Maine Bluegrass Tradition
Blistered Fingers — Maine Bluegrass Festival
From a recent email blast:
Happy Spring, Everyone!
Just a friendly reminder that the deadline for June & August Blistered Fingers 4-Day Weekend Advance Tickets is fast approaching! Be sure to get your tickets before Midnight, April 1st, and save $25 per ticket — only $95 per person. At the gate the tickets will be $120 per person.
👉 How to Order:
You can easily place your order online for weekend tickets only with a credit card at www.blisteredfingers.com Day tickets can only be purchased at the gate.
Alternatively, you can mail a check with a self-addressed envelope. Please make sure your envelope is postmarked the latest April 1st to be able to receive the discount price.
Important Details:
- Kids 16 & Under: FREE!
- Power: Just $35 for your entire stay (not per day).
- Camping: FREE with your weekend tickets (Thursday through 10:00 AM Monday morning).
- Early Bird Camping: Only $10 per night per camper (not per person) starting Sunday at 8:00 AM until the Wednesday before each festival. Early Bird Camping & Power Hookups must be purchased at the gate.
Also, don’t forget to sign your little ones up for the Blistered Fingers Kids Academy! If they already have a Kids Academy Shirt, be sure to bring it along!
Check out the bands listed on the flyers below and get ready for a fantastic weekend!
We’re looking forward to seeing everyone soon!! Don’t just hear about it, Come Experience it!
Keep smiling and your toes tapping!
Love, Greg & Sandy
Please continue to check the website and Facebook for up to date information and ticket sales. https://blisteredfingers.com/index.php/ticket-information.
2024 was a celebration of all of you!
In 2024 we marked 45 years of bluegrass music
where the music meets the sea!
And we asked you to celebrate too!
Thank you for your support all these years!
We want to thank each and every one of you who were able to join us this year and all those that came before! Whether this was your very first festival or you have been here from the start, we were glad to have you celebrating with us.
While there is still uncertainty about the future, we can’t let another day go by without being grateful for all the wonderful memories that have been made through the years. We promise to keep you posted, but for now, it is important for us to thank everyone who made the 2024 festival possible.
Events like these don’t happen without a dedicated crew of staff, volunteers, and partners, and we have the VERY best of them all! There is always risk in saying thank you, because we are bound to leave someone out, but we are going to give it a try! First a huge shout out to our gate manager and super supporter Jenna Summers! Thanks to Lexzi, Jade, Kerry, Randy & Gail, Bonnie, Josh, and Piper who “Welcome You Home” and to Dave the “parker of all things”! Boundless gratitude to all of “the Lunns and Lemeiuxs,” now multi-generational in making the magic happen! Kyle & Andrew, your support and can do attitude means the world to us! How fun was it to have Spenser and Zach back chipping in everywhere this year?! A heartfelt thank you to Todd and his super team for keeping our bathrooms maintained all week long. We are grateful for our park grounds and maintenance team, led by the legendary and always faithful- Ray York. Appreciation to those who jump in and say “we will help with anything you need” Rich & Stef, Diane & Reuben, Clyde & Scott, Sandra, Maggie, Lynn, Josh, Ryan, Stephanie, Bruce & Judy, Peggy & Charles, the Valade Fam, Terry, Mason, Hodge, Rufus, and Sandy-the queen of the 50/50 with help from Piper M! And a big hurray out to the Rapoza and Elder clan for all their support through the years! Three cheers to Cindy, Lois, Richard, and Stef at the info booth and Brian L our Chauffer to the stars!
Bravo to our sound crew from Events United for the best professional sound anywhere and our excellent emcees- Cecil, Mama Beth, Alex, Kevin, and April! Here’s to our security team led by Dave & LeeAnn, and to Brian and Morrie for keeping the backstage secure. Hurray to Alli, Carter, Melissa, Alan, Shaun, and Ted who keep our littles and teens movin’ and groovin’! Thanks to all our workshop presenters and jam leaders. And kudos to our FABULOUS vendors and our SPECTACULAR sponsors, too! We can’t forget our ice cream scoopers and caboose crew, parkers, road crew, and shuttle drivers, photographers, raffle and merch volunteers, and so many more. To all our new volunteers and staff too, we were proud to welcome you to the team!
We especially want to thank all the musicians for lighting up the stage and all around the park with their talent! Wednesday night’s Open Mic (thanks Rick!), Thursday’s Showcase Competition, Morning Waltzes with Dale & Darcy, Caboose Jams, Late Night Tent sets, Sunday Gospel Sing with Mike & Mary, TPB Young Pickers and Singers, guest performers, Breakin’ Strings playing for an insanely early morning interview, campfire pickin’, the main stage from Headliners to tweeners and everything in between; EVERYONE brought their very best!
We still hear you pickin’ in the pines… precious memories, how they linger.
Mike Mulligan, Dr. Jen Wolfe, Jenna Summers, and Shari Elder
And finally, words can not even begin to express my boundless gratitude for the unwavering love and support of my wife, Jen, and the wisdom, guidance, and legendary tenacity of Shari. I couldn’t have done any of this without the three extraordinary women you see above.
Jenna, Jen, and Shari; I am forever indebted to all that you have done to help us continue a family legacy spanning 45 years. I will cherish the past 8 years we have spent working together until the end of days. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
As my mother, Pati Crooker, said in her 2008 welcome-
“Years ago when I held our 1st annual Bluegrass Festival, I knew it would be special. I wasn’t sure what this was all about, but I was sure it was what WE were all about. It takes the right combination to make a perfect partnership. It has to reflect the essence of the Park; not only what Thomas Point offers physically but, more importantly emotionally and spiritually or we don’t do it. The Bluegrass Festival is the perfect mix. Combining the passion of the music with the love of family and friendships along with the beauty and peace of the location can create a very meaningful long-term relationship.”
“What a wonderful time it has been.”
And we have been honored to carry on her legacy.
~ Mike, Jen, and Shari
Who’s Pickin’ Where
Calendar courtesy of the Maine Bluegrass Music Association