Not long ago, Sierra Ferrell could be found busking on the vibrant Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, Colorado, serenading passersby with her unmistakable voice and spellbinding charm. Those intimate street performances, where her soulful yodels and eclectic songs captured hearts one by one, were the early notes of a story that has now crescendoed into something extraordinary.

DelFest, the premier bluegrass and roots music festival founded and hosted by bluegrass icon Del McCoury and his family, is thrilled to announce the initial 2025 artist lineup.

Returning to the Allegany County Fairgrounds in Cumberland, Maryland this Memorial Day Weekend (May 22-25, 2025), DelFest promises four days of world-class music, community and celebration.

Folk Alliance International (FAI), the foremost global nonprofit for folk music, has announced the recipients and nominees for the 2025 International Folk Music Awards (IFMAs). The awards ceremony will be held on February 19, 2025, marking the opening night of FAI’s 37th annual conference in Montréal, QC.

Lifetime Achievement Awards

This year’s Lifetime Achievement Awards honor:

Congratulations to Sierra Ferrell on earning her first-ever GRAMMY nominations today. Named "one of country and roots music's most fascinating and fastest-rising artists" (Rolling Stone), Ferrell earned a total of four nominations for the following categories: Best Americana Album (Trail of Flowers), Best American Roots Performance (“Lighthouse”), Best Americana Performance (“American Dreaming”), and Best American Roots Song (“American Dreaming”). 

Today, Sierra Ferrell shares an alternative version of her song "Lighthouse," a plea to a potential lover that's been described as both "a hooky earworm" and "a possible hit roots single," wrote the Wall Street Journal.

“This song is probably the most personally special track off this record,” says songwriter Benjamin Tod of his latest single, “One Last Time.” The album-closing number from Tod’s upcoming LP, Shooting Star, “One Last Time” was written about the trials of love and, in his words, “Having to sometimes take the burden of responsibility for things that may not be your fault.” A lot of the discussion around Tod’s new music takes that kind of tone; that of a clear, thoughtful mind fueled

GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Lukas Nelson joined forces with The Travelin’ McCourys and Sierra Ferrell for a new bluegrass-tinged version of Adele’s beloved song, “Someone Like You”—out today. The rendition came together organically while Nelson and The Travelin’ McCourys were rehearsing for their DelFest performance earlier this year. They will once again share the stage next Saturday at Farm Aid in Saratoga Springs, NY.

Today, the Marcus King Band Family Reunion has announced the daily set times for the incredible lineup of artists set to perform on Saturday, August 24, and Sunday, August 25, at the CCNB Amphitheatre in Simpsonville, South Carolina. Get tickets and more information HERE.

Beneath the fading light of an August evening, where the Colorado skies clung to the last vestiges of day and the mountains loomed like sentinels of the ancient past, Tyler Childers took his place before a nearly overflowing crowd at Folsom Field. As darkness gathered, so did the anticipation, swelling like the distant storm that loomed just north of Boulder, sending waves of electric excitement through the air.

Today, Sierra Ferrell transforms the Tiny Desk into an enchanting Trail of Flowers – and shows "how her blend of warmth, chops and inventiveness is remaking Americana music," writes NPR's Ann Powers.