Channel: rory feek

Category: People & Blogs

Tags: field of dreamsgardeningthis life i livejoel salatinlearningrory feek this life i livethe homestead festivaljoey+roryrory feekagriculturemusicbehind the scenesjoey and roryjoey feekfarmingrory feek farmkevin costnerhomestead festivaltemple grandinfestivalhomesteadingjustin rhodesmusic festivalflogrory feek flogconcertsrory vlogcolumbia tnlearn how to homestead

Description: I had a concert this past Saturday night here in the concert hall at our farm and it was so special. Not only was it a beautiful evening and a lot of fun, it reminded me how wonderful it's going to be to have music each evening as the sun sets over The Homestead Festival. We have a bunch of incredible artists/bands performing, but probably the one people are most excited about is Kevin Costner and his band Modern West. We've all seen his movies and love his work as an actor, and we're excited to hear his music too. On that note, we've also had a number of folks asking over the last month or so who is going to be Kevin's opening act? Well, after much deliberation and thought, we finally made a decision. In today's flog we share that info, along with a powerful behind-the-scenes look at the concert we had on Saturday. If you watch to the end, you'll see and hear a special guest who performed with me that evening... *** thank you to my nephew Mikel Hunt, who shot and edited the concert video. If you'd like to learn more about him and the videos he makes, you can subscribe to his channel at youtube.com/c/MikelHunt. This is Flog #1329... It’s day 6 of our 30-day FLOG countdown to the festival… just 24 more to go… as we share our daily journey preparing our first Homestead Festival on June 3rd and 4th here at our farm. We hope you will consider coming to join us. You can see the full schedule, lineup, and get your festival passes at thehomesteadfestival.com ---------------------------- The Homestead Festival, a first-of-its-kind outdoor event, will make its debut on June 3-4, 2022 at Rory Feek's 100-acre historic farm in Columbia, Tennessee. Combining music and meaning, the two-day affair features musical performances, including headliner Kevin Costner & Modern West, as well as masterclass lectures by prominent homesteading community leaders such as Dr. Temple Grandin, Joel Salatin, Justin Rhodes, and many others. In addition to Costner and his band making a rare stop on their Tales From Yellowstone 2 tour, the musical lineup on the main stage also includes The Isaacs, Jimmy Fortune, and the Brotherly Love project (Bradley Walker, Mike Rogers, Jimmy Fortune, and Ben Isaacs), as well as other bands on a smaller stage. “We are all, of course, over-the-moon excited to have Mr. Costner and his band coming to join us for the event. But the truth is, we are just as excited to have all the incredible performers and speakers that are taking the time from their busy lives to come to Tennessee and share their knowledge and skills with individuals and families who too will be coming from all over to take part in this special weekend,” says GRAMMY-winning artist and New York Times best-selling author Rory Feek. “The format for that Friday and Saturday will be homesteading classes and lectures throughout the day and music on the main stage in the evenings as the sun sets,” Rory continues. “Multiple tents here on the grounds will host simultaneous speakers sharing their vast experience of learning to be more self-sustaining and living closer to the land, which I think are very important things that aren’t being passed down to future generations the way they used to be, especially with the struggles we are all facing in the world today. People are interested in learning the skills and information that can help them provide for their families in these challenging times and also add meaning and joy to their lives.” Homesteading lectures and classes at the festival will vary from growing and preserving your own food, to keeping bees or baby chicks, to home birth and home-schooling. Attendees will also be able to explore and shop at the Homestead Marketplace, featuring over 100 vendors, skilled artisans, local food trucks, and a demonstration area showcasing a variety of homesteading arts and crafts like woodworkers, blacksmiths, gardening experts, flower farmers, artists, and many more. HISTORY OF THE HOMESTEAD FESTIVAL: From 2008 to 2013, Rory Feek and his wife Joey held their annual Bib & Buckle Fest, where thousands of fans from all over attended outdoor concerts on the front lawn of their historic farm. This will be the first time Rory has brought outdoor music to his homestead since then. Since Joey’s passing in 2016, Rory has expanded the farm adding more rotational-grazed pastures for cows and chickens, a one-room schoolhouse with a barnyard and livestock, multiple gardens, a greenhouse, and continued to host concerts on the farm in his 300-seat venue known as Homestead Hall. All of this is in an effort to be more sustainable for his large extended family who live, work, and teach on the farm. For more information, visit thehomesteadfestival.com and follow the festival on Facebook and Instagram with the links below. Facebook: facebook.com/TheHomesteadFestival Instagram: instagram.com/thehomesteadfestival