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Andrew Marston with highlights from Glastonbeoley (Redditch)

BBC Introducing Hereford & Worcester

Unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music, from Herefordshire & Worcestershire.

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Sun 17 Jun 201818:00

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Jenny Hallam
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Staring Into The Flame
Rebecca Leach (Woodfield)
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Real Time Apollo
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They describe themselves as medics and musicians in equal measure!

The Tympaniks, which refers to the membrane in the ear, play gigs around the West Midlands and are from Ledbury, Worcester and Birmingham.

Last year (their debut), their mission was to be played on the radio and in 2018 their dream was to play a festival.

We're pleased to have helped them achieve both!

“Catchy soulful melodies from a fun a friendly group you just want to see time and time again.” - Andrew Marston.

See our session snaps

GlastonBeoley is the first music festival of its kind to be held in the village of Beoley, near Redditch.

This new local festival, which took place last weekend, brought together around 20 artists from around the Midlands to perform on two stages.

The event was organised by local music duo Imaner - and it was all raising money for local charities.

Check out our photos of the event

The 2018 FIFA World Cup kicked off, this week, with England's first match taking place tomorrow night.

But one local group have written a song they want sung on the terraces!

Brothers Ken & Keith Hartland and their friend Gareth Smith, from Hereford, penned England (Come On!) after the last tournament four years ago.

The interviews you may have missed on the radio

In the gig guide: HopFest, MappFest, Upton Jazz and Not A Cult Festival!
In the news: Malvern's Cher Lloyd releases a new single.

Hereford's Cathedral Choir headed to Rome, this week, to perform in front of the Pope and a worldwide audience.

The choir - made up of 12 adults and 18 boy choristers - are to perform on the steps of St Peter's Basilica at the end of the month, with around 125,000 expected to attend and millions more watching live on TV.

The Anglican Choir were invited to perform as part of the Pope's programme aiming to create dialogue between different churches and celebrating common ground.

See the video of their performance

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 get audience questions - answered by last year's BBC Sound Of winner Ray BLK, Rae Morris, Becca McIntyre of Marmozets and Jones.

Our tips for 'making it' in the record industry

BBC Music Introducing at the Hay Festival

It's a pick 'n' mix shop that straddles the Herefordshire-Wales border and swells the population of Hay-on-Wye early each summer.

We were there, once again, with some of our favourite handpicked musicians from Herefordshire & Worcestershire, recording four sessions for broadcast.