
SIERRA FERRELL
Season 2 Episode 2 | 24m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Sierra Ferrell says, “I want my music to be like my mind is—all over the place.”
West Virginian Sierra Ferrell says, “I want my music to be like my mind is—all over the place.” Swirling her spellbinding voice with time-bending sensibilities, Ferrell makes music that’s as fantastically vagabond as she is herself, transporting audiences with a repertoire that spans Bluegrass, Techno, Goth metal, Jazz, and cowboy music with undertones of Latin and the blues.
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SIERRA FERRELL
Season 2 Episode 2 | 24m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
West Virginian Sierra Ferrell says, “I want my music to be like my mind is—all over the place.” Swirling her spellbinding voice with time-bending sensibilities, Ferrell makes music that’s as fantastically vagabond as she is herself, transporting audiences with a repertoire that spans Bluegrass, Techno, Goth metal, Jazz, and cowboy music with undertones of Latin and the blues.
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(cheering and applause) (upbeat country music) (upbeat country music) ♪ I don't want your silver dollar ♪ ♪ I don't want your wedding ring ♪ ♪ All that I want is a place I can come to ♪ ♪ To give away the love I have inside me ♪ (upbeat country music) ♪ I'm out here in all of the honky-tonks ♪ ♪ I'm finding out all my dos and don'ts ♪ ♪ Last shot I took it went straight to my head ♪ ♪ And I'm out here dancing with you, I'm not home instead ♪ (upbeat country music) ♪ I don't want your silver dollar ♪ ♪ I don't want your wedding ring ♪ ♪ All that I want is a place I can come to ♪ ♪ To give away the love I have inside of me ♪ (upbeat country music) (upbeat country music) ♪ Well, everything in life it comes back to you full circle ♪ ♪ So don't do something to someone ♪ ♪ You don't want done to you ♪ ♪ Oh, no, no it ain't funny ♪ ♪ Bread, bread, bread, we all need that money ♪ (upbeat country music) ♪ Ow ♪ (upbeat country music) ♪ I don't want your silver dollar ♪ ♪ I don't want your wedding ring ♪ ♪ All that I want is a place to surrender ♪ ♪ All of the love inside of me ♪ ♪ Well, all of the love I have inside of me, now ♪ ♪ All of the love I have ♪ ♪ Inside of me... ♪ (audience cheering) (audience applauding) (cheering and applause) - One, two, a one, two, three.
(upbeat gypsy jazz music) (upbeat gypsy jazz music) ♪ Don't be afraid of the darkness ♪ ♪ No, don't be ashamed of the light ♪ ♪ My love for you's a deep blue ocean, baby ♪ ♪ I just wanna swim inside ♪ ♪ I wanna go with you everywhere ♪ ♪ Yes, even I would write your name upon the stars ♪ ♪ My love for you is a fire in motion, baby ♪ ♪ You make me feel alive ♪ ♪ Well, shiver, shiver shake ♪ ♪ How my poor head is gonna break ♪ ♪ Can't quite wrap it around you ♪ ♪ No, I don't know what I should do... ♪ (upbeat gypsy jazz music) (upbeat gypsy jazz music) ♪ So why'd you do it, why did you do it ♪ ♪ Why did you fall in love?
♪ ♪ For it's a hard fall from way up there ♪ ♪ Won't you come down, dear, that's enough ♪ ♪ So why'd you do it, why did you do it ♪ ♪ Why did you fall in love ♪ ♪ It's a hard fall from way up there ♪ ♪ Won't you come down, dear, that's enough ♪ (upbeat gypsy jazz music) (upbeat gypsy jazz music) ♪ You love me with your body ♪ ♪ But it is never with your heart ♪ ♪ Now I'm gonna find somebody who won't tear my world apart ♪ ♪ So why'd you do it, why did you do it ♪ ♪ Why did you fall in love?
♪ ♪ For it's a hard fall from way up there ♪ ♪ Won't you come down, dear, that's enough ♪ ♪ Why did you do it, why did you do it ♪ ♪ Why did you fall in love?
