25 April 2012 Last updated at 07:22 ET

Unsigned bands from Hereford & Worcester to play Wychwood Festival

I Am Ryan will be playing the BBC Introducing stage at Wychwood Festival

Four unsigned bands from Hereford & Worcester have been chosen to play Wychwood Festival from 8-10 June.

The line-up includes A Poetic Yesterday and I Am Ryan, and they will be playing the BBC Introducing stage at the festival at Cheltenham Racecourse.

They will be joined by other unsigned artists from the seven BBC radio regions around Gloucestershire.

For the first time, the public were able to help select the 28 artists from the 70 submitted by Introducing shows.

The public votes were then combined with the votes of the judging panel, which included BBC 6Music's Tom Robinson and festival director Graeme Merifield.