
Porchfest
Established in 2024, Walton Porchfest brings live music to porches across Walton for all to enjoy.
Porchfest 2025
Walton Porchfest 2025 is taking place on Saturday, June 7th, 11am-4pm, across Walton, presented by Music on the Delaware and the Walton Theatre. The FREE event will feature musicians performing on porches and at venues throughout town, a local artisan market in Veterans Plaza, and Walton eateries and small shops open (some with specials!) for food and shopping.
Porchfest will be immediately followed by the free John Tweedie Memorial Concert featuring Darcy Gibson and Friends performing "Harmonies of the Beatles," and stick around until 7pm to enjoy a feature film at the Walton Theatre (ticket purchase required).
Maps will be provided to show who is playing where and when, and attendees will walk (or run, or bike, or drive…) to the different venues to listen to the variety of music being played. Don’t forget to bring a lawn chair or blanket and your whole family!
Musicians, venues, artisans, and more to be announced…
Community involvement is critical - we need you! Sign up to be a musician, venue, artisan, or volunteer or become a sponsor below.
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Porchfest
Volunteer Meeting
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
6:00pm
Walton Theatre
30 Gardiner Pl, Walton, NY
In June 2024 we kicked off the inaugural Walton Porchfest which was a great success, bringing local and regional musicians to porches and venues across the village.
Join us for an all volunteer Porchfest 2025 meeting on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 6:00pm at the Walton Theatre.
What is Porchfest? It is a free event with musicians playing on porches or at different venues. Maps will be provided to show who is playing where and when, and people walk to the different venues to listen to the variety of music being played.
What’s involved? Although Porchfest is sponsored by Music on the Delaware, community involvement is critical in the planning stage, leading up to Porchfest, and on the day of the event.
We need volunteers to make this a successful event. If you are interested in being on the planning committee or volunteering a couple of days prior to and/or on the day of Porchfest, please use the button below or attend the volunteer meeting.
PLEASE USE BUTTON BELOW TO SIGN UP AS A VOLUNTEER, MUSICIAN, VENUE, OR ARTISAN.
Vendor sign-ups TBA.
Porchfest Sponsorships
Please consider becoming a sponsor of Porchfest 2025.
Headliner
$1000+
- Naming rights for an event stage or key performance ("[Sponsor Name] Stage")
- Exclusive logo placement on all materials (posters, event maps, website, social media)
- Option for a booth or table at the event
- Verbal acknowledgment during event announcements
- Two free tickets to MOD Mainstage concert (exclusions may apply)
Spotlight
$500-$999
- Prominent logo placement on posters, event maps, website, and social media
- Verbal acknowledgment during key performances
- Opportunity to include a flyer, coupon, or swag in attendee bags
- Two free tickets to MOD Mainstage concert (exclusions may apply)
Champion
$250-$499
- Logo on website and social media mentions
- Name listed on posters and event map
- Two free tickets to MOD Mainstage concert (exclusions may apply)
Supporter
$100-$249
- Business name listed on the website and event signage
- Two free tickets to MOD Mainstage concert (exclusions may apply)
Friend
$1-$99
- Name listed on website and social media mentions
- MOD sticker
- Two free tickets to MOD Mainstage concert (exclusions may apply)
In-Kind Sponsor
Donation of Goods/Services
- Social media mention
Click the image below or use this link to be redirected to PayPal.
No PayPal account is needed, and any amount is greatly appreciated.
Music on the Delaware is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and gratefully accepts donations for programming, including Porchfest.
If you prefer to donate by mail, checks may be mailed to Music on the Delaware, P.O. Box 408, Walton, NY 13856.
John Tweedie Memorial Concert
Saturday, June 7, 2025, 4pm-6pm, Walton Veterans Plaza
Featuring Darcy Gibson and Friends Performing "Harmonies of the Beatles"
Promo from April's Coffeehouse Concert
The Walton Porchfest committee invites the community to attend the John Tweedie Memorial Concert, immediately following Porchfest on Saturday, June 7, 2025, 4pm-6pm, at Veterans Plaza. The free concert will feature “Harmonies of the Beatles,” performed by Darcy Gibson, Jackie Gibson, and Chris Cleveland. The trio recently performed at the April 2025 Coffeehouse at the Walton Theatre.
Darcy Gibson has brought most of the Beatles’ catalog to life on stage in one form or another over the years. As the leader of bands like Sgt. Pepper’s Phony Hearts Club Band and the Justice League he performed most of the Beatles' albums in full detail, employing an array of talented friends and family to round out the band and orchestra. Now he is joined by two veterans of the aforementioned groups to present stripped-down and intimate arrangements of Beatles' songs that will focus on the incredible harmonies they created throughout their entire career. Join Darcy, Jackie Gibson and Chris Cleveland for an evening of fun and beautiful songs.
