Sierra Ferrell Releases Rousing & Resilient New Version of "American Dreaming"

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Fully Sold-Out Tour To Be Followed by NASCAR National Anthem On Sunday, Dozens More Headline Shows & Festivals This Summer & Fall

Nominated for Artist of The Year, Album of The Year & Song of The Year at 2024 Americana Honors & Awards, On The Heels of Chart-Topping Trail of Flowers

"American Dreaming (Alternative Version)" Cover Art

Photo by Bobbi Rich

Today, Sierra Ferrell shares a new rendition of "American Dreaming," her resilient rallying cry for self-care, that succeeds in "diagnosing the ills of an entire generation," praises SPIN. "In other words, it sounds like a song for right now." As the opening number to her multi-chart-topping album Trail of Flowers, the track has soared into a show-stopping centerpiece of her live set over these past several months. From performing it on an entirely sold-out run of headline tour dates, to stirring the stadium-sized heartstrings of 50,000 people with Zach Bryan, "American Dreaming" has taken on a larger life and higher meaning as of late, with lyrics that are "vivid, detailed, lived-in and nuanced" (Paste). Captured in the moment from the stage, this alternate arrangement continues to demonstrate why Sierra Ferrell is "one of country and roots music's most fascinating and fastest-rising artists" (Rolling Stone).

Listen to "American Dreaming (Alternative Version)" via Rounder Records:

https://found.ee/SFAmericanDreamingAlt

In addition to selling out dozens of shows, debuting #1 on Billboard's Emerging Artists, Heatseekers and Tastemakers Charts, and extending her unstoppable streak of cross-genre collaborations, recent weeks have also seen Sierra Ferrell celebrate three nominations for the 2024 Americana Honors & Awards. Up for Artist of The Year, Album of The Year with Trail of Flowers, and Song of The Year for "American Dreaming," she heads into the September ceremony as the musician with the most nods to her name, tied only with Tyler Childers.

Furthermore, this Sunday, June 30th brings another milestone, as Sierra Ferrell will sing the national anthem at the Nashville Superspeedway's Ally 400 NASCAR Cup Seriesrace, broadcasting live on NBC at 2:30pm CT. The televised performance follows appearances on CBS Mornings and Jimmy Kimmel Live! earlier this year, and marks a rare moment of uncharted territory for an artist who has honed her spellbinding style and time-bending sound in trailer parks, truck stops, dive bars, street corners and nearly everywhere in between.

"Sierra Ferrell knows how to put on a show," raves Glamour, and for the rest of this summer and fall, she and her band will bring their theatrical, fantastical and fully-Ferrell experience to even more headline tour dates and festivals across the country, as well as performances with Mitski and others listed below. Find tickets at sierraferrellmusic.com/tour.

Praise For Trail of Flowers

"One of country and roots music's most fascinating and fastest-rising artists...an album that wants to connect us to the land, to our history, and to each other"

Rolling Stone

"An uncommon blend of old-time bluegrass, country, ragtime, folk and jazz, anchored by her powerhouse vocals that by turns recall Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton and Bessie Smith"

Los Angeles Times

"Enthralling...Sierra Ferrell has long been on the move, but this collection stands to stick around"

Wall Street Journal

"An impressively powerful step forward"

Esquire

"Ferrell is already on the fast track to queenliness, if not godhood...she'll be the one to unite the jam-band crowd, string-band people, singer-songwriter enthusiasts, Gram Parsons-loving country-rockers, hippies, hillbillies and anyone who just likes good, hooky songs"

Variety

"She is just a very welcome presence in Americana music, and she's so musically literate across many genres and generations"

NPR Music

"One of Americana, bluegrass and country's most talented artists"

Billboard

"Her twang is undeniable, as is her liberal use of fiddles and other Americana-tinged instruments, like the upright bass or steel guitar. But to call her simply a 'country artist' is to sell her short…For all her success, Ferrell remains steadfastly and humbly herself"

Glamour

"Americana's next big star"

Garden & Gun

"With her transportive, anachronistic vocals and homegrown songwriting style, the alt-country artist feels like she exists in a dreamy world of her own"

Consequence

"She feels a more assured bet than ever before to surpass more remarkable pinnacles of success"

The Tennessean

"Among Ferrell's many gifts is her ability to tap into and embody the rich nuances of what the character in a song is singing about"

Nashville Scene

"To call Sierra Ferrell a singer/songwriter almost seems like a reduction of her powers. Her music and presentation is much more imaginative and indefinable than that"

Saving Country Music

Sierra Ferrell Tour Dates

6/27-6/29 - Eau Claire, WI - Blue Ox Festival

7/12-7/14 - Whitefish, MT - Under The Big Sky Festival

7/26 - Floyd, VA - Floydfest

7/28 - Newport, RI - Newport Folk Fest

8/10 - Vancouver, BC - Orpheum Theatre!

8/11 - Seattle, WA - Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheatre!

8/12 - Portland, OR - Pioneer Courthouse Square!

8/14 - Boise, ID - Idaho Botanical Garden: Outlaw Field!

8/15 - Sandy, UT - Sandy Amphitheater!

8/16 - Denver, CO - The Mission Ballroom!

8/18 - Santa Fe, NM - The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing Co.!

8/21 - Houston, TX - The Lawn at White Oak Music Hall!

8/22 - Austin, TX - Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater!

8/23 - Dallas, TX - The Factory in Deep Ellum!

8/24 - Memphis, TN - Overton Park Shell

8/25 - Simpsonville, SC - Marcus King's Family Reunion

9/1 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion with Mitski

9/6 - Grand Rapids, MI - Frederik Meijer Gardens

9/7 - Evanston, IL - Evanston Folk Fest

9/8 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre*

9/10 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall*

9/12 - Portland, ME - State Theatre*

9/13 - Boston, MA - Roadrunner

9/14 - Asbury Park, NJ - Sea.Hear.Now. Festival

9/15 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theatre and Ballroom*

9/19-9/22 - Louisville, KY - Bourbon & Beyond

9/22 - St. Augustine, FL - Sing Out Loud Festival

9/27-9/28 - Raleigh, NC - IBMA Bluegrass Live!

9/28 - Charleston, WV - Clay Center

1/8 - Tanunda, SA - Peter Lehmann^

1/11 - Waurn Ponds, AU - Mt Duneed Estate^

1/12 - Bowral, AU - Centennial Vineyards^

1/18 - Pokolbin, AU - Bimbadgen^

1/19 - Mount Cotton, AU - Sirromet Wines^

5/5-5/7 - Miramar Beach, FL - Melissa Etheridge: Moon Crush "The Sea & ME"

! w/ Nick Shoulders

*w/ Meredith Axelrod

^w/ The Teskey Brothers, Band of Horses

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