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With just four days to go in our Ramblin' Man countdown we turn to the Blues Magazine Stage for Danny Bryant (our Vid Of The Day) who is on stage on Sunday at 5.15pm. Danny (who is also celebrating his birthday on Sunday) is an English Blues guitarist and singer-songwriter who at the age of 15 began playing the guitar and became a professional guitar player at the age of 18. Since then he has appeared on bills alongside a number of notable artists such as Buddy Guy, Carlos Santana, Joe Cocker and Mick Taylor no less!

Lifetime Achievement Grammy-Award winning vocalist-songwriter and revered guitarist Warren Haynes will be coming to the UK to play the stunning St. John's Smith Square in London on Saturday 21st November as part of his European tour. The perfect setting for Haynes to perform his breath-taking new solo album Ashes & Dust, which will feature Nashville based Americana band ChessBoxer backing Warren along with Rock and Jazz Fusion drummer Jeff Sipe. Long recognized as a prolific musician and a cornerstone of the American music landscape, Haynes (our Vid Of The Day) 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!

Of course the WRC are always more than happy to associate with Bob & Jules at Rock On The Ridge - but now it's official as per their logo above: 'Rock Zone - In Association With The WRC'! Anyway to celebrate the coming together of two great proponents of "Keeping Music Live" - not only is our Track Of The Day the ROTR show from Saturday night featuring the best in Rock - such as Alter Bridge, Black Sabbath and Broken Witt Rebels - but the guys are also the new sponsors of our Video Vault page here!

With all this Rockin' going on this week it's time to redress the balance with our weekly Track Of The Day dose of the Blues with Kevin Beale aka The Marshman's Blues On The Marsh show from last night. And with just seven days to go to BluesRockfest - go here for ticket information on all the bands that are playing at this year's BluesRockfest and remember if you are a WRC member just go here where you can get a £3 discount on your ticket!

"Despite Townshend's brief to in-demand orchestrator Rachel Fuller of "no extra notes" - Fuller (Townshend's other half by the way) was quoted as saying the orchestration was "easy" - testament no doubt to an emotional rollercoaster of a score fitting hand in glove with a classical orchestra. And as soon as conductor Robert Ziegler raised his baton in front of the The Royal Philarmonic Orchestra with 'I Am The Sea' the musical waves drew the audience - Mod or Classical - in as one like an enchanting mermaid. Alfie Boe's voice on 'The Real Me' - although obviously different from Daltrey's - is as powerful as Roger's in his heyday with a physique to match. TRPO's mesmerising performance of the moving title track 'Quadrophenia' contrasted with the adolescent angst of 'Cut My Hair' not only saw the introduction of the snarling Billy Idol but Boe also delivered the stand-out line "My Old Man Is Really Alright". See our Video Of The Week and read the rest of AJ's Classic Quadrophenia review here.

And on the subject of Festivals happening over on the other side of the pond - a once-in-a-lifetime concert will take place in Indio, California, from October 7th to October 9th when six of the world’s most iconic and influential Rock and Roll artists come together for Desert Trip. The three night concert kicks off Friday night, with The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan and his Band, followed on Saturday night by Paul McCartney and Neil Young + Promise of the Real, with the weekend coming to a close on Sunday night with Roger Waters and The Who. With performances starting after sunset, each artist will play a full set, serving up three incomparable nights of Rock ‘n Roll at the home of the critically acclaimed Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

The WRC are delighted to announce that Vape Pod - the tastier smoking alternative - are sponsoring Red Butler at this year's BluesRockFest on Saturday 24th September at Leo's Red Lion, Gravesend. All of their e-cigarette and e-juice products are of supreme quality, pharma-grade, and delivered pure and undiluted from a reputable UK based company. In September 2015, Red Butler (Vid Of The Day) came runners up in the Emerging Artist category of the British Blues Awards, with Alex Butler also runner up for Young Artist. In October 2015, the band won the second UK Blues Challenge, and represented the UK this year at the European Blues Challenge hosted in Italy.

"The static frizzy hair of the frontman, mixed with the energetic chemistry of his band is phenomenal when seen and heard live, and the Indigo 02 becomes an impressive musical playground as an over-excited Peres balances his entire body on the keyboard at one point. Fans gasp at the band as the place goes wild during the encore for the ever-famous riff of ‘Joker and the Thief’, which ends the night in style. This Indigo stage is made for the Australians and it is exactly where they belong. After all, Wolfmother’s sound is best complimented and seemingly made especially to suit live performances. I for one cannot wait to see them again!!!" Unfortunately, WTS will be otherwise engaged at ELO tonight following his review above from July 2012 (pictured)! However, another WRC contingent will be at The Forum, Kentish Town, tonight to take in the mighty Wolfmother!

The Marshman promised a truly international show on Friday night's Blues on The Marsh show with tracks from the runners and riders for the forthcoming European Blues Challenge - and he duly delivered! On today's Track Of The Day you get the Blues from Austria, Belgium, Finland, Portugal, Sweden, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and good ole Blighty, to name just a few plus also Joe Rusi from Norway, Anthony Charles and the Blues Dolphins from USA, Norman Jackson Band, Matt Patershuk, Dori Freeman, The Gate City Divas, Too Slim and the Taildraggers, Brothers Brown, David Corley, Julie Rhodes and Giles Robson!

It's going to be a busy few days for the Saiichi Sugiyama Band! Tonight they are appearing live at The Tuesday Night Music Club at The Comrades Club, 194 Brighton Rd, Coulsdon, Greater London CR5 2NF and this Saint Patrick’s Day they are playing the legendary Proud Camden! Some tickets for tonight's gig are available at only £5 - just e-mail CoulsdonComrades@aol.com with your name and the number you want and they'll hold them on the door for you! Meanwhile, The British Blues Exhibition gig this Thursday also features The Laura Holland Band and Pete Brown. 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.

Despite being in the 'cheap seats' rather than his usual photo pit - Rockrpix's John Bull still managed to take this superb pic of Thunder lead singer Danny Bowes at Wembley Arena last Saturday night. First up on the bill were King King who apparently did themselves proud although we understand next band Terrorvision were not everyone's cup of tea? "Thunder were absolutely brilliant" and "Thunder were FAB" were the 'considered' views of WRC members present at the end of the gig - also buoyed by the news that they would also be playing Ramblin' Man in July!

As you no doubt know, our mates Shooter (today's Track Of The Day) are going out with a bang (supported by 2015 WRC Award winners Southbound) at their farewell gig at The Half Moon, Putney, London, on Thursday 3rd March here. Shooter frontman Dom O'Riley is also running the Fulham F.C. Craven Cottage 10k run today in aid of the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and we are delighted to report that he has already broken through his fundraising target of £750. So if you fancy supporting Dom then either get down to the banks of The Thames today or donate here ... or do both!