Sierra Ferrell, Jaime Wyatt

Singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist Sierra Ferrell’s most recent album is called Long Time Coming. In addition to being “the buzziest indie-country debut of [2021],” according to PopMatters, the warm and instantly familiar-sounding record also boasts an apt title. Ferrell’s long-time-coming Madison-area performance was postponed twice. But patient fans will be treated to Ferrell’s lilting, timeless voice, which falls somewhere in between the cracks of country, jazz and bluegrass. Singer-songwriter-guitarist Jamie Wyatt is still touring in support of 2020’s Neon Cross and will open the show — making this a perfect double bill featuring two of Americana’s most authentic performers.

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Sierra Ferrell getting out of a truck.

Sierra Ferrell

media release: Rising star Sierra Ferrell has announced plans for a headline tour of the US in spring 2023. For complete details and ticket availability, go to www.sierraferrellmusic.com.

“Performing live music in front of our fans is everything to me,” remarked Ferrell. “That free flow of energy, back and forth, from performer to crowd, is why we do this for a living. Life on the road always teeters between a magic carpet ride and a regular carpet ride, but regardless, the moment we walk out on stage, it’s all worth it. I really feel we keep improving as a band and I cannot wait to see everyone’s smiling faces come spring.” 

2022 has been a breakout year for Ferrell. In addition to being named the Americana Music Association’s Emerging Act of the Year at the organization’s Honors & Awards show in September, she has sold out shows across the United States, Europe, the United Kingdom, and Australia; collaborated with an array of artists including Billy Strings, The Black Keys, Early James, Shakey Graves, Ray LaMontagne, and Old Crow Medicine Show; and longtime fan favorite “In Dreams” became a viral sensation on TikTok this past summer.

Praise for Sierra Ferrell:

“Ferrell’s singing has clear antecedents—Loretta Lynn’s holler-raised twang, Dolly Parton’s effortless melodiousness, Bessie Smith’s confident rasp—but her nods to those legends always feel heartfelt, never academic. Already, she’s learned to sound only like herself.” - Pitchfork

“If Nashville were to find itself somehow in the middle of an ocean, Sierra Ferrell would be the lady on the shore whose voice is luring all the sailors to their deaths. I mean this in the absolute best way possible, of course.” – Nashville Scene

“At this point in her upward career trajectory, Ferrell's name might someday be up on the Opry’s wall of fame, too.” - Forbes

“Ferrell’s new album is woozy and wonky, jubilant and joyous, curious and cautious in how much it will give, while still wanting you to know, know, know what its central character wants always to tell. The opening track, ‘The Sea,’ is vaudevillian, ‘At The End Of The Rainbow’ is like a New Orleans jaunt, and ‘In Dreams’ is the music that comes from the swinging doors of a saloon as patrons race in to catch a dance.” - American Songwriter

“No one, and I mean no one, is doing what Ferrell is doing, be it in her songwriting, arrangements, or delivery.” - No Depression

“West Virginia's Sierra Ferrell is an otherworldly vocalist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist making a seductive blend of country, bluegrass, and jazz…” - GRAMMY.com

“Ferrell’s voice – high, heartfelt, just a little broken, and prone to pronouncing the letter 's' like 'sh' – pulled me in, as did the original material from Long Time Coming. On ‘Made Like That,’ a tale of rambling, she got me with the line ‘I just wasn’t made for these times,’ sounding equally timeless and vital. Meanwhile, ‘The Sea,’ representing the eerie, Voodoo-kissed, minor swing sound that permeates her record, transfixed the audience under a cloud spotted big Texas sky.” - Austin Chronicle