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1994 Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival in Sidney, Maine. Hosted by Greg and Sandy Cormier, this program features legendary fiddler Kenny Baker (1926-2011) and Dobro pioneer Josh Graves (1927-2006). They were accompanied by a festival pick up band.
This program was originally produced in 1994 as part of 14-week television series, Mainely Bluegrass. Don DePoy was the executive producer/director of the series. The programs were distributed and aired over Maine and New Hampshire Public Broadcasting Networks in 1993, 1994, and 1995.

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