Today's 'Track Of The Day' is firmly rooted in Blues but borrows from Swing, Funk, Heavy Rock, Soul and Jazz. Yes our 'Introducing ...' feature is Swampgrass who are: Sharon Honeywell – Vocals, Dru Franks – Drums, George Engelen – Sax, Graeme Warner – Trumpet, Andy Barnett – Bass and Al Cosnett – Harmonica! The band’s first single 'Little Things' was released on iTunes last October and has gained airplay across the UK and in the USA where it has been on rotation on some Blues stations since release. A live album was also recorded in October and is almost ready for release. The guys also did a number of Festivals in 2014 including: Godney Gathering, Headlander Manchester, Glastonbury, Sat in a Field and Wookey!

If you're going to Joe Bonamassa's Hammersmith gig next Thursday 19th March then give us a shout. Meanwhile the JB juggernaut moves on with 'Muddy Wolf At Red Rocks' on DVD, Blu-ray and CD - set to be released on March 23rd. A tribute to Blues legends Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf - it was filmed at Red Rocks Amphitheatre over American Labor Day weekend in 2014. Carved into the bedrock of Colorado’s majestic Rocky Mountains, the famed amphitheatre sets the stage for Bonamassa’s fiery delivery of over two and a half hours of bluesy guitar-wailing and horn-filled tunes honouring the two Blues greats. Playing to a sold-out crowd of 9,000 fans, this marks the biggest show of Bonamassa’s career, a major milestone for the Bluesman. The Blu-ray and DVD contains over one and half hours of bonus features including exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, photo gallery, historic footage of Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf and a featurette of Bonamassa and producer Kevin Shirley’s trip to The Crossroads. To celebrate the release, Joe is offering fans a free MP3 download of the live track 'Tiger In Your Tank' here for free!

The Replicants lead singer Joe Head recently contacted the WRC about our Wrinklystock III DVD/MP3. Firstly the WRC would like to place on record our major thanks to Colin and Matt Thomas for producing a fitting tribute to a memorable night and secondly - despite us recently showcasing two tracks from the awesome Bohemians - we thought it was only fair to reflect what a brilliant job The Replicants did on the night - hence our brand new 'Video Of The Day!' By the way, you can order your Wrinklystock III DVD/MP3 here - and of course - The Replicants will keep that motor runnin' when they return to Wrinklystock IV on Saturday 21st November. Be warned tickets are selling fast!

Good to hear from Charlie Hart from Slim Chance on their '2014 Best Acoustic Performance' WRC award. "I see we've been voted in, which feels like a great honour!" Seven year's after Ronnie Lane's death, Charlie was asked to put together a Slim Chance line up to act as house band at a projected Ronnie Lane Memorial Concert at the Albert Hall in 2004. The band that Charlie assembled contained Henry McCullough, Chrissie Stewart and Alun Davies (all of whom were original Slim Chance members) and they were joined by Geoff Dugmore and Geraint Watkins. They performed a couple of songs as a unit and were then joined by a succession of guests: Keith Smart, Chris Jagger, Sam Brown, Glen Matlock, Mick Jones, Pete Townshend, Paul Weller and finally Ron Wood. And as they say the rest is history as they intend to release a new album, mostly originals plus of course a few Ronnie songs in September and also intend to get out and about gigging in the Autumn. Anyway, enjoy our 'Video Of The Day'.

"Fresh from his previous night's gig at King Tuts in Glasgow - the Americana singer/songwriter launched into 'The Poet' - the first track of off 'Junky Star' - it's intimacy immediately palpable - the scene was set for a memorable evening. Another Dead Horses and 'Junky Star' classic followed - 'Depression' and the gig just flowed with the Hollywood in Bingham clearly evident in not only his looks but also his touching personal anecdotes that included his Grandfather and hitchhiking! But at the end of the day it was all about his delivery of a guitar and a voice to die for - perfectly illustrated on 'Hallelujah' - yet another stand out track from 'Junky Star' - which understandably charted in the US in 2010." That was our take on 'acoustic' Ryan Bingham in February and as promised he's back with his band tonight at the Koko in London. Watch out for a review, pics a vid over the coming days!

