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Worcester Music Festival and Bewdley's HopFest

Andrew Marston brings you coverage of two big events in Worcestershire this weekend, while reflecting on the local musicians who've had connections to Queen Elizabeth II.

Andrew Marston brings you coverage of two big events in Worcestershire this weekend, while reflecting on the local musicians who've had connections to Queen Elizabeth II.

• Hearing from the performers at this year's Worcester Music Festival - the largest music event to take place, in the city, every year.

• Heading off to HopFest, in Bewdley, with our Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Music Introducing stage - as the festival celebrates its 11th birthday.

• In our Music News: Bewdley's Becky Hill is appealing for new musicians to get in touch to star on a new show on Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Three.

• Hearing the impact some of local musicians had on Queen Elizabeth II, including Herefordshire & Worcestershire's most famous son Sir Edward Elgar.

• Malvern composer Dave Lowe talks about re-recording the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú News theme at Abbey Road Studios, with the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Concert Orchestra, for this week's special coverage.

• Catching up with the Bewdley musician who was inspired to write a song for the Queen after a songwriters' trip to Balmoral.

4 hours

Music Played

  • Out This Week

    • Alex Hopkins

      Daisy

  • Appearing at the Worcester Music Festival

    • Jeremy Johnson

      Echos

    • Macy O

      I'm Your High

  • Appearing at Hopfest, Bewdley

    • Drifta

      Wildfire

    • Cantaloop

      Slip It Back

  • Jay Newman

    The Moment

  • Interviewed

    • Dreamcatcher

      It All Started With Us

  • Andrew Marston's Chart Blog

    • Self Esteem

      Remember (Radio 1 Live Lounge, 6 Sep 2022)

  • ADHMusic

    Humming Bird

  • Released Yesterday

    • Kream, IDEMI & Camden Cox

      Chemistry

      • Chemistry.
      • Big Beat Records.
      • 1.
  • Appearing at the Worcester Music Festival

    • Tyler Massey

      Clarity

    • BenObi

      L.U.V

  • Dogs and the Deaf Goats

    Met An Angel

  • Rahmanzbeatz

    Invisible

  • Appearing on our Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Music Introducing stage takeover of Hopfest, Bewdley

    • Split Second

      Ciao Bella

    • Thomas Atlas

      Halfway To The Moon

      • Hillside Global.
    • Dan Stringer

      Guilty

    • The Good Water

      Colours

  • Octophonic

    Mr Sun

  • DSP

    Stay Another Night

  • Appearing at the Worcester Music Festival

    • Emma Howett

      I'll Do My Own Stunts

    • Echo Gecco

      No Help Tonight

      • Eingang Records.
  • Released Yesterday

    • Runrummer

      Crazy People

  • The Rosellys

    Firefly

    • Clubhouse Records.
  • Hedonia

    John Oliver

  • Interviewed

    • Deborah Rose

      Wrestling With Angels

  • Fdluxx

    Ode To Dilla

  • Nature of Wires

    No Need

  • Mantramania

    Manga Mag

  • Lee Shearer

    The Track

  • Appearing at the Worcester Music Festival

    • Dan Greenaway

      Unbreakable

    • Skewwhiff

      Gizmo

  • Released last month

    • Simpli

      The Movies

  • Karyo

    Spring Sunday

  • Released Yesterday

    • DJ Ben Waller

      Go Back To You

  • Out next month

    • Mike Weaver

      From Here To Africa (feat. Katie Grace Harris)

  • Voyager

    It's A Sensation

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