Andrew Marston with Devon Mayson (Evesham)

Are you a young musician with aspirations to make a career in music? If so, you’re on the wanted list for the Hereford Police Choir!

Every year, the team awards a £1,000 bursary to one lucky winner, with smaller prizes to the runners up.

Candidates must be aged 14-22 and live in Herefordshire or Worcestershire.

To apply, email your name, age, address, email, phone, musical experience, qualifications along with the name and email address of your musical tutor to [email protected], along with how the bursary would help your career.

Applications close on Saturday, 31 March.

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24-year-old Devon Mayson is an Evesham-based country singer/songwriter, who's originally from the east of England.

In 2015, she was crowned as Miss Essex, and has just come back from C2C at London's 02.

Influenced by Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, The Dixie Chicks and Fleetwood Mac, it was a real pleasure to welcome her to last year's Lakefest at Eastnor Castle.

“Beautiful songs from an artist who’s been our BBC Introducing Track of the Week on so many occasions” - Andrew Marston.

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A Worcestershire pre-school group is doing something a little bit different - by asking local musicians to write theme tunes for a series of jungle characters!

Jungle Jiggle, which was set up by two Worcester mums, is not only aimed at babies, toddlers and preschoolers - but their parents, as well!

Kay Pipe, who's one of the founders, says: "Our music is fabulous, written by a wonderful singer songwriter from Kidderminster who is amazingly talented."

So far, they've created seven jungle characters that have their own songs and they're currently working on a second album!

Kay continues: "We take our children on a jungle journey to a magic pond or up in a hot air balloon all through the beauty of our wonderful music."

They've have recently taken their music and characters into elderly care and are now doing regular sessions with dementia patients.

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Shiraz Hempstock is a 16-year-old singer/songwriter, from Worcestershire, who regularly performs at open mic nights and busks around the county.

She's influenced by Ed Sheeran and the 1975 - both, of which, were discovered by BBC Music Introducing.

She says: "Inspired from an early age by Miley Cyrus after watching Hannah Montana, my later inspirations came from my mum listening to Amy Winehouse and Duffy."

Her first solo performance was aged of 11 in Starbucks, singing Adele songs.

Shiraz has been playing at open mic nights from the age of 14 at the Marr's Bar in Worcester, The Queen's Head in Wolverley and Worley’s The Swan in Stourport.

"Whether I'm busking on the city streets or doing open mics, these opportunities have given me the chance to meet some pretty amazing people."

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