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As we continue our countdown to Ramblin' Man Fair weekend at Mote Park, Maidstone on 23rd/24th July - it's about time we mentioned the Outlaw Country Stage on Saturday and in particular headliners Hayseed Dixie. What better way to chill and relax with a beer at the end of the day than watch and listen to these amusing proponents of the ultimate in cover songs (see today's Vid Of The Day). You will not be disappointed!

Big River release their brand new single 'Mama' via digital outlets on Monday 22nd August. The track is the first to be released from 'The West Sessions' EP and is the first original song written by the band and local songwriter Matt Knox. The 'West Sessions' comprise of four tracks recorded completely live during a beautiful July afternoon at an English countryside pavilion. The band all recorded in the same room, a large hall which gave a drum sound reminiscent of Headley Grange recordings from the 70's. Completely old school and influenced by the classic 'Live at the BBC' sessions and more recently the Radio 1 Live Lounge, this was the format Big River wanted for their first recording. Recorded and produced by Paul West and mastered by Pete Maher (Jack White, Thunder, Linkin Park, The Rolling Stones, U2), this was the perfect team to capture the live sound of Big River that is becoming a firm favourite on UK stages. Big River are Adam Bartholomew (vocals), Damo Fawsett (guitar), Ant Wellman (bass) and Luke Calvert (drums).

This week's Route 66 show includes two new tracks from the latest Laurence Jones (pictured at the 100 Club in June 2014) album which is out in just under three weeks. Today's Track Of The Day also has another new track from Jeff Beck plus Riccardo Grosso, Jimmy Bez Blues Band, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Samantha Fish and R. L. Burnside and classics from Queen, ZZ Top and JJ Cale. Host Rory Auskerry also pays tribute to The Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones who died on 3rd July 1969 and Bon Scott of AC/DC who was born this week in 1946.

Given everything that has been going on recently at Wrinkly Towers, we could be forgiven for not mentioning another WRC Promotion taking place on Saturday 3rd December at Leo's Red Lion in Gravesend. Well let's put that right straight away as Sugarman Sam & The Voodoo Men (one our LastMinuteBandz) are headlining this Christmas gig with support from The Voodoo Sheiks. Tickets are available here.

Blues On The Radio host Richard Dunning welcomed Rebecca Downes to the Croydon Radio studio earlier this week ahead of her showcase gig at The Tuesday Night Music Club. Today's Track Of The Day sees them catching up on all that has happened since her last visit, particularly with the release of 'Believe', and of course Rich also plays his usual mix of fine music!

Torrita di Siena is the beautiful town in Italy where the 6th European Blues Challenge is taking place. This jubilee competition – organized by the Torrita Blues festival in cooperation with the Torrita di Siena City Hall – begins tonight and finishes tomorrow at the new Music Sport Hall of Torrita. Flying the flag for the UK is Red Butler who not only supported Danny Bryant recently on his UK tour (Track Of The Day) but they are also appearing at our WRC BluesRockFest at Leo's Red Lion in Gravesend on Saturday 24th September. Mr. Rockrpix John Bull is also covering the event in Italy so watch out for some pics from him shortly!

Lifetime Achievement Grammy-Award winning vocalist-songwriter and revered guitarist Warren Haynes will now be headlining the Blues Stage at Ramblin' Man on Sunday 24th July at Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent. Long recognized as a prolific musician and a cornerstone of the American music landscape, Haynes has brought his virtuosic artistry to three of the greatest live groups in rock history – Allman Brothers Band, Gov’t Mule and The (Grateful) Dead! Also joining Haynes that day will be Nashville trio SIMO (our Vid Of The Day) who Joe Bonamassa brought to the attention of the Mascot Label Group stating that frontman and Guitarist JD Simo (pictured) is “one of the best out there right now”, and with their new album 'Let Love Show The Way' - it’s not hard to see why!

This Saint Patrick’s Day, Thursday 17th March, The British Blues Exhibition brings you the first of a series of events showcasing the best in the British Blues scene. Taking place at the legendary Proud Camden, the event features three top acts: The Laura Holland Band (our Vid Of The Day), the Saiichi Sugiyama Band and Pete Brown - that will all make you want to shake your tail feather. In company of their dancing friends from Swing Patrol London, they will make sure you get your mojo working for the night. Doors open at 6.30pm and the first band is on stage at 7pm. For advance tickets priced £5 (plus booking fee) visit here or go to our Ticketsource box below. So let’s celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day in all paganity and raise our Guinness to the finest British Blues in London!

You'd think that two hours was enough time for a radio show - but there's so much to fit in to tonight's Blues On The Radio here at 5pm that Richard Dunning could do with an hour more! This week Rich aims to fit in Buddy Guy, The Reverend Shawn Amos, Danny Bryant, Matt Woosey, The Mighty Bosscats, Brad Wilson, Lilly Martin, Jack J Hutchinson, Connie Lush, Paul Cox, The Jackson Four, Eric Bibb & Jean-Jacques Milteau, Walter Trout, Rebecca Downes, Hazmat Modine, Catfish, Bad Bob Bates, Mike Zito, Tim Green Band, The Laura Holland Band, Ron Sayer & Charlotte Joyce, The Damned & The Dirty, Blacktop Deluxe and more into that 120 minutes! Oh and of course there'll also be some music from The Fran McGillivray Band (Vid Of The Day) ahead of their gig at The Tuesday Night Music Club, straight after the show at the Hooley Village Club, St. Margaret's Road, Hooley Village, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 3RB.

Yes that's right. It doesn't seem five minutes ago that the WRC announced our prestigous 2014 nominees and ultimate award winners here! Well watch out for our 2015 nomination categories this week and how you can vote for your favourite band!

The clue regarding the special guests on tonight's Rock On The Ridge show here at 8pm was "You will have to turn it up!" Black Sabbath was suggested but it's even better than that as Shooter are in the studio to discuss a busy year with a bunch of cracking festivals, the release of their critically acclaimed single 'Turn It Up' at the beginning of the year and the release of their debut album 'Recycled Teenagers' in September with an outstanding launch gig at the Half Moon in Putney. Not only that but they recently announced their new Xmas single 'Xmas Time’s a Time to Rock' (our Vid Of The Day) with the immortal line "Well We May Be Old & Wrinkly" (we're not worthy) is available on pre-order from i-Tunes and Amazon for release on Thursday 17th December.

"The irony was not lost on London's 100 Club crowd last Sunday, that just two night's earlier, an attrocity had been committed at another vibrant European Capital city. If that was not bad enough, the fact that the most heinous of the crimes had been committed at a live music venue in Paris made it all the more sickening - if that were possible. So Born Healer's Helen Turner's welcome was all the more poignant as she reflected and thanked the audience for supporting this gig." Read AJ's full 'Corky Laing Plays Mountain' review here, see John Bull's latest pics here plus have a look at our new Corky Laing Vid Of The Day and The Rainbreakers Track Of The Day.