A quick update here from our friends at BBC Hereford & Worcester...Look out for some of the area's hottest new bands on the Garden Stage in the BBC-hosted 'Friday Night Session' this weekend!

BBC Introducing Hereford & Worcester's coverage of local summer festivals begins this weekend, with the "Friday Session Introducing" hosting its own stage at Nozstock Festival on Friday 9 July.

Nine of the best under the radar bands from across Herefordshire & Worcestershire have been chosen to play the festival, after sending their music into the station through the BBC Introducing Uploader - www.bbc.co.uk/introducing.

It's not the first time the radio station has hosted a stage at Nozstock. For the last two years, the BBC Introducing Friday Session has chosen the artists to perform in the Dingle Area - but this year moves to the Garden Stage, the second largest part of the site.

Andrew says: "Nozstock is great little festival, attracting around 5000 people every year. It started as a family barbeque 13 years ago - and has now grown into a huge licensed event attracting big names like Phill Jupitus and The Blockheads, Sub Focus and High Contrast. We really think the artists we've chosen this year are ones to watch out for in the future - and will give the headliners a run for their money!"

The artists chosen for the festival are Hereford rock band Tramps Like Us; Worcester pop group Skewwhiff; Worcestershire rockers November & The Criminal; Pershore hip hop reggae collective The SpoonFedz; Herefordshire & Worcestershire bluegrass outfit Kentucky Fryd; Ledbury fiddle-punksters The Bleeding Hearts; Bewdley dance producer Monster! Monster!; Hereford driving rock group Aulos, and Tillington electronica duo Muchuu.

Every Friday from 7pm, Andrew Marston plays a selection of the very best new music from emerging from the Midlands, with live studio sessions and festival opportunities abound. Listen to the show via the BBC Hereford & Worcester web page here.