Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival is at the Litchfield Fairgrounds (30 Plains Road, Litchfield), a location with that ‘welcome home’ country atmosphere. The gates will open at 8 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21. Weekend tickets for each festival will cover four days of great music and camping from Wednesday to Saturday and Sunday Morning Gospel Sing Along and Jam.

During the festival there's a lot of field picking; there's the Blistered Fingers Kids Academy which 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 will 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 main stage.

Performers: Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (TN) – Friday; The Gibson Brothers (NY) – Saturday; Band Of Ruhks (TN) – Saturday; Nothin Fancy (VA) – Thursday & Friday; The Baker Family (MO) – Wednesday – Friday;  Zink & Company (MA) - .Friday & Saturday; Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters (CT) – Friday; Phat Burger Deluxe (ME) - Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday; The Zolla Boys (CT) – Saturday; Original Condition (ME) – Thursday & Friday; Bluegrass Gospel Sing & Jam (MA) – Sunday; … and your host Band: Blistered Fingers (ME) – Saturday.

There will be several types of vendors located on the grounds.

Per person pricing, tickets available at gate: Children 16 and under free with paying adult! Wednesday and Thursday only tickets - $15; Friday only - $30 after 5 p.m. - $20; Saturday only - $30 after 5 p.m. - $20 Sunday – Free with weekend pass. Dogs - $10

Earl Bird Camping (Sunday, Monday and Tuesday before festival) $10/ day per camper; all four days with free camping- $85; power- $30 for your entire stay.

The festival grounds have a big stage that was built in 2010, 18 women’s and 18 men’s indoor bathroom facilities, four free hot showers and numerous water hookups throughout the grounds, electrical hookups.

For additional information, visit the Web site at BlisteredFingers.com or contact Sandy Cormier at blist-f@blisteredfingers.com, or 207-873-6539.

About Blistered Fingers: 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. This festival has something for all ages and has occurred every June and August since 1991.