Today's Blues On The Marsh Track Of The Day, originally broadcast on New Years Eve Eve, features tracks from Richard Townend and The Mighty Bosscats, Kelly's Lot, Brigitte DeMeyer and Will Kimborough, Eartha Kitt, Jeremiah Johnson and more.

"With the same line-up for 15 years, Black Stone Cherry’s chemistry should be impeccable and it is: their interplay seems effortless and they obviously derive real enjoyment from playing together. Miraculously, they have maintained both their initial enthusiasm and the flavour of the American South that gives their rock a unique edge. Long may it continue." He was a busy man in 2016 - but that was part of Big Ian's review of Black Stone Cherry at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in December - and we are therefore delighted to announce that the guys from Kentucky have won our 2016 WRC Best International Band award! Anyway check out today's Vid Of The Day and watch out tomorrow for our next award announcement for Best Festival!

As well as recent changes to our dropdown menu's, our website has seen unprecedented traffic recently given we had well over four thousand votes in our 2016 WRC Awards. Not only that, but we have also welcomed numerous new WRC members from afar such as Russia and South Africa! Welcome one and all! Remember, just fill out the form here and become a WRC member for life for FREE and we'll consequently send you a WRC members card which you can use to benefit from the current members offers of which we also hope to add to in the future.

"Finally, it was Ray Davies’ turn, playing an extended set of nearly two hours to help make up for no Joan Armatrading. Ray had a full supporting band, but no other Kinks - and he ruled out any prospect of a reunion because “we wouldn’t want to do another Who”. However, even if the band wasn’t pure Kinks, the songs were. ‘Sunny Afternoon’ had the whole crowd standing, singing and dancing - I did vaguely wonder where those thousands of folding chairs had got to, but didn’t know, and didn’t really care." That was also Big Ian's take on August 2015's Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza (pictured) - so wasn't it good to hear - after all the musical icons we lost in 2016 - that the Kinks legend has become Sir Ray Davies in the 2017 New Years Honours List for his services to the arts. 'A Well Respected Man' there is no doubt.

"After just catching the end of Leogun’s set, I headed to the Planet Rock Stage to see Inglorious, one of the youngest and freshest rock bands at this year’s Fair. Their pulsating rock, which focused on tracks from their recently released, self titled debut album, set the main stage’s tone for the day. My personal favourites were the hard, pounding ‘Warning’, and ‘Holy Water’, a singalong well known to many in the audience. It was obvious the band have already built a sizeable fan base - it is not difficult to see why." That was Big Ian's review of Inglorious at Ramblin' Man Day 1 in July and the guys have consequently walked away with our 2016 Best Rock Performance WRC Award! Anyway, check out today's Vid Of TheDay and watch out for our Best International Award announcement tomorrow!

Today's Black On Blues Track Of The Day is their first show of 2017 and the playlist includes Larry Griffith, Boo Boo Davis, Billy T Band, Lucas Haneman Express, Simon Kinny Lewis and Starlite Campbell Band.

Indeed the first time the WRC heard the Hard, Southern, Post-Grunge Rock of Blacktop Mojo was courtesy of Rock On The Ridge! Consequently the WRC teamed up with PledgeMusic to support their second full-length studio record which was recorded and produced at the Sound Emporium in Nashville, Tennessee. Along with the producer of their first record, Philip Mosley, they teamed up with legendary producer Jimmy Johnson and his long time engineer, Steve Melton, of the famed Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, who have recorded acts such as Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Rolling Stones, Bob Seger, Paul Simon and so many other monumental artists. Anyway, check out today's Vid Of The Day - their first single from the new record - 'Where The Wind Blows'.

The bad news last night was that there was no Rock On The Ridge show as Bob & Jules were taking a well-earned break. However, the good news is that the guys have won our 2016 Best Radio Show WRC Award for the second year running with a sizeable 38% of the votes cast in this category. Consequently today's Track Of The Day is their 2016 BluesRockFest Special originally aired back in October. With well over 2,500 votes cast across all categories watch out tomorrow for the winners of our Best Rock Performance!

Today's January 2017 WRC e-mail Bulletin not only announces the first winner in our 2016 WRC Awards but we also look forward to changes in our website plus January gigs including Glenn Hughes, Avenged Sevenfold and Black Sabbath. We also look back at December 2016 and the gigs we reviewed including Black Stone Cherry, King King, Alter Bridge, Dead Daisies and The Answer plus interviews with Bad Touch (including a CD review), Crobot, Aaron Keylock and SIMO.

And on the subject of awards - we first introduced you to Kaz Hawkins in April 2015. Last month the Kaz Hawkins Band won the 3rd UK Blues Challenge and will represent the UK at the 7th European Blues Challenge which takes place in Housens, Denmark on 6th, 7th & 8th April 2017 and the 33rd International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee, which runs from 31st January to 4th February 2017! Not only that but Kaz and the guys have now added 2016 IBBA Album Of The Year for 'Feelin Good' to their trophy cabinet - thus making it an unforgettable year! For the, ahem, record - in second place was Joe Bonamassa's 'Blues Of Desperation', joint third was Aynsley Lister's 'Eyes Wide Open' and eighth was Stevie Nimmo's 'Sky Won't Fall'.

Yes today we finally squeeze in and showcase two remaining categories in our 2016 WRC Awards before voting closes tonight at midnight! Best Acoustic nominees include Russ Ballard, Peter Hammerton and Amor & Fisk whilst in our in our Best Prog Performance the nominees are Steven Wilson, Focus and Procol Harum (pictured). Remember this is your last chance to cast your vote for all eleven categories by simply going here! The winners of our first category will be announced tomorrow!

Founded in 2008, the Austrian rock trio Mother’s Cake (Yves Krismer - vocals and guitar, Benedikt Trenkwalder - bass and Jan Haussels - drums) are set to unleash their third studio album, ‘No Rhyme No Reason’, on Friday 27th January on the Membran label. Those new to the band will be blown away by its quality. Songs such as first single ‘The Killer’ (Vid Of The Day), ‘The Sun’ and album opener ‘No Rhyme Or Reason’ create an immediate impact via an explosive alliance of Indie, Psych and Blues Rock, while lengthier sonic excursions such as ‘Streetja Man’, ‘Enemy’ and ‘H8’ delve deeper with elements of Psychedelic, Progressive and Space Rock mixed into compelling sound palettes.