
Andrew Marston introduces Merrymaker at Primrose Hospice
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Charity single
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Now, instead of inviting Merrymaker, from Astwood Bank, in for an interview - or simply playing their track - we decided to organise an extra special gig performing their new single to the patients at Primrose.
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Adam Barry and Dan Sealey, who make up the band, were moved to write the song for Ona's family because of the impact she had on their lives: “When we told the family we wanted to do a charity single they asked straightaway if we could do it for Primrose Hospice.
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"The family spoke so highly of everyone at Primrose. She was so young and such a great spirit and great support. It seemed like the natural thing to do really."
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Evergreen is the lead single taken from the band’s EP which was released earlier this month.
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Clifford T Ward remembered
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Robinson-Stone have been paying homage to the incredible back catalogue of the musician who .
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The band performed at the Artrix last night and say orchestrating the string section has been painstaking as they've had to score everything themselves.
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Kidderminster's 'Mr Music Man' charity show
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Sandy Wakefield said raising money for the cause was something her beloved husband Ken was firmly dedicated to and staged a music and variety Christmas show at the Gainsborough Hotel in Kidderminster last night.
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Former footballer and committed charity worker Ken died in January 2017, having suffered an aortic aneurysm, at the age of 69.
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He was affectionately known as Mr Music Man and drew a huge amount of love and respect through the charity shows he and his wife arranged for charity.
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Sandy put on a sell-out show for the cause at the Gainsborough Hotel in December last year as a tribute to her husband, who had begun organising the event before he died.
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She said the show was a fitting farewell to Ken and hadn’t planned on doing anymore but had been convinced to continue his work by his many friends:Ìý“Ken is still hugely missed by us all. People who knew him still stop me in the street and talk about him.
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“The memorial show last year was wonderful. I had a huge photograph unveiled on stage and there was an audible gasp in the audience before everyone gave him a standing ovation. It was very emotional.Ìý“Our shows have always been successful but I wasn’t planning on doing anymore until people started urging me to do so.Ìý“So I have decided to continue Ken’s legacy and support the charity as he would have wanted to keep on doing.â€
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Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Music Introducing in Hereford
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We're bringing along handpicked musicians from Herefordshire and Worcestershire to record their live sessions for broadcast.
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They've all uploaded their tracks to theÌýÂ鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Music Introducing UploaderÌý- but didn't know they were being considered for this incredible opportunity!
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This free event, which is open to everybody, kicks off at 1pm and you're more than welcome to turn up anytime until 5pm.
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Broadcast
- Sun 25 Nov 2018 18:00Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Hereford & Worcester