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"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!

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!

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!

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.

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'.

If you want to grab your own copy of not only Robin Bibi's Bluesfest performance but also the other eight superb bands that completed a memorable day - just head towards our merchandise page! Don't forget you can get 10% off if you join our FREE membership scheme!

If you haven't bought your ticket yet for Ramblin' Man yet - then we might have some good news for WRC members over the coming week. Featuring the best in Rock, Prog, Country and Blues in Maidstone, Kent, over the weekend of 25th/26th July - just contact us below and let us know whether you intend to go. And it's still not to late to become a WRC member - simply fill out a form here and we'll subsequently send you a WRC members card which you can use to benefit from all our other current members offers. With a line-up including Greg Allman, Scorpions, Randy Bachman, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Ian Anderson and Marillion ('Video Of The Day') - to name but a few - it's going to be an awesome festival!

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!

Sad to report that we weren't the only one's with gremlins this week. Rory Auskerry's excellent Route 66 broadcast last Sunday had no 'listen again' link as they had some technical issues - hence we could not feature it as our 'Track Of The Day'. However, Rory's back live in the studio tonight here on Pure Radio 107.8FM at 6pm for some 'rockin' jockin' - and fingers crossed that it will also be our 'Track Of The Day' later this week!