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Sierra Ferrell – Trail of Flowers

Florian Buechtingby Florian Buechting

Sierra Ferrell - Trail of Flowers

Sierra Ferrell - Trail of Flowers
4.4

Rating

 4.4/5

Flyctory.com Pros

  • Very nice storytelling
  • Easy listen, but not cheap

Some more Americana music released on 22nd March 2024: In this review, I feature the album Trail of Flowers by Sierra Ferrell. I was luckily able to listen to her twelve song release before publication date. Here are my thoughts about it.

 

Sierra Ferrell – Trail of Flowers – About The Artists

Sierra Elizabeth Ferrell is an Americana artist, who is influenced by alternative country and bluegrass elements, but also by gypsy jazz and folk. She was born on 3rd August 1988 in Charleston, West Virginia. She initially explored non-country genres, before she enjoyed doing bluegrass songs. Her first two albums dated as of 2014 and 2016 were self-released. Her first professional album has been the 2021 album Long Time Coming. Her collaboration High Roller with Zach Bryan has been the first song which made it to the US Country Charts.

 

Sierra Ferrell – Trail of Flowers – Track by Track

The twelve song album lasts 38 minutes.

1. American Dreaming

The opener gives a clear direction for the remaining album: American Dreaming is an unfussy country song with a rather traditional style. Sierra Farrell on the microphone is in clear focus in this song, even though the instruments have their showtime towards the end of the show as well.

2. Dollar Bill Bar

The second track has been one of three songs which have been featured before the album release. The song is more uptempo and jaunty, compared to American Dreaming. Nonetheless, the story of the song is definitely in focus of Sierra Ferrell’s work here.

3. Fox Hunt

The fiddle is calling for the Fox Hunt right at the beginning of the track. The third song of Trail of Flowers is coming with a catching stomping rhythm, which makes you move to it. A bit of country music stereotype, which is done with a nice and energetic presentation.

Well, take the path down to the river, it is hunting time
To clothe the kids and feed the children, oh the meat is fine
Don’t let them dogs out of your sight, don’t let them slip through your hands
Just chase that fox down through the pine through the cold river bend

4. Chittlin’ Cookin’ Time In Cheatham County

There’s a quiet and a peaceful county in the state of Tennessee
You will find it in a book now that they call Geography
Not famous for its farming, it’s either minin’ or it’s stills
But they know that there’s chitlins cookin’ in them Cheatham County hills

Cheatham county is a part of Tennessee, just Northwest of Nashville. Sierra Ferrell is featuring this region in a song and especially featuring their local cuisine. Chitterlings or chittlins are a meal made of large intestines, typically swines / hogs, but sometimes also made from other animals. Why not featuring this one in a song as well? There are so many songs about typical Tennessee drinks, so that the fourth song is definitely a nice counterpart to it.

5. Wish You Well

After these uptempo songs, Wish You Well is slowing down the pace of Sierra Ferrell’s album remarkably. Thereby, the fifth track of Trail of Flowers is a song full of love and emotions. This turns the track into a lovely episode of the album.

6. Money Train

Money Train is presenting another mid-tempo track on the album. The ease of the melody is turning the song into a very catchy listen. A song about a person, which Ferrell describes as She thought he was a man, but he’s just a boy it seems. Really nice storytelling in this song, like in the album in general.

7. I Could Drive You Crazy

The third single release so far on the album, I Could Drive You Crazy, is again opening with a fiddle part. The beginning of a song sounds like a dialog between the singer-songwriter and the instrument. Even though the song has a wider sound later, there are these dialectic parts, e.g. between Ferrell as a solo singer and parts supported by backing vocals. The song truly has a country music heart, but also touches folk and other genres.

8. Why Haven’t You Loved Me Yet

The very melodic Why Haven’t You Loved Me Yet reminds me a bit of the style of Money Train. However, one of the key instruments in this song is the steel guitar. Nonetheless, the song feels simple, easy to digest. This makes you listen to the story of the song rather easily.

9. Rosemary

Rosemary has a stronger touch of bluegrass vibes. The song feels like a perfect choice for a songwriters’ round, as it is majorly using the guitar and the vocals. I like the way the artist is presenting her story in here. A rather dramatic and theatric song.

10. Lighthouse

In the tenth song, Ferrell is asking Could you the lighthouse for my soul. The song is built around this catchphrase, which is repeated in major parts of the chorus. However, together with the strumming guitar and some fiddle parts, it leads to an enjoyable listen.

11. I’ll Come Off The Mountain

The eleventh track is a beautiful love song again. The rather rhythmic track states I’ll come off the mountain now if you’ll just say my name. However, the track is rather a short ditty, just lasting 1:45 minutes.

12. No Letter

The closing track No Letter is another rather short track, which is just 2:21 minutes. It has some bluegrass vibes and feels rather traditional. However, it does not feel old-fashioned. The easy melody stays in your mind, so that it is definitely a good listen.

 

Sierra Ferrell – Trail of Flowers – Spotify

Here is the album on Spotify:

 

Sierra Ferrell – Trail of Flowers – My View

Trail of Flowers comes with good stories, which are nicely presented. The album feels a bit of easy at first, but the more you get into its stories, the more Sierra Ferrell is pulling her into her world. The sound is characteristic and feels rather neotraditional, which leads to a fluent and good listen. I definitely like it.

Favorite Song: Money Train

 

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