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Andrew Marston introduces Marie-Claire Berreen & Her Husbands (Worcester)

BBC Introducing Hereford & Worcester

Unsigned, undiscovered & under-the-radar music, as recorded at the Conquest Theatre in Bromyard.

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Sat 5 Dec 201520:00

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Performed at the Wychwood Festival
- Crowsaw
  Smoke & Feathers
Performed at the Colwall Family Music Festival
- Chris & Nick Johnson
  Broken Hearts & Carpet Burns
Performed in our Hereford studio
- Mice In A Matchbox
  The Bobbin' Song
Performed at the Wychwood Festival
- Cantaloop
  N/A
  MAS Records.
Performed at The Globe in Hay-on-Wye
- Glue Foot
  We Run
In session at the Conquest Theatre in Bromyard
- Marie-Claire Berreen & Her Husbands
  Draw Breath
- Marie-Claire Berreen & Her Husbands
  Spark
Performed at The White Lion in Leominster
- Spirals
  Reborn
Performed at LakeFest near Evesham
- Atticus Lowe
  Unaffected
Performed live for BBC Introducing
- AKA George
  Hanging By A Thread
- AKA George
  Return Of The Fever
Performed at the Wychwood Festival
- Chase the Deer
  Bad Date
  MAS Records.
- 7shades
  It's Not Over Until The Bearded Lady Sings
In session at the Conquest Theatre in Bromyard
- Marie-Claire Berreen & Her Husbands
  One Armed Bandit
- Marie-Claire Berreen & Her Husbands
  Come Home

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Marie-Claire Berreen & Her Husbands are a fine slice of 21st century folk, rock, pop and country roots, combined with stirring lyrics, inspired by the elements and observations on modern society.

The band are based between Worcester and Rugby and have a superb unique sound, muscular and dynamic, yet capable of great delicacy.

They're influenced by acts such as Elbow, Tori Amos & Damien Rice.

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

The Christmas lights have gone up across our towns and cities - and continuing our annual tradition, we play nothing but live music as we head towards the end of the year.

In 2015, as we celebrated 10 years of supporting the very best unsigned, undiscovered & under-the-radar music, we continued to take the show on-the-road to some of the biggest events and most happening places in Herefordshire & Worcestershire.

This week, hear some of the performances we recorded at The Wychwood Festival, The Globe in Hay-on-Wye, The White Lion in Leominster, The Colwall Family Music Festival, The Artrix in Bromsgrove, Lakefest near Evesham and at The Conquest Theatre in Bromyard.

Check out our local festival guide...

We return to Rockfield Studios in Monmouth - where this week, we talk about the bands that trashed the place!

It almost got itself a reputation in the early days as the studio for "difficult bands".

As owner Lisa Ward explains, you won't find any Persian rugs or Ming vases in this place; she remembers one of her jobs, as a kid, was to regularly wipe the tomato ketchup off the walls.

A local history of great gigs and musical legends...

In the news: The first acts are revealed for LakeFest 2016.
In the gig guide: What's on in Herefordshire & Worcestershire.

AKA George is a 21 year old singer/songwriter from Leominster, now living in Ludlow.

He first sent his music into us in 2013 and soon after we invited him to record a session with us at SnodFest near Pershore.

At the same time, we passed his track No I.D.ea onto BBC Radio 1 who added it to their daytime playlist.

Because of this success, we invited him back as a special guest on the BBC Introducing stage at Wychwood the following year.

Then he released Animal Keeper - which got back on Radio 1. See where this is going?

Well, Radio 2 then picked him up and got to perform in Hyde Park!

He's now releasing a song per month - and performed a live session for BBC Introducing over in Shropshire.

The last series of sessions we're broadcasting this year were recorded at the Conquest Theatre in Bromyard.

If you've only ever driven through the town before, it's on Nozstock Street!

The Conquest has been hosting events at its Tenbury Road location for the last 21 years - but they'd been campaigning for a facility like this since the 50s, according to the records book!

Originally, events had been held in an 'old tin hut' which had been built in 1919 by the Royal British Legion.

But eventually they decided an all-singing, all-dancing venue was what the town needed.

This week, Andy O'Hare reviews...

Bekki Cameron, Bren Haze & Raptor at The Victory, Hereford.
The Fidgets, Connor Maher, Perfect Lane, Brian Maher, The House Band & Mike Knowles and the SDs at The Marr's Bar, Worcester.
Chevy Chase Stole My Wife, John Snocken, Crawling King Snakes & The Chuck Harriet Band at The Cap & Gown, Worcester.

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.

On Sunday 13 December, we'll be rolling up to Steps in Redditch to record several acts who we've been playing on BBC Hereford & Worcester recently.

We'll bring the bands - all we need now is the fans!

None of these artists knew they were being considered for a live session - they were chosen based on the tracks they uploaded to us.

So if you'd like to Be Part Of It then simply turn up on the day - it's free to get in - but you must be prepared to make lots of noise for local music!

Doors open at 4pm - but you're more than welcome to turn up any time until 8pm.