Sierra Ferrell
Sierra Ferrell is a West Virginia-born singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose music brings together bluegrass, old-time country, folk and jazz.
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Rounder Records
Rounder Records
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- From
- Charleston, West Virginia
- Based in
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Makes
- Songs, records and live performances
- Label breakthrough
- Long Time Coming, her 2021 Rounder debut
- Grammy milestone
- Four wins in 2025
Mini bio
How it started.
Growing up in Charleston, West Virginia, Sierra sang in school choirs and made up songs. In her twenties, bar gigs and travels around the US opened up a life in music. Busking brought in more money than the bars and helped her feel more comfortable performing for an audience.
Finding her people.
She built connections in Nashville while traveling between cities including New Orleans and Seattle. Local shows caught the attention of producer and Rounder A&R executive Gary Paczosa. She signed with Rounder in late 2019, after independently releasing Pretty Magic Spell and Washington by the Sea.
The records that opened doors.
Long Time Coming arrived in 2021, bringing her mix of musical traditions to Rounder. Trail of Flowers followed in 2024, with production from Eddie Spear and Gary Paczosa and appearances by Lukas Nelson and Nikki Lane. Its songs move between bluegrass, old-time music and honky-tonk.
A growing circle.
Trail of Flowers won Americana Album of the Year in 2024. At the 2025 Grammys, Sierra won all four of her nominated categories, with honors for the album, “American Dreaming” and “Lighthouse.” She also won Americana Artist of the Year in both 2024 and 2025.
Creditschronological, newest first
Albums
- 2026Live at Third Man RecordsLive performer
- 2025Trail of Flowers (Deluxe Edition)Singer-songwriter
- 2024Trail of FlowersSinger-songwriter
- 2021Long Time ComingSinger-songwriter
Singles and collaborations
- 2026I’ll Fly AwayDuet with Willie Nelson
- 2026Pair of DicePerformer and co-writer with Melody Walker
- 2026Trying to Love YouPerformer and songwriter
- 2026Here (Apple Music Sessions)Guest vocalist with Mumford & Sons
- 2025A Lesson In Leavin’Performer with Nikki Lane
Awards
- 2025 Grammy Awards · Four winsBest Americana Album: Trail of Flowers; Best Americana Performance and Best American Roots Song: “American Dreaming”; Best American Roots Performance: “Lighthouse.” The songwriting award is shared with Melody Walker.
- 2025 Americana Honors & Awards · Artist of the YearHer second consecutive Artist of the Year win.
- 2024 Americana Honors & Awards · Two winsArtist of the Year and Album of the Year for Trail of Flowers.
Quotes
To me music is like medicine.Sierra Ferrell, official Trail of Flowers biography
Discussing the comfort she hopes listeners find in her songs. Source: https://sierraferrell.com/pages/about
Trivia
- The title Trail of Flowers comes from the flowers she wears in her hair, which fall out and leave a trail behind her.
- “Rosemary” began with rosemary bread and olive oil, then became a murder ballad.
- The crowd howling at the end of “I Could Drive You Crazy” was recorded at one of her New Year’s Eve shows.
- On Long Time Coming, her instrumental contributions include washboard, washtub bass and electric saw.
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