♪ ♪ It's a hard fall from way up there ♪ ♪ Won't you come down, dear, that's enough ♪ ♪ Woo, woo, woo, well, come down, dear, that's enough ♪ (upbeat gypsy jazz music) (cheering and applause) (cheering and applause) (ambient instrumental music) (ambient instrumental music) (cheering and applause) (ambient instrumental music) (upbeat guitar music) (audience cheering) ♪ I hope I'm in your dreams ♪ ♪ The way you are in all of mine ♪ ♪ Mm, you got a love so fine ♪ ♪ I wish that I could make you mine ♪ (upbeat guitar music) ♪ Won't you sit down, you know I love you, honey ♪ ♪ And you look so tired ♪ ♪ I know it's hard, how we're thrown into this life ♪ ♪ Then one day we must die ♪ (upbeat guitar music) ♪ But that river we'll flow on ♪ ♪ Even after we're all long gone ♪ ♪ That river will flow on ♪ ♪ Take me with you now before I'm one ♪ (upbeat country music) (upbeat country music) ♪ I walk into the room and there you sit ♪ ♪ There you sit, you're so alone and quiet ♪ ♪ I can't help but stare ♪ ♪ How I love you and it just ain't fair ♪ (upbeat country music) (Sierra vocalizing) (Sierra vocalizing) ♪ But that river will flow on ♪ ♪ Even after we're all long gone ♪ ♪ That river will flow on ♪ ♪ Take me with you now before I'm one ♪ - Sing it with me.
(Sierra vocalizing) (Sierra vocalizing) (Sierra and audience vocalizing) (Sierra and audience vocalizing) ♪ But that river will flow on ♪ ♪ Even after we're all long gone ♪ ♪ That river will flow on ♪ ♪ Take me with you now before I'm one ♪ ♪ Ooh, take me with you now before I'm two ♪ ♪ Take me with you now before I'm three ♪ (cheering and applause) (upbeat country music) (audience clapping to music) (audience clapping to music) (audience cheering) (audience applauding) (Sierra vocalizing) (cheering and applause) Thank you.
(chuckles) (cheering and applause) - I'm really excited about this next song, and it's called "Fox Hunt".
You know, I've never really been into hunting.
It's not that I'm against it, I just didn't really grow up.
And when I say I'm from West Virginia, people just automatically assume that I grew up with a banjo on my porch, (audience laughing) and that there's like lots of land around.
But you know, I grew up in the projects.
(audience laughing) But um, anyways, this is my ode to hunting, so.
(lively bluegrass music) (lively bluegrass music) (Sierra vocalizing) (audience vocalizing) (Sierra vocalizing) (audience vocalizing) ♪ We'll take the path down to the river ♪ ♪ It is hunting time ♪ ♪ Clothe the kids and feed the children ♪ ♪ Oh, the mead is fun ♪ ♪ Don't let them dogs out of your sight ♪ ♪ Don't let them slip through your hands ♪ ♪ Chase that fox down through the pine ♪ ♪ To the cold river bend ♪ (lively bluegrass music) (lively bluegrass music) ♪ We'll take the path down to the river ♪ ♪ It is hunting time ♪ ♪ Clothe the kids and feed the children ♪ ♪ Oh, the mead is fun ♪ ♪ Don't let them dogs out of your sight ♪ ♪ Don't let them slip through your hands ♪ ♪ Chase that fox down through the pine ♪ ♪ To the cold river bend ♪ (lively bluegrass music) ♪ With a gun in hand and my man we go into the woods ♪ ♪ I'll know just what I'll need to do ♪ ♪ And yes it's understood ♪ ♪ Rumbling belly, shaking limbs ♪ ♪ We're gonna try and make a stand ♪ ♪ No, we're not going anywhere without a prize from the land ♪ (audience cheering) (lively bluegrass music) (Sierra vocalizing) (audience vocalizing) (Sierra vocalizing) (audience vocalizing) ♪ I'm just a hunter... ♪ ♪ I'm just trying to survive... whoo... ♪ ♪ I'm just trying to stay alive ♪ (lively bluegrass music) ♪ I'm just a hunter... ♪ (cheering and applause) ♪ I'm just trying to survive... ♪ (cheering and applause) - Thank you.
(cheering and applause) - I love playing that with them.
