Aliesha Jade in session

Available for 8 days

Warning: This show may contain your next obsession! Andrew Marston introduces the best new music from our area, including: • A song born from love, loss and lyrics written by a child. We’re telling the story of Sorry (Joshua’s Song) and how one family and a band in Stoke-on-Trent are turning grief into something positive to make a difference in the community. • He gave up a career in law to become a full time carer in Stafford. Now a song written for his mum’s 84th birthday is helping raise awareness of life with Parkinson’s this Christmas. • Our last show before Christmas dives into local charity singles, from dance teachers and boybands to comedy duos, all aiming for a festive number one. • Our Track of the Week comes from Hereford and Worcester's Pollyanna Blue, whose latest alt-rock anthem fuses '90s grunge energy with modern melodic power. • In this week’s Music News: The medical condition putting a pause on a Bromsgrove drummer’s dreams, a Staffordshire choir flooded with more than 300 applications, and an attack at a Hereford studio with long-term consequences. • From Worcester streets to busy London platforms, Erica Jean shares the magic of Christmas busking and the joy of spontaneous music. • You've heard of endangered animals, but what about an endangered instrument? Meet Hereford's Gareth Swindail-Parry who's become an unexpected TikTok Welsh Triple Harp star - using the power of social media to keep a centuries old tradition alive. • Redditch’s Aliesha Jade started singing aged eight and taught herself guitar. She now takes to the BBC Introducing stage at the Worcester Victorian Christmas Fayre, just a year after releasing her music. Upload your tracks now: bbc.co.uk/introducing