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As promised the 2015 British Blues Award category winners were exclusively revealed by Richard Dunning on a very special Blues On The Radio show on Croydon Radio last night. Amongst the winners in the twenty-one categories were Alan Nimmo of King King (pictured and our Track Of The Day) plus our 2014 BluesFest headliner Aynsley Lister (our Vid Of The Day). Congratulations to everyone from the WRC and for a full list of category winners go here. Also please watch out for the BOTR Podcast which will be our Track Of The Day tomorrow!

Hands up those of you who used to twiddle your transistor radio knobs to listen to Radio Luxembourg in the 60's? Following the demise of the pirate radio stations at the end of the 60's, Radio Luxembourg was once again the only provider of popular music, well at least during the night. So the WRC were delighted to receive our latest membership application from Alfred in Bertrange, Luxembourg! Don't forget you can still fill out a form here to become a WRC member for life for FREE and we'll consequently send you a WRC members card which you can not only use to benefit from discounted WRC Xmas Party tickets but also other current members offers e.g. discounted venue tickets and merchandise - which we also hope to add to in the future.

Today's Video Of The Day not only features the winning 'Young Artist' in this year's British Blues Awards, but also another guitarist who came a highly commended third in the 'Bass' category! Yes we turn the clock back to the iconic 100 Club last year when we saw Laurence Jones and Roger Inniss (both pictured) - the vid testament to why these guys are held in such regard by their voting public. And talking of a well deserved third place in this year's Independent Blues Broadcaster category - tune in to The Marshman from 7pm BST here tonight for Blues On The Marsh.

The Blues Club Podcast is our latest Track Of The Day bringing you two more hours of non-stop "Best in Blues with More Music and Less Chat." This week there are new and pre-releases, UK Independent Blues Broadcasters Association (UK IBBA) Presenters Picks for September, Blues, Rock, Soul, Jazz, Acoustic and tracks from some artists who appeared recently at the Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival in Colne. Tracks include Angela Lewis Brown, Buddy Guy, Bob Malone, Robert Cray, Muddy Waters, Jack Hutchinson, John Mayall Blues, Richard Townend & The Mighty Boss Cats, Mick Kolassa, Katie Bradley, The Simon Kennedy Band, Trevor Sewell, Rebecca Downes, Dove and Boweevil, Jo Harman (pictured), Kyla Brox, Jon Cleary, Half Deaf Clatch, Reverend Raven, Slinky & P'tit Loup, Blue Swamp Band, Big Gus and Swampadelic, The Chris O'Leary Band, Todd Wolfe Band, Charles Wilson, Andy Broad, Lara and The Bluz Dawgz and B. B. & The Blues Shacks!

"Despite it being my **th birthday – it was a case of drat and double drat given the rain plus the anticipated problems with ‘Operation Stack’ as Wrinkly The Elder and I set off down the M20 on Sunday morning. Given Saturday’s good weather and the excellent WRC twitter coverage from both Mr. Rockrpix and Wrinkly The Silver – it looked like Sunday was going to be a hard act to follow. But hey-ho - we had already planned our itinerary for the day’s proceedings with our website countdown the week before and things were looking even better as we easily managed to park up in a side road close to the entrance. As the WRC crew consequently gathered together under the protection of the beer tent - life didn’t appear so bad after all - until Wrinkly realised that the two pints of Pimm’s in his round set him back £23.60. Ouch! Go here for the rest of AJ's review, here for our Sunday photo gallery plus have a gander at our Seasick Steve Video Of The Day from the Sunday!

"On the face of it, the next act, Nicky Moore and Danny Kyle had been unfairly placed between power Rock Blues acts. One steel guitar and one voice versus all that Blues Rock? No contest, you might think. An open invitation for the audience to drain away. Not a chance of that with the voice of Nicky Moore, a voice of ten normal mortals, and Danny Kyle's intricate guitar work. From the opening number, 'Fruitpickers' Blues', through the title track on their unparalleled new album, 'TheWhale And The Wa'ah', the pair won over the crowd. Nicky's voice is a beast in Blues terms, a finely honed power tool that once fronted metal acts Samson and Mammoth. It can still cut through steel. Encore calls came thick and fast and Nicky played favourites from his fine band, Nicky Moore's Blues Corporation, to great applause." Today's Track Of The Day is our official Wrinklycast of that memorable day which includes music and interviews from all the bands of the which the official DVD/CD (our Vid Of The Day) is still available from our merchandise page here.

