A GATHERING OF HEARTS AND HERITAGE — RORY FEEK’S PERSONAL INVITATION TO THE FARM FESTIVAL THAT’S BECOME A MOVEMENT
Just moments ago in Columbia, Tennessee, something quietly powerful happened — not through a commercial, not on a stadium stage, but from the heart of a man who has built his life on faith, family, and storytelling.
Rory Feek, the beloved country singer, songwriter, and author — known around the world for his deeply personal journey with his late wife Joey and their daughter Indiana — stepped out from his red barn home on Hardison Mill Homestead, holding a handwritten letter and a camera softly pointed at the rolling green hills behind him. With a steady but emotional voice, he made a simple but powerful announcement:
“I want to invite you — wherever you are — to come join us at our farm this summer. June 7th and 8th. It’s the Homestead Festival… and it’s more than just an event. It’s a gathering. Of hearts. Of hope. Of home.”
There were no flashing lights, no PR push. Just Rory, standing in a field that holds decades of memory, personally asking families, dreamers, farmers, and seekers from around the globe to join him for what has now become a cherished annual tradition.
The Homestead Festival, now entering its third year, is not your typical country fair. It’s part concert, part community gathering, and part living classroom — a place where faith meets simplicity, where people learn how to grow gardens, raise chickens, and build a life rooted in the land and in one another.
But more than anything, it’s a place where stories are shared, and where people find healing in the most unexpected ways.
Rory, whose quiet strength and unwavering love for his family has inspired millions, spoke with tears in his eyes and hope in his voice. “This farm changed my life. It changed Joey’s. And now, it’s changing Indiana’s. I want it to be a place that changes yours too.”
This year’s festival promises something even deeper — musical performances from some of Rory’s closest friends, workshops led by homesteaders and faith leaders, moments of prayer and reflection, and long tables where strangers become neighbors over fresh bread and southern cooking.
As he looked into the lens, Rory didn’t promote tickets. He didn’t list headliners or sell a dream. He offered something rarer: a chance to belong.
“Bring your kids. Bring your grandparents. Come just as you are. We’ll be here waiting. And there’ll be a place for you at the table.”
The response was immediate. Comments from across the country began flooding in: “We’re packing the RV!” “My husband just cried.” “We’ve never felt so personally invited to anything in our lives.”
Because that’s who Rory Feek is — a man who doesn’t just perform on a stage, but lives every word he sings. And in a world that so often feels disconnected, his invitation isn’t just to a festival. It’s to a way of life. One filled with grace, simplicity, and the kind of togetherness that never goes out of style.
So if you’ve been waiting for a sign… this is it.
June 7th and 8th. Hardison Mill Homestead, Tennessee.
He’s saving you a seat.
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