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Andrew Marston introduces Institutes (Worcester)

Unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music, as recorded at Lakefest near Ledbury.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Appearing at the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Introducing gig for the Worcester Music Festival

    • Drew Darcy

      Standing Tall

  • Sylva

    Fragile Heart

  • Appeared at SaltFest

    • Dan Greenaway

      Inspire Me

  • We Signal Fire

    Darling I Swear

  • Jakebob

    Warrish

  • In session at Lakefest

    • Institutes

      Quick Brown Fox

    • Institutes

      Sweet Like Honey

  • Appleby Kinsey

    Dance

  • Sheldon Herron

    Polar

  • Desert Boots

    101

  • Track of the Week

    • Bo Walton

      Forever True

      • Jump Jack.
  • In session at Lakefest

    • Institutes

      Not Alone

    • Institutes

      Golden Egg

In session

In session
Institutes have been a band since the Summer of 2013, with the core of the group playing together since college days.
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They describe their music as "lyrical prowess with infectious toplines" with influences from Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine, Massive Attack and Foals.
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Frontman Gareth Griffiths also performed at Glastonbury this year, so it was a real pleasure to welcome them to our ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Introducing stage at Lakefest.
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“Powerful and exciting tracks delivered with a class-A stage performance" - Andrew Marston.
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15 - 17 September: Worcester Music Festival

15 - 17 September: Worcester Music Festival
This weekend it’s the 10th anniversary of the Worcester Music Festival, which has been dubbed as Worcester’s version of South By South West in Texas!
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Almost 300 acts will be performing in 25 venues throughout the city - from pubs, clubs, restaurants and cafes to historic buildings, record shops, on the streets and even in breweries.
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The festival is absolutely free with hundreds of gigs to choose from.
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Highlights: SaltFest, Droitwich

Highlights: SaltFest, Droitwich
SaltFest has been running in Droitwich since 2006.
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It started off to celebrate the unique salt heritage of the town and it's grown in size.
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The event is a showcase for the area's community, businesses and artistic talent.
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Concert Of Legends: Billy Ocean

Concert Of Legends: Billy Ocean
Last week, some of the biggest names in music came to Worcester to perform at the Concert Of Legends which took place at the New Road cricket club.
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Billy Ocean has sold over 30 million records in his lifetime. He has collected a pile of Gold and Platinum records across the world and hit the number one spot worldwide on pop charts including the USA, Australia, Germany, Holland and the UK.
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Billy has achieved extraordinary success as both an artist and a songwriter. Born in Trinidad, Billy settled in London’s East End when he was just seven years old.
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Billy got his first break when he signed to GTO records, for whom his second single was the Motown-ish Love Really Hurts Without You, which reached number two in the UK charts and number 12 in the US.
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Two top twenty singles followed – Love on Delivery and Stop Me, then Red Light Spells Danger became a smash in both the UK and the US.
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Billy changed record labels and his move to Jive Records provided instant success, with the million selling American number one single Caribbean Queen for which Billy won a Grammy for best R&B Vocal.
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His other hits include Loverboy, Suddenly and the now classic Get Outta My Dreams; Get Into My Car.
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Concert Of Legends: Paul Carrack

Concert Of Legends: Paul Carrack
Paul Carrack is an English singer, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist who has recorded as both a solo artist and as a member of several popular bands.
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The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ dubbed Carrack ‘The Man with the Golden Voice’, while Record Collector remarked: “If vocal talent equalled financial success, Paul Carrack would be a bigger name than legends such as Phil Collins or Elton John.
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Carrack rose to prominence in the mid-1970s as the frontman and principal songwriter of Ace, and gained further recognition for his work as a solo artist and for his tenures as a member of Roxy Music, Squeeze and Roger Waters’ backing band, The Bleeding Heart Band, intermittently handling lead vocals on Squeeze and Waters recordings.
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From the mid-1980s to the early 2000’s, he enjoyed considerable success as the co-frontman and a songwriter for Mike + The Mechanics.
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Carrack’s songs have been recorded by artists such as the Eagles, Diana Ross, Tom Jones, Michael McDonald and Jools Holland, and he has served as a session and/or touring musician for the likes of Elton John, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, B.B. King, The Pretenders and The Smiths.

³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Introducing at Lakefest

³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Introducing at Lakefest
This month's sessions were recorded at Eastnor Castle Deer Park as part of this year's Lakefest.
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Headliners included Wilko Johnson, Aswad, The Charlatans, Badly Drawn Boy, Feeder, Imelda May, Rozalla and Seth Lakeman.
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Organisers say it's one of the fastest growing festivals in the UK and ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Hereford & Worcester had a tent at the festival for the three days, showcasing local talent from across the area.Ìý
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Led Zeppelin statue

Led Zeppelin statue
After recently being honoured with a blue plaque in his home town - plans have been submitted for a statue of one of Worcestershire's greatest musical sons.
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John Bonham - born in Redditch and affectionately known as Bonzo - was the drummer for Led Zeppelin until he died at the age of 32 in 1980.
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You might remember that earlier this year, we unveiled the tribute at Headless Cross as part of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Music Day.
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Campaigners are hoping to get approval to build a bronze tribute to the world class drummer in the town centre - and last week, the planning application has been sent in to the local council.
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Track Of The Week: Bo Walton

Track Of The Week: Bo Walton
He lives at Marden, between Hereford & Leominster, and achieved a number one in the British & Irish Country Music Charts.
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Bo Walton quit the day job to chase a career in Rock 'n' Roll!
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He'd had album tracks written and produced for him by Mark Knofler and Nick Kershaw and is signed to Jump Jack Records.
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³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Introducing at the Worcester Music Festival

³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ 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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Broadcast

  • Sat 16 Sep 2017 20:00

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