Carlisle Music Festival

KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING — SUPPORT THE CARLISLE MUSIC FESTIVAL @OLD HOME DAY!

The 4^th Annual Carlisle Music Festival @Old Home Day takes place on June 21 and 22 – Old Home Day weekend. The Festival entertains hundreds of music lovers of all ages, while providing a “big stage” experience for the best of Carlisle’s talented musicians across many genres.

Your gift to The Carlisle Cultural Council Fund will help us produce the Music Festival this year, and will also support all our cultural initiatives. 

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4^th Annual Carlisle Music Festival @ Old Home Day

Saturday June 21 & Sunday June 22, 2025

Family-friendly ● Carlisle musicians ● Diverse styles ● Food & fun

Featuring new groups and returning favorites

Yarina • Five O'Clock Shadow • Nightlife • 5 Orange • Concord Women's Chorus

Kenny Selcer & Steve Gilligan • The Hansen Brothers • Hot Club of Carlisle • Soundbites

Red Velvet Slide • The Soul Soothers • Dale Joachim's Jazz • Don't You Worry

Neighborly • Carlisle Community Chorus • Backbeat Farm Drum and Brass Band

The Carlisle Music Festival showcases the amazing musical talent in our community—amateur and professional—playing a wide variety of genres. All performers have Carlisle connections. The Festival is produced by the Carlisle Cultural Council and Carlisle Old Home Day and is free and open to all. 

Come on out to enjoy great music and support your local music community!

COMPLETE PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE 

Friday, June 20 

Old Home Day Community Performance Showcase

Music, theater, poetry, spoken word (sign-up available in advance)

FRS Yard Tent, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Saturday, June 21 

Music Alongside Old Home Day

FRS Yard Tent, 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM

10:30  Backbeat Farm Drum & Brass Band—dynamic street band

11:00  Concord Women's Chorus—classical and contemporary choral music

11:45  Kenny Selcer & Steve Gilligan—originals & other great songs - rock, roots, reggae

12:30  Carlisle Community Chorus—intergenerational choral ensemble

1:15   Don't You Worry—original singer-songwriters in the round

2:00   Hot Club of Carlisle—hot jazz combo

Sunday, June 22 

Concerts On Spalding

Spalding Field, 12 Noon – 7:00 PM

Main Stage

12:00  The Soul Soothers—modern takes on classic R&B and more

1:10   The Hansen Brothers—rockin’ guitar brothers

2:20   Nightlife—Rhythm & Blues classics with horns

3:30   5 Orange—instrumental jazz fusion

4:40   Five O'Clock Shadow—world class electric a cappella pop

5:55   Yarina—indigenous music of Andean Ecuador

Stage 2

12:45    SoundBites—contemporary a cappella music

2:00      Yarina—indigenous music of Andean Ecuador

3:05      Neighborly—The Art of Taylor: Neighborly’s Version

4:20      Dale Joachim's Jazz—piano jazz

5:30      Red Velvet Slide—original world beat, folk, pop, rock

Saturday: Music + all traditional Old Home Day activities, food, ice cream

10:30 am - 1:30 pm: Braised Food Truck [Tacos, etc.]; The Pull-Up [Latin soul food]

Carlisle Boy Scouts cookout - Dylan & Pete’s Ice Cream

Sunday: Music + kids’ activities, local artists and craftspeople, food, ice cream

Noon–6:30 PM Braised Food Truck [Tacos, etc.] - Dylan & Pete’s Ice Cream