7 Sisters Folklore Society Proudly Presents Willi Carlisle!

WILLI CARLISLE is a poet and a folk singer for the people, but his extraordinary gift for turning a phrase isn't about high falutin' pontificatin'; it's about looking out for one another and connecting through our shared human condition. Born and raised on the Midwestern plains, Carlisle is a product of the punk to folk music pipeline that's long fueled frustrated young men looking to resist. After falling for the rich ballads and tunes of the Ozarks, where he now lives, he began examining the full spectrum of American musical history.

This insatiable stylistic diversity is obvious in his wildly raucous live performances, where songs range from sardonic trucker-ballads like "Vanlife" to the heartbreaking queer waltz "Life on the Fence," to an existential talkin' blues about a panic attack in Walmart's aisle five. With guitar, fiddle, button-box, banjo, harmonicas, rhythm-bones, and Willi's booming baritone, this is bonafide populist folk music in the tradition of cowboys, frontier fiddlers, and tall-tale tellers. Carlisle recognizes that the only thing holding us back from greatness is each other. With a quick wit and big sing-alongs, these folksongs bring us a step closer to breaking down our divides.

Opening the show will be Nashville's Rachel Baiman.

Raised in Chicago, Baiman made her way to Nashville at 18 with the dream of being a professional fiddle player and has since released two solo records and an EP, alongside session and side-person work with Kacey Musgraves, Kevin Morby, and Molly Tuttle among many others. As a songwriter, she has garnered a reputation for her specific brand of political and personal lyricism, which Vice’s Noisey described as ‘Flipping off Authority one note at a time”.

Baiman displays a certain self-awareness and comfort with the inability to be all things, while simultaneously pushing to new heights with her message, and delivering a heartbreaking, albeit beautiful, assessment of her country.

DETAILS:ADMISSION:$20 advance / $25 door (subject to availability)

This show will be held in the Milking Parlor at the Historic Octagon Barn Center. Doors will open at 6pm with music beginning at 7. Seating is first come, first served. If you have a unique seating requirement please email and we will do our best to accommodate your request. The Octagon Barn Center is ADA accessible.

COVID-19:The use of facemasks is encouraged but not required. If you are feeling unwell, please stay home.

OUTSIDE FOOD & DRINK: other than personal water bottles, no outside food and/or drink is permitted inside the venue. The Octagon Barn Center is a non-smoking facility.

Host or Publisher Seven Sisters Folklore Society