The Blues Club Podcast Track of The Day returns today with a playlist featuring the UK IBBA Presenters' Picks for January 2016, tracks from BluesRockFest 2015 (pictured), new releases, new artists, new albums and a few classic tracks plus a short tribute to Robert Burns. Music this week includes Tedeschi Trucks Band, Chris Bevington & Friends, Cleveland Blues, Nathaniel Rateliff, Brigitte Rios Purdy, Billy Branch and the Sons of Blues, Dean Haitani, Dave Weld and The Imperial Flames, Troy Redfern, Lewis Hamilton, Cotton Belly's, Norman Beaker, The Georgia Flood, Chris Walker, Eddi Reader, Rattlin Bone, Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado, Buddy Guy, Dr. John, Bob Margolin, Gregg Allman, Micke Bjorklof & BlueStrip, Benny Turner, My Baby, The Rainbreakers, Mark Harrison, Rebecca Downes, Allman Brothers Band, B. B. & The Blues Shacks and more.

"At this time of year when 'Fairytale Of New York' is churned out once again - the Ugly Ducking fairytale in reverse springs to mind given Black Star Riders reinvented themselves from Thin Lizzy. This point is hammered home as Lizzy legend Scott Gorham makes his way on to the Wembley stage just before 7 to a half empty arena. With a restricted forty minute set, literally 'All Hell Breaks Loose' as BSR hit the ground running with the classy title track from their very first album - with Gorham's guitar already in overdrive. Ricky Warwick then asks "Are You Ready?" and of course the arena starts to rock as those unique Lizzy guitar harmonies ring around the auditorium. It's then back to the title track of their second album 'The Killer Instinct' which again has those distinct Lizzy chords with guitarist Damon Johnson showing that he's just not there to make up the numbers. We then see-saw back to 'Jailbreak' - Warwick's vocals as usual are spot-on for my all-time favourite Lizzy track. Brilliant. 'Bound For Glory' was followed by the opening Celtic drum intro from the excellent Jimmy DeGrasso on 'Kingdom Of The Lost' also from 'AHBL' - a latter day 'Black Rose'. However the stand-out BSR track of the night was 'Finest Hour' from 'TKI' - not forgetting new recruit Robert Crane on bass (who replaced Marco Mendoza) completing a formidable BSR unit. The guys finished with 'Whisky In The Jar' and to be pefectly honest we could have quite easily gone home happy after that opener. Black Star Riders might still have a bit of an identity problem but who cares when they produce music of this quality." AJ. Have a look at today's Vid Of The Day plus our photo gallery here.

Just a reminder that you can hear 2014 WRC Award Winner and BluesRockfest headliner Chantel McGregor being interviewed here on Pure Radio 107.8FM at 6pm tonight. Yes it's now just under five weeks to go so listen to Rory Auskerry's Route 66 show to find out what's lying in store on Independence Day! Tickets for Bluesrockfest at The Red Lion in Gravesend are on sale here for £15 in advance (£18 on the door). And if you don't manage to listen in tonight then don't panic - we will feature the podcast as Track Of The Day later this week!

Today's 'Track Of The Day' is the 'Rock On The Ridge' podcast originally transmitted on Ridge Radio on Saturday night. On Bob and Jules' latest extravaganza are Davy's Grip, Free, Joe Bonamassa, The Brew, The Answer, Beardmore, Wolfmother (pictured at Hyde Park last year), Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Avenged Sevenfold. Rock out!

A bit like London buses - you get one new BluesRockfest sponsor and then another one comes along straight after! Seriously though - the WRC are delighted to announce that Strongbow Extra Cold have agreed to sponsor another of our six bands at BluesRockfest at The Red Lion, Gravesend, on Saturday 4th July! However, there is still a chance for you to sponsor the final remaining band - simply contact us below and we will let you have all the details. In the meantime for ticket information on all the bands that are playing at this year's BluesRockfest simply go here and remember if you are a WRC member just go here where you can not only get a £3 discount off your ticket but you can find all the other current members offers including Ramblin' Man!

OK Wrinkly's Virgil & The Accelerators/ Loose Moorings Red Lion review from Friday night is on its way but our humble picture gallery is now available here. And to complete Sunday's update we have an amazing sixteen minute Virgil And The Accelerators Video Of The Day which we think encapsulates the atmosphere of a great night!