Trail of Flowers

by Sierra Ferrell

Overview

Sierra Ferrell begins Trail of Flowers singing about "American Dreaming," and the record itself can play like an American dream: it's a freewheeling collection of country and folk, rooted in the past and winking at the future while being focused on the moment at hand. Simultaneously supple and urgent, Ferrell's voice sounds equally comfortable on the lackadaisical country-rock of "Dollar Bill Bar" -- its off-center shuffle shows a sideways debt to the Grateful Dead -- and the rampaging fiddle tune "Fox Hunt," yet she seems most at home in the liminal space that separates these two extremes. Ferrell floats through the sun-bleached travelog "Money Train" and sighs along with "Why Haven't You Loved Me," not so much a lament as a daydream suited for day-drinking at a dive bar. Ferrell's facility with a variety of Americana idioms -- she struts through the old-timey "Chittlin' Cookin' Time in Cheatham County" and leads her band through the Appalachian singalong "I Could Drive You Crazy" -- never seems flashy or studied. Rather, Trail of Flowers benefits from her light and curious touch: it seems as if she's stumbling upon these traditional sounds for the first time, discovering new ways to tell old tales. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	03/22/2024
Label:	Rounder
UPC:	0888072566323
Rank:	2861

Tracks

1. American Dreaming
2. Dollar Bill Bar
3. Fox Hunt
4. Chittlin' Cookin' Time in Cheatham County
5. Wish You Well
6. Money Train
7. I Could Drive You Crazy
8. Why Haven't You Loved Me Yet
9. Rosemary
10. Lighthouse
11. I'll Come Off the Mountain
12. No Letter

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sierra Ferrell   Primary Artist,Fiddle,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Billy Contreras   Fiddle,Strings
Mike Rojas   Organ,Piano,Celeste,Vibraphone
Chris Scruggs   Guitar,Guitar (Steel),Hi String Guitar,Lap Steel Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Lukas Nelson   Vocals (Background)
Seth Taylor   Banjo,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Baritone),Guitar (Electric)
Melody Walker   Vocals (Background)
Kristen Rogers   Vocals (Background)
Nikki Lane   Vocals (Background)
Joshua Rilko   Vocals,Mandolin,Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
Oliver Craven   Fiddle,Vocals,Vocal Harmony,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Geoff Saunders   Bass,Vocals,Guitar (Bass),Vocal Harmony,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Aksel Coe   Drums,Percussion
Thorleifur Gaukur Davidsson   Harmonica,Guitar (Steel)

Technical Credits

Fiddlin' Arthur Smith   Composer
Billy Contreras   Arranger
Paul Blakemore   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Gary Paczosa   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Recording,Recording Producer,Additional Production
Melody Walker   Composer
Lindsay Lou   Composer
Eddie Spear   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Recording,Recording Producer
Sierra Ferrell   Composer
Bobbi Rich   Photography
Rutti Cruise   Engineer