Portland Maine’s Morning Sentinel has a nice article on Festival Jamming… from the article:

For the past eight years, Chet Rafford and his wife have traveled from their home in Ashland to the Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival, not only for the acts on stage but also to play his bass with friends and a few of the pros.

“It’s one big family,” Rafford said Sunday as several families sat down for breakfast together in between motor homes. “Everyone gets along.” ”