The Otis Mountain Music festival is a benefit festival in it's sixth year, and this one promises to be the best yet! It is staffed and organized 100% by volunteers and all profits go to great regional causes like the Arts Council of the Northern Adirondacks and Habitat for Humanity. The setting is a beautiful old community ski hill in Elizabethtown, NY with picturesque views and great camping spots.

For 2008, national recording artist Cadillac Sky will be combining Celtic, country, and bluegrass for a high energy sound not to be missed. This band was nominated in 2008 for an IBMA award for Emerging Artist of the Year. Also joining the festival this year is the 2008 Grammy Nominee, The Green Cards, who bring a deep respect for tradition while combining American, New Grass, and Roots music. This band has toured with the likes of Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Patty Griffin, Darrell Scott and Lyle Lovett and is sure to engage the audience as it has done around the entire country. Another young band, The Biscuit Burners, also joins the lineup this year giving an Appalachian voice to bluegrass, Americana, and jazz styles by producing their own brand of “Fiery Mountain Music”. This year’s festival also features national recording artists Blue Moon Rising and a gathering of excellent regional bands such as Jim Gaudet and the Rail Road Boys, and Adrenaline Hayride. The host band—Big Spike will be there for its fourth straight year, along the Charismatic “Diz” as MC. With the entire band lineup, the flavor this year will be high energy, crossover music that will appeal to a broad range of music fans from country to acoustic rock, without disappointing the loyal bluegrass crowd.

General Composites, in Westport NY continues to be the driving sponsor behind the event, although other major sponsors are being sought. “The only way to pull something of this scale off in a small community is through significant sponsor activity, and we could really use the help” says the organizer. “Its also is a great opportunity to help in the community and gain significant positive exposure”. Companies or individuals interested in helping sponsor the festival can contact Jeff Allott at General Composites at 518-963-7333. They are also looking for interesting craft and food vendors.