For today's Podcast Of The Day we go back to just under five years ago and WRC Award winning Rock On The Ridge's look back at Gravesend's 4th BluesRockFest, held at Leo's Red Lion, with music from Born Healer (pictured), Blacktop Deluxe, Red Butler, Jack J Hutchinson, Catfish, Robin Bibi, The Mentulls and Stevie Nimmo plus interviews with some of the acts.

Alfold Rock And Blues, a new weekend festival, kicks off today at Surrey's Sprinkbok Estate, Alfold GU6 8EX, celebrating the very best in Rock and Blues music, fine ales and great food, and today's six of the best 'Alford Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day features six of the many bands taking part, namely Dr Feelgood, When Rivers Meet, Vambo, Bad Pennies, John Verity and The Groundhogs. For further information and tickets (NHS workers can get 50% off a weekend ticket), please go here https://bit.ly/alfoldrnb

Instrumental Progressive Rock outfit Drott, who are comprised of Arve Isdal (Enslaved), Ivar Thormodsæter (Ulver) and Matias Monsen, recently released their hypnotic second single, and today's Video Of The Day, ‘Arch Of Gloom’, taken from their debut album, ‘Orcus’, which is set for release on Friday 24th September via By Norse. Inspired by forces of nature, superstition and spirituality, the trio explores light within darkness through their music. Established last year, they released their self-titled EP in March to great reviews, although this first full-length ten-track album, takes them in a new creative and artistic direction, as they dive deeper into sonic, experimental landscapes.

Next weekend's Alfold Rock And Blues, a new festival taking place at Surrey's Sprinkbok Estate, Alfold GU6 8EX between Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th September, celebrates the very best in Rock and Blues music, fine ales and great food, and today's six of the best 'Alford Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day features six of the many bands taking part, namely Dr Feelgood, When Rivers Meet, Vambo, Bad Pennies, John Verity and The Groundhogs. For further information and tickets (NHS workers can get 50% off a weekend ticket), please go here https://bit.ly/alfoldrnb

Thankfully live music was back with a bang in August, and today's September WRC Bulletin looks back at last month with reviews and photos from Bestival, Tubular Bells, Bloodstock and A New Day, including our A New Day 'Reflections' interview podcast, plus new album reviews of JP Williams Blues Band featuring Ekat Pereyra and Troy Redfern. Not forgetting also our comprehensive August news archive, we now look forward to September with gigs such as Less Than Hollow, Alfold Rock & Blues Festival (pictured), The Wildhearts, Sons Of Liberty, Kyla Brox, Massive Wagons, Steve Hackett (Video Of The Day), A Sunday In September, Inglorious, Robert Jon & The Wreck, Mason Hill, Gin Annie, Black Stone Cherry and Richard Townend & The Mighty Bosscats plus our interview with TBelly, ahead of the release of their album, 'I Never Want To See Me Again', on Friday 8th October. Finally, don't forget that if you want to receive our monthly e-mail bulletin, please submit your e-mail address in the box below.

Summoner's Circle join today's Zach Moonshine Show Podcast Of The Day to play and talk about their new record, 'Chaos Vector', plus there's new releases from Grief Collector, Me And That Man, Hour Of 13, Solemn Lament, Cult of Eibon, Nervochaos, After Dusk, Criminal, Armored Saint, Relentless Aggression, Post Luctum, Turanis, Ground-Force, Calling All Astronauts, Choke Me, After Silence, No Paradise, and there's also some classics, by request, from Solitude Aeturnus, Candlemass, Trouble, The Skulland Blackfinger.

"The good news is that it’s been worth the wait. You knew that already of course, as this guy never puts a foot wrong. Not only can he tear it up on guitar with precise abandon, but his vocals are effortlessly on the money. The collection is slicker than the tail fin of a freshly waxed chevvy and rarer than a mint condition Gretsch Silver Jet from ’58, full of excellent songs that reflect the drive and style of the golden era of Rock’n’Roll.." Read today’s latest album review, as Simon Green gives you his complete take on Brian Setzer’s album, 'Gotta Have The Rumble', that was released last Friday, plus check out today's Video Of The Day of 'Rockabilly Banjo'.

A captivating song about political power supported by a distinctive bass line, 'Servant' is the title track from Berlin-based noise rockers Errorr's upcoming debut EP, that will be out on Wednesday 15th September via Anomic Records, which is also one of today's 'Thursday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and forthcoming releases from Ronan Furlong, Relentless Aggression, Velvet Starlings, Slizard and Eternal Silence.

The bright, new brainchild of FM’s creative keyboardist Jem Davis, ‘Pepperkid2’, is the guise Jem has adopted for his solo album project, ‘Adventures in Pepperland’, due for release on Friday 12th November, and the first single from the album, ‘After the Rain’, also drops on Friday 15th October, giving a first taste of the high quality, but very varied, tracks its parent contains, which is also one of today's 'September Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and forthcoming releases from Telma, Groom Epoch, Summoner's Circle, Star Rover and Jon Gomm.

Complementing our reviews/photos from the recent three-day A New Day festival held at Mt Ephraim Gardens in Faversham over the weekend of 20th-22nd August, today we finally complete our coverage with our 30 minute 'Reflections' Podcast Of The Day, which includes interviews and more from Day 1, including Jamie Pipe (The Mentulls/Martin Barre), Tree Stewart (The Emerald Dawn), Darby Todd (Martin Barre) and Martin Barre.

Today's latest Blues On The Radio Podcast Of The Day includes tracks from Martin McNeill, Elles Bailey, Tommy Castro, Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps, Rod Pinn, Lauren Anderson, Dion, Alastair Greene, Ericson Holt, Tony Holiday, Andy Peake, plus a couple of great tracks from The Cinelli Brothers (pictured) ahead of their show at Coulsdon's Tuesday Night Music Club tonight.

Dion recently released today's Video Of The Day, 'I’ve Got To Get To You', a brand-new track featuring vocals from the great Boz Scaggs as well as participation from the father and son guitar team of Mike and Joe Menza. Dion's energy level has never been higher and to underscore that fact, he’s been hard at work over the past few months recording the follow up album to 2020’s hugely successful 'Blues With Friends'. The new album will be out this fall on Joe Bonamassa’s independent label KTBA Records, but in the meantime, there's no doubting that this new single will scratch your Dion itch in the interim.