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Andrew Marston introduces SÅ“ur (Worcester/Droitwich)

Unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music, as recorded at Reading and Leeds.

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Sat 2 Sep 2017 20:00
Â鶹Éç Hereford & Worcester

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Music Played

  • Empyre

    Just A Ride

  • Ben Goodwin

    Slow Motion

  • JRHopkins

    Black & White

  • TomC

    Summer Vibes

  • Patchy

    Million Pieces

  • In session at the Reading Festival

    • ³§Âœ³Ü°ù

      No Fire

    • ³§Âœ³Ü°ù

      Slow Days

  • TriskelionMusik

    Run Off Together

  • Tokyo Marching Band

    Fall 4 U

  • Track of the Week

    • The Indigo Kings

      Champagne

  • Quintino & NERVO

    Lost In You

    Remix Artist: Jake Price.

  • Gig of the Week

    • HVMM

      1924

  • April Shipton

    Least

  • In session at the Reading Festival

    • ³§Âœ³Ü°ù

      Just Yet

    • ³§Âœ³Ü°ù

      Whole Me

In session

In session
Two Worcestershire musicians played the biggest gig of their lives on the Â鶹Éç Introducing stage at the Reading Festival, last weekend.
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The dual-fronted three-piece, which consists of Worcester's Tina V and Droitwich's Anya Pulver, were put forward after sending their tracks to us.
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Sœur describe their music as "pop songs drenched in grunge-heavy noise, with math-rock seeping through the seams. With vocal lines that tangle and intertwine, riffs so substantial they’ve got their own post code, and a beat - provided by former Maybeshewill drummer James Collins - that ties everything down with industrial power, this is a sound of colossal proportions."
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"SÅ“ur have everything you want from your favourite new guitar band: power, poise and catchy-as-heck tunes. Tina and Anya are up front, belting out the riffs and riding the harmonies, whilst Jim sits at the back driving it all along - a no frills, foot-tapping cocktail. Look out, Soeur will make your head spin." - Â鶹Éç Introducing.
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Upton Festival

Upton Festival
Six thousand people turned out for the Upton Festival over the Bank Holiday Weekend.
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This year, it featured a host of pop legends including Paul Young, Kim Wilde, Blue and Heatwave - and has been described by organisers as the best one yet.
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Then, of course, there was the big clear-up operation - everything had to go and any tents left behind were donated to Oxfam, as we find out...
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Upton Highlights: Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Upton Highlights: Sophie Ellis-Bextor
She's had 10 Top 40 singles in the UK, two hits with TheAudience as well as a UK #1 with Spiller's Groovejet.
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor was in Upton at the weekend performing a string of hits from her best-selling albums and afterwards, our Nina Das Gupta popped over to say hello!
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Upton Highlights: Heatwave

They formed and went on to take the world by storm with hits like Boogie Nights, The Groove Line, and Always and Forever, later writing material for Michael Jackson.
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Heatwave were in Upton at the weekend, blasting out their funk/disco sounds at the appropriately named Sunshine Festival.
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Upton Highlights: Paul Young

Love of the Common People, Wherever I Lay My Hat, Come Back and Stay, Everytime You Go Away and Everything Must Change are all top ten hits by Paul Young.
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The 61-year-old singer, who also starred on the Band Aid single, appeared at the Upton Festival over the weekend.
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The star, who also topped the Billboard charts in America, is now performing solo gigs and with his band Los Pacaminos.
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Upton Highlights: The Three Degrees

They've been together as a trio since 1963, even though 15 different women have been in the band over the last five decades!
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The Three Degrees were in Upton, last weekend, with Helen Scott - who's now been in the band twice!
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Their biggest single was When Will I See You Again, which peaked at #2 in the US but reached #1 in the UK.
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Â鶹Éç Introducing at Reading + Leeds

Â鶹Éç Introducing at Reading + Leeds
Historically, our Reading and Leeds line-up has been one of the strongest of all our stages throughout the festival season with acts such as Slaves, Catfish and the Bottlemen and Jack Garratt making their Â鶹Éç Introducing debuts here.
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The artists on this year’s Reading and Leeds line-up sent their music to us via the Â鶹Éç Introducing Uploader and have been supported by their local Â鶹Éç Introducing show.
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A panel of respected producers and presenters from across Â鶹Éç Radio 1, Â鶹Éç Radio 2 and 6 Music have helped build the very exciting selection of acts that performed at the event.
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Lakefest Highlights: The Charlatans

Lakefest Highlights: The Charlatans
It's every musicians' dream, but with more than 20 Top 40 singles under their belt, what's it like at the top?
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Tonight we catch up with Tim Burgess and Mark Collins of The Charlatans, who headlined Lakefest the Saturday at Eastnor Castle.
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On top of their singles' success, all of the band's 12 studio albums have charted in the Top 40; three achieving number one.
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Interestingly, the band were once signed to Cooking Vinyl records - run by Peter Lawrence, who used to organise the Big Chill festival held on the same site!
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Lakefest Highlights: Turin Brakes

Lakefest Highlights: Turin Brakes
They're one of the most fun bands we've interviewed this summer (and trust us, we've talked to a LOT!) and they're another group that have had a plethora of hits in the UK charts.
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Turin Brakes joined us backstage at Lakefest, near Ledbury, and even let us drink their rider!
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The band, which has sold around a million records worldwide, comprise of original duo Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian, and long term collaborators Rob Allum and Eddie Myer - and are also signed to Cooking Vinyl!
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Elgar Birthplace Museum refurbished

Elgar Birthplace Museum refurbished
It's cost hundreds of thousands of pounds and this week, the work to restore the Elgar Birthplace Museum, in Lower Broadheath near Worcester, has been finished.
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The National Trust and the Elgar Foundation have been carrying out delicate conservation works.
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There's now a brand new tea room, extended exhibition space and they've repaired a lot of the old cottage-style building.
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Â鶹Éç Introducing at the Worcester Music Festival

Â鶹Éç Introducing at the Worcester Music Festival
Our next recording session takes place on Sunday 17 September at Drummonds, as part of the Worcester Music Festival.
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This annual event Ìýwas first staged in 2008 by Chris Bennion, who makes Worcestershire Sauce.
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He set up a website called NotJustSauce - aiming to put Worcester on the map musically.
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It's been dubbed as Britain's version of SXSW in Texas!
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Taking place in around multiple venues across the city, from pubs, clubs, restaurants and cafes to historic buildings, river cruisers, record shops, on the streets and even in breweries, the festival is absolutely free to attend with hundreds of gigs to choose from.
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  • Sat 2 Sep 2017 20:00
    Â鶹Éç Hereford & Worcester

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