24 Fairmont St
Weather Plan: Yes we can do the rain date
Capacity: 3 or 4 Performers
The Stigmatics
Area 9 Saxophone Quartet
The Area 9 Saxophone Quartet is a Boston-based ensemble dedicated to exploring the rich, diverse and ever growing chamber music repertoire for saxophone. Recent performances have included works by Bach, Debussy, Glazunov and Vaughan Williams, as well as compositions by Sidney Bechet, Paul McCartney, Freddie Mercury and Herbie Hancock. Area 9 is also proud to …
Size: 3-6 performers
The Squirrels
Just to clarify for porches: we aren’t able to play any additional sets! We have a five o’clock set that will hopefully be listed here promptly. We are 4 high school sophomores (1 bass, 1 drums, 2 guitar, 2 vocals, or 1 guitar and 1 keys) who love music and performing. We do a mix …
Size: 3-6 performers
14 Amherst St
Weather Plan: Yes we can do the rain date
Capacity: plenty of room in driveway
Mustafa Alp (Turkish Folk Songs)
Tom Richardson
Folk-Americana singer-songwriter Tom Richardson found his way back to music after a long, more traditional career. With a style rooted in the 1970s music of artists such as James Taylor, John Prine, and Glen Campbell, Tom features acoustic guitar over a modern, folk-country, Americana sound. His warm and expressive voice serenades with stories of life, …
Size: 1-2 performers
The Jellybeans
The Jellybeans: A subset of Roaring Jelly, a mass fiddle band which plays a monthly contradance in Lexington, usually on the 3rd Friday night of each month, September to June. See roaringjelly.org or look up “Roaring Jelly”. Like Roaring Jelly, the Jellybeans play sprightly, up-tempo reels, jigs and waltzes for your dancing pleasure. For Porchfest …
Size: 3-6 performers
Egyptian/Lebanese Music and Dance
Dance performance, and interactive demo on playing finger cymbals to Arabic music. Solo performance by Seyyide and small troupe performance. 15-20 mins is ideal, but we could extend if need be. We have done similar shows before at a porch, but the time this worked best was when they scheduled us at the Whittemore Park/Cyrus …
Size: 1-3 performers
So Many Knobs!
How many years can aging dads (and one younger musical genius) continue to play rock, pop, blues and Americana without permanently injuring their backs or knees (or your ears)? Come to Arlington Porchfest 2026 and find out. Every year risks debilitating injury but for now, the Knobs just keep Knobbing!
Size: 3-6 performers