5th Annual Carlisle Music Festival @ Old Home Day
Friday June 19, Saturday June 20 & Sunday June 21, 2026
Family-friendly ● Carlisle musicians ● Diverse styles ● Food & fun
Featuring several new groups and returning favorites
Ultrasonic Rock Orchestra ▪ Five O Clock Shadow ▪ Listen To This
Lola Sweet ▪ Red Velvet Slide ▪ The Soul Soothers ▪ Mud Dive
Strung Together Tedesco Duo ▪ Max's Fault ▪ Soundbites
Carlisle Jazz Collective ▪ Kenny Selcer & Steve Gilligan
You, Me & Her (& That Guy) ▪ Carlisle Community Chorus
Backbeat Farm Drum & 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!
For more information, visit the Music Festival website
Friday June 19, Saturday June 20 & Sunday June 21, 2026
Family-friendly ● Carlisle musicians ● Diverse styles ● Food & fun
Featuring several new groups and returning favorites
Ultrasonic Rock Orchestra ▪ Five O Clock Shadow ▪ Listen To This
Lola Sweet ▪ Red Velvet Slide ▪ The Soul Soothers ▪ Mud Dive
Strung Together Tedesco Duo ▪ Max's Fault ▪ Soundbites
Carlisle Jazz Collective ▪ Kenny Selcer & Steve Gilligan
You, Me & Her (& That Guy) ▪ Carlisle Community Chorus
Backbeat Farm Drum & 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!
For more information, visit the Music Festival website
COMPLETE PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Friday, June 19
Old Home Day Community Performance Showcase
A sampling of talents from the community; music, theater, poetry, spoken word (sign-up available in advance)
FRS Yard Tent, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday, June 20
Music Alongside Old Home Day
FRS Yard Tent, 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM
10:30 Backbeat Farm Drum & Brass Band—drummer-led street band
11:00 Carlisle Community Chorus—intergenerational choral ensemble
11:45 Tedesco Duo - classical & contemporary guitar/flute duo
12:30 Kenny Selcer and Steve Gilligan - genre-defying originals & covers
1:15 Max's Fault - bluegrass
Sunday, June 21
Concerts On Spalding
Music on two stages + kids' activities and more
Spalding Field, 12 Noon – 7:00 PM
Main Stage - Big Tent
12:00 The Soul Soothers—neo soul grooves and classic R&B
1:05 Red Velvet Slide - original world beat, folk, pop, rock
2:10 Lola Sweet - music of Woodstock & more
3:20 Five O'Clock Shadow - pop/rock a capella
4:45 Ultrasonic Rock Orchestra - classic rock with massive vocals
6:10 Listen To This - Miles Davis-inspired funky, rock-infused jazz
Stage 2 - Midfield Tent
12:45 You, Me & Her & That Guy - old time folk & country
1:50 Strung Together - acoustic rock
2:55 Mud Dive - original rock
4:20 Soundbites - contemporary a cappella
5:45 The Carlisle Jazz Collective - electric jazz & bossa nova
Old Home Day Community Performance Showcase
A sampling of talents from the community; music, theater, poetry, spoken word (sign-up available in advance)
FRS Yard Tent, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday, June 20
Music Alongside Old Home Day
FRS Yard Tent, 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM
10:30 Backbeat Farm Drum & Brass Band—drummer-led street band
11:00 Carlisle Community Chorus—intergenerational choral ensemble
11:45 Tedesco Duo - classical & contemporary guitar/flute duo
12:30 Kenny Selcer and Steve Gilligan - genre-defying originals & covers
1:15 Max's Fault - bluegrass
Sunday, June 21
Concerts On Spalding
Music on two stages + kids' activities and more
Spalding Field, 12 Noon – 7:00 PM
Main Stage - Big Tent
12:00 The Soul Soothers—neo soul grooves and classic R&B
1:05 Red Velvet Slide - original world beat, folk, pop, rock
2:10 Lola Sweet - music of Woodstock & more
3:20 Five O'Clock Shadow - pop/rock a capella
4:45 Ultrasonic Rock Orchestra - classic rock with massive vocals
6:10 Listen To This - Miles Davis-inspired funky, rock-infused jazz
Stage 2 - Midfield Tent
12:45 You, Me & Her & That Guy - old time folk & country
1:50 Strung Together - acoustic rock
2:55 Mud Dive - original rock
4:20 Soundbites - contemporary a cappella
5:45 The Carlisle Jazz Collective - electric jazz & bossa nova
