MKFM Local Music with Vicki McCarthy
Vicki McCarthy not only plays hits by famous singer / songwriters and bands, but also plays, promotes and supports local, unsigned, upcoming musical talent from MK and surrounding areas.
Playing tracks from a minimum of twelve local artists / bands per show, Vicki also regularly hosts interviews and exclusive live sessions with them.
Besides promoting the local music scene, Vicki also interviews big name artists and bands visiting the region, as well as attending UK-wide festivals as MKFM’s roving reporter!
Names she has interviewed in the past include Razorlight, Chas and Dave, Scouting for Girls, Cast, The Cuban Brothers, Therapy?, RavenEye, Royal Republic, Chris Jericho, Clutch, Toploader, Nik Kershaw, King Prawn, Finley Quaye, The Wurzels, Sonic Boom Six and Lars Frederiksen to name but a few.
You can hear podcasts of Vicki's recent interviews here.
Click here to see the latest news with Vicki's hand-picked 2018 festivals.
Contact information
If you are a local band artists and want to be considered for airplay on Vicki's local music show, get in touch!
Send a high quality, radio-friendly MP3 or WAV file, plus a brief biography to Vicki at unsigned@mkfm.com (Please be patient for a reply, Vicki listens to every submission, but it can take time to reply due to the volume of emails received.)
Follow Vicki on Twitter - @vickimccarthyfm
Add and follow Vicki on Facebook - facebook.com/vickimccarthyuk and facebook.com/vickmccarthyfmpage
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