Cameron Whitcomb has spoken about a disappointing encounter he had with an artist he loves, Sierra Ferrell, with Whitcomb recalling how Ferrell snubbed him last year.

When asked in a Pure Country interview about his “craziest” meet-and-greet encounters with other artists, Whitcomb pauses, and then teases, “You want some tea, actually?”

He goes on to say that this is “some stuff that I've wanted to say for a while”, before sharing, “Every artist that I've ever met ever has been so unbelievably kind and just...really genuine and really great. And the only one that wasn't very nice to me and was kind of actually an a**hole to me was last year, and it was here [in Montreal], and I waited until it was the right time to walk up. And I walked up, and I said, ‘Hey, I just want to say I'm a huge fan. I think you're absolutely unbelievable...and it's really great to meet you...’ I didn't ask for a picture, nothing”.

Then Whitcomb describes how, to his dismay, Ferrell simply shooed him away and gestured for him to leave. It's at this point that Whitcomb confirms he is talking about Ferrell, underlining that “it broke my heart, because I'm such a huge fan”.

He considers that the ‘Fox Hunt’ hitmaker may have been having a difficult day, and expresses his desire for a chance to meet again on better terms, “I'm such a huge fan. I love her, her music's unbelievable...We need a redo...And I'm just hoping maybe it was like a rough day...I kept beating myself up, I'm like maybe I did something...We need to squash the beef because it's pretty...one-sided...But maybe she's just too good for me, you know? Maybe I'm just not cool enough”.

It's certainly a shame to hear about this less-than-ideal exchange between Whitcomb and Ferrell, especially given how big a fan Whitcomb clearly is of the Americana trailblazer.

It's worth flagging that Ferrell has a reputation for being kind and generous behind-the-scenes, something we've been fortunate enough to experience first-hand, and we hope - like Whitcomb - that the West Virginia native was merely having a bit of an off day when he approached her, and that they can reconnect in the future.

If that does happen, then we'd love to see Whitcomb and Ferrell linking up for a collaboration. Although they tend to dabble in different sonic spheres, both artists often embrace alt-country textures, and we reckon a joint song would sound incredible.