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Danni Hunt introduces Alex Valentine (Hay-on-Wye)

BBC Introducing Hereford & Worcester

Unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music, as recorded at The Copcut Elm, as part of the Droitwich Spa Festival.

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Sat 12 Jul 201420:00

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Alex Valentine's BBC Introducing session
Duration: 15:23

Joel Hoddell
Sun Eyes
Performing on the BBC Hereford & Worcester stage at the Nozstock Festival
- Matt Envy
  Be With You
Byron Hare
Metaphorical Political
Reviewed
- Carol Lee Sampson
  44 Mayfair
Gigging in Herefordshire
- Tom Forbes
  Do The Groove
In session at the Droitwich Spa Festival
- Alex Valentine
  Got To Get You Back
  Struck Dumb.
- Alex Valentine
  Hurricane
  Struck Dumb.
The Foreign Quarter
Broken Eyes
Ben & Alfie
Adrift
In session on the BBC Hereford & Worcester stage at the Wychwood Festival
- The Misers
  Take Me Down
- The Misers
  All Night Long
Headroom
Not Today
Elliot Hardman
Jol
Reviewed
- Vault Of Eagles
  Spoonfed Dead
Craig McMahon
Sunrise
Alex Rainsford
Better Man
Carina Bragg
Get Away
In session on the BBC Hereford & Worcester stage at the Wychwood Festival
- Alex Valentine
  Far From Home
  Struck Dumb.
- Alex Valentine
  Sunshine
  Struck Dumb.

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Alex Valentine is a singer/songwriter, originally from Camden, now living near Hay-on-Wye.

He’s released six albums on his own record label, Stuck Dumb Records, and has performed eight years in a row at the Hay Festival.

Alex has also been approached by the producers of The Voice with a view to getting him onto BBC1 to follow in the footsteps of our other local star, Bewdley’s Becky Hill.

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

1 - 3 August: Nozstock - The Hidden Valley nr Bromyard

It's count down to Herefordshire's largest music festival - and this year it's being transformed into a Jurassic Farm in preparation for the 2014 line up.

Nozstock is very much a family affair, that started out as a small barbeque some 16 years ago.

With ten stages and dozens of acts, covering 60 acres over three days, it takes some sort of organising before thousands can flood through the gates just outside Bromyard.

Our reporter Julie Tyler has been to check out if it's all running to time...

The Misers, who hail from the town, played for us on the BBC Hereford & Worcester stage at the Wychwood Festival.

We'll be hearing a couple of exclusive live tracks from them.

Plus we'll be talking to Neil Ivison, from the band, about life on the road with indie popstars The 1975 as he looks after all of the technical bits at their gigs.

We find out how a bloke from Bromyard ended up going around the world with them.

More interviews...

This year the Wychwood Festival on Cheltenham Racecourse celebrated its 10th anniversary - and once again BBC Hereford & Worcester was there!

We took over the BBC tent, on the Friday, and showcased some of our favourite acts in the area right now - including Sasha McVeigh, Virgil & The Accelerators, Olly Gardiner, The Misers, Jasper In The Company Of Others, Boy & Bicycle, Steve Attridge & The Sleeping Giants, Dave Onions and The Stiff Joints.

A variety of these sessions will be broadcast throughout June and the early part of July here on the Introducing show.

Kidderminster Town Hall has one of the richest histories for a music venue in our region.

This week, our reporter Kalpana Boodhoo went to meet James Dellin and local band Vault of Eagles, who hold the venue close to their hearts, to find out about efforts to bring the venue back to its prime.

Meet some of our local musicians...

All of this month, we're bringing you tracks we recorded at this year's Droitwich Spa Festival.

We were there on the opening weekend welcoming acts such as Alex Valentine, Ellen Louise, Natalie Hall and Richard Farmer.

This event is now in its 11th year and new for this year - they had music at the Lido over three weekends and a Picnic In The Park.

Find out about our local festivals...

This week, Andy O'Hare reviews:

Missing Sparrows, Jack Of All, Carol Lee Sampson, Chris Thurland, Mal Edgson & The Pull @ West Malvern Social Club.
Vault Of Eagles at The Cock & Magpie, Bewdley.
Dodgy at Andrew Marston's wedding reception, Hereford!

The BBC Hereford & Worcester stage at the Nozstock Festival

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 3 August at The Nozstock Festival and features four acts who we've been playing on BBC Hereford & Worcester recently.

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.