Otter Creek was founded in 2021 by a group of friends who share a love of bluegrass and folk music.
While all members share a deep respect for tradition, they don't get too caught up with labels. Having played and sang in rock bands and musical pit bands, guitarist and vocalist Will Behm folds strong rhythms, complex leads, and a teenage math rock phase into his obsession with bluegrass flatpicking. Bassist Finn Lester-Niles, long immersed in bluegrass music while growing up in North Carolina, draws upon grooves from his experience in jazz ensembles. Mandolinist Asa Skinder brings to the group hard-nosed, Monroe-style mandolin breaks, and an uncanny ability to find cool old recordings. Katie Loomis-Adams leans heavily into the Old-Time fiddle tradition.
Now making their home in Burlington, VT, Otter Creek has spent the past 3 years exploring various subgenres of American folk music. Performing with a range of instrumentations has allowed them to experiment with Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country music, in all their respective traditional and modern forms.