By Jessica Schultz
Music is in the air! Or it will be on August 20th from 1-9pm at the Ellicottville Distillery’s 3rd Annual Distilled & Chilled Music Festival. Located at 5462 Robbins Rd in Ellicottville NY, the Ellicottville Distillery is a locally family owned and operated distillery that creates unique spirits (the maple bourbon and seasonal apple shine are top sellers) in a relaxing country atmosphere. The music festival will host a variety of performers and vendors for everyone in the community to enjoy. The Villager had a chance to speak with Nick Kody of the band Kody & Herren about this year’s festival and all the exciting things that are happening.
The Villager (V): The 3rd Annual Distilled & Chilled Music Festival is back; what’s new for this year?
Nick (N): “This year is a little different from prior years as there is a $10 admission fee, but the fee gets you a full day of live music and the chance to grab yourself something unique from the Distillery and it’s onsite vendors.”
V: Who are the headliners and what types of music do they each play?
N: “This year there will be four Americana/Roots bands throughout the day on the big stage: Uncle Ben’s Remedy, who play local rooted country music; Kody & Herren, a Springville based couple who specialize in multi-instrumental roots music; The Beard & The Bird, a fantastic husband and wife team that play great music together; and last but not least Meet the Bacons, an acoustic rock duo that play a variety of rock, country, Americana and blues.”
V: We heard there will be food trucks, what type of tasty offerings will be up for sale?
N: “We’ll have 2 food trucks, Big Bossmans BBQ, which offers great pulled pork sandwiches amongst other BBQ favorites and House of Munch offering BBQ and Fair style food like the ever-popular fried dough, French fries and kettle corn to name a few. Craft beer and cocktails will be available from Ellicottville Distillery.”
V: You have a lot of vendors, what types of items will they be selling?
N: “There will 25+ craft vendors this year, ranging from pottery, baked goods, candles, wood craft, cooking spices, jewelry, country decor, Color Street nails, handmade crochet items and much more. There are a lot of little unique vendors and everyone can find something awesome to take home for themselves.”
V: Is this a family friendly event? Is there anything geared towards the younger members of the family?
N: “This is a family friendly event. While we don’t have anything specific set up for children, we do have a large open space for them to play in and listen to great music with their parents. Every kid loves fair food. There may even be cotton candy to buy.”
V: Anything else you would like to add?
N: “We are very excited to welcome everyone to the 3rd Annual Distilled & Chilled Music Festival. The admission is $10, parking is free and we will have some seats set up but everyone is encouraged to bring your own comfy lawn chairs and make a nice evening out in the country. See you all there!”
Thank you, Nick, for taking the time to speak with us about the event and for sharing all this great info about it. A huge thank you also goes out to the whole EVL Distillery team and for putting such a great community festival together. This is an event you don’t want to miss this weekend!!