Andrew Marston with coverage of the Worcester Music Festival

The Upton Festival celebrated its 10th birthday in style, with a huge birthday bash featuring Scouting for Girls, Busted, Peter Andre and 10CC.There were also performances from The Osmonds, S Club 7, Judge Jules and Dave Pearce. Because we chatted to so many performers - getting their top tips for new musicians - we've got a whole month of coverage from the event!

Scouting For Girls have been an ever present on the UK circuit since they formed in 2005.

They’ve sold over 2 million records and have achieved 8 top 40 singles – add 500 million streams in to the mix and you get a sense of the impact they’ve had on the music industry.

They have released a variety of albums including a Greatest Hits and a tenth anniversary album in 2017 which really hammers home just how long they have been making music, with a brand new track that has recently been playlisted by the BBC.

But it all began for school friends Roy, Greg and Peter ever since sending their music into Huw Stephens on Radio 1 who championed them to fame!

We get their top tips for new musicians looking to follow in their footsteps.

Bromyard Folk Festival featured more than 170 hours of entertainment in just one weekend of traditional music, song and dance.

On their website, they describe the gathering as: "Some of the most outstanding local, national and international traditional folk festival musicians performing in concert, ceilidhs and displays.”

The festival started in 1968 and sold 150 tickets, now the weekend attracts thousands every year.

Known for his top ten hits 'Love of the Common People', 'Wherever I Lay My Hat', 'Come Back and Stay', 'Every Time You Go Away' and 'Everything Must Change', Paul Young now splits his time between working as a solo artist and with his band Los Pacaminos.

Three number one albums, two Brit Awards and an appearance at Live Aid cemented Paul Young as household name in Britain.

But, as he tells BBC Hereford & Worcester - ahead of touring with Cher, this autumn - it's all been been down to having incredible songwriters.

Kaiser Chiefs, Happy Mondays, The Pigeon Detectives, James and Sophie Ellis-Bextor were all on the lineup for this year's Lakefest, at Eastnor Castle, near Ledbury.

BBC Hereford & Worcester also had tent at the festival, showcasing local talent from Herefordshire & Worcestershire. 

Hear all of the highlights throughout the whole of September on our BBC Music Introducing shows.

• Friday pics
• Saturday pics
• Sunday pics

Malvern is well known for its classical connections, but many people are unaware of the town's other musical story.

From the early '60s, for a period of around 30 years, Malvern Winter Gardens rocked to the sounds of bands such The Jam, The Kinks, The Who, Pink Floyd, Motorhead, Hawkwind and many more, some of whom were in their infancy at the time.

Local charity Rock Around the Hills created an interactive exhibition, thanks to a £60,000 grant, celebrating the story of rock, punk and progressive rock at the Winter Gardens from 1961 to 1990.

The display features more than 400 posters, tickets, flyers and fanzines, as well as recorded memories from audience members, musicians and promoters who were all part of the scene.

Having already been at Malvern Library and the Hive in Worcester, the exhibition has now moved to the airwaves - and we're broadcasting some of those memories every Sunday, from 6pm, here on BBC Hereford & Worcester.

Throughout the whole of this month, we're bringing you highlights from the first-ever KEMPfest, in aid of the Kemp Hospice.

The event, which featured headliners Sweet Female Attitude, Max George of The Wanted and Fuzzbox, was raising money for the Kemp Hospice.

Our next recording session takes place at the Conquest Theatre in Bromyard on Sunday, 24 November from 7pm.

If you've only ever driven through the town before, the Conquest is on what we like to call 'Nozstock Street!'.

The theatre has now been hosting events at its Tenbury Road location for a quarter of a century - but they'd been campaigning for a facility like this since the '50s, according to the records book.

Originally, events had been held in an 'old tin hut' which had been built in 1919 by the Royal British Legion. But eventually they decided an all-singing, all-dancing venue was what the town needed.

We'd love to see you on the 24th - simply turn up, there's no need to book.