LITCHFIELD — Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival is celebrating the 61st festival at the Litchfield Fairgrounds (30 Plains Road). Directions are located on the flyers or on the website. The festival grounds have a big stage that was built in 2010, indoor bathroom facilities, four free hot showers and numerous water hookups throughout the grounds, and electrical hookups. There will be several types of vendors located on the grounds. The festival location has that “welcome home” country atmosphere.
“Everyone who attends loves our camping grounds. We also have a lot of Field picking through the whole time of the festival.” said Sandy Cormier, the promoter of the festival along with her husband Greg Cormier. They have an extra-large tent for rain or shine cover.
There is the Blistered Fingers Kids Academy. Blistered Fingers has a free, relaxed, informative three day music program for children for ages 6-18. The focus is how to play, sing, and perform bluegrass music. Students can bring their own instruments and will commit to the three day program. The kids all get a free T-Shirt and perform a couple of songs as a group on the Main stage. We’re all so proud!
The gates will open on Sunday, Aug. 18 for early bird camping. Weekend tickets for the festival will cover four days of great music and camping from Thursday to Saturday and Sunday Morning Gospel Sing Along and Jam.
Performers:
Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice (VA) Thurs
US Navy Band Country Current (DC) Sat
Nothin’ Fancy (VA) Fri & Sat
Dave Adkins Band (KY) Fri
Larry Efaw & The Bluegrass Mountaineers (OH) Fri & Sat
Country Gentlemen Tribute Band (MD) Sat
Beartracks (NY) Fri
Katahdin Valley Boys (ME) Thurs
Back Woods Road (ME)
Robinson’s Bluegrass Gospel (MA) Sunday Morning
And Your Host Band:
Blistered Fingers (ME) Thurs
Prices per person:
Tickets available at gate:
Early bird camping (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday before the festival) $10/ day per camper
All four days (Thursday – Sunday) – only $100 which covers music and free camping
Children 16 and under Free with paying adult
Thursday – only $25 Music 4-9 p.m.
Friday – only $40 Music 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday – only $40 Music 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday – Free with weekend pass
Dogs- $10
Power- $35 for your entire stay
For additional information, visit the web site at BlisteredFingers.com or contact Sandy Cormier at [email protected] or 207-873-6539.
Voted 1 of the 10 Top festivals to attend. Some of the greatest Bluegrass music can be heard at one of the largest family musical events in New England. Blistered Fingers is a fast- moving traditional Bluegrass Band from the central Maine area that travels extensively around the northeast and eastern Canada. Blistered Fingers’ obvious love of bluegrass, their fans, and field picking makes Blistered Fingers a special group with their delightful mix of original material, soulful ballads and hard driving traditional bluegrass music with a little good humor thrown in. The Bluegrass Festival takes place twice every year and brings thousands of music lovers from all over the world to Litchfield, Maine, to hear banjos, fiddles, and high, lonesome harmonies. This event features many worldwide and local bands. This festival has something for all ages and has occurred every June and August since 1991.
