Sierra Ferrell Wins Big At Americana Awards In Nashville Ahead Of Australian Tour And ‘Out On The Weekend’ Appearance

Sierra Ferrell's October Australian visit will cap off a banner year for the artist that includes winning ‘Emerging Act of the Year’ at the 2022 Americana Music Association’s Honors & Awards, which took place earlier this month at Nashville’s storied Ryman Auditorium. 

Prior to her win, she and her band charmed the crowd with a rousing performance of At the End of the Rainbow.

“Honestly, I was totally floored to win the Americana Music Association’s ‘Emerging Act of the Year’ award,” she marvelled. “This is such an honour for both me and my band. Just performing at the ceremony itself was a big deal for me. Then to win and be recognised in front of so many friends and true musical legends made for such a magical evening at the Mother Church of Country Music. I’ll never forget it."

Jed Hilly, Executive Director of the Americana Music Association, has long been a champion of Ferrell’s music. After her win, he commented, "Sierra embodies the free spirit of an Americana artist and her win reflects the bright future of our community."

In the year since her Rounder debut Long Time Coming was released, Ferrell has racked up an impressive list of accomplishments that includes sold-out tours of the United States, Europe, and the United Kingdom, and collaborations with artists including Billy Strings, The Black Keys, Diplo, Early James, Shakey Graves, Ray LaMontagne, and Old Crow Medicine Show. Her song In Dreams, a long-time fan favourite, has recently become a viral sensation on TikTok and across numerous streaming platforms.

Already a favourite figure on Australia's burgeoning alternative-country scene thanks to two appearances (in 2018 and 2019) at Melbourne's Out On The Weekend Festival and shows with C.W. Stoneking, the West Virginia-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter returns to Australia for a run of tour dates this October with her band. Special guest at most shows will be the legendary musical innovator, original leather craftsmen, and recent LA realtor, the one and only Jonny Fritz.

Her latest visit follows her long-awaited Rounder Records debut Long Time Coming, which was released to much acclaim in August 2021. The album and its singles including In Dreams and Bells of Every Chapel gained traction on ABC Country (including Album of the Week), KIX-Country and CMT in Australia, feature album on Melbourne’s 3PBS, and some excellent press. Ferrell has just completed a sell-out UK and European tour, and her October visit will be her first here with her band.

October will see Sierra return to Out On The Weekend – Australia’s original and best alternative-country/Americana festival - as the headliner. With fellow OOTW favourite Jonny Fritz in tow, she will also play side shows in Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Eltham, Melbourne, Meeniyan and Adelaide.

SIERRA FERRELL BAND, ON TOUR IN OCTOBER
 With Special Guest, JONNY FRITZ

FRI 7 - GREAT CLUB, SYDNEY, NSW with JONNY FRITZ
SAT 8 – OUT ON THE WEEKEND, MELBOURNE, VIC
SUN 9 – CANBERRA THEATRE, ACT with JONNY FRITZ
TUE 11 – THE ZOO, BRISBANE, QLD with JONNY FRITZ
WED 12 – ELTHAM HOTEL, NSW with JONNY FRITZ
THU 13 – THORNBURY THEATRE, MELBOURNE, VIC with JONNY FRITZ and EILS & THE DRIP
FRI 14 – MEENIYAN TOWN HALL, VIC Sierra only
 WED 19 – THE GOV, ADELAIDE, SA Sierra only

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