WOTTON-under-Edge Blues Festival returns this week with three days of free music in the town.

The third annual event will see live bands playing at six venues in and around town on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

There will blues workshops too, and buskers will be performing throughout the weekend at The Edge Coffee Shop and Wotton Coffee Shop, both in the heart of the town on Long Street.

Blues belter Elles Bailey is set to headline at the town hall on Saturday night.

Now Bristol based, Elles grew up in Horton, South Gloucestershire.

From her earliest performances in musicals at Tockington Manor School, to last year's release of her debut album, Wildfire, to the present day, Elles’ voice has a raw energy that sets her apart.

Wotton Blues Festival is a non-profit organisation, run entirely by volunteers.

Details via: wottonbluesfest.org