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Michael, Amber and Frankie in Newport City Radio

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Frankie Wesson and Michael Munnik on the Pure Local Extra show

Today we were joined by Frankie, an old friend of Newport City Radio and Michael, someone new to the station We started the show with ‘Anchors Away’ by Michael and gave a little story behind the song. He had been moving around as he is originally from Canada but came to England before moving to Cardiff. During this time, he wasn't writing anything. It was hard to build a community especially as no one was interested in songs they did […]

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Dakota, Penny, Tom and Amber in the Newport City Radio HQ.

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Hairdye on the Pure Local Extra show

Today’s guests on the Pure Local Extra show were Hairdye, a young punk band from Newport Hairdye are a newer punk band from Newport made up of Tom, Penny Dakota and Rhys, although today, we were only joined by Tom, Penny and Dakota. We discussed a little bit of everything, but focused on their recently released single “Sick”. They’ve visited Newport City Radio before, but for a written interview and much more has happened since then.Firstly we discussed their newest […]

today5 April 2025 18

Wrenna, Craig and Kym in NCR

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Pure Local Extra – Wrenna and Secret Postal Society

Today we were joined by Wrenna and Craig (Secret Postal Society) on the Pure Local Extra show Todays guests were Wrenna and Craig (Craig being joined by his son Ruben) and both talked about some of their new music releases and other things about themselves.Firstly, we talked about Craig's collaboration with Guy Challenger. The two met around 2 years ago while playing a gig. They both had a connection with suicide prevention charity Papyrus. The duo decided to create a […]

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Sue, Bongo and Kym in Newport City Radio

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Pure Local Extra – The Ralities

Today on the Pure Local Extra show, being broadcast at a brand new 3pm time, we were joined by Bongo and Sue, members of band ‘The Ralities’ The band consists of 5 members. Bongo, the lead vocalist, Jonathan, the bassist, Simon, the lead guitarist, Sally, the drummer and Sue, the backup singer.To start the show, we discussed the band's name. The band originally went by the name ‘Mind of Zebra’. The current name came from the band's guitarist Simon. He […]

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Kym, Greg and Nia in NCR

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Pure Local Extra: Nia John and Greg Ryan

Today on the Pure Local Extra show, we were joined by local musicians Nia John and Greg Ryan Both artists have been interviewed on the show before when we were located at the Corn Exchange. This morning was the first time they had been to our current location at the Kingsway Centre. To start the show, we listened to their new songs as both have recently released something new. We started with Nia’s ‘Lift Me Up’ and she gave us some […]

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Headliners for Newport Music Trail

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Newport Music Trail: Headline Acts Announced for City’s First Free Music Festival

Newport is about to make musical history with the first-ever Newport Music Trail, and the headline acts have just been revealed! A Welsh-language indie rock sensation, a six-piece band with links to Welsh music royalty, and a homegrown rapper fresh off a major award win are all set to take centre stage.Adwaith, CVC, and Lemfreck have been confirmed as the headline acts for this groundbreaking event, happening on Friday 28th and Saturday 29th March. Music lovers will be able to […]

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Joe Kelly and Shiftypop in Newport City Radio's HQ.

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Joe Kelly and Shiftypop on Pure Local Extra

Today on the Pure Local Extra show, Kym was joined by Joe Kelly and Shiftypop (Sarah). As usual, they talked about themselves, their music and anything in between. Our guests Joe and Sarah are not new to Newport City Radio, Sarah had come as a guest around 10 years ago and Joe used to volunteer here. Joe Kelly describes himself as an ‘itinerant blues singer’. His songs range from blues and country with an Americana sound to it. He is backed […]

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Kori, Kym and Cole sat in Newport City Radio HQ.

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Forsaken Duo on the Pure Local Extra show

Kym was joined by Kori and Cole of Forsaken Duo for a chat about themselves Today on the Pure Local Extra show, Kym was joined by Kori and Cole the musical group ‘Forsaken Duo’. The duo is a dark country acoustic band duo known for their hauntingly atmospheric sound and raw, emotional storytelling. The duo features deep, gravelly vocals paired with acoustic guitars, creating a stripped-down yet powerful musical experience.The first time they’ve come down to the studio, they gave […]

today23 November 2024 41

Gimme Five

Gimme 5: Milly Mason

Milly Mason is just 16. She writes and performs her own songs and was recently a guest on the Pure Local Extra show. Here are 5 things you might like to know about Milly. Tell us about the first song you ever wrote The first song that I wrote was a song called ‘Different’. I wrote it on an instrument I now rarely play- the ukulele! It was written on the classic theme of feeling like you don’t fit in, […]

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