Andrew Marston with the Hay-on-Wye poet who's written for Sting

Hay-on-Wye's Huw Parsons began writing and performing poetry in 2010 and since then has teamed up with many local musicians.

His latest CD is called The Big Freeze and it features many residents talking about their towns and cities, with Sting being one of the voices of the north east.

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Our Artist of the Week is a group that has been at the forefront of the British folk scene for more than 40 years.

The five-time Radio 2 Folk Award Winners Oysterband are fronted by John Jones, who lives at Titley near Kington, and have had band members from all over Europe.

They're about to embark on a Danish and German tour - but it all began as a Ceilidh band at a school where John was teaching.

He says: "I survived school thanks to good teachers - and was the first of my family to get to university. After football, music was my big love, particularly Northern Soul."

During University, John fell in love with British traditional music and learned melodeon: "I morris-danced, wore collarless shirts and generally tried my best to become an old man before my time!"

He then became an English teacher, was promoted to the head of year and formed the Oyster Ceilidh Band where he took on the role of singer and went full-time into music.

What do you get if you cross karaoke with a live band? Bandeoke of course!

If you've ever fancied fronting a rock band then the Worcester group Polkadot Robot are hear to make your dreams come true!

Budding stars can pick a song from their extensive catalogue of '80s & '90s feel-good hits, hard rock classics, indie anthems and recent releases.

On Friday, they rocked up to the Worcester Arts Workshop ahead of their big appearance at the Worcester Warriors next weekend.

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Music in the Hall, at St Georges Hall in Bewdley, opened its 2019 season last night with its annual Youth Music Showcase featuring some incredible talent from the Wyre Forest.

The evening was jointly promoted with Bewdley Youth Festival with many of the artists going on to play at HopFest in June. 

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Our next recording session will take place on Sunday, 27 January at Kidderminster College.

The venue, which has made a name for itself as being the national HQ of the government-funded MAS Records scheme, is supported by Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin), Ricky Wilson (Kaiser Chiefs) and Karl Hyde (Underworld).

We'll be 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!

This free event, which is open to everybody, kicks off at 1pm and you're more than welcome to turn up anytime until 5pm.