival)

  • BBC Introducing's First Play

    • The Raging Mabels

      Pangolin

  • Appeared on our BBC Introducing takeover of the RHS Malvern Spring Festival

    • Millie Ady

      C'mon Honey

  • Mark Roma

    What Is On Your Mind

    • Future Rave Music.

  • BBC Introducing's First Play

    • Sam Lambeth

      Five String Guitar

      • Freaked Out and Small Records.

  • Cantaloop

    You (feat. The Haggis Horns)

  • Jake Price

    Twilight (Oo La)

  • In Session

    • Lydia Reece

      Penny (Live from the Nantwich Jazz Festival)

    • Lydia Reece

      Run (Live from the Nantwich Jazz Festival)

Broadcasts

  • Thu 14 May 2026 20:00
    BBC Radio Stoke, BBC Hereford & Worcester & BBC Radio Shropshire
  • Sat 16 May 2026 20:00
    BBC Radio Shropshire, BBC Hereford & Worcester & BBC Radio Stoke

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