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Andrew Marston introduces Dave Onions (Kidderminster)

BBC Introducing Hereford & Worcester

Unsigned, undiscovered & under-the-radar music, as recorded at Tower Studios in Pershore.

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Sat 14 Dec 201320:00

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Recorded live at Kidderminster College, home of MAS Records
- Point Zero
  Claustrophobic
Recorded live at John Kyrle High School in Ross-on-Wye
- maxed out
  These Four Walls
- NowWhat!
  Reach
Recorded live at the Cock & Magpie in Bewdley
- Virgil and the Accelerators
  What Am I To Do?
Recorded live at Re-Con in Great Malvern
- Steve Gummerson
  Way Up There
In session, at Tower Studios in Pershore
- Dave Onions
  Train Of Fools
- Dave Onions
  Please Trust
Recorded live at the Cock & Magpie in Bewdley
- Paper Dreams
  Hit The Town
- Khaos Theory
  Goodbye For Now
- Rachel Bedford
  Do You?
Recorded live for Later with Jools Holland
- Peace
  Lovesick
Recorded live on the BBC Hereford & Worcester stage at the Wychwood Festival
- Brassick
  Pelt
- Becky Rose
  Don't Settle Me Down
- KeyGreen
  Old Man In The Sky
Recorded live at John Kyrle High School in Ross-on-Wye
- Jennifer Booton
  Lifelines
In session, at Tower Studios in Pershore
- Dave Onions
  WIP
- Dave Onions
  Buskin'

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Live music in Herefordshire & Worcestershire

For the ninth year running, throughout the whole of December and continuing into the new year, we won't be playing a single CD, MP3, tape or vinyl - because we're giving you the music you won't be able to get anywhere else on the planet.

In 2013, we continued to take the show on-the-road to some of the biggest events and most happening places in the two counties.

None of these artists knew they were being considered for these opportunities - they were chosen based on the tracks they sent into the BBC Introducing Uploader.

This week, hear some of the performances we recorded at Re-Con in Great Malvern, John Kyrle High School in Ross-on-Wye, The Cock & Magpie in Bewdley, Kidderminster College, On Later with Jools Holland at the Wychwood Festival.

This week's live session comes from Kidderminster's Dave Onions - who runs the open mic nights at Bewdley's Cock & Magpie.

We struggled to put into words the mind-blowing complexity of Dave's work - so instead, we'll let Jim Lowe introduce him: "Like many others, I suspect I have a bit of a stereotype in my head of what mandolin playing should sound like - kind of gentle and folky, maybe, but check out this piece of playing from Dave Onions and have these pre-conceptions blown away!"

All of our live studio sessions and festival gigs since 2005

It was the final town in Worcestershire we'd not visited since we started taking the show out on-the-road in 2001 - so it was time to change all that!

On a cold, dark, autumn Sunday night at the end of November, we rolled up next to Pershore railway station to record at Tower Studios - who've just completed a 48-hour "drumathon" for charity.

The five acts on stage blew us away - so be prepared for some top tunes as we head you through the festive season!

Meet some of our local musicians...

This week, Andy O'Hare reviews:

Hitchhiker, Emotion, Conor Maher, Tyler Massey, Gwen Austin, Ruben Seabright, Mike Mann & Tina V @ The Firefly in Worcester.
Sam Eden & The Roving Crows at Colwall Village Hall nr Ledbury.
Gwyn Ashton & Daniel Seth at The Rock Inn, Stourport.

For the last three weeks, we've been finding out - how loud is too loud?

We're told anything over 100dB is likely to cause permanent ear damage - but just how loud is that?

We teamed up with the Worcester Hearing Centre for a band vs hearing sound-off!

But just how can you protect your ears - without compromising your enjoyment of sound?

More interviews...

Kidderminster's Becky Hill recently worked with him on the top ten track Afterglow and now he's coming to Hereford - Wilkinson is at the Jailhouse on Friday.

50 years after venturing on a musical career, Mick Ralphs comes back to where it all began this week, right here in Herefordshire. Plus the new local talent at a Kidderminster music school release an album.

BBC Introducing in Hereford & Worcester supports unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar musicians from Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Since 2011, we've been taking the show out on-the-road showcasing the very best musicians from our two counties.

Our next recording session takes place on Sunday 5 January at The Jailhouse in Hereford and features four of the acts we've handpicked for broadcast in 2014.

It's free to get in - and this is your chance to see how we capture live music on tape, while being able to enjoy some of the hottest new acts we've got in our area right now.

None of these acts knew they were being considered for a live session - they were chosen based on the tracks they uploaded to us - which led them to receiving airplay on BBC Hereford & Worcester.

Doors open at 2pm - but you're more than welcome to turn up anytime until 6pm.

If you're a budding solo artist, an MC, or just started a brand new band then you should check out BBC Introducing Musicians' Masterclasses.

On Thursday 21 March, we visited various locations across the UK - Glasgow, Belfast, London, Salford & Cardiff. DJs from all over BBC Radio, music industry experts and artists got together to host a day of sessions, workshops and masterclasses.

On the guestlist at Maida Vale were Worcester's Shaun Williams, Malvern's 5parks, Bromyard's Tenz, Droitwich's Case Closed and Bewdley's Barbarix.

Invited to Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff were Hereford's Daniel & The Scandals, Kidderminster's Lauren Wright and man-of-many-Worcester-bands Pete Adams.

We covered everything from song writing & MC workshops to promoting your music & making the most of your Twitter accounts.

We also heard from successful artists about their own musical journeys. Our special guests included Ben Howard, Aluna George, Wretch 32, Devlin, Angel, Japanese Popstars, Phil Kieran, Badly Drawn Boy and the Manic Street Preachers.

This week, we hear from Geoff Ellis of DF Concerts and T In The Park about how to land a festival gig if you're an urban or dance act.

More from the Masterclass...