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<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Sierra_Ferrell_performs_in_Vancouver_in_2022_%28cropped%29.jpg" alt="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Sierra_Ferrell_performs_in_Vancouver_in_2022_%28cropped%29.jpg"> Sierra Elizabeth Ferrell (born August 3, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter and musician from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">West Virginia</a>, whose music incorporates elements of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">folk</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluegrass_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bluegrass</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsy_jazz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gypsy jazz</a>, and styles such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tango_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tango</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calypso_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">calypso</a> music.After <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_record_label" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">self-releasing</a> the albums Pretty Magic Spell in 2018 and Washington by the Sea in 2019, she released <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Time_Coming_(Sierra_Ferrell_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Long Time Coming</a> in 2021 with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rounder_Records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rounder Records</a>, to critical acclaim. Accompanying videos for singles "The Sea", "In Dreams", and "Bells of Every Chapel" (featuring <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Strings" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billy Strings</a>) were uploaded to her <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a> channel in the weeks and months preceding the Long Time Coming's release. Ferrell stayed with the label for her fourth album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_of_Flowers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trail of Flowers</a> in March 2024, which won her four <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/67th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grammy Awards</a>.<h2>Early life</h2>Sierra Ferrell was born in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_West_Virginia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Charleston, West Virginia</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Ferrell#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[1]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Ferrell#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[2]</a> After her parents divorced when she was around five years old, she lived with her mother and one of her two siblings in a trailer.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Ferrell#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[3]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Ferrell#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[4]</a> This led to her spending less time with electronics and more time exploring outside.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Ferrell#cite_note-:2-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[5]</a> Despite her home state's deep-rooted history in bluegrass music, Ferrell instead grew up listening to cassette tapes of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990s_in_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'90s music</a> that her mother owned, taking interest in such acts as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10,000_Maniacs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">10,000 Maniacs</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Chapman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tracy Chapman</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Ferrell#cite_note-:3-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[6]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Ferrell#cite_note-:0-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[7]</a>Ferrell's musical journey began in childhood, playing clarinet and singing choir in school, eventually learning to play guitar and even once, performing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shania_Twain" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shania Twain</a> covers at a local bar. In her teens, she joined a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grateful_Dead" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grateful Dead</a> cover group as a vocalist, but after feeling constrained creatively, she departed the band to independently pursue her musical aspirations.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Ferrell#cite_note-:0-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[7]</a>In her early twenties, she adopted a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomad" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">nomadic</a> lifestyle, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitchhiking" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hitch-hiking</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freighthopping" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">freighthopping</a>, and living in her van, with the majority of her time spent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_performance" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">busking</a> between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Seattle</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New Orleans</a>. By this point, Ferrell had turned her attention towards playing folk music and its various offshoots, with fellow busking group Yes Ma'am making a particular impression on her musical style.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Ferrell#cite_note-:0-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[7]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Ferrell#cite_note-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[8]</a> It was also during this time that Ferrell was in the throes of drug addiction stemming from her wayfaring way of life, claiming to have died "five times" from narcotics overdoses. After these experiences, she decided to get clean and change her lifestyle in favor of improved health and positive relationships.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Ferrell#cite_note-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[9]</a><h2>Career</h2>Ferrell self-released two albums, Pretty Magic Spell in 2018, and Washington by the Sea in 2019, which she sold while busking. In addition to these albums, she posted an assortment of covers, original material and live performances to her YouTube channel. In 2018, a recording of her song "In Dreams" was recorded and posted by the YouTube channel "GemsOnVHS", attracting millions of views.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Ferrell#cite_note-10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[10]</a> Around the same time, she was also frequently performing at "Honky Tonk Tuesday's" hosted at Nashville's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Legion" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">American Legion</a> Post 82, eventually capturing the attention of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Paczosa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gary Paczosa</a>, a producer best known for his collaborations with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_Krauss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alison Krauss</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Parton" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dolly Parton</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Ferrell#cite_note-11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[11]</a> With the help of Paczosa, she signed to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rounder_Records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rounder Records</a> for a three-album deal in 2019.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Ferrell#cite_note-12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[12]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Ferrell#cite_note-13" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[13]</a> Following the release of singles "Jeremiah" and "Why'd Ya Do It",<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Ferrell#cite_note-14" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[14]</a> Ferrell's album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Time_Coming_(Sierra_Ferrell_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Long Time Coming</a> was released in August 2021. Co-produced by Paczosa and featuring a number of established bluegrass musicians, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Jarosz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sarah Jarosz</a> and Billy Strings, the album received critical acclaim, reaching number 15 on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americana/Folk_Albums" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billboard Americana/Folk Albums</a> chart.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Ferrell#cite_note-:1-15" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[15]</a> The album received a five-star review from UK-based publication Country Music People, a rating of 7.6/10 from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paste_(magazine)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paste</a> magazine<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Ferrell#cite_note-16" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[16]</a> and 7.6/10 from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitchfork_(website)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pitchfork</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Ferrell#cite_note-17" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[17]</a> Varsity UK said "Long Time Coming will easily be the only album of its type emerging from the music city of Nashville this year", adding that Ferrell "shines brightest when she leans furthest into her own distinctive brand of jazz-inflected bluegrass".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Ferrell#cite_note-18" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[18]</a>In 2022, she performed backing vocals on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Keys" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Black Keys</a> album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dropout_Boogie" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dropout Boogie</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Ferrell#cite_note-19" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[19]</a> and collaborated with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_LaMontagne" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ray LaMontagne's</a> track