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In the second of our eleven 2015 WRC Awards, The Rock On The Ridge Show pipped Blues On The Radio, Route 66, The Blues Club Podcast, Blues On The Marsh and At The Empire to the coveted 'Best Radio Show Award'! So congratulations to Bob and Jules as we dedicate today's Track Of The Day to the guys - their 2015 BluesRockFest special edition (headliner Chantel McGregor pictured on our 2015 WRC Calendar) originally broadcast five months ago. And there's no resting on their laurels as they hit the ground running tonight with their first show of 2016 here as their New Year's Eve tweet promised: "What a way to start a new year part 1 @Loosehounds1 @blacktopdeluxe @Robinbibi @theanswerrocks @Brokenwittrebel and more so 8-10 Saturday".

The WRC in conjunction with Leos Red Lion are delighted to announce that ex-Argent frontman and former 2012 WRC Award winner John Verity will be appearing with his band at the venue on Saturday 23rd January. More information to follow shortly but in the meantime to book tickets go to our Ticketsource box below or use the link here.

Inglorious are being hailed as one of the UK’s heaviest new Hard Rock bands to emerge from the British underground scene. Originally formed in February 2014, the band is fronted by Nathan James, who made a name for himself having sung for the multi-platinum selling Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Scorpions guitar legend Uli Jon Roth. Inspired by musical giants such as Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Whitesnake, Bad Company, and Aerosmith - our Vid Of The Day is the official music video for their forthcoming single 'Until I Die'. The single is taken from the eponymous debut album released by Frontiers Music SRL on Friday 19th February 2016 and they will be supporting The Winery Dogs on their European tour from 29th January until 17th February, followed by their official album launch at London’s Islington Assembly Hall on Sunday 21st February.

Find out on today's Track Of The Day whether the string was long enough for The Marshman's live interview last night with the Queen Of New York Blues Regina Bonelli! A great mix as always awaits your delicate lug'oles including tunes from Laja, Dead Shrimp, Chris King Robinson, Mike Whellans, The Norman Beaker Band, Mike Sanchez featuring Albert Lee, Eric Bibb and JJ Milteau, King Rollo, Tas Cru and The Baily Bros!

In January 2015, Joe Bonamassa took the iconic Great Stage at Radio City Music Hall for the first time for a sold-out, two-night run that allowed him to fulfill his lifelong dream of performing in one of the world’s most legendary venues. On Friday 2nd October Bonamassa will share this experience with fans and music lovers around the world when he releases Joe Bonamassa – Live At Radio City Music Hall (see our Video Of The Moment) as a CD/DVD set and CD/Blu-ray set.

... so there's still time to enter! Yes Chris Jagger's Atcha will be returning to the Mick Jagger Centre, Dartford DA1 2JZ, on Saturday 26th September at 8pm with his five piece band including drummer Malcolm Mortimore (Gentle Giant, Ian Dury), our mate and multi-instrumentalist Charlie Hart (Slim Chance, Eric Clapton) plus also Jagger's ‘trio’ members Elliet Mackrell on the fiddle, bassist Dave Hatfield and of course Chris himself on guitar and vocals. To win a pair of tickets simply e-mail wrinklyrockers11@aol.com the name of Chris’ brother (today's Vid Of The Day is yet another clue!) by Friday 18th September. Editor’s decision is final and alternatively tickets can be purchased for £17.50 (Concessions £15.50) from the MJC Box Office on 01322 291100.

Yes all the 2015 British Blues Award public votes have now been counted and the category winners will be exclusively revealed on a very special Blues On The Radio show here tonight on Croydon Radio at 5pm. Expect host Richard Dunning to play music by all the winners and with some twenty-odd categories - that's a lot to fit in! So get that champagne on ice and listen out!

With a voice and classic writing style reminiscent of torch singers past, Kareña can belt out those Blues or sizzle with smoky Jazz vocals. Hailing from the north of England originally, Kareña came up through the big band scene there before embarking on what became an international music career that has taken her far and wide, including an appearance at Dubai Rock/Blues Festival with her Blues band Nightcalls. Now settled back in the UK she is currently working on her solo album with her new line up. Kareña is also involved in multiple recording projects with Wily Bo Walker, including ‘Moon Over Indigo’, WBW’s solo album, which involves some of the finest musicians from across the globe released in September 2015. So why not check out Karena's very own LastMinuteBandz page here?

The eagerly anticipated shoot-out on the banks of The Thames had nothing to do with the Fulham v. Stoke Cup tie being played at The Cottage last night! No, the real deal was at The Half Moon, Putney, as the Blues Rock of support band Southbound took on the Classic Rock of Shooter at their 'Recycled Teenagers' launch party - very appropriate for the WRC! Anyway, were Shooter loud, dirty, fun and raunchy and did Southbound live up to their reputation as an extremely talented up and coming band? Well for starters take a gander at today's Vid Of The Day with more pics, vids and a review to come over the next few days!

"We were then into ‘LIL’ territory with the groovy and foot-tappin’ ‘Tappin’ On The Glass’ and just to prove they could mix it up ‘I Am The Fool’ with its neat Country riff (originally written by Landreth Senior no less) cemented the strength of ‘LIL’ after just two tracks. The groove of ‘Made Up Mind’ was followed by the album’s title track (see Vid Of The Day), Joey preferring live electric to acoustic on the album – although still the same result – perfect. A couple more covers were thrown in for good measure: Lyle Lovett’s ‘If I Had A Boat’ and John Hiatt’s ‘Alone In The Dark’ – the former an enchanting acoustic/harmony gathering – the latter nailed – again despite no keys. Rhino and Dave were the archetypal spine of the band - with Rhino chipping in with a bit of banter whilst Dave proved later in the set that his brother was not the only one with great vocals!" For the rest of AJ's The Brothers Landreth review go here

Whatever you are doing tonight - make sure you tune in to Rock On The Ridge here at 8pm as Bob & Jules are broadcasting a BluesRockfest special! We understand the guys will not only be featuring interviews with all the bands from that brilliant day but they will also be complementing it with music from those very same bands! And the good news for you guys down at Ramblin' Man is that the podcast will be our Track Of The Day later this week!

All roads lead to The Borderline in London tonight as Canadian roots-rockers The Bros. Landreth play their European debut show following the release of their excellent 11-song debut 'Let It Lie' - winner of this years Junos Roots & Traditional Album award. The band's sound is anchored by the bluesy wail of electric guitars, the swell of B3 organ, and the blood harmonies of brothers Joey and David Landreth that has since drawn comparisons to The Band, The Allman Brothers and Jackson Browne. They will be announcing further UK shows for October shortly, but in the meantime enjoy again our 'Runaway Train' Vid Of The Day' taken from the album.