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Made of Wrexham

Wrexham has been in the spotlight for football but it's also home to indie kings The Royston Club and top venue The Rocking Chair. Emily Pilbeam visits the venue and meets the band.

Emily Pilbeam celebrates the music and grass roots music scene of Wrexham and North Wales in this episode of City Soundtracks. Wrexham football club has been in the spotlight recently due to celebrity backers Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney but the indie scene is also thriving. Emily speaks to one of Wrexham's finest exports The Royston Club about their love of their hometown and meets Kev from The Rocking Chair to find out why his venue hosts some of the biggest bands in the UK.

Produced in Birmingham by True Thought Productions for BBC Radio 6 Music Indie Forever.

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Music Played

  • The Royston Club

    Mrs Narcissistic

    • Warsp Records.

  • Catfish and the Bottlemen

    Kathleen

    • Communion/Island.

  • The Joy Formidable

    Austere

    • The Big Roar.
    • Canvasback/ATL.
    • 4.

  • The Alarm

    Rain In The Summertime

    • The Best Of The Alarm & Mike Peters.
    • Irs.

  • Kidsmoke

    Take Me To The River

    • Libertino Records.

  • Super Furry Animals

    Juxtaposed With U

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.

  • The Royston Club

    Cariad

    • Run On Records.

  • Neck Deep

    Can't Kick Up The Roots

    • Hopeless Records.

  • Stereophonics

    Local Boy in the Photograph

    • (CD Single).
    • V2.
    • 61.

  • Tom Jones

    Green Green Grass Of Home

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.

  • Gwenno

    Tir Ha Mor

    • Heavenly Recordings.

  • Gwenno

    Tir Ha Mor

    • Heavenly Recordings.

  • shame

    One Rizla

  • Alffa

    Gwenwyn

    • Recordiau Côsh Records.

  • Catfish and the Bottlemen

    Cocoon

    • The Balcony.
    • Island Records / Communion Records.

  • Kings of Leon

    Use Somebody

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 2.

  • Kasabian

    L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever)

  • Neck Deep

    December

    • Hopeless Records.

  • The K’s

    Black and Blue

    • LAB Records.

  • Roscoe

    If you want me to

  • Baby Brave

    Blue Skies

    • Mai 68 Records.

  • Art School Girlfriend

    The Deep

  • glowr

    The Afterburn

    • Edible Words.

  • Denuo

    Lucid

  • Slow Life

    Taranau Haf

    • Libertino Records.

  • Gruff Rhys

    Sensations In the Dark

Broadcasts

  • Tuesday20:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever
  • Wed 12 Aug 202620:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever