Andrew Marston introduces India Parkman (Ledbury)

Ledbury's India Parkman was born in Singapore, to a Chinese-Indian mother and British father, before moving to the UK at the age of three.

She started learning piano just 12 months later. She says "being a poor sight-reader, I learnt all my set pieces by heart and began to recreate songs I'd heard on the radio or TV by ear."

Soon she was experimenting with chord progressions and melodies and had written her first song.

Her influences include Coldplay, Adele and Lana Del Rey and India discovered a love for A capella while at university.

“Haunting and beautiful melodies, delivered with a spine tingling performance” - Andrew Marston.

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To celebrate BBC Music’s Biggest Weekend coming to four cities in four nations, we're holding a 10-day Fringe across the UK, starting on Friday 18 May, but we need your help!

We want as many local and independent venues to get on board, celebrating scenes across the UK and sharing our passion and enthusiasm for new and emerging music.

The Biggest Weekend Fringe is open to any UK venue, promoter or organiser to get involved and should reflect the UK’s diverse music scenes and genres, from indie to grime, and DJs to spoken word.

All events taking place will be able to use The Biggest Weekend Fringe branding and shall be listed as an official BBC Fringe event on our pages with Skiddle, our listing and/or ticketing provider.

We will be using our channels at the BBC, on both national and local radio, to inform our audiences about The Biggest Weekend Fringe, providing a comprehensive programme of live music across the UK.

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At the end of February, we descended on a place that was once primarily a hotel to record our latest sessions.

But behind the doors of the The Swan in Strourport is not only a live performance space, that’s putting the town back on the musical map, but also a brand new recording studio.

We took along artists handpicked from the BBC Music Introducing uploader to perform in front of a live audience – and also for you!

• All of our studio and festival sessions since 2005

It was the biggest new music business gathering to ever to be held in the UK, with more than 100 sessions and 250 speakers ensuring every aspect of the music business was covered.

Held across three days, Amplify offered exclusive access to the UK music industry’s biggest names through intimate talks, music masterclasses and recording workshops.

This week, we hear about the journey of getting your music onto a national station like BBC Radio 1.

Annie Mac presents her new music show Monday to Thursday from 7pm, assisted by Jacob Rickard - who used to present THIS show on BBC Radio Kent.

• Our tips for 'making it' in the record industry

This week, we hear from the Herefordshire duo Mice in a Matchbox, who've spent the last few years floating across the globe, dropping anchor and playing shows wherever the wind takes them!

Singer/songwriter Sally Stamford, from Kington, and guitarist/vocalist Jim Rolt, from Bromyard, are currently at Bequia, in the Carribean, having sailed across the Atlantic in their boat Chaos.

Most of their practicing is done at sea and in various anchorages.

• The interviews you may have missed on the radio

18-year-old Kim started her singing career recording covers on YouTube and Facebook, which started to get her noticed.

She's now concentrating on writing her own songs and has started performing live.

In December, the Bromsgrove songstress - who's influenced by Amy Winehouse and Duffy -helped us to switch on Worcester's Christmas Lights.

Her focus is on a modern soul/reggae style and has been described by Andrew Marston as "beautiful songwriting, with one of the most soulful voices around".

• The biggest events in Herefordshire & Worcestershire

Our next recording session will take place on Sunday, 25 March in Kington.

We're bringing along handpicked musicians from Herefordshire and Worcestershire to record their live sessions for broadcast.

They've all uploaded their tracks to the BBC Music Introducing Uploader - but didn't know they were being considered for this incredible opportunity.

The free event takes place at the Oxford Arms and the live music starts at 2pm.

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