Andrew Marston introduces Mark O'Donnell (Kington)

Mark O'Donnell is a Scottish singer/songwriter now living on the Herefordshire/Welsh border near Kington.

When not making music Mark works in marketing for a foster agency.

He says: "I'm all about exploring emotion and mood with music. Mixing different styles and connecting with my audience."

He recently played at the HowTheLightGetsInFestival in Hay-on-Wye and it was a pleasure to introduce him to our stage at this year's Worcester Music Festival.

"A pin-drop performance from a sophisticated young singer/songwriter with a lifetime's worth of stories for inspiration" - Andrew Marston.

• See the pictures of his session

The Kidderminster Christmas Lights have been officially switched on today by BBC Hereford & Worcester.

Over these coming weeks, we'll be pushing down the switch in Worcester (17th), Bromsgrove (19th), Bromyard (19th) and Malvern (26th).

BBC Introducing has chosen a number of the acts to appear in front of thousands of shoppers, this month, which you'll be hearing on the radio as we take you through the festive period.

• See the pictures of the lights going on in Kidderminster

A Redditch rapper has had the opportunity of a lifetime to invest in new equipment after appearing on Channel 5's The Gadget Show.

Abel Gray, whose real name is Sam Ledoyen, approached the presenters with a budget of £500 to find new tech to enhance his performance.

Abel mixes hip-hop with various eclectic influences to bring storytelling and melody together in new and interesting ways.

In the end, Abel chose the Zoom Arq as the ideal instrument for both the studio and his live shows.

• The Zoom Arq

• In the news: Cliff Richard is to play at Eastnor Castle.
• In the gig guide: Glenn Tilbrook and Andy Fairweather-Low visit our area.

The poet and singer, Leonard Cohen, has died at the age of 82.

He made his name as an author before moving into music; his latest album was released last month.

His best known composition, Hallelujah, is one of the most recorded songs ever.

In 2008, he was one of the headliners at the Big Chill Festival at Eastnor Castle, an event that attracted around 40,000 people to the foot of the Malvern Hills.

Tonight, we hear tributes from festival organiser Katrina Larkin.

• See our pictures from the Big Chill

An exhibition helping farmers to make money alongside more traditional farming has been held at the NEC in Birmingham this week.

Many landowners in Herefordshire and Worcestershire have had to diversify after struggling to make profits on animals and crops over the past few years.

We chat to Ben Leak who farms just outside Upton and has hosted the Livestock Music Festival for the past two years.

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