Darcy Gibson has been part of the local music scene for the last couple decades. He is currently performing original music with his two brothers in the band Mr. Paperback. For nearly twenty years he helped lead the SUNY Oneonta Frank Zappa Ensemble the Mothers of Intention, while concurrently leading and performing in the Justice League and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Darcy was a member of many other bands over the years, including The Stamp Collectors, the Sultans, Steerhead/Mystical Steerhead Faction, Whitestone, Eclipse and Purloin, and he performed more informally with many others. He was also the musical director of the Oneonta Theatre Stage Players and has been involved with local theatre in the Oneonta area for years.
Jackie Gibson teaches orchestra and modern band at Delaware Academy Central School, where she has taught for nearly ten years. Prior to that she taught general music and chorus at Schenevus Central School. She performed for years as a violinist with the Little Delaware Youth Ensemble and then as an adult led the LDYE prep-orchestra. Jackie graduated from the Crane School of Music (SUNY Potsdam) where she studied voice and violin. She has been a member of the Justice League, singing and performing on multiple instruments including piano, keyboards, violin, mandolin, French horn and percussion. She has also been involved with school musicals and plays, both at Schenevus and at DA.
Chris Cleveland is the Administrator of Otsego Christian Academy. His family owns and operates the Eighth Note music store, where Chris also works as a piano tuner/technician. Chris and his wife Anita were the leaders of Whitestone, a Christian group which served as the worship team at Community Gospel Church and performed locally for about twenty years. Chris performed lead and support vocals, guitar and drums in Whitestone. Chris was also a member of Sgt. Pepper’s Phony Hearts Club Band, playing guitar and providing lead and support vocals. He was also an occasional member of the always-changing Justice League, providing vocals, guitar, percussion and sound effects.
John Tweedie (left) at a coffeehouse concert.
John Tweedie (center, rear) at a coffeehouse concert.
John Tweedie
The concert at the conclusion of Porchfest on June 7, 2025, 4pm-6pm, is in memory of longtime Walton resident and music lover, John Tweedie. John owned and ran the family lumber yard and building supply business on West Street in Walton for many years. After he retired and sold the property he remained very active in the community. John loved tennis and regularly played with longtime friends. When he wasn’t playing, he was often seen walking for exercise all over the village.
John loved music and probably never missed any of Music on the Delaware concerts or coffeehouses. An interesting music connection was that his nephew, Dave Tweedie, from Ocracoke Island in North Carolina, had a band, Molasses Creek, that appeared several times on our Walton stage, something that made John very proud.
When John passed away, his family asked that donations be made in his name to Music on the Delaware. It seemed only appropriate that those funds be used to bring more music to Walton in his name. Please enjoy Porchfest and the closing concert.
John Tweedie (right) speaking to MOD Board Member, Jim Haggerty.
2024 Musicians
Giancarlo Sidoli
Denny McCormack
Jessica Akuffo
Walton Community Band
How's the Soup?
Local Seisun
Bill Seneschal
Folk Division
George Anderson
Rosemarie Montague-Tiesler
Randy Miritello
YOVANNI
Acoustic Brew
Jason Starr
Mike Herman
Rosetree
Paul Huh
Phoenix
Gary Jennings
2024 Musicians
Bill Seneschal
Rosetree
Local Seisiun
Kathy & Jeane: Trad Delights
Brookside Duo
Randy Miritello
Paul Huh
Walton Community Band
Mike Herman Solo
Strong Roots
Rosemarie Montague-Tiesler
Gary Jennings
Hiroko Kanna Duo
Jason Starr
Rosalie & Joselin
Jessica Akuffo
George Anderson Solo
Orchard
Phoenix
King Pest
Hyzer Hillbillies
YOVANNI
Shaggy Lane
Denny McCormick
Acoustic Brew
Giancarlo Sidoli
Folk Division
CounterTransference
Miss Pams’ Jamboree
Pam West
GraceRoots
How’s The Soup?
2024 Venues
38 West St - Packin’ Heat Bar & Grill
41 Howell St - Awestruck Mill
14 Gardiner Pl - Danny’s Restaurant
91 Townsend St - Yolo Mercantile
139 Stockton Ave - Castle on the Delaware
14 Mead St - Catskill Valley Electrolysis
55 Townsend St - First Baptist Church
76 Griswold St
38 North St
159 Stockton Ave
6 South St
10 Platt St
181 Delaware St - Veterans Plaza
30 Gardiner St - The Walton Theatre
42 Gardiner St - William B Ogden Library
9 Townsend St - The Walton Historical Society
11 Marvin Ave
22 Mead St
151 Delaware St - Molto Molto
58 East St
39 Union St
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