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Before The Rain: Scenes from Moon River Festival, including Lucius, The National and more

The roots-forward festival got a solid day and a half in Chattanooga’s Coolidge Park along the Tennessee River before a storm brought the event to a close.

Before The Rain: Scenes from Moon River Festival, including Lucius, The National and more
Lucius | photo by Avi Warren for WXPN

Founded in 2014 by Memphis singer-songwriter Drew Holcomb, the Moon River Festival has a solid track record of staging roots-forward music showcases in southern Tennessee. This year’s event, which took place this past weekend, saw a solid opening day headlined by The National and Lucius, and was poised for a stellar day two with Leon Bridges, Charley Crockett and more — but mother nature had other plans.

Before the storm and the flooding that came with it, we were able to see a range of sets, from Holcomb playing in the parking lot to welcome the crowd trough the gates, to singer-songwriters Maggie Rose, Abraham Alexander, and Sammy Rae; the sole performers who made it to the stage on Sunday.

Zach Bryan | photo by Avi Warren for WXPN
The National | photo by Avi Warren for WXPN
Moon River Festival | photo by Avi Warren for WXPN
Lucius | photo by Avi Warren for WXPN
Drew Holcomb | photo by Avi Warren for WXPN
Moon River Festival | photo by Avi Warren for WXPN
Sammy Rae | photo by Avi Warren for WXPN

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