Riley Unger, 13, of Stafford, Connecticut, pays attention Friday to Hideaki Mizuno during the Blistered Fingers Kids Academy at the 59th Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Music Festival at the Litchfield Fairgrounds. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Children and their instructors practice Friday during the Blistered Fingers Kids Academy at the 59th Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Music Festival at the Litchfield Fairgrounds. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

“Banjo Pickin’ Girl” is a song children will play Saturday during the Blistered Fingers Kids Academy at the 59th Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Music Festival at the Litchfield Fairgrounds. The concert will begin at 10 a.m. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Beth Revels of Topsham directs the Blistered Fingers Kids Academy on Friday at the 59th Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Music Festival at the Litchfield Fairgrounds. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

A crocheted duck sits on a music stand Friday during the Blistered Fingers Kids Academy at the 59th Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Music Festival at the Litchfield Fairgrounds. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Kaylee Elliott, 7, of North Conway, New Hampshire, plays her ukulele Friday while her mother, Emily Elliott, holds her sheet music during the Blistered Fingers Kids Academy at the 59th Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Music Festival at the Litchfield Fairgrounds. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Sebastian Nickerson, 9, of New Gloucester plays his fiddle Friday between Hideaki Mizuno of Round Pond, left, and Beth Revels of Topsham during the Blistered Fingers Kids Academy at the 59th Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Festival at the Litchfield Fairgrounds. Children have been practicing with members of the Bluegrass Music Association of Maine during the four-day festival and will perform for parents and friends Saturday at 10 a.m. “It’s always a roll of the dice how many children show up, but it always turns out really fun,” Revels said. “The kids always step it up for the performance.” Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Isaiah Daniels, 12, of Gorham plays his guitar Friday during the Blistered Fingers Kids Academy at the 59th Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Music Festival at the Litchfield Fairgrounds. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Children and their instructors practice Friday during the Blistered Fingers Kids Academy at the 59th Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Music Festival at the Litchfield Fairgrounds. Children have been practicing with members of the Bluegrass Music Association of Maine during the four-day festival and will perform for parents and friends Saturday at 10 a.m. From left are Kayleigh Warenda, Matthew Albert, Riley Unger, Mackenzie Fallen, Kaylee Elliott, Emily Elliott and Hideaki Mizuno. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal