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Andrew Marston introduces Raptor (Leominster/Hereford)

BBC Introducing Hereford & Worcester

Unsigned, undiscovered & under-the-radar music, as recorded at The Hatch nr Tenbury Wells

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Sat 8 Feb 201420:00

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Raptor's BBC Introducing session
Duration: 24:20

The Voices
Any Other Girl
Played at last year's Worcester Music Festival
- Aimsley & The Doctors
  I Would Gladly Stand
Review track
- Tina V
  Golden
Debbie Clarke
Choose Our Own Adventure
Review track
- Headroom
  Flying Arrows
In session
- Raptor
  Deaf Letter
- Raptor
  Been Too Long
xDrop
Please Don't Die
Puffin Ethics ft Megan Bradley
Peter Piper
Jeremy Broad
The Hill
Paper Dreams
Faster Than Light
Elliot Hardman
The Breeze On The Bridge
Steffan Knight
I Had A Dream
Review track
- Dodgy
  Waiting For The Sun
Gig track
- Kev From The Murmur
  Sweet Lady Jayne
In session
- Raptor
  Can't Get Enough
- Raptor
  Get Down

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Brothers Adam and Kurt met bassist Matt while at college in Hereford studying Music Technology.

They've been playing together as Raptor for three years and began life as a covers band, playing tracks by artists that influenced them - mainly Rival Sons from California.

They've since replaced all of the covers with their own '70s blues rock sound and divide their time between Leominster and Hereford.

All of our live studio sessions and festival gigs since 2005...

This month's sessions were recorded in the rural surrounds of The Hatch studios near Tenbury Wells.

It was our second time recording at the venue - which also doubles up as a live venue.

A number of albums have been produced there - and in many instances - the artists play the tracks from the forthcoming release at the launch night, and the actual performance is what's recorded!

Read about our musical history...

The flood waters may be lapping at our doorsteps - but that's not stopped any of our local festival organisers in the planning of this year's summer events.

The Worcester Music Festival will be taking place from Friday 29 until Sunday 31 August - and already 600 bands have applied to perform at the event - and that's before advertising!

Find out what music festivals take place in Herefordshire & Worcestershire...

This week, Andy O'Hare reviews:

Mike Mann, Tina V, Lewis McGregor, Amy Irish, Jake Abbott, Molly-Ann, Amanda Till & Terry Walls at The Firefly, Worcester.
Lewis Boulton, Reuben Seabright, Mike Mann, Deborah Hodgkins, Answer Back, Matt Telfer & HeadRoom at Re-Con, Malvern.
Phatty Mango at The Chestnut Tree, Worcester.
Nigel Clark's Open Mic night at the Miller's Arms, Pershore.

Join me, Danni Hunt, for your weekly round up of all the music news from Herefordshire and Worcestershire. This week some Leominster songbird sisters, the new music night in Kidderminster and we catch up with our local choirs.

I'll be here in my gig girl guise with details of all the gigs you could ever need to know about in our area over the next seven days.

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 2 March at Ledbury's Market Theatre and features five acts who we've been playing on BBC Hereford & Worcester.

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 artists knew they were being considered for a live session - they were chosen based on the tracks they uploaded to us.

Doors open at 2pm - but you're more than welcome to turn up anytime until 7pm.

Meet some of our local musicians...

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 head to Glasgow where guests included Jon Mclldowie (Festival Republic), Paddy Glasgow (Glasgowbury), Nick Burgess (Virgin Records) and Rigsy, real name David O'Reilly (Across The Line).

They discuss the value of gig exchanges and dominating your local scene.