Singer, songwriter, and award-winning mandolinist Sierra Hull finds herself on stages and in recording studios with artists from Bluegrass music and beyond, including recently joining Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds in Mexico for a string band version of “Ants Marching”. Her new single, “Come Out of My Blues” was also born of cross-collaboration.
It is also the latest single from Hull’s upcoming album, A Tip Toe High Wire, out March 7th, 2025. Self-produced with longtime friend and engineer Shani Gandhi, A Tip Toe High Wire is not only Hull’s first album in five years and the first to feature her touring band, but it’s also her first album to be released independently.
Hull says of the song’s beginnings:
Having been a John Prine fan for many years, and loving many of the songs he wrote with Pat McLaughlin throughout his career, I thought it would be fun to write with Pat.
The pair sat down with one of McLaughlin’s ideas, and they wrote “Come Out Of My Blues.” But there was also another stage of evolution.
One day I was changing mandolin strings and found myself playing around with a weird tuning and wished I had something to sing over the melody I was playing. With Pat’s permission, I modified our song to fit a new melody that leans into a more experimental old time sound with split-tuned mandolin and claw hammer banjo.
Hull also invited one of her favorite singers from the Bluegrass and Americana world, Tim O’Brien, to join in on “Come Out Of My Blues.”
Sierra Hull has also announced that she’ll be joining the Outlaw Music Festival Tour for its first 2025 leg, May 13-24. Hull and her band will share the stage with Willie Nelson & Family, Bob Dylan, and Billy Strings for all eight West Coast shows, including stops at the Hollywood Bowl and The Gorge Amphitheatre.
Catch Sierra Hull On Tour:
February 28 – Washington, DC – The Hamilton Live*
March 1 – Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theater*
March 2 – Rocky Mount, VA – Harvester Performance Center*
March 4 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle*
March 5 – Davidson, NC – Davidson College*
March 6 – Asheville, NC – Asheville Music Hall*
March 7 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville*
March 20 – Groton, MA – The Concert Hall at Groton Hill Music Center
April 4 – Kauai, HI – Garden Isle of Kauai (duo show w/ Justin Moses)
April 10 – Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark
April 11 – Manistee, MI – Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts
April 12 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
April 13 – Mineral Point, WI – Mineral Point Opera House
April 17 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Pour House
April 18 – High Point, NC – COHAB Space High Point^
April 19 – Aiken Heights, SC – Pickin In The Peaches 2025
April 20 – Atlanta, GA – Sweetwater 420 Fest
April 24 – Bloomington, IN – Bluebird
April 25 – St. Louis, MO – The Sheldon
April 26 – Springfield, MO – Earth Day Festival 2025
May 8 – San Jose Del Cabo, MX – El Ganzo Oasis
May 13 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre #
May 15 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre #
May 16 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl #
May 17 – Felton, CA – Felton Music Hall
May 18 – Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheatre #
May 20 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater #
May 22 – Spokane, WA – ONE Spokane Stadium #
May 24 – Ridgefield, WA – Cascades Amphitheater #
May 25 – Quincy, WA – The Gorge Amphitheatre #
June 28 – Sisters, OR – Big Ponderoo 2025
August 1 – Ninilchik, AK – Salmonfest 2025
September 10 – Las Vegas, NV – Bender Jamboree 2025
*Stephanie Lambring opens
#Outlaw Music Festival Tour w/ Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Billy Strings, and more
^Mason Via opens