(tuning music notes) - Well, in the past few years I got the privilege of being on a tribute record to John Anderson.
(cheering and applause) And I would like to do one of his songs, and here's the song, "Years" for you.
(cheering and applause) (gentle country music) ♪ Years, everybody knows you gotta let 'em go ♪ ♪ And they kinda roll by like tears ♪ ♪ Just a measure of time ♪ ♪ Playin' with your mind and passin' you by, those years ♪ ♪ Look around, up and down ♪ ♪ They're nowhere to be found ♪ ♪ Like the wind, my old friends ♪ ♪ They come and go again ♪ ♪ Don't look back in sorrow ♪ ♪ Just hope you see tomorrow ♪ ♪ Those years ♪ ♪ Everybody knows you gotta let 'em go ♪ ♪ And they kinda roll by like tears ♪ ♪ Just a measure of time ♪ ♪ Playin' with your mind and passin' you by, those years ♪ (audience cheering) (gentle country music) ♪ You and me came to be ♪ ♪ We raised a family ♪ ♪ When we're gone, they live on ♪ ♪ To see what we won't see ♪ ♪ Don't look back in sorrow ♪ ♪ The children have tomorrow ♪ ♪ Those years ♪ ♪ Everybody knows you gotta let 'em go ♪ ♪ And they kinda roll by like tears ♪ ♪ Just a measure of time ♪ ♪ Playin' with your mind and passin' you by, those years ♪ ♪ Everybody knows you gotta let 'em go ♪ ♪ And they kinda roll by like tears ♪ ♪ Just a measure of time ♪ ♪ Playin' with your mind and passin' you by, those years ♪ (Sierra vocalizing) (gentle country music) (Sierra vocalizing) (cheering and applause) - Thank you.
(cheering and applause) - Well, thank you so much, y'all.
This has been amazing and very magical too.
(cheering and applause) This is gonna be our last tune here for you.
(cheering and applause) (upbeat country music) (audience cheering) (upbeat country music) (upbeat country music) ♪ Oh, Jeremiah, tell me what have you done... ♪ ♪ You took all the love she gave ♪ ♪ Took it all and away you run ♪ (upbeat country music) ♪ You can't keep all your love bottled inside ♪ ♪ You give it away to women ♪ ♪ Almost a different woman every single night ♪ ♪ You think that you can hide from the morning light ♪ ♪ Well, you forgot about sweet Sue ♪ ♪ And the promises you said you'd do ♪ ♪ She's gonna put you back up on the shelf ♪ ♪ She does better by herself ♪ (upbeat country music) (upbeat country music) ♪ Oh, Jeremiah, won't you place the ring upon ♪ ♪ Your finger ♪ ♪ Don't you leave it at home again tonight ♪ ♪ Or inside of the pocket of your blue jeans ♪ ♪ You swear this time tomorrow ♪ ♪ You will be a different man ♪ ♪ You'll change for the better ♪ ♪ I hope you keep to your promises ♪ ♪ I hope you keep them, my sweet Jeremiah ♪ ♪ Well, you forgot about sweet Sue ♪ ♪ And the promises you said you'd do ♪ ♪ She's gonna put you back up on the shelf ♪ ♪ She does better by herself ♪ (upbeat country music) (audience rhythmically clapping) (upbeat country music) (upbeat country music) (cheering and applause) ♪ Well, she will make sure to ♪ ♪ Keep all the dust ♪ ♪ Away from you... ♪ (Sierra howling) (audience howling) ♪ For you are like wine ♪ ♪ You will get sweeter with time.... ♪ (musical ending) - Thank you so much!
We'll see y'all in a bit!
♪ Oh, Jeremiah.... ♪ ♪ whoo-whoo-ooo ♪ (cheering and applause) - Thank you.
(cheering and applause) - One more time for Sierra Ferrell, everybody!
(cheering and applause) (cheering and applause) ♪ ♪
SIERRA FERRELL performs 'In Dreams'
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Clip: S2 Ep2 | 4m 41s | Listen to SIERRA FERRELL perform 'In Dreams.' (4m 41s)
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Preview: S2 Ep2 | 30s | Sierra Ferrell says, “I want my music to be like my mind is—all over the place.” (30s)
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