Sparrow by Sherry Ryan: Review

by Damien Reid November 14, 2022

November 14, 2022

Sparrow by Sherry Ryan: Review

Sherry Ryan, a singer-songwriter from Newfoundland captures our hearts with her composition “Sparrow,” which draws from her folk origins. Sherry was motivated to write about a nationwide phenomenon after hearing a CBC radio report on the new song of the white-throated sparrow. As the winter winds knock on our doorstep, Sherry breezes with a heartwarming tale imbued with a trusty acoustic guitar.

“Sparrow” is a little bit of country, a little bit of folk, it’s a little bit of everything, and has an immense sense of magic existing all the while. Sherry’s sweet and soft voice is very moving and feels like a warm blanket covering you on a park bench on a winter’s day. As birds chirp and snow melts on your shoulders at this moment, you are reminded of the folksy guitar noises from beautiful plucking techniques and light fillers too of “Sparrow”. The track feels like a piece of poetry or literature about nature and life coming to life in a beautiful melody. I truly enjoyed the transitions when Sherry takes on different chord changes, especially in the minor key. It is quite wonderful to hear, and hope she continues to amaze us in a similar fashion.

“Sparrow” truly hits all the right notes and manages to imbue a blissful feeling. This is because all the rhyming elements of the lyrics and the melodic arrangements from the instruments really do make it a valuable track. There are some light percussion pieces in the song that do not take away the mellow mood, but rather keep it constant.