Sister Sadie – All Will Be Well (Mountain Home Music, 2025)
Bluegrass group Sister Sadie returns with All Will Be Well, a new full-length album set for release on June 27. The record follows their 2024 GRAMMY-nominated project No Fear, continuing the band’s evolution with a sound that bridges traditional bluegrass and the spirit of 1990s country.
The sextet features founding members Deanie Richardson (fiddle) and Gena Britt (banjo), along with guitarist-vocalist Jaelee Roberts, bassist Maddie Dalton, multi-instrumentalist Mary Meyer, and vocalist Dani Flowers. They have been previewing tracks since late 2024. Notable singles include the title track and the emotionally charged “Let the Circle Be Broken,” a song addressing generational trauma. Meanwhile, “Do What You Want,” a waltz-time anthem of self-determination, is finding crossover success at country radio.
Instrumentally, the album intertwines acoustic precision with country-pop polish, aided by a roster of top-tier collaborators. Steve Earle contributes harmony vocals on “I Wish It Would Rain,” while musicians like pedal steel veteran Russ Pahl, keyboardist Catherine Marx, and guitarist Seth Taylor (Dailey & Vincent, Post Malone) enrich the album’s instrumental side.
All Will Be Well presents 12 tracks that traverse emotional terrain, from the heartbreak of “This Is Me” to the levity of “First Time Liar.” The group shares lead vocals, with contributions from Flowers, Roberts, Britt, and Dalton. Flowers, who co-wrote more than half the songs, notes the material reflects both long-held favorites and new, deeply personal compositions.
“We didn’t go in to record a bluegrass meets 90s country record,” says Deanie Richardson, award-winning fiddler and a founding member of twice GRAMMY-nominated Sister Sadie. “However, as the record progressed, it quickly turned into my most favorite record I’ve ever done. Each song is personal to us all.”
“This album was so much fun to record,” adds her co-founding colleague, and another award-winning instrumentalist herself, Gena Britt, whose banjo drives the ‘grassier numbers and offers rippling embroidery in others. “These incredibly talented women are amazing, and I’m honored to be on this ride with them. From the production to the stage, these songs resonate with all of us. And we can’t wait for the world to share this ride with us.”
“This record takes you on a musical/emotional journey,” Richardson observes. “From packing up the ‘Winnebago’ to the cheating song in ‘First Time Liar’ to a hardcore 90’s feel with ‘Prodigal Daughter’ and ‘Make Me Stay or Make Me Go,’ then falling in love with ‘If I Don’t Have You’ to the heartbreak of ‘This Is Me,’ all the feels of ‘Orphan Train’ and the healing from generational trauma in ‘Let The Circle Be Broken.’
“All Will Be Well is by far the most fun and most fulfilling recording experience I’ve had in my 15+ years in the music business,” enthuses Jaelee Roberts’ guitar/vocalist counterpart, Dani Flowers, who co-wrote more than half of the album’s songs. “Each song was carefully selected. Some we poured pieces of our souls into, others we’ve loved for years and years, — and we each deeply relate to every song.”
“The sounds on this record are heavily influenced by the recent resurgence of the 90s country sound we all love so much,” notes Flowers, “along with the bluegrass instrumentation that has brought us where we are today. From the studio to the stage, the songs from this record have brought us back to life and connected us to each other in brand-new ways. I cannot wait for this one to be out in the world!”
Concludes Richardson, “This record is a perfect answer to our last project, No Fear: fear is gone, and now All Will Be Well. I am so incredibly proud of all of us and what we created.”
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Author: Ryan Emmert
