Shropshire
Unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music with Andrew Marston.
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About Us
Every week, Andrew Marston tears up the playlist and the airwaves are full of new music. There is only one qualification - it has to be from our region.
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As well as the superb quality of music the programme showcases, check out our听weekly gig guide, the听local music news,听interviews with movers and shakers,听our听Musicians' Masterclass,听the best coverage of our local festivals听plus听live sessions on the show every week.
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"John Peel would have loved the programme - it would have pleased him enormously." - Clive Selwood, Record Label Manager
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"It is the voice of young and up-and-coming musicians and music fans. If you want to see or hear local music, then this show has it all." - Nigel Clark, Dodgy
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Catch the latest music from across our area every Thursday and Saturday from 8pm on 鲍鱼tv Radio Shropshire.
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Upload Your Music
If you're in a band, a solo artist or a bedroom producer and you want to get the music you're making played on the radio, upload your tracks to 鲍鱼tv Introducing. If you enter a Shropshire postcode when you register, your songs will go straight into our inbox.
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You'll be notified automatically when your tracks are listened to by someone at the 鲍鱼tv or if they're going to be broadcast. If we like what we hear, you might even bag yourself a session or a slot on the 鲍鱼tv Introducing festival stage.
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All artists will be considered for airplay and live sessions, with the very best forwarded to our Introducing partners at 鲍鱼tv Radio 1, 鲍鱼tv Radio 1Xtra, 鲍鱼tv Radio 2, 鲍鱼tv Radio 3, 鲍鱼tv Radio 6 Music and 鲍鱼tv Asian Network.
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A selection will also be chosen for our stages at SXSW, The Great Escape, Radio 1's Big Weekend, Glastonbury, Reading & Leeds.- Send听us听new music听or be considered for a听live session听-听
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Andrew Marston
Andrew fell in love with music at primary school, learning how to play keyboards and piano and started gigging in several groups. His first 'proper' job was church organist, while touring the country in his brother's band. At the age of 14, Andrew landed his first DJ residency at a local nightclub.
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Andrew was also a volunteer at hospital radio, presenting a news-based show and served on the committee. In 2000, he won a BT Non-Music Programme Of The Year award having spent four years at the organisation.
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In 2005, Andrew was given his own show on the 鲍鱼tv, becoming the first person to discover and give airtime to chart-topping artists such as Ellie Goulding, Becky Hill and 220 Kid.
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Andrew was also responsible for taking Sam Isaac to the Glastonbury Festival and the 鲍鱼tv Electric Proms, Pencil Toes, Luke Leighfield,听The Anomalies and Pegasus Bridge to 鲍鱼tv Maida Vale (and Radio听1's Big Weekend), while securing the brother/sister duo Muchuu a support slot with Florence & The Machine and a spot on听the 鲍鱼tv Radio 1 playlist. Other Radio 1 successes听include Riscas and Lauren Wright, while FREnchfire,听Georgina Upton, Kamos & Tripbuk and Scarlette听Says ended up on the 鲍鱼tv 1Xtra playlist.听He also landed The Roving Crows a place on听tour with Jamie Cullum, AKA George two听spots on the Radio 1 playlist, as well as a听place on stage at Glastonbury and听Radio 2鈥檚 Live in Hyde Park.听He also championed Cherryshoes to听T In The Park, S艙ur to Reading +听Leeds plus Remi Harris to the听Montreal Jazz Festival.
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As an active musician, Andrew's toured with rappers, saxophonists and percussionists, while playing live keys to create new interesting mashups of well-known songs. He's also produced a number of dance tracks with musicians he's met during his career - including Nigel Clark of Dodgy - many of which are featured in his club sets.
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