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Andrew Marston introduces live music from Virgil & The Accelerators (Bromsgrove)

Unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music, as recorded at the Cock & Magpie in Bewdley.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Becky Rose

    Wild

  • Interviews

    • NowWhat! ft Livia

      The Last Time

  • Reviews

    • Hitchhiker

      Seretonin

  • Raptor

    Deaf Letter

  • Gig Guide

    • Sky Full Of Liars

      Facebook Stole My Girlfriend

  • In Session

    • Virgil and the Accelerators

      88

    • Virgil and the Accelerators

      What Am I To Do?

  • Local Papers

    • Ray Mytton

      The Time Of The Washerman

  • Philgband

    Reality

  • Reviews

    • Brothers Of Caedmon

      Just Go

  • RatFink

    Somewhere Else To Be

  • Stuart Woolfenden

    Blue Soldier

  • In Session

    • Virgil and the Accelerators

      Silver Giver

In Session

In Session
This month's live sessions were produced in the beautiful riverside town of Bewdley, at the Cock & Magpie, on the banks of the Severn.

The venue hosts a number of regular open mic nights in their upstairs bar - so it was a natural choice for us to take the Introducing show there.

This week, get ready to blow away the cobwebs, as not many people know how to rock like Bromsgrove's Virgil & The Accelerators do!

Virgil McMahon, Gabriel McMahon and Jack Timmis have been all over EuropeÌýwith big name acts such as Uriah Heep, Wilko Johnson, Joanne Shaw Taylor and Mick Ralphs from Mott The Hoople.

Their debut album got onto the Classic Rock magazine high priority playlist and was included in their best songs of the year.

Brothers Virgil andÌýGabriel relocated from South Africa at an early age and after finishing their education turned music into their full time career.


Meet The Musicians

Meet The Musicians
±«Óãtv Introducing in Hereford & Worcester supports unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar musicians from our area.

Since 2011, we've been taking the show out on-the-road showcasing the very best musicians from our two counties.

Once a month, we've been recording acts chosen by us at a variety of venues across the area - including at some of our biggest festivals.

Our next recording session takes place on Friday 31 May at the Wychwood Festival on Cheltenham Racecourse on our very own stage and features the five acts we plan to broadcast throughout June.

Acts we've chosen to appear at the festival are Worcester's Becky Rose, This Wicked Tongue, The Delray Rockets, Leominster's George Barnett, Malvern's Dogs Of Santorini, Hereford's Jimmy Heartbreak and Brassick, who are from both counties.

None of these acts knew they were being considered for a live session - they were chosen based on the tracks they uploaded here - which led them to receiving airplay on ±«Óãtv Hereford & Worcester.

Meanwhile, if you're a venue or promoter, and would like to be featured in a future recording session pleaseÌýget in touch.


Interviews

Interviews
Judge Jules, Dave Pearce, Sonique, Paul Oakenfold, Tall Paul, Paul Van Dyk and Ferry Corsten - they've all got one thing in common - some of their earliest ever gigs were in Hereford.

was a night held regularly at the former on Bridge Street, but was sold up to housing developers around a decade ago.

But the man behind the project, Andy Passman, is back in the city after DJing all over the world - and has found his nights a brand new home - this time at Saxtys - and it begins this bank holiday Sunday.


±«Óãtv Introducing Musicians' Masterclass

±«Óãtv Introducing Musicians' Masterclass

If you're a budding solo artist, an MC, or just started a brand new band then you should check out ±«Óãtv Introducing Musicians' Masterclasses.

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On Thursday 21 March, we visited various locations across the UK - Glasgow, Belfast, London, Salford & Cardiff. DJs from all over ±«Óãtv Radio, music industry experts and artists got together to host a day of sessions, workshops and masterclasses.

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On the guestlist at Maida Vale were Worcester's , Malvern's , Bromyard's , Droitwich's and Bewdley's .

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Invited to Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff were Hereford's , Kidderminster's and man-of-many-Worcester-bands .

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We covered everything from song writing & MC workshops to promoting your music & making the most of your Twitter accounts.

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We also heard from successful artists about their own musical journeys. Our special guests included Ben Howard, Aluna George, Wretch 32, Devlin, Angel, Japanese Popstars, Phil Kieran, Badly Drawn Boy and the Manic Street Preachers.

This week we hear from Masterclass guest Judy Tzuke in Cardiff and Worcester's Anj Avram, of , who attended the Maida Vale session.


Reviews

Reviews
This week, Andy O'Hare reviews:
  • & at Boston Tea Party, Worcester.
  • Best Revenge & SmokeFarm at The Pig & Drum, Worcester.
  • Brothers Of Caedmon at The Severn View, Worcester.
  • , , Aidan & Chris, Brittany, Ben Vickers & Mari V at The Firefly open mic night, Worcester.

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