"The set continued in similar fashion with punters jaws dropping open at some of the solos. In the end Joanne could not resist indulging herself by playing 'Manic Depression' from one of her childhood influences Jimi Hendrix. My personal favourite though was 'Blackest Day' which sums up emotions that so many of us have experienced and certainly is the case for JST. The complete set showcases all the skills she has developed from her idols - hard stuff like SRV - the bite a la Albert Collins and the riffs from the Jimi Hendrix book." That was Wrinkly's take on the first time the WRC saw Joanne Shaw Taylor (pictured by John Bull at Ramblin' Man this year) headline at the O2 Islington in May 2011. Four and half years down the line we are heading to the Jazz Cafe, Camden, tonight for the second gig of her two night residency. Watch this space for a review, pics and vids!

It has now been two years, 52 shows and 104 hours since Blues On The Radio arrived on the Croydon Radio airwaves. So today's Track Of the Day celebrates that fact - with mein host Richard Dunning ramming his show with the best music around - two hours so packed with great music there'll be barely time for Rich! Give your ears a treat and listen to the podcast which includes The Lewis Hamilton Band (who recently followed the WRC on twitter), Blacktop Deluxe (pictured) and The Mighty Bosscats!

The weekend continues tonight with Chris Jagger's Atcha at the Mick Jagger Centre, Dartford DA1 2JZ 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. And talking of mate's - Keith Howe's Blacktop Deluxe (pictured) are playing the The Old Ale House, Truro, Cornwall TR1 2HD tonight. And again on the subject of friends - the Rock On The Ridge Radio show tweeted yesterday: "Morning all hope you have a rocking Friday! Jules has done Saturday's show, reflects the fun we had with @SHOOTERtheBand on Tuesday". Enough said - so tune into tonight here at 8pm!

Richard Dunning tells us that tonight's Blues On The Radio show live here from 5pm at the Croydon Radio studio is all about the music! Apparently Rich is going to cram as many of the great new releases into his two hours as he can. So expect to hear from The Voodoo Sheiks ahead of their TNMC show (at Hooley Village Club, St. Margaret's Road, Hooley Village, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 3RB) plus Trevor Sewell, Angela Lewis Brown, Dave Hunt, Victor Wainwright, Clarence Turner, Canned Heat, Rebecca Downes, The Mighty Bosscats, Jon Cleary, Blues Engine, John Cee Standard, Dove and Boweevil, Mitch Laddie Band, Buddy Guy, The Reverend Shawn Amos, Bob Malone, Jared James Nichols, Wily Bo Walker, Jesse Davey, Babajack, Ronnie Earl... Oh and there's a competition to win two tickets for a Blues Cruise! So don't miss a moment of the fun!

Tonight the legendary Pretty Things - with two original Members - will be performing their acoustic set at Twickenham's famous Eel Pie Club at The Patch, 67 London Road TW1 3SZ. This special event is part of the Richmond Music & Drama Festival and takes place in Twickenham during the Rugby World Cup. The Pretty Things are at the heart of Richmond & Twickenham Rhythm & Blues. These legendary 'bad boys of rock' created some of the most exciting and innovative records of the late 60's and early 70's. The band are due on stage at 9.15pm (doors open at 8.30pm) and WRC members are reminded that they can use their cards to get discounted £11 admission. They have just released a brand new CD 'Sweet Pretty Things' and tonight original Pretty Thing, Phil May is on lead vocals, guitar and blues harp, Dick Taylor (original Pretty Things and also an original Rolling Stone) is on acoustic, slide and lead guitar and Frank Holland is on acoustic, slide guitar, backing vocals and harp.

Dirty Thrills, an ambitious, explosion of anthemic goodness, have recently released their ‘Sweetheart of the Slums’ EP featuring classy and original Rock ‘n’ Roll that will grip you from the very first hearing and simply refuse to let go! Consequently our Vid Of The Day is their single ‘HourGlass‘ from the EP - which is hard hitting, energy fuelled and not for the feint-hearted! Having just packed out performances at The Great Escape and Camden Rocks, Dirty Thrills unique, incendiary blend of rocked out rhythms, scorching solos and lung-busting blues laden vocals are churning out crowd belters while making guitar music sexy again!

On the day the WRC celebrated our 600th Twitter follower - it was good to hear from both Kaz Hawkins and Karena K who have both been deservedly nominated in this years British Blues Awards. Kaz - showcased in our 'Introducing...' feature here in April has been nominated in the 'Emerging Artist' category whilst Karena K's song with Willy Bo Walker 'Long Way To Heaven' (our Track Of The Day) has been nominated as 'Best Song'. Voting closes here on August 31st. Don't leave it too late!