Welcome to the Old Line Statesmen

Greetings and welcome to all who may be a Choral singer, may be interested in Barbershop a cappella singing, or may have just surfed in!

We are the Old Line Statesmen (OLS) Barbershop Chorus based in Carroll County, Maryland. We are members of the Barbershop Harmony Society.

Feel free to drop in for a visit to one of our rehearsals and see how much fun we have singing 4-part Barbershop Harmony. All Gentlemen and Ladies who like to sing are WELCOME! Come join us!

We rehearse at the Westminster VFW Post #467 on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Monday of the month at 7- 8:45 pm

Westminster VFW Post #467
519 Poole Road
Westminster, MD 21157

Please call the chorus at 410-795-5050 before stopping by just to make sure we are meeting. Occasionally, scheduled chorus performances can affect rehearsal times.

Barbershop chorus preserves American a cappella genre.
On a cold rainy Sunday afternoon in November 1982, 47 men gathered in the Carroll County Arts Council Hall at 129 E. Main St
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May

25

Cadorus Singout - Lyric Band Summer Concert

6:30 pm

Location: Codorus State Park, 2600 Smith Station Rd, Hanover, PA 17331, USA

May

26

OLS Chorus Rehearsal @ Westminster VFW #467

7:00 pm

Location: VFW Post 467, 519 Poole Rd, Westminster, MD 21157

June

2

No OLS Rehearsal

5:00 pm
June

2

OLS Board of Directors Meeting @ Bob Evans Restaurant

6:00 pm

Location: Bob Evans, 206 Malcolm Dr, Westminster, MD 21157, USA

June

9

OLS Chorus Rehearsal @ Westminster VFW #467

7:00 pm

Location: VFW Post 467, 519 Poole Rd, Westminster, MD 21157

2025 Show Information

Our 2025 Show, “Tribute To Tradition” will be held on September 13, 2025 at 7:00pm & September 14, 2025 at 3:00pm:in the Scott Center for the Fine and Performing Arts, Carroll Community College, Westminster, MD.

Welcome to the Old Line Statesmen

Barbershop chorus preserves American a cappella genre.