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The Bentworth Blues Festival takes place again this year with three days of super music in a wonderful venue. Acts featured include : Trafficker, Rik Martin Band, Northsyde, The Electric Relevators, The Gary Harper Band, Earl Green, and Five Field Holler, Robert Hokum Blues Band, The Standardz, Kyle & Shaw, The Big Blues Tribe, Andy Broad and The Producers.

The organiser, Matt Williams, has kindly offered two free camping tickets (but you don't have to camp so they are in effect three day passes) as prizes in a BITS competition. Just answer the following questions and send your answers by email to comp@bluesinthesouth.com, with Bentworth Blues in the subject line.

DEADLINE IS TUESDAY 10th AUGUST. In the event of a tie, a draw will be conducted on Wednesday 11th August 2010 at 6:30pm on Phonic FM.

1. What tune with the same chord progression as "Green Onions" has been recorded by Junior Wells, Magic Slim, Little Mack Simmons, Luther Allison and Fenton Robinson to name but a few.?
2. What is the connection between the following: gris-gris, conjure bag, trick bag, jomo?
3. Who portrayed Tommy Johnson in the movie 'O, Brother Where Art Thou?'
4. Who was the Northern Mississippian famous for playing a fife?
5. What 1920's delta superstar, who lived on the Dockery Plantation in Sunflower County , MS was famous for his stage antics and, despite his tiny frame, for his huge voice?
6. Which two Kings of the blues were born in Indianola MS?
7. The stones in his passway have taken Robert Johnson's…… what?
8. Which British guitarist replaced James Burton in Emmylou Harris's Hot Band, in 1976.
9. What was the real name of harpman Junior Wells?
10. Where is the Bentworth Blues Festival 2010 to be held?

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