With just four days to go now to the start of this year's Ramblin' Man Fair in Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent - Orlando’s Thomas Wynn And The Believers kick off The Outlaw Countrsy Stage this Saturday 30th June. After a hugely successful UK tour with The Temperance Movement earlier this year, they have just got off the road from a US Tour with Myles Kennedy who is also playing The Outlaw Country Stage later in the day. They will be playing songs from their new album 'Wade Waist Deep’ (Video Of The Day), which was released in May 2017 via Mascot Records/Mascot Label Group and recorded with four-time Grammy award-winning producer, Vance Powell (The White Stripes, Jack White, Chris Stapleton). The album is packed with deep Southern heat, complex, pulsing rhythms and breath-taking ‘blood’ harmonies from brother and sister Thomas and Olivia. Thomas Wynn And The Believers also play London's The Black Heart next Wednesday 4th July.

When Broken Levee made their debut at The Tuesday Night Music Club, and their debut in the South, they got a standing ovation from a packed house. No mean feat for a band that very few had heard of before that show. Now, having released a new EP, 'Last Light', and having recorded a live album, they are back tonight at The Comrades Club, Coulsdon CR5 2NF. But they are back in an expanded guise as they are bringing the extraordinarily talented Lindsay Hannon with them. Not only that, but Broken Levee also feature on today's Blues On The Radio Track Of The Day along with Wily Bo Walker, Sayer & Joyce, Deb Ryder, Trevor Babajack Steger and more.

Today's Black On Blues Podcast Track Of The Day is another Blues women special featuring Rory Block, Dana Fuchs (pictured), Victoria Ginty, Teresa James, Crystal Shawanda and Debbie Bond.

Explosive Brighton based Heavy Rock trio The Rocket Dolls released their new full length studio album 'DeadHead' in April (see today's Video Of The Day) and the band play Ramblin' Man Fair's Rising Stage this Saturday 30th June. Featuring just the right amount of melody with straight up hook laden driven riffs combined with curveballs when you least expect them, 'DeadHead' is a must hear album for 2018. Relentless in their approach, The Rocket Dolls have taken the Rock mould, smashed it, and then meticulously pieced it back together again to deliver a fresh contemporary collection of music that combines the best bits of Heavy Rock, Grunge, Punk and Pop smart sensibilities. It's clear the band have spent time wisely crafting their second album, as it's a monster!

Solid Entertainments have announced the third in their Ladies Of The Blues tour series with another great line up of three ladies fronting each of their own bands, all together on one exclusive UK tour which includes London's Water Rats on Tuesday 20th November. The line-up features Lee Ainley's Blues Storm, who we introduced you to recently, with the unique vocal pairing of mother and daughter Lee and Tori, plus Blues Rock guitar player/slinger Eliana Cargnelutti from Northern Italy and the powerhouse vocals of Zoe Green and her band. A tour not to be missed!

The iconic 80's Canadian Rock band Glass Tiger, best known for their 1986 UK Top 40 hit single 'Don’'t Forget Me When I'm Gone' (today's Track Of The Day) and 1991’'s 'My Town' ft. Rod Stewart, return to the UK for the first time in 27 years to play two rare concerts. The band last came to the UK when they supported Roxette on their 1991 nationwide UK tour. Glass Tiger play the University of London Union on Friday 19th October, followed by the Rockingham Festival at Nottingham Trent University on Sunday 21st October. To celebrate their 30th anniversary, earlier this year Glass Tiger released a new album entitled “'31”' which includes two new songs and re-imagined recordings of all their hit singles. The band includes original members Alan Frew on vocals and guitar, Sam Reid on keyboards, Al Connelly on guitar and Wayne Parker on bass, plus long-time drummer Chris McNeill who joined in 2000.

With the all important Ramblin' Man Fair stage timings imminent, today we turn our attention to the Von Hertzen Brothers (Video Of The Day) who are playing the Prog In The Park Stage at Mote Park, Maidstone, on Sunday 1st July. We interviewed the award winning Finnish Rockers at HRH 11 last November and last years ‘War Is Over’ album was met with huge praise and saw them take a fresh approach with their songwriting. Their sonic exploration has seen them blaze a trail across Europe since 2006, leading them to play with artists from Foo Fighters, 30 Seconds to Mars, Neil Young, Biffy Clyro, The Wildhearts and ZZ Top to Anathema and Opeth.

Today check out some additional Kris Barras Band photos here (courtesy of Bruce Biege) from his Tuesday night gig at London's Borderline. Of course Devon born and ex-cage/MMA fighter Kris is also playing the Ramblin' Man Fair Blues Stage at Mote Park, Maidstone, next Sunday 1st July. It's been an incredible start to 2018 for Barras, who released his new album ‘The Divine & Dirty’ in March, his recent UK headline tour sold out dates across the country and he joined Beth Hart as support on her recent UK tour. After Ramblin' Man Fair, he will also join Supersonic Blues Machine as singer/guitarist alongside ZZ Top’s Billy F. Gibbons as well as an October support tour with Joanne Shaw Taylor.

Yes the big day has finally arrived - the Durham Blues Festival at the Chilton Country Pub & Hotel DH4 6PY starts at 2pm today with a mouthwatering line up of best in Blues featuring headliners Climax Blues Band plus Chantel McGregor, Laurence Jones, Ken Pustelnik's Groundhogs, Stevie Nimmo Trio, The Kris Barras Band and Felix Rabin.

Today's WRC Award winning Rock On The Ridge Track Of The Day is last Saturday's show featuring 4th Labyrinth, Gin Annie, Monster Truck, Killer Boogie, The New Breed, Richie Kotzen, The Magpie Salute, The Outlaw Orchestra, Massive Wagons, Led Zeppelin, Ryders Creed, Fireroad, The Black Marbles, Hollowstar, Riot Horse, Big River, Graveyard, Jeff Beck, Oli Brown, The Pineapple Thief, Blacktop Mojo, Inglorious (pictured), Avenged Sevenfold and The Sea Within.

Was it really three years ago that we were preparing to see the Foo Fighters return to Wembley Stadium for the first time since their record breaking shows of 2008? Of course, news broke as the WRC headed down to Brighton the previous Saturday, that Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl had sustained "at least one fracture" when he fell off the stage during a concert in Gothenburg, Sweden. Consequently the Wembley gig was cancelled and last night we finally caught up with Grohl and his gang at London's Olympic Stadium - and boy was it worth waiting for! With a set list that included favourites such as 'Breakout', My Hero' and 'Times Like These', plus great support from Wolf Alice and Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes - it was a night to savour as testified by today's Video Of The Day.

With just eight days to go to Ramblin' Man Fair in Mote Park, Maidstone, today we showcase Gov't Mule who are headlining the Blues Stage on Sunday 1st July. After being out of print for quite some time, Gov't Mule's 'Dark Side of the Mule' and 'Shout!' are being repressed on vinyl - each limited to only 2,000 copies -and will be available from Friday 29th June. 'Dark Side of the Mule' (see today's Video Of The Day) features 90 minutes of Pink Floyd covers recorded during the band’s Halloween 2008 show at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston, MA. Meanwhile, 'Shout!' features 11 tracks recorded by the band plus a bonus album featuring an all-star lineup of vocalists interpreting The Mule songs with special guests Elvis Costello, Dr. John, Ben Harper, Toots Hibbert, Glenn Hughes, Jim James, Myles Kennedy, Dave Matthews, Grace Potter, Vintage Trouble's Ty Taylor and Steve Winwood.