Sierra Hull’s New LP A Tip Toe High Wire Is A Musical Balancing Act Worth The Wait

Out now. Catch Hull on the road with her band through April before they join the Outlaw Music Festival Tour with Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Billy Strings, and more.

With A Tip Toe High Wire, her first new album in five years, songwriter, singer, and award-winning mandolinist Sierra Hull has perfected the daring act of stepping into a new, progressive sonic territory while never straying too far from the bluegrass and Americana roots she’s cultivated in her two-decade-plus career. While joined on the album by world-class friends like Béla Fleck, Tim O’Brien, and Aoife O’Donovan, Hull self-produced A Tip Toe High Wire with her highly skilled touring band in the center ring—something she was able to make the call on as this is also her first album to be released entirely independently. “In some ways, it feels like stepping out into a different territory,” Hull says. “And leaning into that at this chapter of my career—the freedom of being able to be out on my own, to create with no walls for what feels like the first time—has helped me grow.”

The result is a fine-tuned balancing act between Hull’s ethos and ambitions when it comes to entering the studio and jumping onto the stage. It’s a genuine sentiment of creative inspiration and the intimate nature of a performer offering up the most vulnerable corners of their being. “There’s nothing like putting on a record that inspires me or going to a live show that blows my mind,” Hull says. “It makes me want to go home and write songs or get on a stage and try to be better at giving that same kind of emotion in my own way to an audience.”

Fans can stream or purchase A Tip Toe High Wire—named in honor of Hull’s grandmother, as heard in the album track, “Spitfire”—today at this link. Today, Hull released the video for “Muddy Water,” a song she co-wrote with Andrew Petroff and Caroline Spence about, in her words, “not feeling like you have to pretend to be something you aren’t.” Joined by Ronnie Bowman and Lindsay Lou on beautifully stacked harmonies, Hull’s delivery on the song’s refrain is both heartwrenching and heartwarming: “I wish that you would show me who you are when you let it all go. I will never leave you standing alone in muddy water.”

In addition to her own headline shows this year, Hull will 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. Tickets are available now at this link. A full list of Hull’s tour dates can be found below or at sierrahull.com.

A Tip Toe High Wire In The News:

Billboard dubbed the album single “Boom” a must-hear country song, calling it “a slab of sparkling mandolin, steady acoustic guitar, syncopated rhythms and high-flying harmonies.”

Garden & Gun hosted the world premiere of “Spitfire” and wrote that A Tip Toe High Wire is “the record [Hull] seemed destined to create” ahead of a thoughtful interview about going independent, collaborating, and balancing an album’s tracklist.

Hull sat down with Craig Havighurst at WMOT for a deep dive into all things A Tip Toe Highwire on The String.

Hull spoke with Billboard’s Jessica Nicholson about the album and her career leading up to today. 

Hull spoke with US Weekly about this album being her first independent release. 

Listen to the 300th episode of Basic Folk ft. Hull here. 

Tune into SiriusXM’s Bluegrass Junction March 14 at 11am EST for a special interview and performance with Hull from their NYC studio. Check SXM’s site and socials for rebroadcast times. 

Catch Sierra Hull On Tour:

March 7 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville^

March 20 – Groton, MA – The Concert Hall at Groton Hill Music Center

March 21 – Keene, NH – The Colonial Theatre 

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 22 – Chattanooga, TN – Barrelhouse Ballroom*

April 23 – Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall* 

April 24 – Bloomington, IN – Bluebird*

April 25 – St. Louis, MO – The Sheldon

April 26 – Springfield, MO – Earth Day Festival 2025 #

April 27 – Dale, TX – Old Settler’s Music 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 ✶

May 31 – Lexington, KY – Railbird Music Festival 2025 #

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

# Festival 

For all tour dates and ticket information, please visit sierrahull.com.

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