Fresh from a year that saw her open for Post Malone at U.S. Bank Stadium, sell out Surly Brewing Festival Field, make a surprise appearance at Farm Aid and sweep the roots categories at the Grammy Awards with four wins, buzzy Americana act Sierra Ferrell will headline 89.3 The Current’s Music On-a-Stick on Sunday, Aug. 30 at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand.
Tickets are priced from $99.25 to $46 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Feb. 12 through Etix or by phone at 800-514-3849. Ferrell’s opening acts will be announced at a later date.
A native of West Virginia, Ferrell grew up living in a trailer with her single mother and one of her two siblings. Despite the region’s rich history in bluegrass music, the young Ferrell spent her time exploring her mom’s collection of cassettes from ’90s acts like 10,000 Maniacs and Tracy Chapman.
Ferrell began performing in band and choir in school, eventually learning to play the guitar and playing in a Grateful Dead cover band. In her early 20s, she lived a nomadic lifestyle, hitch-hiking, freight hopping and living in her van, while busking in Seattle and New Orleans.
She self-released her first two albums in 2018 and 2019, selling hard copies while busking and uploading her original music and cover versions online. That caught the attention of producer Gary Paczosa, who is known for his work with Alison Krauss and Dolly Parton. Paczosa helped Ferrell land a three-album deal with Rounder Records in 2019.
Sierra Ferrell poses in the press room with the Grammys for Best Americana Album, Best Americana Roots Song, Best Americana Performance and Best Americana Roots Performance during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, 2025. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images)
“Long Time Coming,” her 2021 Rounder debut, earned rave reviews and made it to No. 15 on Billboard’s Americana chart. She followed that by guesting on tracks from the Black Keys, Ray LaMontagne, Shakey Graves and Zach Bryan.
Ferrell’s fourth album, 2024’s “Trail of Flowers,” further expanded her audience. In addition to winning her four Grammys, it landed her artist and album of the year at the Americana Music Honors and Awards.
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