Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival
The Park at Harlinsdale Farm
Franklin, TN
Wrapping up September, we traveled 20 minutes south to Franklin for the inaugural Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival at The Park at Harlinsdale Farm, created by musician Kevin Griffin (of Better Than Ezra) with the hopes of bringing a festival to Franklin's sweeping hills, combining a beautiful location with the love of live music that permeates the area. Along with incredible musical lineups, morning yoga sessions, the two-day, multi-stage festival brought food and fun, along with a kid's stage for the "little pilgrims" to enjoy a kid-friendly music festival experience of their own.
With powerhouse acts on the bill alongside some highly talented, but lesser known performers, Pilgrimage has something to offer everyone from fans of blues and funk to dance-pop fans, to that thing everyone's favorite grandma Steven Tyler is doing these days.
With powerhouse acts on the bill alongside some highly talented, but lesser known performers, Pilgrimage has something to offer everyone from fans of blues and funk to dance-pop fans, to that thing everyone's favorite grandma Steven Tyler is doing these days.
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The two-day, daytime festival brought some of the best local acts like Holly Williams, Cage the Elephant, elel, Nikki Lane, and Will Hoge alongside the likes
Of Weezer, Band of Horses, The Decemberists, Wilco and Willie Nelson for special performances (including an appearance from Nashville's own Ruby Amanfu singing a duet with Weezer's Rivers Cuomo).
The weekend's most dynamic performances included incredible sets by Kingfish, whose wailing guitars channeled Hendrix à la '67 Monterey Pop Festival. It was like a rock and roll devotional, where members of the audience threw their hands in the air and let the music speak to their souls.
elel brought another fantastic performance, fresh from the momentum of the single "40 Watt." The high collective energy of such a talented ensemble makes them not only fun to listen to, but fun to watch, engaging the audience and bringing the party to the Fender stage.
As always, Cage the Elephant was amazing. Their energy is unmatched. Fresh from the release of Melophonia, the band performed songs spanning their career, largely from the audience, as singer Matt Shultz spent almost as much time crowd surfing or dancing in the audience as on the stage, itself.
Of Weezer, Band of Horses, The Decemberists, Wilco and Willie Nelson for special performances (including an appearance from Nashville's own Ruby Amanfu singing a duet with Weezer's Rivers Cuomo).
The weekend's most dynamic performances included incredible sets by Kingfish, whose wailing guitars channeled Hendrix à la '67 Monterey Pop Festival. It was like a rock and roll devotional, where members of the audience threw their hands in the air and let the music speak to their souls.
elel brought another fantastic performance, fresh from the momentum of the single "40 Watt." The high collective energy of such a talented ensemble makes them not only fun to listen to, but fun to watch, engaging the audience and bringing the party to the Fender stage.
As always, Cage the Elephant was amazing. Their energy is unmatched. Fresh from the release of Melophonia, the band performed songs spanning their career, largely from the audience, as singer Matt Shultz spent almost as much time crowd surfing or dancing in the audience as on the stage, itself.
