American soul singer/songwriter, and Delaware County native Devon Gilfillian, headlining today, Oct. 26, with Underground Arts for this year’s Philly Music Fest, is excited to be back home and plans to stop by his old burger spot, Charlie’s Hamburgers in Ridley, writes Zach Ciavolella for Metro US.
Growing up in Delaware County, Gilfillian said he was influenced by his father, who was a wedding singer most of his life, and decided at 14 when he learned the guitar that he also wanted to be a musician.
Being in Delaware County exposed him to a lot of the great musicians out of Philadelphia, “but I kind of felt a little separated. I wasn’t really in the city to sniff out the original music scene that was happening there,” he said.
Even in college, when he was playing in bars he didn’t fully dive in.
He’s just now starting to work with groups like Charlie Hall and the War on Drugs, and work with Eric Slick, who plays drums for Dr. Dog.
“It’s funny, 12 years later, after moving out of Philly, I’m now working with the big Philly cats,” Gilfillian said.
Find out what Gilfillian hopes to offer the next generation of artists in Metro US.
