Featured Artist: Wandera
A blend of Nairobi and Kidderminster, Kenyan roots and UK rap, RnB and Afrobeats: Discover the artist behind a true genre-crossing sound. With Andrew Marston.
Warning: This show may contain your next obsession! Andrew Marston introduces the best new music from our area, including:
鈥 Hot tubs, folk music and a growing audience. We catch up with the team behind one of Shropshire's most distinctive festivals - Beardy Folk.
鈥 It鈥檚 less birdsong, more bassline this week. Forest Live is transforming Cannock Chase and Delamere into open-air stages packed with huge names including Billy Ocean, Fatboy Slim, Becky Hill, McFly, UB40 featuring Ali Campbell, Skunk Anansie, Garbage, The Kooks, Sarah Story, Hannah Wants and Bitty McLean.
鈥 What started with 鈥渨hy not bring them here instead鈥 has become festival history. As Linton Festival wraps up its final weekend, it leaves behind a soundtrack of headline sets, shared stories, and 拢150,000 raised for good causes.
鈥 From a biker gathering to a 25-year festival tradition. We're hearing how Sonic Rock Solstice grew into one of Worcestershire's most distinctive local festivals.
鈥 Our Festival Guide looks ahead to seven days of live music at Daresbury, FakeFest, Parklands, Glastonbeoley, Upton Jazz and the Summer Concerts series at Trentham Gardens.
鈥 In our Music News: Hearing from the local musicians who've accidentally penned World Cup songs!
鈥 Celebrating with Nantwich鈥檚 Desyfer as he scores his 16th Top 100 entry, building on a long-standing career that includes releases on major dance labels, Essential Mix support and performances in Ibiza鈥檚 superclubs.
鈥 She once sang in school productions in Sandbach. Fast forward and Lisa T is topping iTunes Country charts and sharing festival bills from Glastonbury to Kendal Calling. Now she鈥檚 mid-way through a UK tour with a story that keeps building.
鈥 This month鈥檚 sessions come from StourJam, a brand-new event that鈥檚 already the biggest UK charity music festival based on the number of live music performances, bringing 344 artists across 15 venues and 20 stages over three days. This week we hear from Wandera, a Worcester-based artist merging Kenyan roots with UK rap, R&B and Afrobeats, crafting genre-crossing music that reflects life between Nairobi, university life in Worcester and beyond.
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Released this month
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Star Aurora
Smash My Guitar
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Vill
Moments
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Appearing at the Beardy Folk Festival
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Jessie Reid
Blue Moon
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Released last month
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The New Consistent
Scratching Bites
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Appeared at Forest Live 2025
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Deco
Weekend
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North
Screwed
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In Session
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Wandera
Booty (Live from Stourjam, Stourport)
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Wandera
Closer (Live from Stourjam, Stourport)
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Genius Of The Crowd
Not The Problem
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Bo Walton & Red Alert
Sunburst Top
- Jump Jack Records.
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Interviewed
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Desyfer
Messy (feat. Victoria Cluskey)
- Tactal Hots.
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Niamh Turley Moon
Picture This
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Track of the Week
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Formal Sppeedwear
Who Needs Spain Ball?
- Melodic.
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Jakebob
Devil Weston
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In Session
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Wandera
Flex (Live from Stourjam, Stourport)
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El Frere
Tightrope
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KOALA
Time Won't Wait
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Shaun Williams
Opera Of Angels
- FLAUNT.
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Interviewed
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Lisa T
Easy To Love
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Broadcasts
- Thu 18 Jun 2026 20:00麻豆社 Radio Stoke, 麻豆社 Radio Shropshire & 麻豆社 Hereford & Worcester
- Sat 20 Jun 2026 20:00麻豆社 Radio Stoke, 麻豆社 Hereford & Worcester & 麻豆社 Radio Shropshire



