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Andrew Marston introduces Chewie (Malvern)

BBC Introducing Hereford & Worcester

Unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music, as recorded at the Boar's Head in Kidderminster.

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Chewie is the front man of Malvern favourites Dogs Of Santorini and works closely with Carol Lee Sampson, The Smegatrons and The Hill's Angels, but he's now turned into an acoustic troubadour.

He's influenced by 'the entire glorious history, reflection & redemption of everything'.

"Passion, harmonies, a driving rhythm and beautiful melodies" - Andrew Marston

All of our live studio sessions and festival gigs since 2005

The organisers of the Upton International Festival are organising a second festival, called Mello.

The Levellers, Lemar, Jethro Tull, Baby D, The Blockheads and N-Trance are playing at this first-ever event on Throckmorton Airfield.

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This month's sessions were recorded at the Boar's Head in Kidderminster - a pub that has been under the threat of closure since the start of the year, due to financial pressures.

Sid and Sandra, who run the venue, took it on after bringing the The Beat to the Town Hall.

Ever since, they've been hosting a variety of punk, ska, rock and indie nights, booking bands from as far afield as Germany, Australia and America.

They also stage an annual two day festival outside their Worcester Street venue.

28 - 29 May: Beat It Festival, Ledbury & Malvern

This was a brand new addition to the 2014 festival calendar and was organised by James Smith to help raise awareness and funds for Cancer Research UK.

He says: "In March last year, I lost both of my grandparents without much warning. My granddad had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer. A few weeks after being diagnosed, my nan passed away suddenly and my granddad followed 20 days after. Both me and my Mum decided to start a music festival in their memory and to help raise awareness and funds for Cancer Research UK."

Events are being staged at the Great Malvern Hotel and at the Royal Oak in Ledbury.

A new festival, which started last year, is already proving to have smashed last year's attendance records.

The Cookley Beer Festival, near Kidderminster, takes place next to the village green and features live music and a funfair.

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BBC Introducing at the Wychwood 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 5 June where we'll be rolling up to the Wychwood Festival 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 from 11am.