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.... Well that's not exactly true - but despite our reduced service this week, today's Vid & Track Of The Day throws up the valued combination respectively of both Catfish (who are playing at this year's BluesRockfest) plus Saturday night's Rock On The Ridge (winners of our 2015 WRC Best Radio show award). Enjoy!

The jury will literally be out in Los Angeles next month when Led Zeppelin’s lead singer Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page face trial over whether they stole the opening chords for their 1971 classic 'Stairway to Heaven'! The trial begins on Tuesday 10th May following a decision last Friday by US district judge Gary Klausner that the song and the 1967 instrumental 'Taurus' by the band Spirit were similar enough to be considered liable for copyright infringement. The lawsuit was brought by Michael Skidmore, a trustee for the late Randy Wolfe, also known as Randy California, who was Spirit’s guitarist and the composer of 'Taurus'. Anyway, check out our Vid Of The Day and see what you think!

... but we will let the cat out of the bag for you. Yes tonight's 2015 WRC Award winning Rock On The Ridge show here at 8pm is going to be a Blues Rock special featuring bands such as John Verity (pictured) and Salvation Jayne! And if you just happen to miss out then you can catch up with Jules & Bob again this Tuesday as it will be our Track Of The Day!

It’s time for a second round of British Blues Exhibition showcases at The Proud Camden on Thursday 12th May following the success of the first one headlined by Pete Brown on St. Patrick's Day! On this occasion, special guests from the U.S. join top British acts to celebrate the lasting heritage of the Blues - so hop on board the Transatlantic Blues with Union Jack and Uncle Sam to see The Laura Holland Band, Sister Cookie and The Right Reverend Swifty Lezarre - plus Swing Patrol London who will be returning to make sure everybody's dancing! Doors open at 6.30pm and tickets priced £5 are available in advance here.

Owen Auskerry is currently in a Thai hospital having suffered from a brain aneurysm on 13th January. A go fundmepage here set up by his brother and Route 66 Radio show host Rory Auskerry to help fund his recovery and repatriation to the UK is now amazingly just short of its £30k target. The latest update from Rory reads "We’ve had slightly conflicting information from a couple of different doctors today so we’re not entirely clear on exactly how many days it’ll be until Owen can come home but he is moving out of intensive care today which is great. However, because of the vasospasm persisting, we have been advised that he is going to need round the clock attention in case he has a seizure when he is on his own. We are going to use some money from this fund to pay for a 12 hour night nurse, and Mum and Dad will sit with him the rest of the time." Therefore, if any of you want to help kindly reach that target, no matter how little the amount, then the WRC would truly be grateful. Thank you.

"If you love your ears, with the line up we have this week! you will want to tune in to the show on @RidgeradioUk Saturday 8-10pm" - yes that was yesterday's tweet from the WRC Award winning Rock On The Ridge team. Simply tune in to Bob & Jules here tonight as they deliver another knock-out Rock show. Also watch out not only for the return of Mr. Rockrpix himself John Bull in the ROTR studio on Saturday 6th February but also for some news on some dodgy guests appearing in mid-March! All will be revealed soon!

No guests on Blues On The Radio this week - so that means our Track Of The Day consists of two solid hours of seriously great music. And with the quality and quantity of new releases coming out, host Richard Dunning needs those two hours to fit it all in! So if you like the Blues, in all it's diverse forms, there's no other place to be. Therefore turn up the volume and soak up Stevie Nimmo (who's headlining our 2016 BluesRockfest pictured), Rebecca Downes, Storm Warning, Wily Bo Walker, Catfish and Mike Brookfield - to name but a few!

An exclusive airing of a special live performance from Blues superstar Joe Bonamassa recorded in the intimate setting of Mr. Kyps in Poole 10 years after his first ever UK show there will be broadcast on Radio 2 here at 7pm tonight. In 2005 club owner Mark Kyprianou was approached by JB, at that time a completely unknown American guitarist, who was keen to gain exposure in this country. Although Mark had faith in Joe's talent it was difficult to sell tickets with the result that only 100 people paid to see the show. Afterwards Joe promised Mark that he would be back one day - a promise he made good on this autumn. At the end of his latest sell out arena tour in November, JB and his band returned to the 300 capacity club for an unforgettable evening and BBC Radio 2 was given exclusive access to capture the event!

All roads lead to the Horn in St. Albans tonight for our WRC Xmas Party where Albany Down (Vid Of The Day) and Southbound (Track Of The Day) will be rockin' this iconic venue to set your Xmas festivities off with a bang! Tickets are £9 on the door and Southbound should be on stage at 8.30pm. And don't forget to bring your Santa hats and mistletoe. See you there!

Watch out shortly for a review of Danny Bryant's new CD 'Blood Money' that is due to be released on Friday 29th January 2016. Not only that, but Danny, who we saw at Ramblin' Man this year (pictured by John Bull), will be touring in the UK in February 2016 and his itinerary includes a WRC Promotions gig at Leos Red Lion, Gravesend, on Sunday 28th February! More information to follow shortly but in the meantime to book tickets go to our Ticketsource box below or use the link here.

An Evening With Todd Rundgren -– Live At The Ridgefield” is being released on Friday 26th August. Get ready for an incredible concert experience, a multi-media extravaganza available on CD, Vinyl, DVD and Blu-ray, starring Classic Rock icon and famed songwriter/producer Todd Rundgren. Watch today's Track Of The Day - a clip of Todd’s electrifying performance of “'Black Maria”' as featured on the upcoming release. Recorded live at the Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield, Connecticut, on 15th December 2015, Rundgren's new release includes some of his best known songs including “'Hello It's Me”', “'I Saw The Light”' and “'Bang The Drum”'.

They didn't arrive on the Cargo, Shoreditch, stage on Wednesday night until 10.45pm - but the Natives were well worth waiting around for! The band were celebrating the recent release of their single ‘Stop The Rain’ which is taken from their forthcoming second album - heavily influenced by the band’s recent trip to Morocco, which inspired their huge tribal sound. With a review to come - check out today's Photo Gallery here which includes a few extra pics of support band Mowbeck.