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We had a chance to catch up this morning with notorious flatpicker Clay Hess, guitarist with Sierra Hull & Highway 111. The band is off right now for the holidays, but will be back at it starting January 20 in New Castle, VA and DC's Kennedy Center on the 22nd. But Clay says he hasn't [...]
A prominent banjo gig is coming available soon. Official announcement below: Sierra Hull & Highway 111 is seeking a professional banjo player to begin touring with the band in early 2011. The ideal candidate would be an experienced vocalist and proficient at more than one instrument. Interested professional musicians should submit three mp3 files (or [...]
In adition to the fine photos taken by our 2010 IBMA shooters (Russ Carson, Christy Reid and Roy Swann), we have found a number of other sites that have images posted. Cindy Baucom, who co-produced the Awards Show with Trisha Tubbs, got some great shots backstage during both the rehearsal and the show itself. She [...]
The first live performance of the evening, from Dierks Bentley and his assembled super-pickers. Photos by Roy Swann.
This post is a contribution from David Morris, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See his profile here. In the flood of music at the World of Bluegrass conference in Nashville – some of the biggest names on stage and polished jams seemingly around every corner – it’s still possible to stumble on magical moments. [...]
Well, it seems like the theme on Bluegrass Today of late is candid video shot in the recording studio. First we had The Infamous Stringdusters, Cadillac Sky and Blue Moon Rising, and now we feature footage from Sierra Hull. She spent last week at Brent Truitt’s studio in Nashville, with Barry Bales producing, working on [...]
Sierra Hull, the diminutive song bird and fiery mando-monster, celebrated a pair of milestones last week. March 16 saw not only the release date of her first mandolin DVD, Secrets Songs & Tunes, but also the DVD release of Billy - The Early Years, the biopic on legendary evangelist Billy Graham, in which she has [...]
Sierra Hull is having an eventful freshman year in college. She entered the Berklee College of Music last fall with the promise and pressure that comes with Berklee's prestigious Presidential Scholarship, and found herself juggling the arduous first year class load with a busy touring schedule. She was gone for 25 days in October/November on [...]
AcuTab Publications has announced March 16 as the release date for their newest instructional DVD, Secrets Songs & Tunes by Sierra Hull. It offers four hours of insight and instruction from this young mandolin prodigy on two DVDs, with a printed booklet. If you are plugged in to the bluegrass scene, you may have been [...]
AcuTab Publications has announced March 16 as the release date for their newest instructional DVD, Secrets Songs & Tunes by Sierra Hull. It offers four hours of insight and instruction from this young mandolin prodigy on two DVDs, with a printed booklet. If you are plugged in to the bluegrass scene, you may have been [...]
