With Christmas parties off the docket for most of us this year, many folks who have already pulled out their tacky holiday attire are wondering why they bothered. But there is still a chance to get a reaction from that appalling pullover your aunt Agatha gave you a few years back. And maybe win a [...]
Nashville mandolinist Tristan Scroggins has continued to use his forced down time this year to study and transcribe music from his favorite players. And he makes his efforts available through his Patreon page, where anyone who pledges $5-$10 per month has access to regular lessons and transcriptions, and those at the $20 level can get [...]
Bluegrass music's favorite young married couple, Sierra Hull and Justin Moses, is back with another hot mandolin instrumental, Taxland. It's one Justin wrote which appears on his upcoming Mountain Fever album, Fall Like Rain. The tune falls into the contemporary gypsy jazz style that David Grisman introduced into bluegrass in the 1980s, and which now [...]
Molly Tuttle, Jim Hurst, Louisa Branscomb, Sierra Hull, Ben Surratt, and Missy Raines The new Louisa Branscomb music video, Gonna Love Anyway, plays the tune of the times through a musical trail of troubles and triumph. The title song of her new CD, written with Jennifer Strickland, inspires hope and resilience in unsettling times. The [...]
Earlier this year, Rounder Records released their 4th album with mandolin prodigy Sierra Hull. When watching this richly talented artist perform, it is easy to forget that she is still only 28 years old, yet she has been recording and touring now for 12 years. The latest album's name bears witness to this, 25 Years, [...]
Sierra Hull at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2019 - photo by Dave Berry Sierra Dawn Hull needs no introduction to bluegrass fans. Winner of multiple IBMA awards and having played the Grand Ole Opry, Carnegie Hall, and the White House before turning twenty, she has opened doors most could only dream of, and she’s just getting [...]
On Tuesday night, Sturgill Simpson played the Grand Ole Opry. No big news there, as the Americana/country singer and songwriter has become something of a celebrity in town this past few years while his records have garnered more and more critical acclaim and chart success. But this show was different, as he appeared with a [...]
Mandolin maestra Sierra Hull has announced a special string of dates in December with a holiday theme. Billed as the Christmas Time Is Here tour, it will include four stops in the central and southeastern US that will also involve encouragement to share with the less fortunate over Christmas time. Sierra is partnering with Toys [...]
Sierra Hull and Molly Tuttle grace the cover of the Fall 2018 edition of Berklee Today, the alumni magazine of the Berklee College of Music. Both of these bluegrass whiz kids studied at Berklee up in Boston, though they graduated three years apart. They are also highlighted in a feature article within the magazine, which is [...]
Representative John Mark Windle, Speaker Beth Harwell, Sierra Hull, Senator Ken Yager, and Representative Kelly Keisling Bluegrass mandolin prodigy Sierra Hull was honored by her home state of Tennessee this week, when their House of Representatives issued a proclamation extolling her musical achievements, dated February 28. Initiated by her hometown Representative, Kelly Keisling, Sierra travelled [...]
With Christmas parties off the docket for most of us this year, many folks who have already pulled out their tacky holiday attire are wondering why they bothered. But there is still a chance to get a reaction from that appalling pullover your aunt Agatha gave you a few years back. And maybe win a [...] 
Nashville mandolinist Tristan Scroggins has continued to use his forced down time this year to study and transcribe music from his favorite players. And he makes his efforts available through his Patreon page, where anyone who pledges $5-$10 per month has access to regular lessons and transcriptions, and those at the $20 level can get [...] 
Bluegrass music's favorite young married couple, Sierra Hull and Justin Moses, is back with another hot mandolin instrumental, Taxland. It's one Justin wrote which appears on his upcoming Mountain Fever album, Fall Like Rain. The tune falls into the contemporary gypsy jazz style that David Grisman introduced into bluegrass in the 1980s, and which now [...] 
Molly Tuttle, Jim Hurst, Louisa Branscomb, Sierra Hull, Ben Surratt, and Missy Raines The new Louisa Branscomb music video, Gonna Love Anyway, plays the tune of the times through a musical trail of troubles and triumph. The title song of her new CD, written with Jennifer Strickland, inspires hope and resilience in unsettling times. The [...] 
Earlier this year, Rounder Records released their 4th album with mandolin prodigy Sierra Hull. When watching this richly talented artist perform, it is easy to forget that she is still only 28 years old, yet she has been recording and touring now for 12 years. The latest album's name bears witness to this, 25 Years, [...] 
Sierra Hull at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2019 - photo by Dave Berry Sierra Dawn Hull needs no introduction to bluegrass fans. Winner of multiple IBMA awards and having played the Grand Ole Opry, Carnegie Hall, and the White House before turning twenty, she has opened doors most could only dream of, and she’s just getting [...] 
On Tuesday night, Sturgill Simpson played the Grand Ole Opry. No big news there, as the Americana/country singer and songwriter has become something of a celebrity in town this past few years while his records have garnered more and more critical acclaim and chart success. But this show was different, as he appeared with a [...] 
Mandolin maestra Sierra Hull has announced a special string of dates in December with a holiday theme. Billed as the Christmas Time Is Here tour, it will include four stops in the central and southeastern US that will also involve encouragement to share with the less fortunate over Christmas time. Sierra is partnering with Toys [...] 
Sierra Hull and Molly Tuttle grace the cover of the Fall 2018 edition of Berklee Today, the alumni magazine of the Berklee College of Music. Both of these bluegrass whiz kids studied at Berklee up in Boston, though they graduated three years apart. They are also highlighted in a feature article within the magazine, which is [...] 
Representative John Mark Windle, Speaker Beth Harwell, Sierra Hull, Senator Ken Yager, and Representative Kelly Keisling Bluegrass mandolin prodigy Sierra Hull was honored by her home state of Tennessee this week, when their House of Representatives issued a proclamation extolling her musical achievements, dated February 28. Initiated by her hometown Representative, Kelly Keisling, Sierra travelled [...] 